Frost River Field Guide IV - Hunting Season

FIELD GUIDE VOL IV

HUNTING SEASON

PHOTO: BY @WIPAIRE, NO. 51-48 BUCKSKIN GUN CASE, NO.757 WOODSMAN PACK

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risp, clear mornings with an autumn scent on the breeze has the hunter-gatherer spirit stirring in many of us. It’s time to condition the boots, inspect and case a weapon, grab a trusty pack, and take to the field! Hunting can be a great way to stay connected with friends and family, keep traditions and heritage alive, and provides an oppurtunity to open your eyes and and be a better observer of nature. Plus, hunting license fees work toward helping habitat conservation and restoration. Whether you’re headed out to see the sights, or look down on them, get outside and enjoy.

To help outfit you for the season we’ve released the fourth volume of the Frost River Field Guide-

Hunting Season. If your idea of fast food is a pheasant rooster flushing from tight cover than you are in the right spot! We’re crafting items to help you hunt and gather your sustenance the natural way.... by going out and getting it yourself!

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o be prepared for success in the in field, you need some impenetrable gear that you can rely on.

Our Waxed Canvas Gun Case offers old fashioned styling to take you back to days past. This is the case you’ll grab when heading out on that weekend hunt. Waxed canvas and handsome leather detailing crafted together in a traditional way create an heirloom gun case that will be dependable for generations.

WATER-RESISTANT MATERIALS

HEAVY-DUTY NYLON ZIPPER

RIVETED & SEWN LEATHER HANDLES

PROTECTIVE SHERPA LINING

SOLID BRASS HARDWARE

MUTLIPLE STYLES & LENGTHS

FIREARM SAFETY 1. Treat all guns as if they are always loaded.

2. Never allow the muzzle to cover anything in which you are not willing to destroy.

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3. Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on the target.

4. Always be sure of your target, and what’s beyond it.

PHOTO: BY @WIPAIRE, NO. 110-48 WAXED CANVAS GUN CASE

WAXED CANVAS GUN CASE

NO SCOPE No. 110-42 | INTERIOR LENGTH: 42in No. 110-48 | INTERIOR LENGTH: 48in No. 110-54 | INTERIOR LENGTH: 54in

SCOPED No. 110-42 | INTERIOR LENGTH: 42in No. 110-48 | INTERIOR LENGTH: 48in No. 110-54 | INTERIOR LENGTH: 54in

LOOKING FOR AN UPGRADE? Turn the page to check out our Gun Case in full premium leather.

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BUCKSKIN LEATHER GUN CASE

NO SCOPE No. 50-42 | INTERIOR LENGTH: 42in No. 50-48 | INTERIOR LENGTH: 48in No. 50-54 | INTERIOR LENGTH: 54in SCOPED No. 51-42 | INTERIOR LENGTH: 42in No. 51-48 | INTERIOR LENGTH: 48in No. 51-54 | INTERIOR LENGTH: 54in

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PHOTO: BY @WIPAIRE, NO. 51-48 BUCKSKIN GUN CASE

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ffer your favorite handgun the security and protection of our Pistol Cases & Rugs. These trusty cases protect with a waxed canvas exterior, fluffy sherpa lining, and a strong weather-resistant nylon zipper. The pull comes down to meet a solid brass D-ring allowing for compatibility of a lock.

PISTOL CASES & RUGS PISTOL RUG No. 520 | INTERIOR LENGTH: 8in No. 524 | INTERIOR LENGTH: 10in No. 526 | INTERIOR LENGTH: 12in

PISTOL CASE No. 508 | INTERIOR LENGTH: 8in No. 510 | INTERIOR LENGTH: 10in No. 512 | INTERIOR LENGTH: 12in No. 514 | INTERIOR LENGTH: 14in

I bought this Pistol Case for a Cimarron single action revolver. The revolver spends all its time in my safe, only venturing out to range or in a pack in the wilderness. The lining protects the finish plus the waxed canvas helps on wet days. I also like how the heavy-duty zipper pull and brass loop can hold a small padlock for a bit more protection. - Nick FROST RIVER FIELD GUIDE VOL IV |

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STOW YOUR SHELLS SKEET POUCH Earn style points while saving hulls and brass while out shooting. Our Skeet Pouch has a zippered bottom allowing for easy emptying. The upper pocket is sized perfectly to carry a box of shotgun shells. Cotton web pistol belt included.

SHELL BAG Use this shoulder bag for its historical and intended function- carrying the tools and equipment needed to keep a black powder gun running. This versatile pack comes in four sizes and in Field Tan or Heritage Black waxed canvas color options.

