New Outdoor Products

Fred Eichler’s Smokin’ Predators

One thing that’s as certain as a coyote howling at the moon, is their rubber-stamped behavior when approaching an area that has aroused their suspicion. While the distance of execution may vary, the move is consistent. When making an approach, most coyotes will move in to about 50 yards, then make a sharp turn to position themselves downwind for a little sniffing time, before closing the last few yards. A coyote counts on its keen eyesight, but its best defense is its nose. You can draw them in from a mile away, but if you’re winded in that last few yards, then it’s “Game Over!”

Keeping this in mind, Muzzy has engineered Predator Set-Up — a vapor mist containing a secret trapper’s blend that is designed to mask human odor and lure in stealthy predators looking for an easy meal.

Predator Set-Up will hold predators in your area longer after you’ve called them in increasing your odds for success, and it makes a great trapping lure as well. So, next time you’re hunting the hunter, use Muzzy’s Predator Set-Up to help seal the deal.

EZ Yote Lanyard – Handy to the Max

The most frustrating moments in a coyote caller’s life are those spent groping in pockets, looking for the remote or a call. All too often an approaching coyote will catch movement, turn tail and go into high gear exit. Worse than missing the opportunity, you know you’ve just gave the coyote an education. When your adrenalin is pumping and you have literally seconds to make the right move, it is tough enough working with gloved hands, and the last thing you need is to drop a call when the coyote is making its last closing move.

In my book, anything that helps eliminate wasted motion and helps close the eyelids of a coyote is a valuable accessory.

The handy and innovative EZ Yote™ Lanyard will keep your calls organized and within a hand’s reach at all times. You’ll never again have to dig through a gear bag or your oversized pockets in search of your calls and other items with coyotes a comin’.

With the EZ Yote™ Lanyard, you can attach up to four calls at adjustable lengths and one remote to your clothing or equipment strapping. In addition to game calls, the EZ Yote™ Lanyard is also perfect for carrying your expensive dog trainer, GPS, flashlights, walkie-talkies, keys, cameras, cell phones, wind meters, compasses, small rangefinders and other essentials. All items can be removed and detached as needed.

The lanyard is made of soft, lightweight polyester webbing for comfort and years of use.

Included:
• One lanyard with quick detach buckle
• One phone cord assembly
• One black key ring
• Four call lanyards
• Four sets of clips to attach and adjust calls and dog whistles

Take advantage of the EZ Wings™ Lanyard’s ingenious design and make it a part of your essential coyote-hunting gear this season.

Muzzy Introduces New 85-Grain Phantom MX

One thing archers are noted for is experimenting with their equipment, looking for that perfect combination of speed and energy delivered on target, which equals to deep penetration and fast kills. And, since archery manufacturers are also archers, they can’t help themselves.

Muzzy built the compact and aerodynamic 100-grain Phantom-MX for hunters wanting a traditional style with superior penetration, and it delivered. Now, Muzzy has designed a lighter, faster broadhead option — the new 85-grain Phantom-MX, which features the same unbeatable and superior flight as its larger relative.

With unfailing accuracy, the 85-grain, 2-blade Phantom-MX consistently packs a deadly punch no matter what the conditions might be.

The ultra-tough .040″ thick blade with its 1 1/8″ cutting diameter cuts instantly on impact to drive deep through thick skin and bone getting the job done.
The blade is easily re-sharpened as desired.

For more information on Muzzy products, call 1-866-387-9307, or check out www.muzzy.com.

Here’s a least one good reason for “Going Green”

The designers at Millennium Tree Stands listen to their customers, and one thing the customers said they wanted was a color change in the tree stand seats. From black to green was their desire, and Millennium is honoring that request by changing the color of all of its seating. The new green seating will be featured in all models of stands and will increase the stands’ degree of invisibility afield even more.

Although the color is changing the comfort is not. Millennium Stands have long been recognized as the most comfortable stands on the market. From Texas to Alberta and South Carolina to Idaho, outfitters and guides know the best way to increase your chances in seeing a trophy animal is to sit in a prime location from sun up until sun down, and you’ll have no problem doing that thanks to Millennium’s one-piece sling seat design. The seat keeps you comfortable and quiet for as long as you want to hunt. The seats are made with Textiline, a non-stretch fabric, so they don’t absorb water and are quiet to the touch.

The new green seating will be featured on the 20ft Ladder Stand, the 17-Foot Double Ladder Stand, the M-1 Millennium™ Climbing Stand, the M-100 Multi-System Hang-On Stand and the Millennium Ground Seat™.

