The Good Life – Movie Trailer From Gray Ghost Productions

Our friends at Gray Ghost Productions are at it again. Hang on for the March 27, 2010 release dates followed by screening scheduled for April. The Good Life is fishing from Florida to Labrador and stops in between.

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Metal Storm – The Weapon Of The Future

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Winchester Wins 2010 Cabela Lifetime Business Achievement Award

(Las Vegas) – Winchester Ammunition, one of the world’s most widely recognized and respected names in the shooting industry, has been chosen as the recipient of the 2010 Cabela Lifetime Business Achievement Award. The presentation was made today during a Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT) reception at the Treasure Island Hotel in Las Vegas.

The award was received by Dick Hammett, President of Winchester Ammunition and was presented by Ed Small, president of Big Rock Sports, Tommy Millner, president of Cabela’s Inc., and Bud Pidgeon, U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance (USSA) president.

“It is one thing to be recognized for high quality products,” said Hammett. “But it is truly an honor to be recognized for our work in protecting conservation. We look forward to continuing this legacy with company’s such as Cabela’s and groups such as the USSA.”

The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance and its Outdoor Business Council created the award in 2006 to honor the Cabela family’s dedication to protecting outdoor sports, including hunting, fishing, and trapping. It is presented to companies that demonstrate the same passion and commitment to protecting America’s outdoor heritage as the Cabelas.

“This is our way of honoring the Cabela family and other leaders such as Winchester in the outdoor business community for their efforts to defend our rights,” said Pidgeon.

Winchester, founded in 1866, is one of the nation’s largest and oldest producers of ammunition. For more than 140 years, the name “Winchester” has come to mean many things to many people. To most folks it’s meant ammunition and the Gun that Won the West. For many others, however, it also rekindles images of fine hand tools and cutlery, fishing tackle and flashlights.

For years Winchester Ammunition has proven a dedicated supporter of conservation. Its support of USSA’s Outdoor Business Council, a coalition of businesses dedicated to protecting outdoor traditions, has made a large impact on hunting and shooting programs from coast to coast. Winchester has also been a key supporter of the Trailblazer Adventure Program, which has introduced over 900,000 youth and their families to outdoor pursuits such as hunting, fishing, trapping and shooting, since its inception in 2001.

Click here to watch a video describing the Cabela Lifetime Business Achievement Award and the history of Winchester Ammunition.

Cabela’s, known as the World’s Foremost Outfitter, has grown and prospered from simple beginnings to become the world’s largest direct marketer, and a leading specialty retailer, of hunting, fishing, camping and related outdoor merchandise.

For more information about Winchester Ammunition, visit www.winchester.com.

The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance is a national association of sportsmen and sportsmen’s organizations that protects the rights of hunters, anglers and trappers in the courts, legislatures, at the ballot, in Congress and through public education programs. For more information about the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance and its work, call (614) 888-4868 or visit its website, www.ussportsmen.org.

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Leupold, Elk Foundation to Partner for Elk Country

MISSOULA, Mont. – Throughout 2010, hunters can purchase four new Leupold products – a spotting scope kit, binoculars, rangefinder and riflescope – earmarked to support the habitat conservation work of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.

The RMEF licensed and logoed products will be available at retailers nationwide.

“This is two great brands coming together for the future of elk and elk hunting,” said Steve Decker, vice president of marketing for RMEF. “Leupold has been a great partner and sponsor of RMEF for years and we’re very pleased to announce this expansion into officially licensed products.”

“Leupold & Stevens, Inc. is privileged to have been associated with the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation for the past 24 years,” said Mike Slack of Leupold. “Since those early years, RMEF has compiled an extraordinary list of accomplishments that we all can be very proud of. We are honored to participate in this new partnership.”

The designated products include:

Leupold GR 15-30×50 spotting scope kit: A compact spotting scope (21.5 oz. and 11 inches long) that comes with everything needed to maximize performance including a sturdy tabletop tripod with adjustable legs and swivel/tilt head, padded belt carrying case, mounting adapter, lens covers, quick-detaching shoulder strap and hard-side case.

Leupold Mojave 10×42 binoculars in black: Lightweight, armor coated, rugged and waterproof, these binoculars feature an open bridge, roof prism design, smooth focusing system, wide field of view, twist-up eyecups and generous eye relief for peak brightness and resolution, true to life color fidelity, and exceptional contrast in all light conditions.

