Years in This Expertise: 8 yrs in outdoor media, 4 years as GearJunkie’s Hunt Fish Editor (2018-2022)
Number Of Products & Number Of Hours Expert Has Tested: 500+ products, 8,300+ hours testing
Education & Certifications
Education: Bachelor’s of Sociology, Colorado State University
Years of Writing: 14+
Club or Association Memberships: Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, Board Director of Orion the Hunters Institute
Previous Publications: USA Today, MeatEater, Modern Huntsman, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, Backcountry Journal, Mens Journal, Outside Bozeman, TripThirty
A Word from Nicole
When I started writing for GearJunkie in 2018, it opened up a whole new universe of curiosities. A thrifty minimalist, gear was a means to an end rather than an obsession. To be frank, I was more of a gear skeptic than a gear junkie.
But as the site’s Hunt Fish Editor, testing brand after brand and item after item forced me to pare down to the gear that made the cut. And that’s really what I love to write about. When it comes to a review, a suggestion, a collection of gear, or simply the experience of using gear to get the job done, it better be damned useful and worth its weight in financial commitment.
I value gear differently than I did when I first began writing about it. Us gearheads get so wrapped in the idea of stuff, but it can also weigh us down.
Ultimately, I’m still a thrifty minimalist, but the gear I write about and the brands I talk about have a place in my gear closet because of that these days, rather than in spite of it. And I hope you hear that theme echo across this collection of many years of writing.
From five-star accommodations to gracious hospitality, the incredible bird hunting at Hooray Ranch is simply the icing on the cake to a 24/7 experience of…
Chronic wasting disease continues to spread nationwide. With new cases in Tennessee and near Jackson Hole, proper management techniques are necessary now more than ever.
A quality pair of sunglasses is a necessity for the active outdoors person. With the market flooded with sunglasses, we’ve narrowed down the best polarized sunglasses…
We put Seek Outside’s Goshawk 4800 through its paces in the wilderness of southwest Montana. It proved to be extremely versatile, serving as a daypack,…
As wildfires devastate California families, a Montana backpack company helps rebuild part of what was lost for sportsmen and sportswomen affected by the Camp Fire.
KUIU’s Limited Edition Women’s Collection could have hit the mark, but the lack of true outerwear is apparent and the inherent message speaks for itself.
