If you have a sportsman in your life, you’re likely pondering an ideal holiday gift for them. Considering the varying types of hunting and outdoor activities dear to outdoorsmen and women, shopping for them can be a daunting task – particularly if you’re not one.
Don’t be caught like a deer in the headlights.
Here is a short cheat sheet of great holiday gifting alternatives sure to please the avid sportsman; Practical ones that will be put to use in the field, hunting camp, and home. From the budget-friendly to gifts in higher price ranges, there’s likely something on the list that will help make the 2019 holiday season a good one for hunters.
Veteran Innovative Products (VIP) Broadheads
Veteran owned and operated, Veteran Innovative Products (VIP) offers highly effective hunting products fully made in the USA. VIP’s Veteran broadheads specifically are becoming widely known for their remarkable effectiveness in the field. Scalpel sharp, the Veteran Broadhead ends the fixed vs. variable broadhead debate with an innovative spring blade suspension system, minimizing deflection. Their penetrating abilities are off-the-charts good too. VIP also offers an assortment of calls and other effective hunting accessories.
Feel good about providing the archer in your life with a great gift, all while proudly supporting our veterans and great country.
Veteranip.com
Approximate price; $50-$60 per 2-pack
Hunters Blend Coffee
For caffeine-craving sportsmen and women, good coffee is an important staple – especially for those early mornings at hunting camp and in the blind. Sourced directly from the farmers who grew it, Hunter’s Blend offers premium coffee sure to please. Even better, they proudly “Support Hunting One Cup at a Time” by actively backing causes that support conservation and the hunting lifestyle.
Great for under the tree or in the stocking, this rich and flavorful java means celebrating the hunting and outdoor lifestyle with every sip. Hunter’s Blend is offered in whole bean, ground and pods. Oh, and their attractive mugs and other gear also make great gifts.
Approximate Price; $14
HuntersBlendCoffee.com
Rack Bracket Swiveling European Mount System
Hopefully, the hunter in your life has harvested a buck or other big game animal this season. If not, they no doubt will in the future. For displaying it, the Rack Bracket European Mounting System is the ticket. Easy to use, durable, and unique, these sturdy and innovative mounting brackets come in a variety of styles, including the shapes of many of our great states.
On top of it all, they’re proudly made in the USA. A truly great alternative for preserving hunting memories in the home, office, or lodge.
Aproximate price; $18-$90
Rack-Bracket.com
FireDisc Cooker
The company tagline, “Built to Haul, Cooks it All” speaks volumes for this product. FireDisc cookers are a unique and ultra-useful gift for any outdoorsman. Crafted after the original disc (wok) cooking method, they can sear, grill, or simmer virtually anything the sportsman craves; wild game and fish, stir-fry, steaks, and chicken. They’re also great for chili, soups, and stews. Much like cast-iron cooking, FireDisc cookers have a porous, seasoned surface making it an heirloom that can be passed down.
Offered in two sizes, this rock-solid cooking system is great for the hunting camp, duck blind, or lake. Cookers are powered by both propane tanks or small cylinders.
Approximate price; $300-$350
FireDiscCookers.com
Phone Skope Binocular Adapter Kit
Phone Skope offers premium digiscoping adapters that center smartphone cameras over optics, allowing you to capture pictures and record video. This technology is a beautiful thing for hunters and really anyone who enjoys the outdoors. Kits are available for binoculars, spotting scopes, rifle scopes, telescopes, and microscopes – even Go Pros.
Phone Skope Binocular Adapter Kits are available for virtually any model of any optic brand – just pick your smartphone device and build your kit online. The resulting magnified images and videos captured in the field make for a truly priceless gift that keeps giving.
PhoneSkope.com
Approximate price; $80-$100
Texas Raised Hunting Products – Scentguardian Cover Scents
If you’re faced with finding a practical and useful gift for the serious whitetail deer hunter, Texas Raised Hunting Products (TRHP’s) Scentguardian and ScentguardianPlus are a great idea. Hardcore deer hunters are very resolute about employing strategies that maximize their success; and minimizing human scent in the woods is a big one. This product will be not only be appreciated, but actively used in the blind and tree stand. TRHP also has an elite line of effective communication scents sure to attract deer and other game. Small in size, all TRHP products are ideal for gifts and stocking stuffers alike.
Approximate Price; $9-$20
TexasRaisedHuntingProducts.com
Primos Gen 3 Series Trigger Stick
Shooting sticks are an important part of a gun hunter’s arsenal and are useful for a variety of game. And Primos makes some of the best ones on the market with their Trigger Stick series. These well-crafted shooting sticks adjust quickly and deploy quietly. The new Gen 3 series offers more than the older generation, making an already excellent product even better.
The system offers a new and improved collet for locking the legs in position. Further, Primos redesigned the yoke to be wider at the base which is perfect for stocks with beavertail fore ends. These are great for use with not only rifles, but handguns and optics.
The Gen 3 series offers several models (monopods, bipods, and tripods) but they all are extremely effective in their own rite. They represent a great opportunity to outfit the hunter and shooter in your life with a tool that will be instrumental in the harvest.
Approximate price: $35-$150
Primos.com
MegaBOOM Shooting Target System
All shooters like things that go boom and Do All Outdoors has your covered with their MegaBOOM Shooting Target System. Reactive targets are typically expensive and this system presents an effective yet affordable solution. The setup uses air pressure to help you to make your own booming targets using old plastic bottles. You can even put powder inside for a visual effect. Designed to fit one and two-liter bottles, a boom can be heard on impact up to three quarters of a mile. Bottles can be pressurized with a simple bicycle pump. Includes MegaBOOM STS and ballistic bag.
Approximate price: $30-$45
DoAllOutdoors.com