Leupold RX-1000TBR rangefinder in camo: Smaller and brighter than previous models, this rugged, weatherproof rangefinder is less than 4 inches long. It features 6x magnification, colorful optics, adjustable intensity settings and built-in inclinometer. Exceptionally intuitive. Accurate to 1,000 yards. Comes in Mossy Oak Breakup.

Leupold VX-3 4.5-14×40 CDS riflescope: Loaded with the latest optical technology, this scope features the Xtended Twilight Lens System, DiamondCoat 2 lens coating, blackened lens edges, waterproofing, twin bias spring erector system, and cryogenically treated adjustments. As a final touch, includes a 24k gold-plated ring and medallion.

Decker added that Leupold products have been a part of RMEF fundraising events for many years. The partnership has generated thousands of dollars for habitat conservation in elk country.

In 2009, RMEF passed the 5.7 million acre mark of habitat conserved or enhanced for elk and other wildlife.

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Kimber, Elk Foundation to Launch New Rifle in 2010

MISSOULA, Mont. – Kimber and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation are teaming up to launch the new Kimber Model 84L, a rifle that one respected gun writer has already described as “as good as a lightweight rifle can get.”

Christened the “Elk Country Classic,” the first 475 Model 84L rifles are chambered in .30-06 Spfd. and will be available only at RMEF fundraisers beginning early in 2010.

This sleek bolt action sporter weighs just 6 pounds, 2 ounces, and balances like a fine shotgun. Kimber upgraded the stock with specially selected AA-grade French walnut streaked with bold, rich grain. Each stock has hand-cut 20 lines-per-inch checkering, a hand-rubbed oil finish and is tipped in ebony. Special markings include an engraved floorplate with gold accents, engraved bolt handle and serial number that reflects the edition sequence. The rifle is elegant from every angle, but not flashy or overdone.

“Our banquet-goers get first dibs on these rifles, with proceeds conserving habitat for elk and other wildlife,” said Steve Decker, director of field programs for RMEF. “Kimber has never launched a new product through a conservation group before, and we’ve never launched a new rifle, so this is one of the coolest things we’ve ever done at our events.”

A project coordinator at Kimber shared the enthusiasm, saying, “Many of us are dedicated elk hunters and RMEF members. Knowing these rifles will be used to further the RMEF mission means a great deal to all of us. I cannot imagine a stronger partnership.”

To find an RMEF fundraiser the only place you can get a new Kimber Model 84L Elk Country Classic near you, go to www.rmef.org and click Attend an Event.

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Energizer 7 LED Headlamp

I was sent an Energizer 7 LED headlamp to field test just prior to heading north on my hunting trip. I gave it a good work out and I can tell you, I was more than satisfied with its performance. It was more than adequate for my needs in the field but I also found many uses for it aside from getting to and from my hunting stand – filling the generator with gas, reading, getting in firewood, etc. It’s a $17.00 value and worth every penny I believe.

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Enviro-Statism

If you’ve not read Mark Levin’s new book, “Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto” you really must.

Page 114 begins a chapter called, “On Enviro-Statism”. This is how it begins:

“Science, broadly defined, is a door to knowledge. Although the Statist is found of accusing the Conservative of slamming the door shut, it is actually the Statist who abandons science – just as he abandons the laws of nature, reason, experience, economics, and modernity – when he promotes what can best be characterized as enviro-statism. His pursuit, after all, is power, not truth. With the assistance of a pliant or sympathetic media, the Statist uses junk science, misrepresentations, and fearmongoring to promote public health and environmental scares, because he realizes that in a true, widespread health emergency, the public expects the government to act aggressively to address the crisis, despite traditional limitations on governmental authority. The more dire the threat, the more liberty people are usually willing to surrender. This scenario is tailor-made for the Statist. The government’s authority becomes part of the societal frame of reference, only to be built upon during the next “crisis”".

Levin refers throughout the entire book to the Statist, the culprit that promotes tyranny and threatens our liberty. A Statist is what Levin uses to define the Modern Liberal. The Liberal term has been twisted and redefined over history. Today’s liberal is far from the true meaning of liberty and as such Levin chooses Statist instead.

Environmentalism or enviro-statism, threatens our liberty. When a country compiles something in the order of 75,000 pages of laws within the Federal Register, common sense tells us our liberty is threatened. Levin refers to what Alexis de Tocqueville described as a “soft tyranny”. This can also be similar to incrementalism or a slow destruction of our freedoms and if not brought into check can eventually lead to a “hard tyranny”. As we continue to pile on law after law, we slowly erode the liberty that some of us are quite fond of.

