When I show up to a new area, I already know many of the best vantage points in the unit before I ever set foot there. This starts at home, well prior to the hunt. Here are the steps I take in order to locate what I would deem as the “best spots”.

My most miserable backcountry hunts haven’t been caused by bad weather or heavy packs; nope, they almost all involved blisters on my feet.

While there are many things I have done to improve myself as an archer and hunter, these are the three steps I feel made the biggest difference.

Nate Simmons's gear is an ever-evolving and refined list. See how he approaches different scenarios in relation to what he brings.