I started this site because I find a lot of reviews out there lacking. They’d often avoid any constructive criticism and many of the reviews online use very few images. My reviews use lots of high def images, I always include both pros and cons, and I’ve been doing YouTube video reviews for most as well.
- I’m a certified CFSC/CFRSC trainer (I do PAL courses)
- I’ve been into hunting and shooting since I was a little kid
- I’m a host on the Slam Fire Radio podcast, Canada’s #1 gun podcast
- I’m a trainer for Project Mapleseed (Canadian version of Appleseed)
- I shoot and RO for 3 gun and I’m pretty good at it
- I run a website that shows all the 3gun matches around the country. (not as necessary now that most clubs use practiscore)
- I’ve been writing reviews since 2011 and have about 400 articles
- My articles have been read just over 15 million times(current as of 2023)
- I’ve been doing YouTube since 2013 and have over 500 videos online
- My videos have just over 15 million views (current as of 2023)
- I’ve written for and been on many other podcasts, magazines, etc.
How are Hunting Gear Guy Reviews Different?
- I take a ton of pictures of the product so you can see exactly what it looks like and can get a feel for it. I try to use the best lighting plus a decent camera to take the sharpest, most detailed pictures.
- I take market segment into consideration. A lot of hunting writers rip on cheap rifles or equipment as if everyone has $2000 to spend on a rifle/scope combo. I consider the person that’d be buying value priced equipment and how they’d use it.
- I include pros and cons. Nothing is perfect so if you read a review that doesn’t include cons, someone’s probably getting paid for it.
Where is The Hunting Gear Guy?
I’m all over the place!
- This website is where you go for articles
- YouTube for video reviews
- Instagram for impromptu photos and sneak peeks at upcoming stuff.
- Facebook for photo galleries and the odd live event
- I record Slam Fire Radio and stream live to Facebook weekly on Wednesday nights. If you want to listen to the podcast while you’re on the road, we’re on Stitcher, iTunes, Spotify, and the website.
- Chat with me on Reddit or on Discord
- I don’t stay active on Twitter.
Alternative video sites I post to:
Do you get paid to do this?
In a round about way, I get a bit of money to help pay for website hosting and new equipment to review.
- Some manufacturers send me equipment to review. Manufacturers understand that my review is going to be honest: good or bad. I’ll let you know in the first paragraph of the review if an item is provided for review, because I want to be up front.
- Some of the links to hunting equipment or firearms outside of my website are tagged so that vendors or manufacturers know that visitor came from my website. If the visitor buys something, the manufacturer rewards me. These are called affiliate links. So if you like the equipment I review and you’re going to buy it anyways, buy it off one of those links to help me pay for web hosting and even more gear to review!
Fundraising
I’m proud to have been a part of many fundraising events.
