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Undeniably, western hunting (and hunting in general for that matter) often involves unpredictable weather patterns and cold climates that require our sustained endurement. The challenge of the pursuit at-hand demands that we remain firm under discomfort, without yielding, until either...

The first pair of hunting pants I ever remember wearing were, essentially, camouflage sweatpants––presumably from Walmart––and jam packed with incredible features. For instance, state-of-the-art breathability––these pants were capable of effortlessly dumping all of your body heat, even in the most frigid conditions. And yet, despite this groundbreaking ventilation, they were also capable of making you burst into a sweat the second you even looked at a hill. And I know what you must be thinking, “I bet those pants didn’t collect any sort of burrs or briars,” but you would be dead wrong. There wasn’t a better pant on the mountain for collecting stickers. I think it was because of some scientific breakthroughs made at Walmart, which allowed cockleburrs total penetration through not only the fabric of the pant itself, but also through one’s epidermal layer, firmly locking them in place so as not to risk losing any by accident.

Dead reckoning is a method of navigation that involves calculating one's current position based on a previously determined position, or "fix", and advancing that position based on known or estimated speeds over elapsed time and course. It's an effective means of navigation in the wilderness should electronic devices become lost, damaged, or their batteries depleted.