Hook & Barrel Staff
Hook & Barrel Staff brings together expertise across hunting, shooting, fishing, and the full outdoor lifestyle spectrum. Our team works with industry figures, top celebrities, and leading brands to deliver the ultimate experience for the modern outdoorsman.
Gear
What to Buy Dad for Father's Day
Father's Day is just around the corner and Hook & Barrel is here to help! Check out these great gift ideas: Benchmade Cigar Cutter Is Pops a cigar aficionado? Make...
Gear
Treadfast GORE-TEX Hunting Boots Review
Cabela's Treadfast GORE-TEX Hunting Boots for Men BFGoodrich Tires has partnered with Cabela’s on a performance hunting boot that delivers an edge for outdoorsmen. The Cabela’s Treadfast Zoned Insulation Boot...
Gear
The Game Plan - Civil Unrest
The Game Plan - Loading Up For Civil Unrest “The criminal does not expect his prey to fight back. May he never choose you, but, if he does, surprise him.”...
Gear
The Ultimate Outdoor Gift Guide: Christmas Ideas for Woodsmen and Women
The Hook & Barrel Christmas Gift Guide for Outdoorsmen and Women Christmas is here again. We've taken the stress out of festive shopping.
Gear
Pnuma’s Caza Camouflage
Hook & Barrel’s Official Camo When it comes to camouflage, I am picky. I can’t stand oversized and baggy sets. I refuse to wear sub-par fabrics. And when it comes...
Gear
Garmin InReach & Instinct Save the Day
Breadcrumbs and Safety – Backcountry Garmin InReach and Instinct Let’s face it, the wilderness is an unpredictable place, and in remote areas of the country, can be a killer. As...
Gear
The CuddeLink Cell Camera Ended My Two Year Search for Dead-Zone Signal
Two years of failed cell cams in the dead-zone mountains of southeastern Oklahoma led to one solution: the Cuddeback CuddeLink system.
Shooting
Glock
How The Compact Glock 44 Can Save You Over $100 in Ammo Costs
The Glock 44 has added reliability, value, and accuracy, all while retaining some of the qualities that made its predecessors so popular.
Fishing
Bluegill Fishing: The Ultimate 'Gill Thrill Guide
Worms work, and so do beetle spins, but when this author gets serious, he opts for cane poles, crickets, and beer for this bluegill fishing adventure.
Fishing
The Lunker List: Fishing Gear You Should Buy this Spring
Fishing Gear To Take a Look at This Spring We scoured the 2019 ICAST show for you, and with the help of the experts at Bass Pro Shops, rounded up these must-haves for your shopping list. Spring has sprung and...
Gear
Fully Loaded | Tactical, Predator, & Self Defense Gear
Tactical, Predator, and Self Defense Gear Roll Out Whether you’re a Tier 1 operator or a tacti-cool weekend warrior, this round up is for you. Featuring gear that crosses over...
Gear
Gear Up with KUIU Hunting Clothing
What To Wear This Hunting Season | KUIU Clothing Guide The hunting industry has been saying it for years now—dress in layers. KUIU’s late founder, Jason Hairston, pioneered the industry’s...
Gear
The Big Gift of the Season: QuietKat E-bike
Great Gift Ideas for Hunters | A QuietKat E-bike At some point, it would be fair to say that, boy or girl, we asked Santa for a bike. It would...
Conservation
Deer Hunting Tactics and Tips
At some point during a whitetail deer hunt, you must be in the right spot at the right time to take a Booner buck. But the reality is, great deer...
Gear
The Latest Outdoor Gear: Bow Season, Fly Fishing & More
The Latest Bow Hunting Gear for Modern Outdoorsmen All Bowed Up Early fall signals the beginning of hunting season, and we could not be more excited. They say we should...
Fishing
Fishing with Mo Pitney & Holly McCubbin
Country Music and the outdoors have to fit together because there's something about the word country that makes you think about the outdoors.... you hear it in country songs, Hank...
Fishing
Brown Trout Fishing with Wyatt McCubbin
Nashville recording artist Wyatt McCubbin goes brown trout fishing on the White River.
Fishing
Bass Pro Shops: Gone Fishing from iPad to the Pond
If ever there was a reason for the family to put down the phone or tablet it is this initiative from Bass Pro Shops and Cabela.
Fishing
Speck Fishing with Robert Earl Keen
On the latest episode of The Hook, the guys fish with Robert Earl Keen in Baffin Bay, Texas.
Entertainment
Meet Michael Ray
Michael Ray is burning up the country music charts with hits like, "One that Got Away" and "Get to You". Currently on tour, this rising star isn't slowing down and...
