About Us

Hunting-gear.com is an informational website about hunting equipment, hunting tactics, and hunting resources. The site provides information on the best gear for hunters looking to make their hunts more successful. It also includes information about various types of game animals that can be hunted in North America, including deer, elk, turkey, coyote, and small game species.

The staff at Hunter-Gear has a combined 35+ years of experience in the hunting industry coupled with nearly 50 years of combined hunting experience.

Here’s a more in-depth look at the staff:

Andy McKinney

Born and raised in the North Carolina foothills, Andy was introduced to the outdoors at a very young age. Like most beginning hunters, he started out hunting small game like rabbits and squirrels, then graduated to larger species like Whitetail Deer.

Although he’s an avid deer and turkey hunter, he still enjoys hunting small game as well.  Andy has worked in the hunting and fishing industry for nearly 25 years.

Brantley Long

Born and raised in Indiana, Brantley spent his youth chasing deer and turkey and, along the way, developed a passion for bowhunting. Although he still enjoys other types of hunting, his true passion is bowhunting, and he has or will author most all the bowhunting content on this site.

Outside of work, Brantley is married and the father of two beautiful little girls. Brantley has worked in the hunting industry, with an emphasis on archery and bowhunting, for more than ten years.

Ben Pittman

Ben was born and raised in the great state of Texas and came from a long line of outdoorspeople. He grew up hunting nearly every game species that Texas had to offer, including wild pigs, White-tailed deer, and coyotes. While Ben is equally comfortable hunting almost any game species, his primary focus today is predator hunting and turkey hunting. He is also a long-range shooter and enjoys harvesting coyotes at longer than average distances.

Ben started working in outdoor and sporting goods while in high school and now has 17 years of experience in the hunting industry, including some time as a part-time hunting guide. Ben is married with three boys, who are continuing the family hunting traditions.


Since our staff has diverse backgrounds and come from different locations in the U.S., they bring unique sets of hunting experiences to the site.

Hopefully, site visitors will enjoy the content and different perspectives as well.

If you have any questions or comments about the website, please get in touch.