KUIU Attack Pants - Product Review

By Lora Gene Young

I finally decided to invest in some good hunting pants. After talking to hunters and outfitters, especially in New Zealand, I decided to purchase the KUIU Attack Pants and put them to the test. For the past three months I have worn the pants through gorse and matagouri, up and down mountains, and in pursuit of red stag, tahr and chamois. In review, I am impressed with many points of these pants.

           -First, as a hunter in New Zealand, I appreciate the line of color options KUIU offers. Camo is not a fad in New Zealand as it is in the US and people do not wear much camo, definitely not in public. It is great to have color options that can be worn straight from the field into a café or restaurant.

-Comfortable, flexible material makes it easy stretch and reach for complicated shooting positions or climbing and rock scaling while stalking.

           -Even though made for a man, the pants fit very well and keep their shape reasonably well, even after days of hunting.

           -The lightweight material not only aids in ease of movement, but also helps keep you cool on warmer days. If the temperature, or the stalking, heat up there are zip sides for extra breathing.

           -Most impressive, the durability of the pants. After sliding down a mountain side in the dark of night without a light and with a meat filled pack, the pants had no holes and showed little dirt.

Of course, as with everything, there are draw backs to the KUIU Attack Pants. First and foremost, they are designed for men, this means the smallest size is a 30 inch waist. I am not the smallest of females and this is the size I wear, so size is a limiting factor with females wearing these pants. Secondly, also, being designed for men, they are a bit long in length. This can be easily remedied with a few hem stitches, or you can fold them up under your gaiters like I do. Finally, in dense, prickly brush, the material picks quite badly. One time through thick gorse and they aren’t suitable for church anymore, but hey, they are hunting pants.

Overall, I highly recommend KUIU Attack Pants to both male and female hunters in multiple environments and weather conditions. For more information, visit www.kuiu.com. 

Jake's Huntin Hook Product Review

Have you ever dropped an item from your tree stand, climbed back down the latter to retrieve it, only to be busted by deer mid-climb?  If you’re like me, there’s a pretty good chance that you answered “yes” to this question. I admit this has happened to me a couple of times, as I tend to drop my gloves and calls quite often. Deer can very easily be around without your knowledge, no matter how observant you are or how hard you listen. I recently ran across a page on Facebook for a product called “Jake’s Huntin Hook” and decided to put it to the test.

Jake's Huntin Hook is a nickel plated, barbless, weighted hook attached to 25 feet of Microcord that is wrapped around a small polyethylene foam tube. There is a carabiner clip attached to the end of the foam tube so you can secure it to your stand, fanny pack or belt loop to ensure you won’t drop the hook while trying to retrieve your item.

To use the hook, just drop the hook over the dropped item. The hook is weighted, so it will unroll itself quietly and quickly from the foam tube. Once the hook is over your item, drop it onto the item & pull up so the hooks can grab onto it. To test this, I dropped the items that I find myself dropping the most from the stand: gloves and deer calls. I was able to retrieve both items quickly and easily, without a lot of “fishing” required. Although the items that I dropped are very light weight, the Microcord has an 80 lb breaking point, so you are able to pick up heavier items with the hook as well.

Jake’s Huntin Hook has earned a permanent spot in my hunting pack. You may not need to use it often, but when you do it can really be a game changer! You can get your own for $12.95 + free shipping at www.jakeshuntinhook.com . They are available in pink and yellow.

Make sure you check out their website for some videos of Jake’s Huntin Hook in action!

Andrea Haas

The Buck Bomb Review

Using scents while hunting can be a great way to bring a nice buck in range when used correctly.  This year I tried The Buck Bomb Doe In Estrous & had some good luck with it. 

While walking to my stand I sprayed the can intermittently onto the ground to use as cover scent and as a scent trail. I wasn't in my stand 10 minutes when a nice young 8 point came out and followed my trail to my stand.  I love that the can sprays upside down too, making it easy to create scent trails or to use for mock scrapes.

The Buck Bomb is very versatile and gives you many options on how to use it. Use it as a scent trail, like I did. Use it as a cover scent by spraying it intermittently from your stand if the wind changes directions. You can also lock the spray valve down to allow the entire can to spray. The scent can travel as far as 1/4 mile or more downwind!

There are several Buck Bomb scents to use: Doe In Estrous, Doe P, Dominant Buck, Young Buck, Vanilla Curiosity, Acorn Rage and Sugar Beet Smash!

I highly recommend trying these out if you haven't yet! They are extremely easy to use, very versatile and most importantly, effective!

-Andrea Haas

Huntress View

Welcome to Huntress View! I created this blog and Facebook page so women have somewhere to go to gain insight on hunting and shooting from a woman's point of view. This is a place for the experienced huntress or for the woman who is thinking about going hunting for the first time.

I feel that more women will get involved in hunting if they are able to get advice from real women hunters and know what hunting products huntresses are using, and loving! By giving honest feedback on hunting products and hunting tips, I hope to help introduce more women to the outdoors!

A little about me:

My name is Andrea Haas and I’m 27 years old.  I live in the Ozark Mountains near Gainesville, MO, just minutes away from Bull Shoals Lake and Norfork Lake.  I always wanted to go hunting as a little girl but it wasn't until I met my husband Jared in 2006 that I was introduced to hunting. When he offered to take me with him one fall, I jumped at the chance! We were in the stand no longer than thirty minutes when he called in a nice ten point within thirty yards and shot it. I was hooked immediately and it was then that I decided I wanted to try hunting for myself, without Jared.

I have been hunting for about 7 years now. Bow hunting is my main passion, but I enjoy it all from rifle hunting to bow fishing. Every deer or turkey that I have harvested I have done by myself, without someone in the stand to guide me. Jared has taught me a lot about hunting but you learn so much more when you get out there by yourself!

I have recently started taking my girlfriends, who have never hunted before, out turkey hunting and bow fishing with me. It is so rewarding to see them shoot a fish or turkey and know that you are the one that taught them how to do it!

I look forward to sharing my hunting stories and tips with you! Be sure to follow my Facebook page too: https://www.facebook.com/HuntressView?ref=hl, 

I have a lot of great things planned!

-Andrea Haas