Your Hunting Wish List

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It’s the Holiday Season. Whether you’re looking to spoil yourself or someone else, this 15-item gear list is an excellent place to kickstart your search…

Top of the List Is the Eberlestock Recon Pack

An award-winning bino harness that’s fully customizable, the Recon Modular Bino Pack is an excellent choice for your next hunting foray. The chest rig works well for the minimalist and the hunter wanting to bring the kitchen sink. You set the Recon up to suit your needs. Add-on accessories include the Recon Rangefinder Pouch, Utility Pouch, Handwarmer, etc. A pair of bino tethers keep your pricy glass attached. Low-profile MOLLE compatible wings and a rear panel make accessory attachment a breeze. $129

HIVIZ LiteWave H3 Replacement Sight

This five-star rated sight combines tritium with HIVIZ LightPipe technology for 24-hour illumination, making it the perfect stocking stuffer or an excellent gift to spoil yourself with. Whether you want to replace that old brass bead on your favorite waterfowl slayer or ensure your home defense scatter gun provides right-now target acquisition, this sight fits all 12- and 20-gauge plain barrel shotguns with a removable, threaded front bead. With your purchase, you get five screws in varying thread sizes to ensure a perfect fit. $59.40

HuntStand Pro Whitetail – A Wish List Necessity

Take your digital scouting to the next level with HuntStand Pro Whitetail. For less than $70 a year, you get all the must-have HuntStand features. Property boundaries, monthly satellite imagery, public hunting land maps, 3D mapping, etc. However, if North America’s most-coveted game animal is on your 2025 must-hunt list, you also get the most accurate, science-based 15-day whitetail activity forecast tool on the market. In addition, Pro Whitetail users get an Annual Rut Map and Whitetail Habitat Map. They can make the right moves and get a monster on the ground. $69.99 per year

Muddy Outdoors Nucleus Heated Gear 

Add to your list an innovative heated clothing lineup from Muddy. Nucleus Heated Gear provides three warmth settings for various heating elements. It provides next-to-skin warmth every outdoors person will appreciate. These battery-operated garments are well-built, the batteries are long-lasting, and Muddy offers everything from tops to bottoms to socks to gloves. $99.99-$149.99

Put the Hoyt RX-9 Ultra On Your Wish List

If someone has been extra good this year, give them Hoyt’s best carbon bow model to date. The price tag may take your breath away, but this 33-1/2-inch axle-to-axle compound is worth every penny. The HBX GEN 4 cam allows draw-length adjustment in 1/4-inch increments. It has three let-off (75, 80, and 85 percent) settings, and lets the shooter customize the back wall feel to Hard or Xtra Hard. The cam’s ability to reduce torque and improve the bow’s natural point of aim is uncanny. The Carbon Ultra is 1/2-inch shorter than last year’s RX-8, and the limbs are shorter, but the bow is faster (340 FPS ATA) and more accurate than ever. $2,149

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Vortex Razor UHX 8×32

Vortex knows that when you’re high up a tree or in a tight ground blind waiting on Mr. Big, you want a small, light, yet high-power set of binoculars. The latest addition to Vortex’s top-tier Razor line, the UHD 8x32s, weighs 21.9 ounces and stands 5.7 inches tall. The UHD Optical System promises edge-to-edge brightness and undeniable detail when you need it most. Vortex includes a green GlassPak Pro Binocular Harness with every Razor UHD purchase. $2,149.99

SEVR Ti 1.5 4-Blade Hybrid Broadhead

This Holiday Season, give the gift of sharpness, undeniable penetration, and field-point-like accuracy. Enter SEVR’s Ti 1.5 4-Blade Hybrid. The original 1.5 Ti on steroids, SEVR added a single .7-inch bleeder blade to increase the cutting diameter by 46 percent. Plus, you still get Practice Lock, which allows bowhunters to practice with the same broadhead they plan to put in their quiver. Lock-and-pivot blades open on impact. They pivot around hard-bone obstacles to ensure a straight and true arrow trajectory through various shot angles. $19.99 per head

