LIGHTEN UP!


BY GLENN FALLIS, PRESIDENT & FOUNDER, GROUSE RIVER


THE ART AND SCIENCE TO GO FURTHER AND FASTER ON YOUR NEXT BACK COUNTRY HUNT.


I’LL ADMIT IT, I AM OBSESSED WITH HUNTING, BACK COUNTRY ADVENTURE, AND WITH FINDING THE BEST POSSIBLE GEAR TO MAKE EXPEDITIONS MORE COMFORTABLE AND SUCCESSFUL. AS THE FOUNDER OF GROUSE RIVER, A CANADIAN OUTDOORS RETAILER with a passion for high quality equipment, I’ve had the unique opportunity to spend the past decade working with an extensive cross-section of gear from the very best names in the hunting, shooting, and outdoor industry. I spend weeks afield each year, training, scouting, filming, and hunting because I want to know how the equipment we sell performs in the real world.


Let’s start by agreeing that the objective of any gear we carry on a hunt should be to further our chances of success. Personally I’ve defined this as “having the essential tools to ensure I can com- fortably endure the elements so as to apply maximum energy and focus to finding and harvesting an animal over the entire duration of the hunt”. To meet this objective I’ve developed a balanced gear strategy that involves SEVEN RULES for maximizing the weight to performance ratio.


1. what getS meaSuRed getS done If your goal is to shave weight you have to know where you’re starting. In order to save pounds you must look for the ounces. Be conscious of every piece of equipment. The temptation to say,


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