For more info on these and other products, check out www.millenniumstands.com or buy one at Cabelas.com.

Need a good trail camera?

It’s time to be doing some serious scouting, and there is nothing that beats the convenience of a trail camera to determine just exactly what game is using a given area, and at what times. The Leaf River iR-7SS is a 24/7 scout that never goes to sleep and eats very little. It features a Quick Shot mode and the capabilities for taking color daytime, infrared night-time still pictures or MPEG-4 video.

The Leaf River features 7.0 megapixel picture quality, and the unit can be programmed to pause from 1 to 90 minutes between pictures, and by using the Quick Shot mode, an even quicker 2nd and 3rd picture can be captured before entering the pause time if additional motion is detected, like a buck following a doe down the trail.

The built-In 2.4″ Viewing Screen allows easier menu navigation and in-field viewing. Delete or protect the images the camera has captured right in the field without the need for an external viewing source, and zoom in up to 4x and pan around the picture for a closer look at the subject or the date and time.

Like all of Leaf River’s cameras, the iR-7SS is equipped with a switch with two settings — one for a faster trigger speed and the other for an extended battery life. Adjust the switch without entering the camera’s menus. The fast trigger setting allows the user to set the camera up in an area that animals will pass though at a quicker pace, such as a trail. The Battery Save setting allows the user to set the camera up in a remote location and leave it for months at a time without the use of a solar panel or external power supply.

In addition, the camera features a MPEG-4 video with 640 x 480 resolution at 30 frames per second, sound recording when in video mode and an SD card slot for removable memory. Internal memory is also available (SD card not included). The camera will accept up to a 2GB SD card.

Included:
• Mossy Oak Treestand® camouflage
• USB cable
• RCA cable
• Steel mounting bracket
• Steel security bar and mounting strap
• Requires 4 D-cell and 3 C-cell batteries (NOT INCLUDED).
• Infrared Digital.

For more info, check out www.myleafriver.com, or go direct to Cabela’s for a great price and their legendary service.

Looking for a sturdy new hunting blind? Consider this new product, SCENTite’s Deluxe Rigid Hunting Blind.
This top-of-the-line blind boasts SCENTite’s revolutionary patented scent-proof design, which allows you to hunt on the ground or elevated without the worry of being smelled, seen or heard. The air-tight Deluxe Blind pulls in fresh air through intake ports located near the base of the blind and drafts air up and out of an exhaust pipe located over 30 feet above the ground—working much like the chimney in your home.

This impressive blind comes available with a locking full-size walk-in door for use on the ground or a trap door through the floor when used elevated. Tinted polycarbonate windows allow a 360-degree view while providing concealment for the hunter. The windows seal against a gasket to keep them scent-tight and weatherproof and flip up and out of the way when open. The Deluxe Blind is olive drab on the outside and black on the inside.

This blind is so technologically advanced in function and design that you can enjoy hunting more successfully, more comfortably and with less maintenance. Effectively used as a gun or bow blind, the Deluxe Blind is perfect for hunting most types of North American big game when scent concealment is non-negotiable.

Features:
• Patented SCENT-PROOF design
• Through-Bolt design w/ interlocking corners
• Lightweight and virtually maintenance-free
• Gun or bow hunt
• Weather- and bug-resistant
• Ground or elevated
• Tinted Polycarbonate windows that flip up and out of your way
• Tinted corner viewing windows for 360 degree view
• Deluxe, gasketed full-size door w/ keyed locking door handle or optional trap-door-through-the-floor
• 2- or 4-person designs
• Heavy-duty Polyethylene olive drab shell w/ black interior
• Carpeted, 3/4″ pressure-treated plywood floor

More info: www.advantagehunting.com.

ZackTack™ Team Realtree® Backpack Tackle Box — If your mind tends to wander to the woods, even when you’re fishing, consider this new tackle storage option.

Fishermen with a hunter’s mindset inspired the design of ZackTack’s new camouflaged Team Realtree® Backpack Tackle Box. The innovative backpack design provides anglers with an ideal way to stow and carry their essential fishing gear. The camo Backpack Tackle Box will take you from highway to the river’s edge with comfortable shoulder straps and lots of easy storage including a built-in net for your rod holder and four plastic utility boxes. Plus, it has a handy patented feature that you’ll only find in the ZackTack… a built-in-hood and shoulder poncho to let you cover-up on rainy-day treks – an absolute must for fishermen living in rainy areas of the country, like the Northwest.