One Snowy Day in Febuary, We got invited on a Lion Hunt!!

We were lucky enough to get invited along on a Mountain Lion hunt by our friend James. Here are a couple of photos from the day.

 

 A little fresh snow and a coffee stop a great way to start the day.

 Driving in

 

 Elk always a good sign when the animals are up and moving.

 

 It doesn't get much better than sunrise on a cold morning.

 

Time to get the Girls Ready

 

 Ready to go!

 Guess who is the Puppy? All legs and paws

 Bowtech Insanity, Sitka Gear and Badlands pack at work.

 Sitka gear in the middle of winter? Yeah that works!

 The one thing that nobody tells you when you are looking for a lion track is, when you want a lion track everything looks like a lion track but the truth is nothing really looks like a lion track except a lion track.

 Well we weren't able cut any fresh tracks that day but we sure had a great time and saw some amazing country.

3D League Final Totals

Here it is, the final totals for our spring 3D league. We took every ones best five scores and if you shot all 6 weeks we dropped your lowest.

Shooter               Total Arron Johnson 1074 Bryan Jackson 1066 Jon Zweygardt 1024 Brad Knutson 1000 Isaiah Dior 975 Brad Eakins 966 Caleb Hobbs 814 Cole Knutson 769 David Warteman 761 Eric Randell 589 John Cook 579 Steve Johnson 578 Mike Trujillo 543 Elizabeth 536 Aaron E.  506 Nate Hassong 488 Scott Baker 442 Daryl Cameron  428 John Cody  406 Brandon Hobbs 395 Melissa Johnson 304 Lisa Cameron 206 Zak Adams  200 Pete Corso 170 Rob Bean
Traditional Total Brad Knutson 613 Rob Bean 345 Justine Reed 270

Minox DTC 500 Trail Camera Pics

Just a few pictures from the over a thousand that our Minox DTC 500 Trail Camera took overlooking an eastern CO waterhole for the last few months.

 Great dawn and dusk low light performance.

 Lots of Dogs out there on the prairie.

 Yep that's a Bird in flight. Hows that for image quality.

 The Coyotes look like they spent plenty of time harassing the Antelope during the winter.

 Bird Missile!

So many doggies!

Also just as a little heads up we are going to be having a huge Minox sale starting next week including trail cameras.

Tomorrow I will post what items we are going to have. 

Or keep checking in at Gannett Ridge.com

Exciting news from Big Agnes

Helinox Chair One wins two awards!

If you have not heard about Helinox trekking poles and camp furniture.  Helinox is a brand started by our tent pole manufacture DAC, and Big Agnes is the exclusive North American Distributor.  The Chair One recently beat out 15,000 other entries to be named the Red Dot Design Award.  It was also an ISPO Award winner for 2013.  This 1lb 5oz folding camp chair has got it going on!  It also comes in red, green and camo.  I'm thinking that Big Agnes may have designed the perfect blind hunting chair. We will have some of the camo chairs in the shop soon and as soon as we do they will be online as well . 

Big Agnes McAlpin SL Wins Nat Geographic Gear of the Year

McAlpin SL wins National Geographic Gear of the Year Award for 2012

Big Agnes McAlpin SL 5°

700 DownTek™

Men’s Traditional Mummy bags are built for performance. In our first diversion from the Big Agnes System since we started 12 years ago, we are proud to introduce the most technical old-school sleeping bags ever! These bags are insulated with DownTek™ water repellent down and constructed with Insotect Flow™ patented technology. Their mummy shape and lightweight materials will get you wherever you want to go, fast and dry. 

This mummy bag is build with one thing in mind Performance in demanding environment. Build in the Traditional Mummy style this bag is the first diversion from the Big Agnes System Big Agnes since Big Agnes started making sleeping bags. These bags feature DownTek^TM water repellent down, the newest advancement in down insulation.  We will have four new Men's Trad mummy bags with DownTek^TM (Lost Lake SL, Bellyache Mountain SL, McAlpin SL and Crosho SL) and two new Women's bags (Juniper SL and Lithia SL.) 

Look for these bags added to Gannett Ridge.com soon!

3D League Week 2 Score Totals

Well I told everyone I would post the updated Scores on Friday, I just didn't say what time! Better late than never.

We would also like to thank everyone that has been able to come out and shoot.

Shooter	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6		Total
Aaron E.		178						178
Arron Johnson	220	213						433
Brad Eakins	185	188						373
Brad Knutson	191	200						391
Bryan Jackson		208						208
Caleb Hobbs	202							202
Cole Knutson	158	159						317
Daryl Cameron	220							220
David Warteman	191	198						389
Eric Randell	197							197
Isaiah Dior		207						207
John Cody		202						202
Jon Zweygardt	196	202						398
Lisa Cameron	206							206
Melissa Johnson		151						151
Mike Trujillo	178	171						349
Nate Hassong	138	176						314
Pete Corso	170							170
Scott Baker		149						149
Steve Johnson	178							178
Traditional
Brad Knutson	111	116						227
Ros Bean	90							90
Justine Reed	58	79						137

We will also be awarding prizes for Hunter Class ( Men's and Women's) and Traditional ( Men's and Women's) we haven't decided what yet it might me a BC Stone sheep hunt or a Gannett Ridge gift card.

