Michigan Muzzleloader Success

Robinson Outdoor Products' Jason Herbert harvested this Michigan nine-point on a recent muzzleloader hunt. — Robinson Outdoor Products’ Jason Herbert harvested this Michigan nine-point on a recent muzzleloader hunt.

Finally it’s my turn to write about a deer I killed!

I’ve been working with Larry Woodward and Bob Richardson of ScentBlocker Most Wanted on an article about their late season hunting strategies (stay tuned—it’s coming soon). I took some of their advice to heart and went back into where I believed this buck to be resting after a long, vigorous rut. I was really close to his bedding area so scent control was crucial.This new Trinity synthetic ScentBlocker gear with Windbrake technology is amazing—and when layered properly, proves to be perfect scent-free, late season hunting wear. Most guys were sitting at home watching football, but I was prepared for a cold sit.

It’s been frigid-cold here in Michigan lately and last weekend he was on finally his feet during shooting hours. Shortly before dark, this buck ventured out of his bedding area into the picked bean field. I was shivering as I found him in the crosshairs of my Nikon scope and am thankful the CVA Optima did its job. I hit him a bit farther back than I prefer, so I waited until this morning to recover him. A short, bloody trail led me to this beautiful nine-point. He must have had a crazy rut because he literally did not have an ounce of fat on his body and his left ear was shredded from fighting.

I’m so thankful God blessed me with a shot at this memorable buck. It’s cold out, but there are still plenty of deer to hunt. Good luck, everyone!

Robinson Outdoor Products

It sounds obvious, but behind the scenes of every technical product at Robinson Outdoor Products LLC is a history of exhaustive use, abuse and in lab testing. We start with an idea, a need, and then seek out the finest fabrics, materials and formulas and start exploring design solutions to meet the need. Our advanced product lab tests materials, compatibility, performance levels and effectiveness scores with crucial data, but the final step is most crucial. We head into the field, because real world hunting needs can’t be solved in the lab alone. Such full-on testing often exposes details that might otherwise be overlooked. For example, designing hood or headcovers on a mannequin in the office is one thing. Until you climb up a high placed treestand and pull it over your head and try to draw a bow and shoot that you realize your vision and draw is compromised when that chance of a lifetime walks out. From this in-depth field-testing we have developed some of the most unique details and benefits that go into our products. Offset main zippers for clean shooting, diamond crotch gusset for a resistant free climb into a treestand, Silent Wrist Ratchet Body Lock for on stand adjustment, Gearpendent Technology for minimal movement while reaching for gear, Zip-off removable arm guard for non-restrictive shooting, tree harness slit for integrated attachment, perfect fit, function and the list goes on. Honestly, it's an evolution of understanding more than anything else. It's years of experience and many days, weeks and months of sitting in the tree stand, on the stalk, in the bottomlands, on top of the mountains shivering, sweating and soggy moments figuring out what something really does and why and what we can do to make it hunt better.