Journal:
At Story Creek, we specialize in gear that we have personally used in the field and have complete faith in. As an avid bowhunter, I understand the need for good gear that will not let you down on those long back-country hunts. If you call, chances are I will be the one on the other end of the line. I am more than happy to help you out with any questions that you may have and will direct you the best that I can.
We have a dedicated pro-staff of military and back-country hunters that meticulously field tests all of our gear and give an unbiased review of the products that we issue them. These reviews help to "cull" the products that don't meet the strict criteria that we set forth. All the gear that we carry has a very strong reputation in the hunting and military community and we are proud to represent these select manufacturers. We love to hunt and we love to represent companies that are among "The Elite" in their respective catagories. You will find brands such as Badlands Packs, Eberlestock Packs, Sitka Gear, First Lite Camo, Hennessy Hammocks, Tactical Tailor and Reconyx among our inventoried products.
We hope that you find something that suits your needs. Thanks for your business and take care.
Mike Reid
Story Creek Inc.
President
-STORY CREEK PRODUCT REVIEWS-
OZONICS:
It is not very often that a product is introduced that can truly change the way we hunt. I had the opportunity to use Ozonics for the first time in the fall of 2011 and believe me, I was as skeptical as anyone. Being a midwestern bowhunter, I have seen my share of gimmicks come and go over the years and I was not sold on the idea that Ozonics could actually eliminate my odor to whitetails that were in my downwind direction. So, with my Ozonics unit in hand, I hit the field for an early season Wisconsin whitetail hunt. The light September wind was not ideal for the stand location that I was headed to, but I figured "what the heck", lets give this Ozonics a fair test right out of the gate. I was set up on a small food plot that had a bedding area just to the southeast. A narrow travel corridor connected the two and that is where I anticipated the majority of the deer to appear. The northwest wind lightly brushed my face as I sat on stand. After an hour or so had passed, I began to wonder if Ozonics was in fact a hoax, another high dollar scent elimination scheme that I had fallen for. But then, about an hour before dark, there they came. Not one or two, but 7 Does and fawns. Now, any good bow-hunter knows that any deer can be fooled at any given time but a mature doe can throw a wrench into any hunt if she detects even the slightest distress scent. I sat and waited for the inevitable, I was sure that one of the 4 mature does would be alerted to my presence at any second and all that would be left was a distress snort and a 7 white flags exiting the far end of the food plot. But as time slowly passed, I began to realize that they had no idea that I was there. They fed comfortably and without a care for over 45 minutes while the wind direction could not have been hitting them any more square in the face.
I did not harvest a deer on that evening, but I learned that the Ozonics HR200 had permanently earned a place in my pack. Throughout the season I had encounter after encounter with mature deer that could not pick up on my human odor. The Ozonics unit itself emits a light ozone odor that the deer would occasionally pick up on, but it did not alarm them. So, my final conclusion on Ozonics is that it is a very beneficial tool to the hunter that needs to get close to wary whitetails.
