new upland vest

[MetroGSP]

I tried several of the top of the line strap vests and sent them all back. For me a strap vest needs to be super light weight. I also need to be able to load a pheasant without removing it. My old browning does this better than all of them. I want a vest that I don't realize I am even wearing. Hunting in Kansas and Iowa, there is no need to ever carry a water bottle so this vest serves me just fine.

Upland Strap Vest - Hunting Clothing - Browning

A minimalistic upland hunting game vest design for use over jackets in cold weather or a t-shirt in warm weather. Solid, durable construction with plenty of storage for birds, shells and spent hulls.

www.browning.com

 

[MetroGSP]

No dogs? No need to carry water in western KS? I have no shoulder problems (yet) but I don’t have to remove the Final Rise or the Chief Upland to load birds.
When you start adding shells and/or bird where is the weight of the browning focused?

 

[westksbowhunter]

No dogs? No need to carry water in western KS? I have no shoulder problems (yet) but I don’t have to remove the Final Rise or the Chief Upland to load birds.
When you start adding shells and/or bird where is the weight of the browning focused?

Kansas has a road every mile so you are never very far from the truck. Most walks are 30 minutes or less and you are generally hunting 160 acres or less. Our habitat is sparse and small. My dogs aren't going to stop for a drink on a 30 minute or less hunt. I water them at the end of each walk. You hunt with whatever vest you want to wear, I am just stating what works for me.

 

[MetroGSP]

Kansas has a road every mile so you are never very far from the truck. Most walks are 30 minutes or less and you are generally hunting 160 acres or less. Our habitat is sparse and small. My dogs aren't going to stop for a drink on a 30 minute or less hunt. I water them at the end of each walk. You hunt with whatever vest you want to wear, I am just stating what works for me.

Yeah that’s fine. Sometimes, I like to walk into the bunches of sections of WIHA and cover it in one push. That can be a couple of hours away from the truck. To each his own.

 

[westksbowhunter]

Yeah that’s fine. Sometimes, I like to walk into the bunches of sections of WIHA and cover it in one push. That can be a couple of hours away from the truck. To each his own.

I break those big sections up for that exact reason. Then I can rotate my dogs, keep them fresh, and give them water. And if we do have an injury I am not that far from the truck. Makes more sense to me but like you said, to each his own. But I don't hunt WIHA, all private.

 

[gim]

so you are never very far from the truck. Most walks are 30 minutes or less

This is me too. Rarely am I hunting a spot that is not within sight of my truck. At most, each spot takes about an hour, usually less.

And I also do not hunt when it's hot out anymore either. I prefer 50 degrees or less.

 

[westksbowhunter]

This is me too. Rarely am I hunting a spot that is not within sight of my truck. At most, each spot takes about an hour, usually less.

And I also do not hunt when it's hot out anymore either. I prefer 50 degrees or less.

I don't hunt unless it's sub 50 either. If it's going to get warm I just hunt til 11:00 or so. Been hunting upland for over for over 50 years now so skipping a warm day isn't a big deal. And like I said I break those bigger parcels up so it doesn't take me more than 30 minutes. Keeps me and the dogs fresh. I only hunt 1 dog at a time so I can rotate them. Keeps them fresh and injury free.