June 2007 Newsletter

Backpack Hunters

If you’ve got a backpack hunt planned, go down to your local sporting goods store and stop off in the fishing section. Pick up a 50 pound handheld digital scale made for weighing fish for around $25. As you are packing your backpack, you can check the total weight as well as individual pieces to find out what’s weighing you down. They are also great for an accurate weight on that spring gobbler – no more tall tales from your hunting buddies on how much their turkey weighs.

Hunting Out of the Country

For those of you planning your first overseas trip, make sure you stop by U.S Customs before you go. You’ll need to register your rifles or shotguns and any new expensive equipment. Fill out a form 4457 which is a Certificate of Registration of Personal Effects Taken Abroad. This provides proof that the items were with you when you left the U.S. and will avoid any customs problems upon re-entry.

Lifetime Permits

Many states allow hunters and fishermen to purchase lifetime hunting and/or fishing permits. These are great gifts for kids and even for you parents. The price of a hunting license goes up on a regular basis and if you ever move, you don’t need to pay out of state fees to come back and hunt. It's a wise investment especially for those states that require a hunting license to enter the big game drawings.

New Products

We have recently added several of the Primos videos to our inventory. If you’ve never seen the Primos videos, you are really missing out. Pick one up and check it out. The Primos Team, lead by Will Primos all enjoy what they are doing and it’s evident in their videos.

They have some of the highest quality footage and best instructional videos on the market. They sell hunting calls after all, so you get a good dose of calling techniques on the videos along with some great action. We have added their “The Truth Series” for Calling All Coyotes, Big Bulls, and Spring Turkeys. We can get additional series as well as the older volumes, so if there is a certain Primos video you are looking for, let us know and we may be able to special order it.

Another addition to our inventory since last month is a new hunting video by Tim Wells titled Relentless Pursuit 2. If you have browsed our website before, you know this video features one of the biggest whitetail, Coues whitetail, and Mule deer bucks ever killed on video. If you are a deer hunter, especially with archery equipment, you will love this video.

Tim and friends shoot numerous large whitetail along with several other deer and their laid back, goofy sense of humor will keep you laughing through the hunting video. Don’t miss this one, you archery deer hunters.

We have also just added customized albums to the website. These are handmade by Susan and are an excellent way to showcase your hunting successes. We have offered them at a special introductory price to get some interest, so buy soon. The amount of time spent putting these albums together makes the price a steal.

If you have special request for the hunting albums we can accommodate those as well. Just let us know. Send us an e-mail and we will work with you to customize the album to meet your needs. These make great gifts and help preserve your hunting memories forever.

And finally, we have added several Hunting Reviews to the website. These are a great way to get familiar with the hunting videos before you buy them. Have a look.

The hunt started off with a raging fire as Mark's buddy Greg had his tent ignited during the first night. All the gear was salvaged, but it meant no easy living for Greg until another tent could be flown in. It was off to spike camp in the rain.

The following day Mark and his guide headed out in search of a grizzly the wrangler had seen the day before will taking Greg and his guide to their spike camp. The search was successful and they found the bear in the same area the wrangler had seen it the previous day. After a deadly shot, the first hunting day was a success with a average sized bear, but a great grizzly hide.

The next day it was time to get serious, and they headed out of camp in search of sheep. About half way up the mountain Mark's guide spotted a mountain goat that looked promising and the sheep were put on the back burner once again. After a four hour hike back down the mountain and up another, Mark shot the goat at 18 yards. He was a great goat with 9 3/4" horns, and by the time they made it back to the horses it was dark. It was a scary ride back to the camp, but more celebration followed.

The following day, as the hunters struggled to get out of bed, the wrangler came riding into camp with news that a mountain caribou was headed their way. Although not a monster, Mark decided to take him and after a few shots, had a nice caribou on the ground before breakfast. Three days and three animals - not a bad start.

It was now time to get serious about sheep hunting. After all, the hunt was booked for a Stone sheep ram. To make a long hunt short, nine days later, they finally found some rams. British Columbia is some of the most beautiful country in the world, but is not for the weak. Raging rivers, giant mountains, and ever changing weather make the hunt an exciting one. After letting a large ram go without a good shot, Mark shot a beautiful Stone ram after several shots with his .338. It turned out the scope had moved and the rifle was shooting low, but Mark didn't know it at the time.

The following morning, when Mark's guide figured he'd taken enough abuse, Mark spotted a beautiful black bear on the opposite ridge. He finally killed the bear after several shots through his front leg, confirming the rifle was shooting low.

Now that's the definition of a mixed bag. Fortunately, for the moose in the area, they stayed away from the trail. Look forward to seeing the footage when you get it put on a hunting video Mark. Don't miss Mark's videos in our rifle hunting section produced by Big Bore Productions.

Video Review

Relentless Pursuit 2 by World Hunting Group

This is Tim Wells second deer hunting video, Relentless Pursuit 2. The video begins with a nice whitetail missed by Tim in the snow. All of the hunting in this video is done with a bow and they arrow some amazing deer. The first deer kill is a great whitetail shot from a tree stand in the rain. Tim follows it up with a spine shot on a Coues whitetail over a waterhole that drops the deer on the spot. A friend, Roger then takes a giant Coues deer with a bow in New Mexico. This deer is amazing for a Coues deer and with a bow makes it all the more impressive.

Another whitetail hunt follows, but of the northern variety. There is some great footage of a monster buck taunting the hunter, just after he takes a good buck. The hunting then moves to Canada for mule deer. A huge muley buck is killed after rousting him from his bed. Tim’s wife then misses a nice whitetail and Tim shows a little humor with a spear shot.

Tim then decides to chase whitetail on the ground, spotting and stalking, and takes a massive, tall eight point with the camera over his shoulder. Tim’s son then kills a nice whitetail on his first very emotional buck hunt. Jim Crane, Tim’s partner then kills a monster whitetail, once again with a bow. Many of the bucks are taken with arrows with glowing nocks, showing the arrow pass through the animals.

The hunting next moves to Kansas where the hunter kills a tall, beautiful buck. Another good whitetail is killed in Illinois with a lousy bow shot, but it gets the job done. Tim misses another great whitetail over the back, and showcases a string of missed shots with some great humor.

This hunting video continues with tons of huge whitetail, more monster spot and stalk mule deer, one of the largest muleys ever shot with a bow on video, and the footage goes on and on with non-stop hunting. It is well worth the price and you will see shots never caught on a hunting video. Don’t miss it!

Hope you enjoyed the June 2007 newsletter. We sure enjoyed reliving the hunts. We'd love to hear your comments at dukatsoutfitting@yahoo.com. See you in the field!

Susan and David Dukat
Dukats Outfitting LLC

www.huntingvideosonline.com

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