Christmas Cash? Here’s Where to Spend it.

You may wonder what to buy if you received Christmas cash or gift cards.  Here are three great products you’ll use for 2025 and beyond.

Morrell High Roller Foam Target

This great target with the easy-to-carry handle is excellent for realistic practice with field points or broadheads.  It weighs about 15 pounds, light enough for easy transport yet hefty enough to absorb the fastest crossbow arrows.  A fun activity with this target is to literally “let it roll.”  Throw the target and shoot when it stops without ranging with a laser device.  This will quickly build confidence and hone your rangefinding skills.   Additionally, as you would find on a pair of dice, the target has small white dots,  ideal for “aiming small to miss small” practice.  www.Morrelltargets.com

Moultry Edge II Trail Camera and Universal Solar Power Pack

How about a digital camera system that is “Hang it and forget it?”  I have posted two Moultrie cameras and am very pleased with the results, especially when attached to a Universal Solar Power Pack.  As the name implies, this screen generates power from sunlight and stores it in its internal battery.  A downside of a cellular camera with a built-in solar screen is the placement direction.  Normally, it is best not to have a camera facing east or west because the sun’s rays will distort or cause false triggers.  However, if you want the highest performance from the solar panel, it should be facing east or west.  The Universal Solar Power Pack attaches independently of the camera allowing for optimal placement of both.  www.MoultrieProducts.com

Final Rest Rip-N-Grip Shooting Tripod

As a pre-teenage shooter, I learned the importance of a shooting rest and embraced the Final Rest Rip-N-Grip tripod for several reasons.  First, it does precisely what a shooting rest is supposed to do- hold the crossbow steady.  The Final Rest is a clasping rest that allows a person to lock the crossbow onto the rest, which frees both hands to operate rattling horns, turkey calls, or binoculars.  When hunting from a blind, a hunter can set the bow up for a particular shot and make minimal movement when game shows up at close range.  At other times, I keep the clasping jaws open so that the bow will rest in place yet be moved easily. The Final Rest is ideal for sighting in a crossbow or testing for point-of-aim.  It sets up quickly and provides a solid base for accuracy with a single shot.  The adjustable tripod legs allow a rest shot from a sitting through a standing position, and uneven terrain is easily accommodated. www.final-rest.com