Easton 5MM FMJ MAX 6-Pack Fletched

Easton is forever rooted in arrow lore, and it adds to its no-nonsense FMJ series for 2025. The 5MM FMJ MAX gives bowhunters a lethal combination of power, speed, penetration, and spot-on accuracy. The FMJ MAX is constructed with a seamless Easton Acu-Carbon core fused with an aluminum jacket. It has 5mm Microlite Nocks with shorter ears and an improved throat design. Easton says that the newly designed nocks will increase downrange forgiveness while making tuning easier. The hard-anodized OD Green matte diamond plate finish is stunning, and the arrows are available in five spine sizes and pre-fletched with 2-inch Blazer vanes (Standard) or 3-inch AAE Hybrid Stealth vanes (Match Grade). $113.99-$139.99

Bushnell R3 and R5 Rangefinders

As product development goes, new-for-the-year products heavily emphasize appealing to the whitetail masses. Bushnell gives whitetail-goers stellar rangefinder options—the R3 and R5. The R3’s onboard engine works on reflective objects to 1,200 yards, while the R5 pings objects to 2,000 yards. The R5 allows for precise elevation and windage adjustments to 800 yards to ensure maximum shooting precision. A great option for your Christmas wish list. $199.99-$249.99

ALPS Ember

An under $60 gift that every hunter needs is ALPS’s Ember Hand Warmer. This muff-style around-the-waist hand warmer with a top-mounted magnetic flip-up pocket is perfect for need-right-now gear. The layered fabric with DeadQuiet fleece exterior keeps you stealthy and warm. Gloves might not be your thing. This waterproof inner-liner hand warmer with a hidden-cuff design and premium fleece interior provides maximum warmth. $59.99

Savage 110 KLYM

If backcountry hunts in extreme terrain are in your future, give Savage’s 110 KLYM a serious look. The Proof Research carbon fiber-wrapped stainless steel barrel and FBT carbon fiber stock combine to create a tack-driving rifle that’s a breeze to tote. The Diamond Fluted Bolt with Blackout Cerakote finish and threaded bolt handle with Carbon Fiber Bolt Knob ensure easy chambering and rapid cycling. Available in six ballistically superior calibers, this less-than-6-pound rifle was built on the legendary factory blueprinted Savage 110 action. $2,699

Leupold VX-6 HD Makes The List

A kingpin rifle topper, Leupold’s VX-6HD comes in five models. It meets the demands of any hunt. The CDS-ZL2 Elevation Dial is a simple but effective twist-and-turn ballistic dial that provides two revolutions of elevation adjustment. ZeroLock means the dial will never inadvertently move, and all shooters have to do is get Leupold some ballistic data, and Leupold will create a laser-marked bullet-drop dial to match their ballistics. Other must-mention features include the Electronic Retile Level, Professional-Grade Optical System, and Lifetime Warranty. $1,599.99-$2,399.99

Safariland INCOG X IWB Holster

A new EDC holster from the innovative minds at Safariland and Haley Strategic Partners. The INCOG X IWB allows for concealed carry for a wide range of handgun fits. The INCOG X IWB is ultra-ergonomic and multi-positional to achieve a just-right concealed carry fit. A series of outward-opening clips that slide down the holster lock in place over the belt and an improved clip strut design means concealment shims can be easily installed. The holster ensures micro and full-size red-dot compatibility, and the microfiber suede-wrapped Boltaron body is comfortable and tough as nails. $92.50-$122.50

Add the Browning Citori 825 Field To Your List

New for 2025, Browning’s Citori 825 will replace the tried-and-true Citori 725 lineup of over/under shotguns. The 825 Field is currently available in 12-gauge only. It sports a classic over/under look via the Silver Nitirde receiver with game-scene engraving and Black Walnut stock. The big story with the 825 is the low-profile receive with sharp, modern contours that ensure instinctive shooting and allow the shooter to swing smoothly through fast-crossing clays and hard-flushing upland birds. The Fire Lite 2 Mechanical Trigger’s delay mechanism was built with a higher pivot point, ensuring a crisp, more reliable reset between trigger pulls. Another new feature is the safety/selector’s pyramid shape, which creates more surface area and gives the shooter easier-to-approach angles to engage the safety. 

Outdoor Edge Razor Pro Knife

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Every hunter needs a knife; few are better and more economical than the Razor Pro from Outdoor Edge. With a replaceable-blade surgical sharp blade on one side and a gutting blade on the other, you can handle any game animal on the planet. Push-button removable blades are easy to change, and the gutting and razor blades open independently so you can safely use the right tool. The rubberized handle ensures a solid grip even when the hands are bloody. The Velcro-top carrying case keeps the knife and blades organized. $59.99

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