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No matter how prepared you may be, there's always a chance for disaster when in the field. Should that time come, you'll want to be equipped for survival.

Recently I spent some time with Jay Robert, a man who has a spent a lifetime hunting in the steep mountains and been a pack designer for a lot of years. He currently designs packs for Tenzing, a company that incorporates latest high-tech materials and design features for mountaineering. As someone who has hunted out of a backpack a lot, believe me when I tell you these new bags are worth a look.

The choices hunters face when hunting whitetails where rifles are not an option can be confounding.

Measuring only 4.75" long and weighing only 17 ounces, the CL is a superior binocular in a compact package.

Here are your best days to hunt whitetails in 2012.

Costa's latest model is patterned in Realtree AP and available in the company's four most popular styles.

Not all of the hottest whitetail action takes place in November. In several places across the whitetail's southern range, the best rut hunts fall in January.

Looking for a new shotgun? Here are eight offerings from 2012 that stand out from the crowd.

The new Armageddon crossbow is perfect for a fan of high-performance tactical bows looking to spend less.