Levin claims the onset of today’s environmental movement began with the banning of DDT, an insecticide used to save millions of lives around the globe. You’ll have to get the book to follow how this all played out. It’s truly amazing!

Environmentalists don’t buy into the notion that life on earth surrounds man or that nature is hear for the sake of the people. Instead they believe the Earth has priority. With that view, often times these Statists see man as expendable. Levin explains it this way:

“If nature has “intrinsic value” then nature exists for its own sake. Consequently, man is not to be preferred over any aspect of his natural surroundings. He is no better than any other organism and much worse than most because of his destructive existence. And so it is that the Enviro-Statist abandons reason for a faith that preaches human regression and self-loathing. And he does so by claiming the moral high ground – saving man from himself and nature from man. Most individuals who are sympathetic to environmental causes are unwitting marks, responsive to the Enviro-Statist’s manipulation of science, imagery, and language. Over time, they self-surrender liberty for authority, abundance for scarcity, and optimism for pessimism. “Save the planet!” is the rallying cry that justifies nearly any intrusion by government into the life of the individual. The individual, after all, is expendable.”

If you do not fit the profile of Levin’s Statist, then probably much of what he says here makes sense and if so can certainly help to understand and deal with these individuals. Of course if you fit this profile, you would deny any validity to Levin’s view.

It is said that the best way to defeat an enemy is to first understand your enemy. Perhaps Levin has given us a bit more knowledge or at least a way to verbalize it.

Tom Remington

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The New Orvis Helios Switch Rods

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Idaho Governor Hopeful, Dr. Rex Rammell, Releases New Book

Rex Rammell is pleased to announce the release of his new book “A Nation Divided: The War for America’s Soul.”

His book has been a 3-year project and is being released free to anyone who would like an e-copy. An e-copy can be found on his website at www.voteRammell.com. Hard copies can be ordered also on his website for a nominal charge.

Dr. Rammell did not write the book in hopes of becoming a rich and famous author, but rather as a service to the people to help them understand the Constitution and the “Proper Role of Government” as originally explained by Ezra Taft Benson.

The book is a historical account of the progression of America from a capitalist to a socialist society. He argues, through commentary of the Founders, that today’s application of the Constitution is contrary to its original design.

He also suggests that if Governor Otter and Senator Risch had understood the correct principles as outlined in the book, Governor Otter would not have tried to raise taxes during a recession and Senator Risch would not have voted for 2 million more acres of wilderness on his first vote in the U.S. Senate.

In addition to several constitutional arguments, in classic Rammell style, Dr. Rammell leaves no one guessing about how he feels about illegal immigration, global warming, wolves, abortion and homosexuality.

Dr. Rammell hopes those who take the time to read the book will have all doubt removed about his understanding of the correct principles of government and realize he is qualified to be Idaho’s 33rd Governor.

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Trophy Bag Kooler and Outdoor Edge knives Announce Strategic Partnership

Move is a natural alliance that will benefit both companies

Bethany, OK – July 1st, 2009 Steven W. Glass, Company President and inventor of the game-saving Trophy Bag Kooler™, is excited to announce that his company has joined into a strategic alliance with Outdoor Edge and the popular “Love of the Hunt” TV Show.

According to Glass, “We are excited about joining such a great company as Outdoor Edge and Love of the Hunt TV. This alliance will help spread the word about Trophy Bag Kooler™ and The Game Fresh System™ to thousands of outdoorsmen and women. We feel partnering with Outdoor Edge, along with Brad Lockwood, Love of the Hunt’s host and award-winning processor, is the perfect partnership. Together we will help further educate hunters and outfitters how to properly process and protect downed game from the elements and minimize spoilage. Combining the Trophy Bag Kooler™ and The Game Fresh System™ in tandem with Outdoor Edge’s high quality butcher kits and instructional game processing DVD’s, we are able to provide hunters with all the tools and knowledge to preserve and enhance the quality of precious, high protein game we harvest. Lockwood is known as an industry leader in wild game processing and the ideal spokesman to drive the word home. Proper field care and processing”, says Glass, “should be every hunter’s #1 priority and we provide the tools and the knowledge to do just that. Meat that is flavorful and of restaurant quality should be the crowning achievement of every successful hunt”.

For more information regarding the Trophy Bag Kooler™ or The Game Fresh System™, please visit: www.trophybagkooler.com . To learn more about fine cutlery and meat-processing products and instructional DVDs, go to www.outdooredge.com

“Love of the Hunt” is now airing through December 2009 on The Pursuit Channel, The Sportsman Channel, ICTV on Dish Network (Channel #230) and Wild TV in Canada. Check your guide or visit www.outdooredge.com for show times.

