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A deep dive into a mindful perspective on the discipline of hunting.
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Thursday Mar 14, 2024
Thursday Mar 14, 2024
Alright folks, it’s rare but it does happen. Every now and then I use a product so bad that I can say with complete confidence you do not need this in your arsenal. This tripod definitely fits into this category. I hope you guys find this useful and I give some other recommendations at the end of the video for products that will perform significantly better for you!
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0:00 – Intro
1:33 – Price
4:52 – Weight
6:20 – Load Capacity
7:27 – Height
8:31 – Packability
9:02 – Vibration
10:33 – Leg Locks
14:35 – Final Thoughts & Recommendations
Jay Nichol
https://www.mindful-reviews.com/
https://www.mindfulhunter.com/
Forged In The Backcountry
https://forgedinthebackcountry.com/
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Free Backcountry Nutrition Guide
Monday Mar 11, 2024
Monday Mar 11, 2024
Chill episode this week as I sit down with my buddy Leighton who gave me a hand at the booth during the WSSBC Mountain Hunting Expo this year. We go over the show and just have a general catchup about gear and hunting. Leighton is one of those super solid quiet dudes I’ve got to know through hunting and gear reviews and I hope to get him on more episodes. He’s one of the only dudes I know who runs as much different gear as I do.
Leighton Garfield
https://www.instagram.com/glass_half_full_outdoors/
Jay Nichol
https://www.mindful-reviews.com/
https://www.mindfulhunter.com/
Forged In The Backcountry
https://forgedinthebackcountry.com/
Merch
https://www.mindfulhunter.com/shop
Newsletter
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https://www.instagram.com/mindful_hunter/
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Free Backcountry Nutrition Guide
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Monday Mar 04, 2024
One of the first podcasts I discovered when I was getting into backcountry hunting was Gritty Bowmen. It was a brand-new podcast hosted by Brian Call. It was one of the most impactful shows on both my development as a hunter and the type of hunting I ended up pursuing. Brian played a large role in my fascination with bow-hunting elk in the rut and self-filming. I was not expecting this conversation to get as deep as it did, but I personally took a lot away from it that is very applicable to where I am at in my own journey right now and I hope you can as well.
Brian Call - Gritty
https://www.instagram.com/brian_call/
https://www.youtube.com/c/BrianCallGritty
Jay Nichol
https://www.mindful-reviews.com/
https://www.mindfulhunter.com/
Forged In The Backcountry
https://forgedinthebackcountry.com/
Merch
https://www.mindfulhunter.com/shop
Newsletter
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IG
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Free Backcountry Nutrition Guide
Thursday Feb 29, 2024
Thursday Feb 29, 2024
On this episode of Guns & Stuff, Colton and I sat down with Seth from Hornady to do a deep dive on the different families of bullets offered by Hornady, their 4DOF solution, when you should choose a monolithic, and much more.
Seth From Hornady
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-hornady-podcast/id1603633739
Jay Nichol
https://www.mindful-reviews.com/
https://www.mindfulhunter.com/
Forged In The Backcountry
https://forgedinthebackcountry.com/
Merch
https://www.mindfulhunter.com/shop
Newsletter
https://www.mindfulhunter.com/contact
IG
https://www.instagram.com/mindful_hunter/
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Free Backcountry Nutrition Guide
Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
I have wanted to sit down with Steve since I started this podcast. His app was one of the main sources of information that helped me kill my first solo blacktail in the mountains. We covered a ton of ground on this one and Steve held nothing back. It was a privilege and an honour and I know you will find some value in this episode.
Steve Isdahl
https://www.instagram.com/proguide66/
Jay Nichol
https://www.mindful-reviews.com/
https://www.mindfulhunter.com/
Merch
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Free Backcountry Nutrition Guide
Thursday Feb 22, 2024
Thursday Feb 22, 2024
Steve is someone I have followed on IG for a while not only because he’s a badass mule deer hunter but because he buys and tests a lot of his own gear. We had a great chat about deer hunting and some of the standout pieces of hear he ran this last year and also some duds he came across.