SHELL KIT Sized and reinforced to carry six boxes of shotgun shells, the durability here won’t disappoint. The premium leather handle makes carrying comfortable- or, use the included cotton web shoulder strap.

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PHOTO: NO. 503 SKEET POUCH

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FIELD ESSENTIALS

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PHOTO: NO.155 HUNTING CHAPS, NO. 325 BACK BAY LUMBAR PACK

BACK BAY LUMBAR PACK

The Back Bay Lumbar Pack is sizable, meant to haul a lot while keeping the load comfortably situated on your hips. A durable and breathable cotton web pistol belt slides through a sleeve at the back of the pack, while cotton web load transfer straps cinch the pack to the belt for a stable carry. The transfer straps form a Y to stabilize the load across two rows of web daisy chain that cross the front of the pack.

HUNTING CHAPS

Heavy waxed canvas chaps work like wildland armorprotecting legs from: sharp stuff in the woods, thorns in the briar patch, stubble in the cornfield, wet stuff wherever you find it. Ankle openings are wide and secured with snaps, the slit goes up high to accommodate entry and exit with heavy boots. Twin loops attach to a belt and offer inseam adjustment, double shins provide extra reinforcement.

18oz WAXED CANVAS Our durable waxed cotton canvas comes from Fairfield Texiles out of New Jersey. The canvas is infused with wax during the dying process, as opposed to just being coated, making it last longer and offer more water-resistancy.

I highly recommend these Chaps for anyone hunting brush early morning or after a rainfall, they keep your legs dry as well as stop the sharp branches from poking or ripping your pants. Super durable like all Frost River items. - John FROST RIVER FIELD GUIDE VOL IV |

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PHOTO: BY @HANSSKI43, NO.871 GAME CLIP

GAME HOLDERS GAME CLIP Be prepared for success in the field, get a Game Clip to haul your bounty from the hunt. The Clip has five leather straps on a ring with a belt loop and a clip.

Carry your harvested quarry and keep your hands free.

GAME STRAP The Game Strap has has two brass rings, each with five leather straps and joined by a cotton web strap. It is designed to be slung over the shoulder or carried by the strap.

BOX UTILITY PACK HUNTER ORANGE EDITION This pack provides plenty of space in a small footprint and is built to get you into the woods with the function and safety of made in USA high-visibility.

Made from our lightweight 10.10oz waxed canvas. Don’t let the name ‘lightweight’ fool you, this canvas has a tighter weave (offering more water-repellancy) and provides the same rugged wearing toughness and reliability as the rest of our packs.

10.10 oz

WAXED CANVAS

PHOTO: NO.130, HUNTER ORANGE BOX UTILITY PACK

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BUSHCRAFT

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hat is Bushcraft? The skills are wide and varying but consist of the following, at least; Foraging for, prepping and cooking wild food; Firecraft: constructing and lighting fires with primitive tools; Hunting and trapping wild animals using the associated skills of tracking; using campcraft and constructing shelters and fixutres from nautral resources. This is a very partial list, but perhaps you’ll get the idea.

ISLE ROYALE BUSHCRAFT PACKS No. 733 ISLE ROYALE MINI No. 732 ISLE ROYALE JR. No. 730 ISLE ROYALE

STAY VISIBLE WINDIGO SIGNAL BAG Add some high visibility and keep contents handy for quick access with this waxed canvas pouch.

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| 15in H X 15in W x 5in D | 18in H x 15in W x 6in D | 23in H x 15in W x 8in D

SAWBILL TRAIL HANDLEBAR BAG This bike pack can be lashed to the bottom of the Isle Royale packs for extra exterior capacity.

PHOTO: BY: @AMESSENGERPHOTO NO. 732 ISLE JR., NO.833 WINDGIO SIGNAL BAG, NO.382-O SAWBILL HANDLEBAR BAG

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CAMPCRAFT FIELD JOURNAL: 2,000km with a Campfire Tent BY: ADAM WEYMOUTH

Its beauty was in the variation that it offered. In hot June days of 30 degrees centigrade, when the sun scarcely sets and it is dry for weeks on end – the interior of Alaska is a desert by definition– we could open all the flaps up and allow the breeze to blow through. The canvas kept us cool and shaded in a way synthetic tents cannot do. As much as we could we slept on sandbars in the middle of the river, far from where we might stumble on a bear. There was fresh water from the creeks, piles of drift to build a fire, vast space and total silence. Camped on an island, watching a 2am dusk that merges into a dawn, watching a moose swimming a channel to the far shore, we felt very lucky to be there.

