It’s that time of the year, as we’re heading into the holidays, there are a lot of folks that are looking for a gift for their outdoorsmen or women. 

If those outdoor folks are anything like me, if they need something, they simply go out and purchase it. Well, I’ve been rummaging through numerous sites on the internet and have come up with some great gift ideas for those in your life that love the outdoors. If they’re into ice fishing, there are several products out there that would make great gifts or stocking stuffers.

How many times, when you’re heading for your deer stand, with your backpack full, your gun or bow in your hands while trying to find your way at before sunrise where the light from your flashlight you’re holding is lighting up the trees and the surrounding area, alerting everything in the woods that something or someone is walking through the woods, the new SneakyHunter BootLamps will solve that problem as their lights will light the way and not spook game because they attach to your boots.

   The SneakyHunter BootLamps are a great gift for hiking, hunting, ice fishing or just about any outdoor low-lit situation.

  When you head out before sunrise, you need a light allowing you to see where you’re going, one that lights your way, yet isn’t going to spook game.

 By having the light down at your feet and away from your eyes, your visual perception, night vision is stabilized.

  These headlamps for your feet, allow you to light your way hands-free and are the perfect gift for any outdoor person.

   The SneakyHunter BootLamps attach to your boots via an easy-to-use 18-inch long, 1-inch-wide elastic cinch strap. The hook and loop strap is placed under your instep, and the two prongs on the front of the unit are slipped under your boot or shoelaces, resulting in a slip-proof attachment. The unit is made so that when it is mounted in the proper position, the light will shine where you’ll be walking.

  These headlamps for your feet allow you to light your way hands-free are the perfect gift for any outdoor person.

     The lights on the SneakyHunter BootLamps operate using three AAA batteries and have three settings – white, for general hiking; red and green, for hiking with a soft light that will not spook animals and a violet on the hunter version for blood trailing.

 To turn them on you simply push the button on top – one click for white, two clicks for red, three clicks for green. The lid is rated as highly water resistant.
  Originally designed to be put directly on the boot, the SneakyHunter BootLamps also work well when strapped on the knees. This directs the light where you are walking and is ideal in situations when walking in water, snow or other inclement ground situations.

  To order or for or more information on SneakyHunter BootLamps visit www.sneakyhunter.com

 As most of us know, the main sense which help fish locate their prey is their senses of sound and of vibration.

  Northland Fishing Tackles ¼ ounce Rattlin’ Puppet Minnow® This is a bait, I’ve used while fishing turbid open water with limited visibility  is a bait that will draw the fish in from afar, with its lifelike finish, aerodynamic triangular lipped design, 3-D eyes, it darts and swims like a dying minnow with its glass rattle that attracts the fish, perch, crappie, walleye, trout, and other species as it’s a deadly all-species lure.

  This is a two-way bait which can be fished both vertically through the ice and horizontally in open water.  

  On the business end of the Rattlin Minnow you’ll find a #10 2/0 wide gap hook and along the bottom a super sharp treble hook that will hook and hold your fish.

  Available at all mass merchandisers or at www.northlandtackle.com › rattlin-puppet-minnow 

Outdoor Edge’s Jaeger Pack:  Another great holiday gift for the hunter is the Outdoor Edge’s Jaeger Pack, everything you need to butcher your Big Game.

  The knives have precisely heat-treated 420J2 stainless steel blades that ensure excellent edge, its retention, it’s shaving-sharp hand-finished edges.

  Its Blaze-orange handles are easy to spot and the antler texture provides enhanced grip for perfectly balanced full-tang blade

  The Pack includes:  a 3.7 in Gutting Blade, 4 in Skinner Blade, 8.6 in, 5 In. Boning Blade, 5 in Saw Blade, Rib Spreader, plastic gloves and a Tungsten Carbide sharpener.

   Available at area Sport Shops, Mass Merchandisers, for more information on other Outdoor Edge products you can go to https://www.outdooredge.com/ 

Swagger Bipod

Developed by a hunter in Niobrara, NE. now made in Grand Island

Mounts on your rifle, managing recoil for faster follow up shots

Useable on all terrains, allows you to shoot from prone, sitting and standing position

With Flex Ready Leg Technology, Shock Corded legs automatically connect when deployed and can change from full flex legs to rigid legs

And the legs retract into the body for protection when not in use

Legs adjust with a single twist, extending out to 42”

Swaggerbipods.com

  Kent Fasteel 2.0-line addition to their line of shotshells;  Great for hunting waterfowl production areas where non-toxic shot is required

 Kent Cartridge, producers of high-quality shotshells for hunters and competitive shooters, which including Bismuth Non-Toxic, Tealsteel^®, Fasteel^® 2.0, Kent Elite®, Diamond Dove®, Steel Dove®, First Dove®, Fast Lead^®, Ultimate^™ Turkey, ProTrial® Field Blanks, TK7 Penetrator® and Tungsten Matrix^®.

  This year, they added several loads to Fasteel 2.0 line of Fasteel 2.0 and responding to customer demand, they’ve developed these three new “Fast” loads

• 12ga 3-1/2” 1-3/8oz 1550 FPS in #1 Shot
• 12ga 3-1/2” 1-3/8oz 1550 FPS in #3 Shot
• 12ga 2-3/4” 1-1/4oz 1300 FPS in #3 Shot

 For more information, visit the Kent Cartridge web site at www.kentcartridge.com Follow them Facebook at  www.facebook.com/kentcartridge and Instagram @kent_cartridge

 These are a few of the outdoor gifts that will light up the holidays for that outdoor person in your family.