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SCI & SCI Foundation Partner with GSM

TUCSON, AZ–Safari Club International (SCI), SCI Foundation (SCIF) and GSM Outdoors have announced they are teaming up to help hunters and wildlife conservation, with a percentage of certain product sales being devoted to SCI and SCIF programs.

GSM Outdoors, whose brands include Walker’s Game Ear, Stealth Cam, Wildview, Cyclops, SSI, FeederMax and American Hunter Products, has also become an SCI Corporate Sponsor, helping to support SCI’s mission to protect the freedom to hunt and to promote conservation in the United States and worldwide.

“We took a close look at which organizations were doing the most for conservation and having the greatest positive impact for hunting,” said GSM Team Member Tim Schnell, “and we put SCI at the top of the list. We’re proud to do our part for the future of hunting.”

SCI hunter advocacy programs and SCIF conservation, education and humanitarian services work is funded with proceeds from its annual convention each January in Reno, Nevada, and through generous support of its exhibitors, donors, advertisers, members and corporate sponsors like GSM. Since 2000, SCIF has provided $47 million to help hunters and wildlife worldwide.

According to SCI President Larry Rudolph, “From years of partnering with outdoor companies, we have been fortunate to team up with leaders like Tim Schnell and companies like GSM who love the outdoors, do things for the right reasons, and contribute to a positive future for hunting and conservation.”

The SCI Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization that funds and manages programs in North America and overseas dedicated to wildlife conservation, outdoor education and humanitarian services, including such programs as Sportsmen Against Hunger, Sensory Safari, Disabled Hunter and the American Wilderness Leadership School. To donate or to discover more about SCIF, call 877-877-3265 or visit www.sci-foundation.org.

GSM Outdoors and its brands have been an innovator in the design and development of some the most widely respected products in the hunting and outdoor industry. For more information on GSM’s extensive line of products call 877-269-8490 or visit www.gsmoutdoors.com.

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New Portable Shooting Rest Released by Montie Design

(Morrisville, N.C.) Collaborative product design and development firm Montie Design announces the availability of its unique portable shooting rest, the second original product conceived, designed, and distributed by the RTP-based company in the last nine months.

Designed to meet the needs of the majority of shooters, and most firearms, the easy-to-carry rest weighs less than two pounds. It disassembles easily in three pieces, fitting neatly into a small carrying pouch. Unlike conventional bench rests, which are heavy and complex, the novel Montie Design model — made of sturdy yet lightweight aluminum — provides steady support for different sized firearms ranging from semi-automatic and bolt action rifles to shotguns, carbines and pistols from a prone position or bench rest.

“There’s nothing like this on the market,” said Montie Roland, president of Montie Design and active shooting enthusiast. Roland, who used to shoot competitively and has a daughter on a local junior rifle team, said he got the idea for the product after tiring of carrying around a conventional rest and sand bags for recreational shooting.

“I realized that a lighter weight version would serve the recreational shooter better,” he said.

Karl Frank, business development manager at Montie Design, received positive feedback on the portable shooting rest at the recent Special Operations trade show in Fayetteville, N.C. “The X-Rest also has military or police applications. It is useful in training environments, sniper deployment and for sighting in and maintenance operations,” Frank’s background includes experience developing fire arms and tactical equipment for military applications.

Roland said the idea for the product came not only from personal experience but also from what he saw as the market prospects for such a product. Nationally, approximately 200 companies are actively involved in the U.S. firearms industry, combining for an annual revenue of $2 billion. In the Triangle region of North Carolina there are more than five shooting ranges and multiple firearms retailers, not to mention major chains selling guns and ammo to hunters and competitive shooters.

The design and distribution of the shooting rest comes on the heels of Montie Design’s innovative radio frequency identification (RFID) detector card which was released in January and is now being sold throughout the U.S. and seven foreign countries.

“Sometimes there is no better way for a design firm to find the next client than to show off a simple, well-designed product to a potential client and say, ‘We did this in our spare time, imagine what we could do for your product line,’” Roland said. He added that concrete examples like the RFID detector and portable shooting rest show initiative, leadership and capability to his clients.

Both the RFID detector and the shooting rest are produced in the Research Triangle Park region of North Carolina, using local manufacturers.

