40th Birthday Gift for my hunter!

[Inexperienced-predator07]

Ladies and gentlemen!
I hope everyone is having a lovely start to the fall season! I am in DESPERATE need of some help! My boyfriend, who is a VERY passionate and experienced hunter will be turning 40 this November. I want to get him a gift he will not only LOVE but use. His biggest passion in life is hunting and I would love nothing more than to give him something that makes his eyes and heart light up like a little kid! I have ZERO experience or knowledge, so I won't pretend to, that is what brings me here! A little bit about my hunter! We live in the Omaha metro area, he is an archery hunter. He wears KUIU and Sitka gear that I have noticed, he plans to moose hunt in Alaska next year, he lost a few quality tree stands this year due to excessive storms here in the heartland ($300 price range), he also went Pronghorn hunting this past August with no luck, not sure if I could get him another tag for another shot at that game.... Any help or guidance i would GREATLY appreciate. Thanks everyone!

 

[Honyock]

If he likes Sitka, Eurooptic is having a close out sale on all of their Sitka items.

 

[Soj51hopeful]

What’s your budget? Hunting gear can get stupid expensive real fast.

 

[sndmn11]

Custom knife
Role played cougar hunt
College World Series tickets
***Trip to Salt Lake for Western hunt expo***

The last one is a winner.

 

[Sierra Hunter]

Love that you’re on here asking, depending on budget what I would love would be redemption at Antelope. New Mexico and Wyoming could be good options to get him dialed in on a tag next year. Others here could probably chime in with some stronger guidance. I’m just answering from an idea standpoint.
Good luck!

 

[Legend]

Westen Mountaineering 20 degree sleeping bag. Lifetime bag if taken care of.

Or a gun. Can't go wrong with a gun even if he is a bowhunter.

Don't buy archery stuff. He will have a strong opinion on that stuff and you might not get it right.

 

[isItFallYet]

Get him a Rokslide special!!

 

[ScreamingPotato]

We need to know a budget range and are you looking to send him on a hunt or get him something to hunt with. There's SO many options and seems like fun to help.

 

[isItFallYet]

This is what he desires!

Ultimate Rokslide Special: Rokstok, Tikka 223, Maven 1.2

Just picked up my rifle back from Unknown Munitions. Tikka 223 action was lightened with the barrel chopped and threaded to 18 inches. Dropped it into a new Rokstock and topped with a SWFA 6x. Finished it off with a scythe. Sent from my SM-S926U using Tapatalk

rokslide.com

 

[ScreamingPotato]

I would be very careful getting him a rifle or bow, men can be very picky with those. My wife bought me a bow for my birthday a few years ago and I ended up up taking it back to the shop and getting a different one.

If he's got a buddy that he hunts with frequently it'd be a good idea to engage them for ideas as well.

Off the top of my head everybody loves Benchmade knives, maybe a custom MKC knife, Kuiu and Sitka are good but it'll be difficult knowing what pieces he has already.

 

[Sierra Hunter]

Stuff is easy to get wrong, particularly big ticket items. Experiences on the other hand…