Steve Evans
https://www.instagram.com/__steve__evans__/
Jay Nichol
https://www.mindful-reviews.com/
https://www.mindfulhunter.com/
Merch
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Free Backcountry Nutrition Guide
Monday Feb 19, 2024
Monday Feb 19, 2024
Travis Bader is a local entrepreneur who founded Silvercore Outdoors and hosts the Silvercore Podcast. I’ve been social media acquaintances with Travis, but this is the first chance I had to sit down with him for a good chat. Travis is one of those salt-of-the-earth guys who puts family first and is strongly dedicated to being a contributing member of his community.
Travis Bader
https://www.instagram.com/bader.trav/
https://www.instagram.com/silvercoreoutdoors/
Jay Nichol
https://www.mindful-reviews.com/
https://www.mindfulhunter.com/
Merch
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https://www.instagram.com/mindful_hunter/
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Free Backcountry Nutrition Guide
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
After months of work behind the scenes I am proud to announce that Forged In The Backcountry - A Lifestyle Apparel Brand For Backcountry Hunters is now live! In this video, I go over the story of how I came up with the brand, the design aesthetic, and all the products included in the initial launch.
To celebrate the launch I am giving away a guided black bear hunt in BC!
https://forgedinthebackcountry.com/
Monday Feb 12, 2024
Monday Feb 12, 2024
There have been some great strides of innovation in the ultralight tripod industry over the last few years and Aziak and Tricer are two of the best examples of this. Both these companies have taken different approaches to solving the problem of creating the lightest weight backcountry tripod while still offering a stable platform for glassing. I’ve been running these tripods for the last 6 months and in this video I break down the pros and cons of each and give my recommendation as to which one you should buy.
0:00 – Intro
2:00 – Buyer’s Remorse
4:22 – Scoring System
4:51 – Pricing
5:29 – Weight
6:52 – Materials
9:43 – Load Capacity
10:51 – Height
13:07 – Packability
15:01 – Leg Locks
20:28 – Vibration
23:01 – Heads
25:40 – Scoring
26:13 – Final Recommendations
Reel – 1:59 – Buyers Remorse
Jay Nichol
https://www.mindful-reviews.com/
https://www.mindfulhunter.com/
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https://www.mindfulhunter.com/shop
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Free Backcountry Nutrition Guide
Thursday Feb 08, 2024
Thursday Feb 08, 2024
I have been asked many times to do a range-finding binocular review so when I was finally able to do one, I wanted to do it right. In this review, I compare the Vortex Fury 500AB, Sig Kilo 3K, Leica Geovid 3200.com, Revic Acura, Sig Kilo 10K ABS, and Zeiss Victory RF. This was hands down the most complicated review I have ever done, and I have been working on it for the last two months. If you have any additional questions please drop them in the comments section below.
I am raffling off a brand-new pair of Revic Acura BLR10b Binoculars. Tickets are $25 USD each and there are only 150 available. Head on over to https://www.mindful-reviews.com/ to buy tickets.
0:00 – Intro
7:21 – Price
9:31 – Weight
9:55 – Length
12:03 – Descriptive Class Totals
12:59 – Origin of Manufacture
17:20 – Warranty
19:46 – Weather Resistance
24:13 – Frame Material
24:56 – Ergonomics
27:57 – Construction Totals
28:58 – Field of View
30:21 – Glass Quality
32:54 – Glass Coatings
36:12 – Optics Totals
38:40 – User Interface
39:50 – Integration
43:07 – Responsiveness
44:55 – Accuracy
46:31 – Maximum Range
49:59 – Ballistic Performance
56:04 – Final Rankings and Recommendations
Jay Nichol
https://www.mindful-reviews.com/
https://www.mindfulhunter.com/
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Free Backcountry Nutrition Guide