They used to make pretty nice clothes and hunting gear especially turkey stuff. Didn't care for the best but the face mask and liner gloves were nice. Even liked a button up obsession short of theirs at one time. Doesn't seem like they make anything good anymore as far as hunting goes. Seems like you have to wait on eBay! Haven't seen anything good in years. Am I missing something?
No I haven't seen anything lately either, but honestly I do the majority of my shopping for my.hunting gear at Academy Sports now since they opened by me. They have their own brand (Magellan) plus they carry nomad and ok Tom gear. Their brand is usually what I buy it is cheaper and the quality is just has good has the name brand stuff. The only thing I don't buy from them are their boots, I do buy name brand boots from their stores.
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No I haven't seen anything lately either, but honestly I do the majority of my shopping for my.hunting gear at Academy Sports now since they opened by me. They have their own brand (Magellan) plus they carry nomad and ok Tom gear. Their brand is usually what I buy it is cheaper and the quality is just has good has the name brand stuff. The only thing I don't buy from them are their boots, I do buy name brand boots from their stores.
X2 ... i pickup some pretty nice bottomland at Academy Sports ... all on sale ....
There was some uproar a few years back about UA not supporting the hunting community in some instances of legally killed animals and trying to appease the anti-hunting groups.. and the hunting community in turn turned away from UA..
I'll have to check that spot out, there's one probably an hour or so from where I'm at. I really don't need anything else but I'm just surprised they stopped. I'll have to further research it. I figured they were pro hunting.
I think the uproar was over some fellow spearing a bear on video. Never watched it and not sure who it was but if i remember right he was sponsored by under armour and they dropped him.
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Quote from: Happy on January 15, 2020, 06:42:49 PM
I think the uproar was over some fellow spearing a bear on video. Never watched it and not sure who it was but if i remember right he was sponsored by under armour and they dropped him.
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I may be wrong but I think it was his wife that was sponsored by them and they dropped her because of her husbands video. Either way you are 100% correct, it was over spearing a bear and the way he acted afterwards.
You may be right sir. I don't recall exactly what happened other than that it sounded like the video was pretty distasteful therefore I didn't watch it. Not going to give people who seem to have a dubious reputation the satisfaction of another view on their video. He may be a great fellow and I may be wrong. Wasnt gonna take the chance though.
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Quote from: Happy on January 15, 2020, 07:57:16 PM
You may be right sir. I don't recall exactly what happened other than that it sounded like the video was pretty distasteful therefore I didn't watch it. Not going to give people who seem to have a dubious reputation the satisfaction of another view on their video. He may be a great fellow and I may be wrong. Wasnt gonna take the chance though.
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I want to say that I did see the video but I don't trust my memory but at the same time I remember thinking I don't blame them after seeing the reaction though I could be thinking of a completely different video.
I saw some UA on mossy oak store the other day. I have some gloves by them they're great. But their stuff is expensive, only buy when on sale.
UA should have dropped them if it's the video I saw. Dude jumps out of a tree and Spears a bear. Stupid.
"Snowflakes", you gotta love them......not.
I still use their shirt and pants that were obsession for late season. By far the most comfortable late season attire I've ever owned. You can still find it on Amazon and Ebay fairly easy. I bought another shirt/pants last year just in case this set I currently have wears out.
I never cared one way or the other about UA. But on one of my deployments they, UA, donated crates and I mean crate loads of UA heat gear to the Army for free. The stuff works and I still use it and will buy more when I need it. How many here would be willing to lose a large part of there income to side with some fat slob that made a distasteful hunting video? I would not. Not everyone that hunts, I'll even go so far as too say most of the people that hunt are not doing the hunting community a favor with the way they act in public or on the internet.
Quote from: Crghss on January 15, 2020, 09:50:03 PM
I saw some UA on mossy oak store the other day. I have some gloves by them they're great. But their stuff is expensive, only buy when on sale.
UA should have dropped them if it's the video I saw. Dude jumps out of a tree and Spears a bear. Stupid.
Josh Bowmar is the hunter. He didn't jump from a tree. He speared the bear on the ground. He was very excited and animated after that kill. As anyone would be. Snowflake whining ensued and his wife was dropped from her UA sponsorship. It pretty well ended their foray into camo manufacture.
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Quote from: Crghss on January 15, 2020, 09:50:03 PM
I saw some UA on mossy oak store the other day. I have some gloves by them they're great. But their stuff is expensive, only buy when on sale.
UA should have dropped them if it's the video I saw. Dude jumps out of a tree and Spears a bear. Stupid.
Josh Bowmar is the hunter. He didn't jump from a tree. He speared the bear on the ground. He was very excited and animated after that kill. As anyone would be. Snowflake whining ensued and his wife was dropped from her UA sponsorship. It pretty well ended their foray into camo manufacture.
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Nothing wrong with what he did, it was a legal kill. The guy is over the top and annoying, but he can shoot a bow and apparently throw a spear.
He is like the high intensity version of Tim Wells, who is probably the best bow shot around.
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Quote from: Crghss on January 15, 2020, 09:50:03 PM
I saw some UA on mossy oak store the other day. I have some gloves by them they're great. But their stuff is expensive, only buy when on sale.
UA should have dropped them if it's the video I saw. Dude jumps out of a tree and Spears a bear. Stupid.
Josh Bowmar is the hunter. He didn't jump from a tree. He speared the bear on the ground. He was very excited and animated after that kill. As anyone would be. Snowflake whining ensued and his wife was dropped from her UA sponsorship. It pretty well ended their foray into camo manufacture.
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Nothing wrong with what he did, it was a legal kill. The guy is over the top and annoying, but he can shoot a bow and apparently throw a spear.
He is like the high intensity version of Tim Wells, who is probably the best bow shot around.
I'll second that. I'm not a fan of either, but they're good hunters.
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Wasn't illegal then but it is now. Not a fan of killing animals to sell yourself and your "Brand"?
What did they think UA would do? Pretty stupid.
They've still got some decent gear but it is $$ but not as high as Sitka. The Lakosky's, Cam Hanes, Remi Warren are still sponsored by them.
There's also a photo of Tyler Jordan from this past season with some UA on in realtree.
They did drop their waterfowl camo line up as Tony Vandermore isn't with them anymore either.
Yeah I really just like their older obsession turkey stuff. Can't stand cam hanes and remi warren and those types. Not that I care who is associated with what. Lol I was just curious as to why stop with the nice turkey clothes? They still make "hunting" clothing for the "mountain athlete" hunters. Wonder why they don't like us turkey hunters anymore haha
I found a nice UA fleece pullover at the mossy oak store last year. It has been a good shirt. The problem with the josh bowmar video wasn't his reaction, it was that the bears guts were coming out for like fifty yards. On the tracking job they were literally following the bears entrails and it was kind of gross. I've got no problem with the hunt but they could have saved themselves a lot of trouble by not showing the graphic part. Especially on a bear. We all know how bears and wolves are more special than all the other animals.
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Quote from: kytrkyhntr on January 18, 2020, 12:39:37 AM
Yeah I really just like their older obsession turkey stuff. Can't stand cam hanes and remi warren and those types. Not that I care who is associated with what. Lol I was just curious as to why stop with the nice turkey clothes? They still make "hunting" clothing for the "mountain athlete" hunters. Wonder why they don't like us turkey hunters anymore haha
They hunted with Miller the turkey killer in Texas and he yelled at them.
The girl almost cried and the boy was scared, (he thought they poisoned his turkey nuggets, the cameraman ate one to show him they were ok)
Maybe they are just sensitive.