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Straight Shootin’ Blog With Retay USA – A Blog For The Outdoor Enthusiast

Here at Retay USA we are first and foremost outdoors people. Women and men that spend our time making a life in nature. We are bringing you amazing written content with a focus on the overall outdoor lifestyle, not a sales pitch. Follow our journeys, tips, tactics, adventures and lives as we put it all out there for you the people that live the outdoors.

  • An Argument for Sub Gauges: Why you should hunt with a 20
    Sub gauges are a great way to expand your experience in both realms of shooting sports and hunting. You can do it all and with less recoil. Components have come a long way and the gap on performance has closed up enough to where you really should consider sub gauges as an option for your next adventure.
  • A Waterfowlers Preseason Checklist
    Check your gear. Make sure it’s still in good shape. If you have a pair of waders make sure you function test them before opening day so you can repair them or get a new pair. Make sure you have some wader patch kits available. If you can afford it, have a backup pair if waders.
  • A Moment
    I let down my gun as it gets too dark to see, even through the scope. The deer nervously walks away, then I hear bounding. I can only assume that damn white flag is up too.
  • Afternoon is for the Birds
    I leave my blind at home as well. These midday hunts aren’t the place for a black hoodie and hub blind. These hunts are the place for good boots and a bottle of water, put those miles on! Early in the morning I will spend less time calling from the woods trying to find a bird, I let my vehicle do a lot of that work. In the afternoon I might be stopping in the same areas but pushing much deeper before I call. 
  • Interloper- High Pressure Fishing in the LOC Derby
    Over an IPA in his kitchen Craig said “You’ll meet Paul the Captain, Matt who lives fishing and has a ponytail and Brandon who is learning the game.” followed by, “I just fish with these guys here and there. They are Legit.”  I will be an interloper in this game. 
  • Should I Buy a Wall Tent?
    If you plan for a few people to stay in one tent, there needs to be rules. One of our big rules was no air mattresses. This came about in year two, just like the canvas tarp floor, after we realized how much room they take up.
  • Kitchen Craft: What Do You Need for the Best Wild Game Recipes?
    These are five tools I use to add some pizzazz to my field to table cooking. Yes, I can be very technical and cook with a pan, layering flavors with aromatics and reductions but when I want a good meal without all the BS that comes with trying to be a chef these are the appliances and applications I reach for. We are all very busy, and a lot of these gadgets allow for a set it and forget it mentality in your cooking. And in a way they can add to the experience.
  • Hunting Buddies: What a Good Hunting Partnership Looks Like 
    These bonds are forged in the first embers of the human spirit and continue to burn no matter how much time they are left to the side of life.
  • Guided Hunts and Being a Good Client
    If you’ve made it this far you’ve seen that a guided hunt is an interactive experience and comes with some simple responsibilities on your part.
  • Midlife Flyway: What Do I Need to Start Waterfowl Hunting as an Adult?
    These hunter’s have taken on the moniker of “Adult Onset Hunters” and they can often afford to go right into their dream gear and do. But how would they know what’s for show and what’s for go. This leads people to duck duck go things, and at the end of the day one question rings true: What do I need to start waterfowl hunting?