My American Made Hunting Gear

Outfitting with the best hunting equipment in the world

By Matt Mullins Last updated: November 9, 2021

I hope my example helps others find awesome hunting gear proudly made in the USA. Here I’ve listed what equipment I personally use with links to reliable retailers where you can find them. About 95% of my gear is made in the USA, I’ll make a note if any gear is imported.

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My Packing List:

Backpack Hunting and Camping Gear

Camo – FORLOH Camo: Stretch Woven Pants, Half-Zip Shirt, AllClima Softshell Jacket, Mesh Ball Cap, formerly I used US Military Multicam
Backpack – Exo Mtn Gear K3 4800
Filter – Sawyer Micro Squeeze Water Filter
Headlamp – Princeton Tec Vizz
Boots – Danner Crag Rat USA (when wet)
Gaiters – Otte Gear Multicam Gaiters
Knives – Bark River Mini Aurora Hunter 3V Knife and ZT 0452CF Folding Knife
Sharpener – DMT DuoSharp or DMT Mini-Sharp Fine Diamond Knife Sharpeners
Tent – ZPacks DupleXL ultralight tent
Sleeping Bag – Feathered Friends Merlin 30 deg (discontinued and replaced with the Hummingbird UL 30) or Western Mountaineering Ultralite 20 deg. or Feathered Friends Snowbunting EX 0 deg. depending on temps
Sleep Pad – Therm-a-Rest Xtherm or Xlite Pad
Down Jacket – Feathered Friends Helios
Socks – Darn Tough and/or Farm to Feet Hiking Socks
Bear Food Storage – Ursack Major Bear Bag
Fire – Exotac nanoStriker Fire Steel and Bic Mini Lighter
Tarp – Grabber Space Blanket Tarp if dry and no tent
First Aid – Israeli Bandage (Note – made in Israel), Triple Antibiotic Ointment, Ibuprofen, Benadryl, old Hydrocodone from past surgery
Stove – MSR Whisperlite International or MSR PocketRocket (Note – PocketRocket is S. Korea made)
Trail Running Shoes – La Sportiva Akyra shoes when dry (Note – imported)
Cook Pot – Open Country 2 qt (discontinued)

Archery Gear

Bow – A Bowtech Realm SR6 is my current bow. Previous was a Bear Archery Paradox HC… Cabela’s rebranded it as their Cabela’s Blackout Epic but it’s made by Bear.
Bow Sight – Black Gold Pro Series Sight.
Rest – QAD Ultra-Rest HDX.
Arrows – Easton Axis and FMJ arrows.
Broadheads – QAD Exodus 125 gr.
Release – Tru-Fire Edge Four Finger.
Stabilizer – AAE Mountain Series 10″ Stabilizer. Previous was a 10″ Wickstick.
Quiver – Alpine Archery 4-Arrow Power Loc Quiver.
Bugle – Rocky Mountain Rogue Bugle Tube.
Elk Diaphragm Calls – Carlton’s 1.5, Double, and Triple.

Rifles and Shotguns

Savage Ultralite Rifle .300 WSM with Ultradyne Pegasus Brake
Savage Model 99 Lever Action .308 Win (favorite classic rifle!)
Winchester Model 70 in .270 win with McMillan Fiberglass Stock (my older version was made in the USA, now Winchester mod 70’s are made in Japan)
Savage 99 Lever Action .250 Savage
Remington 870 Express 12 Gauge Shotgun for birds
Scopes – Leupold VX-3i 3.5-10x40mm, VX-5HD 3-15x44mm, and VX-2 2-9x40mm scopes
Scope Rings – DNZ Game Reaper and Leupold STD Rings
Ammo – I generally reload with Barnes TTSX and LRX bullets for most shots and heavy Hornady ELD-X bullets for longer range. I prefer to keep meat damage to a minimum and penetration with reliable expansion to a maximum.