Gearing Up

Gearing Up

David Sparks Ph.D.
David Sparks Ph.D.
Field and Stream editor in chief Colin Kearns talks to me about gearing up. Our field test section. This is where we review the latest and greatest hunting and fishing gear. We have a collection of hunting and fishing gear that our writers and editors have gotten their hands on in the last year and given a test in the woods and on the water and cover everything from ammo to rain gear, some new backpacks and some of the best new firearms and bows of the year. And there's a great collection of gear out there and makes me want to add to my already packed gear closet.

And that's one of the great things about your writers, is that they truly are outdoorsman. They get out. They know what they're doing and can come up with recommendations based on vast experience.

Yeah. If you’re reviewed in Field & Stream you can rest assured that that gear has been put to the test. We don't sugarcoat it. There's no B.S. in our review. These are all honest.

One of the ammo items reviewed Federal's non typical whitetail version of the 350, which is loaded with a one 180 grain soft point bullet. They found that it does exactly what it promises to, which is kill white tails out to 200 yards or so without much fuss, recoil or money. On the fishing side. They like the Waterworks Lampson Guru S Fly Reel and the Okuma Avenger ABF 500 spinning reels.

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