3-D League and Newsletter

3-D League Alright Hunters Get Fired Up! Gannett Ridge Hunting Equipment is proud to announce our first 3-D league starting Tuesday January 22nd and Thursday January 24th shoot either night that works for you! It will be a 20 target 6 week session where the best 5 scores count. Shooting positions will focuses on hunting scenarios. We will run a rolling start schedule where you can start shooting anytime between 5:30PM and 7:00 PM, bring a buddy or we can pair you up when you arrive. The fee is $10 a night. Top three shooters in each class place and win prizes we will run a compound, traditional class and Women's class.  This is a hunting bow league so no Stabilizers over 12”, target scopes etc.. hunting bows league means bring rigs you are going to be taking into the woods this fall. Also don't be afraid it come in and shoot for an evening even if you don't think you will be able to make 5 nights in a row come down and have fun. Kids Day on Sundays! In other news we are starting youth day every Sunday starting January 26th.  Schedule runs as follows. 12:10-1:00PM 6 and younger 1:10-2:00PM 7 & 8 YR. Olds 2:10-3:00PM 9 & 10 Yr. Olds 3:10-4:00PM 11&12 Yr. Olds 4:10-5:00PM 13&14 Yr. Olds We will be running a changing 50 minute diverse shooting schedule based on the age group, basic group instruction will be included during the session. Fee is $6 per youth and rental bows and arrows will be available if they don’t have their own gear. We will also be using some of the more fun 3D targets that we have like Dinosaurs and Dragons.

2013 Bowtech Experience The Experience is in the shop. If you haven't had a chance to stop by and shoot the Experience drop by. Bowtech decided to design the most forgiving smoothest shooting bow they have ever made. The Experience hits the mark of a true shooters bow. Talk is cheap, so Experience The Difference with the smoothest drawing, quietest shooting, most forgiving bow we've ever made. High-performance and ultimate stealth collide, crafting a genuine hunting bow. It's "more than more accurate" so you can absolutely rely on your shot. Every time. Choose the bow that will enhance your entire Experience instead of just getting you by. Draw Weight: 50/60/70 Lbs Mass Weight: 4.2 Lbs. Axle to Axle @ Brace: 32 MSRP: $999 Effective Let-Off: 80% Draw Lengh: 26.5 - 31 Kinetic Energy: 87 Ft-Lbs IBO Speed: 335 Fps

20% off all remaining Sitka Gear in Stock. Its that time again we are moving out all of our remaining Sitka Gear from 2012. Anything that we still have in stock is 20% off. Win a $300 Gift Card to Gannett Ridge One of Gannett Ridges' good friends Mantables has been nice enough to donate a $300 gift card to to one of our lucky customers simply for filling out a survey. Mantables is currently Beta testing a new product which has a build in but very well hidden gun safe for a pistol. Keeping your handgun safe and secure but at the same time readily available next to your bed. Drop by the shop to check it out and put your name in the hat to win $300 bucks at Gannett Ridg

Monday Morning Fun Run

Monday is always our day off for the week and I was able to sneak out with my dog Guinness for a long run in Lory State Park.  For the most part we followed the Quad Rock 50 course in Lory without crossing into Horsetooth. I also ran into ultra running god himself Nick Clark out on the trails.

Authurs Rock on the Right is the High point of the Run

Final Scramble to the Summit with my running buddy Guinness he is in this pic he is just hard to see

Summit looking West - North Love my Iphone 5!

Summit looking East - West

Good thing I had my Inov-8 X Talon 195's because this is what the majority of the trail looked like for over 2 hours and around 3k elevation. The sole on the X-Talons is the same as on the Inov8 Boots Super grip if I can descend at a hard run on snow and Ice. I love my Inov8's

 Also if you are looking for a super challenging and fun Trail Race this summer The Quad Rock is a Blast and filling up fast.

Jay Anthony Elk 2012 Video

Our Buddy Jay Anthony was able to but together a video from his 2012 Public land over the counter elk hunt. Jay and crew was able to connect with a great Colorado bull.

Thanks for everything Jay Anthony, Brian Trainor and Adam Trainor you guys are great!

The Guys were using
Sitka Gear Clothing
Badlands Packs 
Bowtech Invasion
Bowtech Assassion 
Diamond Outlaw 

Badlands Clothing Online

Badlands Clothing

 If you haven't had a chance to look at the new Badlands Clothing we just updated our site with the entire line. Click here to check it out Badlands Clothing

Experience the New 2013 Bowtech Experience

Its Here!

Just to let everyone know we just received the brand new 2013 Bowtech Experience.


Bowtech claims that the 2013 Experience is the smoothest drawing, quietest shooting, most forgiving bow that Bowtech has ever made. After some time in the range today we may have to agree, this is one forgiving accurate bow!

Bowtech has taken the Technology and Performance they gained with the Invasion and Insanity dialed back the speed and made a pure shooters bow. This bow is a tack driver!

Come on in a Experience the 2013 Experience!

The Specs:

Draw Weight 50/60/70lbs 
Mass Weight 4.2 Lbs.
Axle to Axle at Brace 32"
MSRP $999
Let-Off 80%
Draw Length 26.5-31
Kinetic Energy 87 Ft-Lbs
IBO Speed 335 Fps.
Brace Height 7"

Pheasant Hunting

Pheasant hunting 10% Strategy 90% wandering around. That's where Inov-8's lightweight hunting boots come in handy.

Another Colorado Pheasant Hunt

Tyler and I were able to sneak out another day and chase some roosters around. Ended the day with four shown in the photo. The birds were still very jumpy but with a bit of snow they were a little slower to get out front and run. Both of us were discussing on the way back home that we are looking forward to getting up in the mountains again soon to try to get some deer and elk pictures and see what kind of bucks and bulls made it through the hunt this year. Also I imagine we will drag a couple rifles up with us and see if we can knock down a coyote or two. Happy New Year to you all and hope that your adventures in 2013 bring you nothing but good luck, safe trails and big animals in range.