The loud screams from Jaret’s predator call brought the huge bear out of the alders within 50 yards; Jim Rockstead quickly emptied the .375 H and H into the bear. The huge bear was finally down and two hunters were very happy after hunting for eight days.
Suddenly Jaret sensed something was wrong and thought he heard faint whistles high in the snowy mountains. Jaret and Jim grabbed their binoculars and began glassing the high snowy mountains. Jim spotted movement though difficult to see. It turned out to be a man in a camo jacket crawling in the snow hours before dark. Unknown to them, this man had been in a terrible plane crash and was seriously injured. After difficult hours, they were able to get to the man with multiple injuries, a leg broken in three places etc. They dragged him down the steep mountain and across a small river to where Jim’s big bear lay. They quickly skinned the bear and wrapped the pilot in the hide to keep him from freezing in the snow. They then went on a long hike half the night and most of the next day to get help and were very fortunate to be rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard.
The point is that not only do quality optics often perform miracles in helping one find game; they also played an important role in saving this good man.

HOW CAN YOU

PLACE A VALUE ON QUALITY OPTICS?

This is one of many lessons Jaret Owens learned early as a guide and hunter. Born out of necessity in an effort to protect his most valued possession, he designed a binocular chest pack that was designed to protect binoculars from banging and dragging and keep them secure to his chest, yet easy to use and readily available. With shoulder straps eliminating neck tension and inside the chest pack the binoculars have extra protection against dust, rain and snow. The pack was designed for active people and works great while riding an ATV, horse, crawling, stocking, climbing a tree etc. His first chest pack was sized to fit most roof prism compact 8x40 and 10 x 40 optics. Within the chest pack he designed separate compartments for essential and survival equipment which Jaret felt should always be on one’s person. Items such as LED head lamp, fire starter, maps, licenses, medicines etc. Basically one needs to tailor this pack to their needs. The chest pack acts also as a good case for storage and when traveling. Some people like the pack for movie and still cameras. You can’t believe the good photos you can get when your camera is readily available. Other people like the binocular chest pack for fishing, skiing, kayaking and birding.