Kuiu Turkey Vest

[AT Hiker]

$250 but honestly it appears to be a decent design (slim/functional).
Not my cup of tea though as I'd rather invest that money into a nice backpack that is multi functional.


Guess this is marketed to the guys that buy $1k waders.

Rival Turkey Vest | Verde

KUIU's Rival Turkey Hunting Vest in Verde Camo has 2 patent-pending innovations—the BackTrack deployable seat & the LeanLock back support system.

www.kuiu.com

 

[REN]

2 big issues with it for me (besides price)

1 - the foot strap design to help with back support etc seems iffy at best
2 - the seat itself seems very thin and not made to sit for a longer period of time. Like all Kuiu stuff im sure its designed more for western hunters which move a lot more and sit a lot less.

First Lite also recently came out with one that seems like a very good design (but also not cheap)

 

[TNRifleman]

2 big issues with it for me (besides price)

1 - the foot strap design to help with back support etc seems iffy at best
2 - the seat itself seems very thin and not made to sit for a longer period of time. Like all Kuiu stuff im sure its designed more for western hunters which move a lot more and sit a lot less.

First Lite also recently came out with one that seems like a very good design (but also not cheap)

The western turkeys are so dumb You only have to be in the field for a few minutes so sitting comfortably for hours is not an issue . Sorta joking but not really.

 

[REN]

The western turkeys are so dumb You only have to be in the field for a few minutes so sitting comfortably for hours is not an issue . Sorta joking but not really.

my experience hunting turkeys out west supports this lol. I still fully believe that hunting eastern turkeys in the SE is the hardest turkey hunting Ive personally done

 

[AT Hiker]

As for Western turkeys, this does seem to target that hunter a little more. The fit looks slim, almost athletic, which if true would be a benefit for all day run n gunning. Still, I'd rather have a good backpack designed for such situations with my binocular chest rig.

As for western birds being easier than easterns, guess that's a matter of perspective. Physical difficulty is 100% terrain driven and I've hunted hard terrain in both Eastern and Western flocks. As for "hunting" or aka working a bird, I've had way more easy Eastern hunts but I've also hunted them exponentially more. Some of the most frustrating has been Black Hills birds that roost on one mountain and fly over a mile off roost to piece of private that is 1/4 acre in size.

 

[AT Hiker]

Come to think of it, I've never had an easy Western turkey hunt.
Unless we are calling a KS rio that, in which case that was easy once the tornadoes subsided

I need yalls hunting spots!

 

[REN]

fair,

when I say HUNTING, I just meant working a bird. 100% agree the physical and terrain part is much harder out west and even finding one is harder. Just my experience but far more often Ive gotten on a bird in the SE and due to the habitat he just stays out of range, somehow just disappears into thin air, or just away. The thick SE terrain is just hard to deal with sometimes (im not really including TN in that and field hunting) more talking about AL, MS, GA etc in those dense forest areas.

I have not hunted a TON out west but if I can get a Merriam gobbling there is a good chance I can finish that kill.