Field & Stream announces Best of Best hunting gear
HUNTING -- Field & Stream magazine has just announced the 27 winners among 150 products it's editors tested for their annual Best of the Best hunting gear roundup.
Here's a sneak peak at the list of top products ranging from bows to trail cams.
FIELD & STREAM’S 2011 BEST OF THE BEST WINNERS:
- Best New Rifle #1: Montana Rifle Co. American Standard Rifle (ASR)
- Best New Rifle #2: WinchesterModel 70 Safari Express
- Best New Big-Game Ammo: WinchesterPower Core 95/5
- Best New Shotgun: Remington Versa Max
- Best New Shotshell: WinchesterBlind Side
- Best New Fixed-Blade Knife: Ontario Knife Company Blackbird SK-5
- Best New Folding Knife: Benchmade 915 Triage
- Best New UTV: 2011 Can-Am Commander 1000XT
- Best New ATV: 2012 Kawasaki Brute Force 750 4x4i EPS
- Best New Trail Cam: Primos Super Model Game Camera and Photo Viewer
- Best New GPS: Bushnell BackTrack D-Tour
- Best New Hunting Pack: Cabela’s Bow and Rifle Pack
- Best New Boots: Magnum USA Sidewinder HPi in MultiCam
- Best New Outerwear: ColumbiaSportswear Omni-Heat Electric Wader Widgeon Interchange
- Best New Muzzleloader: Traditions Performance Firearms Pursuit Ultralight
- Best New Muzzleloader Bullet: PowerBelt AeroLite
- Best New Binocular: Swarovski CL Companion 8x30mm
- Best New Spotting Scope: Zeiss Dialyt Field Spotter 18-45x65mm
- Best New Rangefinder: Leica Rangemaster CRF 1600
- Best New Scope: Minox ZA5 1.5-8x32mm with Versa-Plex Reticle
- Best New Handgun: Browning 1911-22 A1
- Best New Bow: Hoyt Carbon Element
- Best New Crossbow: TenPoint Carbon Fusion CLS
- Best New Treestand: X-1 Stand
- Best New Safety Harness: Tree Spider Speed Harness, Live Wire Descent System
- Best New Blind: L.L. Bean Stowaway Hunter’s Blind
- Best New Decoy: Carry-Lite Bob'n Tail Tom Turkey