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Sage Response

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·July 11, 2013

Sage’s Response line of rods features fast-action and smooth casting in a stylish package. The brown thread over a chestnut shaft is set off nicely by black and gold wraps at the tip. Aluminum reel seats feature a rosewood insert in the freshwater sizes and a full aluminum seat with...

January/February 2021 Hunting Products Review

Mark Hoffman·February 10, 2021

Hunter Safety System Heated Muff Pak Cold hands with the loss of finger co-ordination is a situation to be avoided...

How Sweet It Is: Browning’s A5 Sweet Sixteen

Mark Hoffman·September 14, 2021

While big game hunting has been a driving force in my life, bird hunting remains a passion, amped up every...

Islander LX

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·July 11, 2013

The LX is Islander’s top of the line fly reel. Everything about the LX impresses, from the fine machining to the lustrous finish. The reels are very light without sacrificing durability. A Teflon and graphite disc drag with a large smooth adjustment knob will stop any fish you catch and...

Rapala Shift Spinning

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·September 6, 2013

The lightweight design utilizes an all metal body which keeps gears aligned and perfectly meshed with no flex and makes a stronger, more durable and totally efficient fishing reel design. The 11 double-shielded stainless steel bearings and a precision-machined aluminum pinion gear, worm shaft and main shaft contribute to the...

Kowa SV Series Binoculars

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·July 12, 2013

Kowa has introduced their SV lines of binocular that are good optics with great value for the price. They are fully waterproof, nitrogen filled, with prism lenses that are phase-coated for great light transmission and clarity for seeing sharp images. The 50 mm weighs just 740 grams and the 42 mm weighs...

On the range, the Winchester Model 1885 .17 WSM was a blast to shoot right out to 300 yards.

The Other Rimfires: Big Punch With Little Kick

Mark Hoffman·February 13, 2020

Much has been written about one of my favorite cartridges, the .22 rimfire, and I include myself in that parade...

GoPro Max: Offering 270 degrees of filming

Brent Gill·June 16, 2020

I’ve been filming and taking photos extensively with GoPro cameras over the last eight years. GoPros are the ideal action...

Product Review: Simrad NSS Evo3S Series

Tom Davis·June 8, 2021

Simrad is part of the Navico family of marine navigational and fish-finding products. This Norwegian-based company, whose origins go back...

Zeiss Victory HT Rifle Scope

Christine Ly·June 14, 2013

The VICTORY HT riflescope has more than 95% light transmission offering unrivalled light reserves and makes a significant difference in your aiming accuracy. With its HT (high transmission) lenses, loss-free transmission reticle technology and multilayer coating, the VICTORY HT has been developed for hunting into the last traces of twilight.

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