HANDCRAFTED CANVAS TENTS

4-PERSON

• AJUSTABLE AWNING • SLOPED ROOF FOR RELIABL • STOWABLE SIDE FLAPS • 3-WAY ZIPPERED DOOR WIT • MULTIPLE GROMMETS AND • POLE PACKAGES AVAILABLE

PHOTO: BY: @AMESSENGERPH NO.359 4-PERSON CAMPFIRE T

As the trip went on and we approached the Arctic Ocean, we increasingly found ourselves dealing with driving rain and sleet, and battening the tent down. Our first storm came at the end of July, which is pushing autumn in the north. The cumuli had been building all day, the wind picking up the waves. By the time that we moored for the night the sky was so black it was blue.

Camped on a soft mud bar, we had to weight the guy ropes down with stones, with float barrels, with anything we could find. You could hear the rain coming from miles away across the river, like horses. We lay in the tent with the rain hammering the roof, the sides taut and straining, but warm and dry inside.

It rained without cease for two days. We sat in chairs beneath the canopy, we cooked beneath it, lived beneath it. We carried a piece of corrugate that we had pulled from an old cabin, and when the weather was cold, we used it to reflect the heat of the fire into the tent, us in our sleeping bags, our wet clothes hung in the porch. Having spent many a day rain bound in tents before, and knowing the inevitable cabin fever that sets in, the luxury of the extra space to move about was something that we very much welcomed.

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OPTIONAL END COVER

CAMPFIRE TENTS

WHELEN TENTS

POLE PACKAGES

CAMPFIRE TENT

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FROST RIVER AXES & HATCHET 19in or 24in Wood Craft Axes and 14in Hudson Bay Hatchet available.

TIMBER HAULERS These’ll help haul fire wood and put some charm into your chores. Available in three different varieties. The Firewood Sling and Log Carrier are variations on the classic sling, with different levels of class. The Birchbark GDT Log Bag is a big, burly, good-lookin’ tote.

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A “pocket” to wear around your neck and help identify yourself.

Frost River Wood Craft Axes and Hatchets are made to be used by our friends at Council Tool. Each get Henry the Frost River Caribou hot stamped on the handle and are fixed with the Frost River Bridle Axe Sheath. Proudly made in the USA.

PHOTO: @AMESSENGERPHOTO HUDSON BAY HATCHET

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BADGE & LICENSE HOLDER

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BRIGHT & BOLD

he High Falls-Short Day Pack is a perfect go-to on a quick hike. An inside sleeve works great for a water bladder, the hose can poke out the top (thanks to twin zipper pulls) and get clipped to the handy loops on the shoulder straps. Our waxed canvas is tough, quiet, and water resistant. The pack’s shape fits a back great, you’ll forget you’re wearing it until you want what’s inside.

HIGH FALLS-SHORT DAY PACK Available in Hunter Orange, Field Tan and Heritage Black.

PHOTO: @B_IN_THE_WOODS NO. 399-O HIGH FALLS

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PRAIRIE BOOT BAG

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weekend bag on the top and a spot to carry boots on the bottom, our Prairie Boot Bag is all set to help you get out to the field and back again in style. Has a bottomland adventure brought muddy boots back from your travels? No problem.

Zip the boots in the waxed canvas of the lower level and keep the truck clean for the ride home.

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NO. 616 - PRAIRIE BOOT BAG Overall | 19in H x 24in W x 12in D Main Compartment | 13in H x 24in W x 12in D Boot Compartment | 6in H x 24in W x 12in D

ORGANIZE YOUR GEAR

NO. 640 - IONA PACK CUBES Small, Medium, Large

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TRAIL BLAZING

HANDCRAFTED HUNTER ORANGE GEAR

CLIFF JACOBSON OUTDOOR SIGNATURE PACK A box-style canoe pack that is designed to carry light and offered in Hunter Orange for high visibility. 2-in-1 side pockets offer convenient packing options. Use for a day trip into the wilderness or as a supplementary pack for week long of camping.

PHOTO: NO.930-O WAXED CANVAS HAT NO.830-O CLIFF JACOBSON PACK

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PHOTO: BY @HANSSKI43, NO.577-O GRAND MARAIS MAIL BAG

GRAND MARAIS MAIL BAG

Styled after bags carried by letter carriers of the past, the Grand Marais Mail Bag has a unique, vintage feel. The twin d-ring closure works works with the foldable top so the bag can be folded short with a little load or extended up to accomodate taller objects.

WAXED CANVAS HAT Available in 5-panel and 6-panel styles.

DON’T FORGET FIDO! WAXED CANVAS DOG VEST

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