Hunt Comfort BLOG

We have had a few questions on the image on the main page and the image is of a buck that either got stuck in the tree sharpening his points or he fell dead into it.  Tree was found here in Conecuh county on private land.  Other interesting photos showing how the tree grew around the buck:

 http://www.huntcomfort.com/images/treebuck.jpg

http://www.huntcomfort.com/images/treehorn2.jpg

http://www.huntcomfort.com/images/treehorn4.jpg

The treehorn4.jpg last image shows the horns coming out the other side of the tree.  The old boy has been in the tree for a long time.

Outdoor writer Steve Hickoff includes in the Hunt Comfort FatBoy in Turkey and Turkey Hunting magazine’s website article A Few of our Favorite Things - Part 2

http://www.turkeyandturkeyhunting.com/article/Favorites2

Some excellent turkey hunting content - check out the site:

 http://www.turkeyandturkeyhunting.com/GeneralMenu/

Steve tells us that the FatBoy has played a valuable part in some memorable gobbler hunts this year.  A comfortable, relaxed sit sure helps with being patient.

This past summer over dinner, JJ Reich the field test coordinator for NAHC overheard me say that Hunt Comfort’s custom shop refit turkey vests.  The next thing I knew we were talking about all the options and possibilities of a simple cushion.  JJ said that there were at least 160,000 options to what we were discussing.  I never checked the math but I can tell you that there are a pile of possibilities.

This past week, we built a couple of Skinny FatBoys at the design request of a customer.  The seats were 12 3/4 inches wide rather than the usual 14.  The seats had FC-1 snap adapts to help fasten them down, and instead of 40-inch straps, the seats were built with 13-inch straps.  A set of Do-Lolly’s went along with the order.   Take a look at http://www.huntcomfort.com/fc1.pdf  to see how the straps work.  The point here is that for less than $20 extra, the seats were built to specification.  They look great and they will fit the exact requirements of the customer.  Hunt Comfort custom has done lots of designs over the years from vests to whatever our customers have imagined.  We ask for a couple of things: 1) Understand that without a detailed drawing we cannot build it. 2) Know that our custom times vary according to our production schedule.  Sometimes it may take 3 days and other times 4 to 6 weeks.  We are not equipped to do rush work, but we do guarantee all work for 3 years.

We all get caught up in the day to day and what we put first shows our priorities.  Last week I took a day off for teaching at the Evergreen Rotary Wildlife camp.  Hunt Comfort was super busy and it felt like a bad time to be heading out.  It sure felt good that night and these pictures show the reason why.  We had a lot of fun. 

Outdoor writer Mike Lambeth along with Eddie Salter showing off Mike’s first Osceola turkey in South Florida.  Earlier in the day Mike had gun trouble and missed a big bearded turkey and then turned around and scored big with this 10 inch bearded gobbler.  We changed up guns to a 20 gauge, started scouting and glassed this gobbler in strut at least 1,000 yards away. 

I was in the bushes and can testify that Eddie called the turkey in from around 500 yards.  It amazing - kinda like Svengali the Great had cast the magic love spell on this Tom.  It was a privilege to be in the woods with Eddie Salter.  Simply put Eddie is a master and we were all lucky skunks being out hunting with him.

FatBoy cushions made the hunting easy.  It just doesn’t matter where you drop down when you have the FatBoy with you.  Hunt Comfort I Core gel is a huge advantage sitting still.  Motionless is essential in outfoxing the wild turkey.

Hunt Comfort president David Robinson has been bestowed with a new title: Butt Guru!  In an article by J. Wayne Fears, “In the End, Comfort is Everything” David is appointed with the new commission.  This article nails hunter’s complaint and the importance of being still and comfortable out in the field.  Take a look at the story here : http://www.huntcomfort.com/GuruPrint.pdf 

Comments David, “…if it sells, I am sticking with it!” 

Writer and photographer Judd Cooney with a beautiful Iowa 10 point buck this past fall.  Clearly Iowa is growing some beautiful and heavy whitetails.  Check out Judd’s site at http://www.juddcooney.com/whitetails.htm .  Judd is toting a Hunt Comfort FatBoy. 

Here’s a great snow shot of outdoor writer and photographer Lon Lauber and a beautiful nothwestern whitetail.  Lon has been using Hunt Comfort seats extensively this year and has given us some super feedback.  On Hunt Comfort, Lon writes, “It’s been the smartest and most comfortable addition to my hunting gear this year!”.  Thanks Lon!

 

 

Well after shooting a southern deer last week, this looks like another species of deer.  We just do not have anything like these big bodied bruisers.  Writer Bob Robb took this gorgeous whitetail in Iowa last month.  Just a giant of a whitetail.  We are envious.  Please note the great taste in cushions - Climb-On.

I could not believe my eyes and I could not keep the camera still.  We have been following a white deer since 1999 and when we saw three it was heart jumping exciting.  Luckily. I was able to get photos.  Monday I sent photos off to a couple of people and it was agreed that the deer were not albino because their eyes were not pink - right? Wrong!  Dr. Sid Wilroy, a dear friend and geneticist, corrected our common misconception that albinos must have pink eyes.  It turns out the an albino can have white pigmentation and blue eyes.  So… Albinos with the classic milky white skin and hair are often found with dark eyes.  The scientific name for this is tyrosinase negative and it is inherited as autosomal recessive.  Inbreeding of the herd??

Finally, another interesting piece of genetic science - a missing link from Dr. Wilroy: Another type is called piebald and these are inherited as a dominant meaning if a parent has this there is 1out of 2 that that parent will pass it on. 

And if you are interested in more White Deer check out this site sent to us from writers

Bob Humphrey and Lon Lauber:

http://www.senecawhitedeer.org/history/history.htm