LAST UPDATED: July 19th, 2023
There are plenty of great new apparel options for hunters hitting the rack for 2023. These garments are designed to keep you cool, warm, scent free, and more comfortable than ever.
Check out our roundup of the best new hunting apparel for 2023.
BE:1 Ridge Half Zip Hoodie
Bowhunters love hooded sweatshirts, so ScentLok decided to add a premium hoodie to their BE:1 lineup for 2023. The new Ridge Half-Zip Hoodie is extremely soft and quiet, thanks to a smooth polyester exterior combined with a berber fleece lining. The half-zip design makes it easy to get on and off while the integrated neck gaiter provides maximum concealment and protection from the elements. The kangaroo pouch not only keeps your hands warm, but thanks to zip closures, it can also be used to safely secure your hunting gear.
Worn alone during cool-season hunts or as an insulating layer when temperatures drop, the BE:1 Ridge hoodie is sure to be a hit with bowhunters everywhere.
MSRP: $169.99
ScentLok BE:1 Paradigm Jacket & Pant
ScentLok expands on their popular BE:1 line of premium hunting apparel with the new Paradigm Jacket & Pant. A highly wind- and water-resistant fabric with a DWR treated micro tricot shell and a micro-grid fleece lining delivers versatility and just enough warmth to help you endure almost anything you’ll encounter during those cool to cold mid-season hunts.
Featuring “triple threat technology”; Carbon Alloy technology provides maximum odor absorption; Silver Alloy to inhibit the growth of bacteria; and, Fusix technology helps destroy bacteria and control odors while maintaining supreme stretch.
Notable Paradigm jacket features:
- Adjustable, removable hood
- Adjustable cuffs
- Articulated elbows for enhanced mobility
- Safety harness opening
Notable pants features:
- Four pocket design – 2 waist, 2 cargo
- Articulated knees for added mobility
- Comfort stretch waist
- Knee-length leg zippers for easy on-off over boots
MSRP: $279.99 per piece
Scentlok BE:1 Wind Brace Pro Jacket & Pant
Wind can be a bowhunter’s worst enemy, but thanks to the new and improved BE:1 Wind Brace Pro jacket & pant, that worry is a thing of the past. Thanks to Windbreak technology, these garments are windproof, which helps keep you warmer, longer while on stand. The Wind Brace Pro also features Thinsulate insulation for added warmth and Carbon Alloy technology to help you go undetected.
Notable features of the Windbrace Pro:
- WindBrake windproof lining
- 80g Thinsulate insulation
- 180g fleece outer shell that is totally silent
- 3-piece adjustable hood
- Safety harness port (jacket)
MSRP: $199.99 per piece
SITKA Intercept Hoody & Pant
SITKA introduces some of the stealthiest apparel they’ve ever created in their new Intercept line that includes the Intercept Hoody and Intercept Pant. These super quiet garments were built to provide the best sound, scent, and sight suppression for close encounters with big game in bow range. The hoody and pant are built with an ultra-quiet merino wool blend that naturally resists odor to minimize smell and regulates temperature as you alternate between stop and go movements in the woods or field.
The hoody is designed with a reinforced ArmorSpun merino wool and includes removable elbow pads to make sure it has the rugged durability required for spot-and-stalk bowhunting. Likewise, the pant features removable knee pads to keep you comfortable when crawling and moving in tight on big game.
Pant MSRP: $289
Hoody MSRP: $249
SITKA Core Merino 120 Hoody & Bottom
Another great new release from SITKA is their Core Merino series of hoodies and bottoms to keep you comfortable, from the early season, all the way until the final days of the season when the temperatures are bitter cold. The Core Merino 120 Hoody was built for the early season but serves equally well on cool weather hunts when you’re staying active. It’s designed with an ultralight merino wool blend that regulates temperature to help you stay comfortable through changing conditions, and it also naturally resists odor to suppress your scent. It’s made with ArmorSpun merino wool to give the extra durability needed to last year after year year.
The system also includes the 220 series for the mid-season as well as the 330 series for the final days of season. The Core Merino 330 Hoody features SITKA’s warmest-weight merino wool to keep you warm in the coldest conditions. It’s built with a temperature-regulating merino wool that has an exceptional warmth-to-weight ratio to keep you warmer with less bulk.
The Core Merino Bottom was built to wear under your pants for superior odor suppression and comfort throughout the season. Like the hoody, the bottoms come in 120, 220 and 330 options for a full range of comfort to meet your needs throughout the season.
Hoody MSRP: $169 (Core Merino 120)
Bottom MSRP: $119 (Core Merino 120 Bottom)
First Lite Trace Pant & Quarter-Zip
Whitetail hunters in the south had been asking for some early season gear for those truly hot and humid hunts. So First Lite was proud to announce the Trace System, which consists of a Quarter-Zip top and Pants that were purposefully built for those hunts during the dog days of summer.
These pieces are made with KineticGrid™ fabric and treated with odor controlling technology. The Trace Pant features top & side cargo pockets, a zippered side-entry pocket that doubles as a vent, and zippered rear wallet pockets.
Shirt MSRP: $100
Pant MSRP: $150
First Lite Origin Hoody & Pant
Worn alone on cool mornings in the early season, or as an insulating layer as temps drop, the new Origin Hoody and Pant are designed to be a transitional solution for the serious deer hunter. Wear them as stand alone apparel, or as a base layer underneath warmer garments on top.
The pant features a tapered fit and deployable heel stirrups that make layering it under warmer pants or bibs easier super easy. They’re built with a durable water-repelling treatment, HeiQ odor-resisting technology, and a silent exterior to help you go undetected.
Hoody MSRP: $170
Pant MSRP: $125
First Lite Source Vest
A vest is pretty much standard equipment for most bowhunters, and the newest option from First Lite is sure to please most any archer. The new Source Vest is a lightweight, packable, quiet, insulated vest designed to be utilized as both an outerwear piece and a layering option once temperatures drop.
It’s built with Primaloft Gold to keep you warm and comfortable, yet it’s incredibly packable to eliminate the bulk when you want to stash it in your pack. It’s built with a collar that is high enough to be functional and warm, but not so high that it interferes when layering under other garments.
Vest MSRP: $160
Code of Silence - Coldfjall Late Season Hunting Gear
The Coldfjall collection from Code of Silence gives hunters cold-weather comfort and concealment like never before. Coldfjall applies revolutionary tech that hunters have come to expect from Code of Silence to perfectly balance extreme warmth, comfort, and concealment without unnecessary bulk or noise. Stay in the woods longer and undetected thanks to the ultimate in cold weather performance camo.
With five different technologies combined, Coldfjall creates a layering system within the layer. This offers hunters the most efficient outer layer system available without excess bulk. Coldfjall also features S18 Visual Silence camouflage for the ultimate concealment. Coldfjall provides hunters with a functional camouflage that is more than simply uniform for the field with patterns that are woven into the fabric, not printed on it with ink.
C3 Insulated Bow Mitt
Better the Hunt Technologies introduces the new C3 Insulated Bow Mitt. This product gives archery hunters a new option for keeping their shooting hand warm and comfortable when temperatures begin to drop.
Attach the Insulated Bow Mitt to your compound bow and enjoy a warm shooting hand no matter the conditions. The Bow Mitt eliminates the need to fumble with heavy gloves or mittens that would otherwise be needed in cold weather.
MSRP: $49.95