“The Triangle is full of ideas for great products and many innovative, quality firms with talented professionals who can produce, market, and distribute those products throughout the world,” Roland said. ADR Hydrocut, a veteran owned, Morrisville company that waterjets the parts for the portable shooting rest was instrumental in the development of the product.

According to Frank, ADR Hydrocut provided prototypes and extremely valuable input. “Having the manufacturer literally just down the street made the development process much easier and convenient. We call this approach ‘Made Right Here,’” he said.

Future plans for the portable shooting rest include releasing drawings and design specs as open source in addition to designing an adjustable, pistol-oriented version of the product.

To learn more, or purchase the new shooting rest or RFID Radiation Detector, visit www.montie.com.

About Montie Design

Montie Design is a collaborative product design and development firm with core competencies in industrial design, mechanical design and fuzzy front end services. Implementing a client-centric approach in taking products from concept to marketplace, Montie Design balances vision with usability in realizing products that are economical to manufacture, elegant and robust. The firm operates out of the Research Triangle Park region of North Carolina with access to industry-leading technology, resources and innovative thought. For more information, visit www.montie.com.

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Prototype in use during testing:

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1926 Snowmobile – Not Something You See Everyday!

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“East By North East” – Movie by Gray Ghost Productions

Spectacular! That is the best adjective I can come up with to describe East by North East, produced by Matt Stanton and Carter Davidson for Gray Ghost Productions.

I’ve seen my share of outdoor films, from hunting, fishing, kayaking and an myriad of good movies aimed at teasing the senses, creating fidgety in your pants and to get you off the couch. East by North East is really in a league of its own. It’s hot!

Let me first be a bit forthcoming in that some may think my review of this movie would be influenced by the fact that I know many of the players. In another life, I coached a little soccer, baseball and skiing. Carter Davidson, Luke Gray, Nathan Harvey, Jen and Stephanie Percival and Mitch Cummings all at one time or other were a part of my life and I coached them in various sports. At times some of them might have wished I wasn’t part of their life (as coaches sometimes can be) but I have to admit, I stand in awe of their accomplishments and the lives they lead.

Little did I know at the time, some 15 or so years ago, that Carter Davidson would find his passion behind the lens of a camera, that Nate Harvey would be navigating some of the most exciting white water in his kayak, or that the Percival girls loved fly fishing and Mitch Cummings would be the master of landing the big one.

What sets East by North East apart from other fishing movies is simple really. ExNE is original, creative and complete. ExNE isn’t like “all the others” but you need to get a copy to view for yourself.

Creativity begins with the title itself and never quits through 70 minutes of fun and adventure. Davidson and crew have captured the thrill that drives all avid fishermen, through unique shots, camera angles and the presentation of one-of-a-kind characters, all in some of the finest fishing waters in North America.

East by North East is a movie that isn’t afraid to expand the limits of fly fishing. The DVD begins with a trip to the British Virgin Islands, fly fishing for bonefish. Through the journey on film, the cast wets lines on the Upper Magalloway River with Rick Estes, hits some isolated back country native brook trout ponds with Erik Lippman and dazzles us with bass fishing with Mike Jones.

But it doesn’t end there. I laughed so hard I nearly spit on my computer screen watching Bill Pierce and Mike Jones trying to net a huge pike caught in downtown Lewiston, Maine on the Androscoggin River, a place that once was famous for toxic fumes peeling paint off houses.

Jump from there to Winterport, Maine and you’ll find the McKay brothers, Tait and Jax, all of perhaps 8 and 10 years of age, wielding their fly rods like pros and hauling in fish seemingly with little effort. Davidson says the two boys were born with fishing rods in their hands. I believe it.

The show isn’t all about success with every cast or fishing only. As Luke Gray physically headlocks and drags “Stoo” Mason from his distillery at the Sunday River Brewing Company, they head for Canada to do some Atlantic salmon fishing. They soon find out why the Atlantic salmon is called the fish of 1,000 casts as Luke exclaims, “It should be called the fish of 5,000 casts!” as he and the others got skunked.

Adding even more variety for your viewing pleasure, Davidson explains that Nate Harvey, an accomplished whitewater kayaker and instructor, finds fish for him while spending time upside down in some pretty wild and deep pools.

Of interest to me personally was a segment of the movie that touched on the history of the Androscoggin River. The Andy begins in the Rangeley Lakes area, meanders into New Hampshire for a spell, returning to Maine and eventually merging with the Kennebec River at Merrymeeting Bay on the coast.

