The Best Prime Day Hunting Deals, Picked for Southern Deer Season

Prime Big Deal Days runs through Wednesday, October 7, and there is real hunting gear in the mix this time, not just off brand headlamps. We went through the deals and pulled the ones worth a look for a Southern deer season.

The timing works in our favor. In North Alabama the rut is about six weeks out, and in the Black Belt and the southwest corner you have until Christmas or later (here is why Alabama’s rut runs so late). Anything you buy this week is in the woods well before the good stuff starts.

01 / The Short List

Five Deals We'd Grab First

1. Best overall

   BOG DeathGrip Hunting Tripod

   $130save $115

   A clamp-in shooting rest for ground blinds and long looks across a cutover. Close to half off is the biggest cut on this list.

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2. Best trail camera

   Moultrie Edge Solar Cellular

   $99save $50

   Built-in solar means fewer trips in to swap batteries, which means less scent on your scrape line in November.

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3. Best optic

   Bushnell Trophy TRS-25 Red Dot

   $44save $76

   A cheap, proven red dot for a hog gun, a slug gun, or the youth rifle.

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4. Best under $50

   Walker's Razor Slim Electronic Muffs

   $41save $40

   Sight-in season is now. Protect your ears at the bench and still hear the guy next to you.

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5. Best splurge

   Sitka Dew Point Pant

   $182save $147

   A rain pant that is quiet enough to hunt in. December and January in South Alabama are wet, and that is when our rut is going.

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02 / Scouting

Trail Cameras

The best scouting tool for a staggered rut. Hang one on a scrape now and the photos will tell you when your deer actually get going, instead of guessing from somebody else’s calendar. Cellular cams also mean you stay out of the woods until it matters.

• SpyPoint Flex-M Cellular Trail Camera$54save $26
• Moultrie Edge 3 Cellular Trail Camera$66save $35
• Tactacam Reveal X 3.0 Cellular Trail Camera$84save $36
• SpyPoint Flex-M Cellular Trail Camera (2-pack)$89save $40
• Moultrie Edge Solar Cellular Trail Camera$99save $50
• Moultrie Edge 3 Pro Cellular Trail Camera$99save $40
• Bushnell Core S-4K No Glow Trail Camera$112save $39
• Tactacam Reveal X 3.0 Cellular Trail Camera (2-pack)$199save $30

03 / Where You Sit

Tree Stands and Blinds

Good time to add a second stand for the other wind, or a ground blind for the kids. Whatever you hang, wear a harness and stay clipped in from the ground up.

• Guide Gear HuntRite Deluxe 4-Panel Hunting Blind$56save $25
• Guide Gear Hang-On Tree Stand$75save $25
• Guide Gear Deluxe XL Climbing Tree Stand$133save $67
• Tidewe 360° See-Through Ground Blind (3-4 person)$134save $30
• Guide Gear 18 ft. Jumbo Ladder Tree Stand$181save $40
• Barronett Grandview See-Through Hunting Blind$249save $50
• Bolderton 22 ft. Ladder Tree Stand$252save $123

04 / Glass

Optics and Rangefinders

The Vortex Viper PST at $300 off is the biggest dollar savings in the whole sale. For most of us in thick Southern woods, a rangefinder and a decent pair of binoculars will matter more than another scope.

• Bushnell Trophy TRS-25 Red Dot Sight$44save $76
• Tidewe Hunting Rangefinder$64save $17
• Sig Sauer KILO2200 Laser Rangefinder$133save $67
• Sightmark Ultra Shot M-Spec FMS Reflex Sight$149save $90
• Bushnell R3 Rifle Scope$169save $50
• Topdon TS004 Thermal Monocular$389save $110
• Nikon Monarch M7 10x42 Binoculars$445save $105
• Vortex Viper PST Gen II 1-6x24 Rifle Scope$599save $300

05 / At the Bench

Shooting Gear

• Walker's Razor Slim Electronic Muffs$41save $40
• Magpul MS1 QDM Two-Point Rifle Sling$56save $20
• Blue Force Gear Vickers Padded Rifle Sling$85save $32
• Caldwell Stinger Adjustable Shooting Rest$110save $55
• BOG DeathGrip Hunting Tripod$130save $115

06 / After the Shot

Knives and Processing

If you process your own deer, the WildLite set or the field dressing kit is cheap enough to keep one in the truck.

• Outdoor Edge WildLite 6-Piece Game Processing Set$29save $11
• Mossy Oak 8-Piece Field Dressing Kit$39save $10
• Kizer Beaver Fixed Blade Knife with Sheath$35save $14
• Cold Steel SRK 6″ SK-5 Fixed Blade$37save $37
• Smith & Wesson Extreme Ops Folding Knife$10save $17
• Mossy Oak 14″ Bowie Knife$18save $7

07 / Clothing

Sitka Gear

Sitka rarely goes on sale. The lightweight pieces make sense for an Alabama October; save the heavier stuff for the late season.

• Sitka Core Lightweight Hoody$119save $20
• Sitka Core Merino 220 Half-Zip$139save $60
• Sitka Stratus Jacket$139save $60
• Sitka Mountain Pant$162save $40
• Sitka Dew Point Pant$182save $147