Corey JacobsenSitka Announces Launch of New Forest Gear
Hunting Brand to Offer Performance Products for Wooded Environments
Corey JacobsenThe 2010 line-up of Sitka Gear will be available in the new Optifade Forest pattern in June!
Big Game/Forest Pattern Based on Animal Vision Is Optimized for Tree Stands, Wooded Environment
Elkton, MD (December 1, 2009)–W. L. Gore & Associates today announced that it has developed a new GORE™ OPTIFADE™ Concealment pattern specifically designed for tree stand hunting in wooded environments. Like the Big Game/Open Country pattern, the new Big Game/Forest pattern is based on how deer see, both spatially and colorimetrically. A new line of Sitka Gear featuring the new pattern will be available at retail by summer of 2010. Read the rest of this entry »
Corey JacobsenWell, after months of deliberating and research, I decided on the form I wanted to use to mount my 390″ bull from Arizona. Now the only issue was to decide what taxidermist I wanted to use. After visiting with several taxidermists and checking out their work, I made the decision…my Dad, Rockie Jacobsen. This was a once in a lifetime bull for me, and I wanted to make sure that the elk turned out exactly like I wanted. I knew my Dad could make it happen. It would require adding some girth to the neck as the form was too skinny for my liking, as well as extending the back of the form to add more shoulder. We spent Christmas at my parents house where my Dad surprised me with one of the coolest Christmas presents ever…
Pictures don’t do justice for the size of the bull or the quality of the taxidermy, but here he is!
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