I grew up on that river many years ago. At one point of the film, Rocky Freda, a Maine guide and outfitter who utilizes the resources of the river in his business, tells viewers that few houses can be found built directly on the river because it once was so polluted, nobody wanted to live next to it. I did. I played on the banks of that river as a kid. I watched as the river went from one of the 10 filthiest to what it is today. It’s an incredible success story achieved mostly because the people wanted it to happen.

East by North East gives all a chance to witness the bounty this spectacularly scenic river now brings.

Still not complete, you’ll be entertained with legends and characters like Charlie Lowe, Will Gilson, Lefty Kreh and Rik Dow. There is nothing more entertaining than listening to Dow’s unique and often bizarre perspective on life in general, say nothing about fishing. Combine the two and you’ll walk away either scratching your head or laughing it off.

If all of this isn’t enough to capture your attention and hold it for 70 minutes, no other fly fishing film breaks between scenes with fishing tales as told by noted Maine humorist Joe Perham. I have to admit that the stories told in this movie are more on the line of “Tall Tales and Damned Lies” than the more believable fishing yarns often spun by some of Maine’s more colorful characters.

And to polish things off on a very complete and expansive movie, the camera zooms in on Charlie Lowe, to a face that has seen many years on the water, slipped on more rocks than most people see in their lifetime and caught more fish than………well, let’s just say he’s caught a lot of fish. His parting words to the camera, “Fish more and you’ll live longer.”

Now that’s complete!

If you would like to purchase a copy of East by North East you can find it at the following locations:

Online:
(soon) at the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Store and,
Maine Guide Fly Shop

In Maine:
Aardvark Outfitters, Farmington
Eldredge Brothers Fly Shop, Cape Neddick
Fly Fishing Only, Fairfield
Maine Guide Fly Shop, Greenville (online available)
Sun Valley Sports, Bethel
Bear River Trading Post, Newry
Bethel Historic Society, Bethel
Tackle Shop, Portland
Van Raymonds, Brewer

In New Hampshire:
North Country Angler, Conway
WS Hunter, Concord
Fox Ridge Outfitters, Rochester

East by North East will be available at other fine tackle shops and outfitters, so check with your favorite store and see if they have a copy.

Tom Remington

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Dri-Duck Crossfire Jacket With Realtree Camouflage

I recently received a jacket from the Dri-Duck Company. I knew I had a winner before I even put it on. My 10-year old granddaughter spied the jacket and immediately ran to put it on. I fought for the longest time to get her to relinquish it before going home. Of course her 10-year old body frame came quite short of filling the XL material comprising the jacket.

The number one selling point for me before I will spend any amount of money on any apparel is comfort. Mind you this is a heavy duty jacket and even when I selected it, only from a photo, I had my reservations. I’ve tried on countless heavy duty jackets in the past and opted not to own them because they just weren’t comfortable and provide ease of movement. Not the case with the Dri-Duck Crossfire

This jacket comes with a textured lining that is very comfortable even against bare skin. I actually took of my shirt and put the jacket on and I’m telling you, it wasn’t bad at all.

Adding to the comfort factor is the elastic waistband and cuffs on the sleeves. I grew up in Maine where weather is harsh. Any outerwear I ever selected had to have an elastic waistband, either made into the outer shell of the jacket, like the Crossfire, or stitched into the inside. It keeps the cold winds and air from getting inside, that can wick away the warmth from your body.

Not only do the sleeve cuffs keep out snow and cold, there’s nothing here to hinder movement. I’ve owned jackets that have a cuff built inside a full sleeve. For work and being very active, this outer sleeve is forever getting hooked on object and in some cases can pose a safety hazard. I can’t have that in a tree stand. The design of the elastic cuff built into the end of the sleeve eliminates the worry of getting hooked on something.

As far as the jacket itself, the last thing I will say about that is to mention the heavy duty metal zipper. I feel confident this zipper will last a long time. I have a winter jacket hanging in my closet right now that I paid over $200.00 for and the composite zipper is shot.

Dri-Duck began designing men and women’s work wear and discovered that their apparel appealed to people in the outdoors too. As you can see, the Crossfire will make an excellent hunting jacket for cool to cold climates.

Along with the jacket, I received a high quality, full color catalog showing the complete line of outwear for men and women – jackets, vests, coveralls, shirts and a huge assortment of hats.

The Dri-Duck Crossfire shown above is the 7033-OHD-15-XL

It’s available in sizes S – 4XL and two styles of RealTree camouflage. Online it shows retailing for $77.00

Surely this is a bargain for such quality apparel. For online purchases, any order can be returned for a full refund.

Tom Remington

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