In-depth field gear reviews from a wildlife biologist. Trail cameras, capture gear, field clothes, and more.
Before using MarCell Pro Freeze Alarm wireless freezer monitors, the UC Davis Wildlife Health Center Carnivores Program lost hundreds of irreplaceable mountain lion DNA samples and multiple freezers full of mountain lion bait. Don’t even get me started on the mess and the smell. If you plan to purchase a wireless freezer monitor or any…
Working as a wildlife biologist for the last 25 years, I have utilized various field gear and decided to create a list of my favorite items. This list will be periodically updated and expanded, and I will provide more thorough reviews of each item or category of field gear as time allows. I may earn…
Over the years, I have maintained hundreds of trail cameras of varying brands and models and have found Stealth Cam trail cameras to be among the most unreliable. In this article, I will detail five issues I have had with three different models of Stealth Cam trail cameras and share with you which trail cameras…
Snake gaiters, or snake chaps as they are often called, are necessary when conducting fieldwork in California, particularly in the spring. I have owned several pairs over the years; some were ok, all of them eventually wore out, and none were worth buying again. Of all the types I have used, the Pike Trail snake…