{
  "title": "Hunting brand sponsorship programs",
  "what_this_is": "A directory of what hunting brands actually offer hunters who want to be backed, and what they ask for in return. Every entry was checked against the brand's own page or application form, and says which and when. HuntBacker is not affiliated with any brand listed here.",
  "method": "A brand goes in the first list only when we have opened its own page or application and can quote it. A brand goes in the second list when we looked for a program and found no public page, which is useful to know and is most of them. Nothing here is copied from a roundup article, and we do not publish terms we cannot source.",
  "checked": "2026-10-21",
  "programs": [
    {
      "brand": "Higdon Outdoors",
      "site": "https://higdonoutdoors.com/",
      "category": "Calls and blinds",
      "covers": "Higdon, MOmarsh, Power Calls and Riven",
      "program": "Pro Staff",
      "source": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0756/6898/0029/files/Higdon_Outdoors_Pro_Staff_Application_rv5.28.2025.pdf",
      "evidence": "read",
      "checked": "2026-10-21",
      "you_get": "A pro staff discount rate on merchandise. No other benefit is stated on the application.",
      "you_give": [
        "Attend at least 4 events a year",
        "Active Facebook and Instagram accounts",
        "No competing pro staff affiliations",
        "Buy $500 of merchandise within 12 months, $100 of it in the first 30 days, at the pro staff rate"
      ],
      "costs_you": "$500 within the first year, by the program's own terms.",
      "how_to_apply": "Complete the PDF application and email it to the pro staff address printed on the form, with a headshot and a field photo.",
      "window": "Applications accepted year-round and reviewed quarterly."
    },
    {
      "brand": "ScentLok",
      "site": "https://www.scentlok.com/",
      "category": "Scent control and apparel",
      "program": "Field Staff",
      "source": "http://www.scentlok.com/pages/field-staff",
      "evidence": "read",
      "checked": "2026-10-21",
      "you_get": "Deep product discounts in the brand's own words, early notice of new products, and the chance to appear in brand posts and materials. No percentage is published.",
      "you_give": [
        "Public social channels the brand manager reviews for fit",
        "Nothing else is published"
      ],
      "costs_you": "Nothing is stated.",
      "how_to_apply": "Online form asking for name, email, phone, state and your social handles. The brand manager reviews it and emails you if you are accepted.",
      "window": "No deadline published. Open application."
    },
    {
      "brand": "Tink's",
      "site": "https://tinks.com/",
      "category": "Scent and attractants",
      "program": "Ambassadors, currently being reworked",
      "source": "https://tinks.com/ambassadors",
      "evidence": "read",
      "checked": "2026-10-21",
      "you_get": "Not published. The page says the program is being rebuilt.",
      "you_give": [
        "Not published"
      ],
      "costs_you": "Not published.",
      "how_to_apply": "The page takes a name and email to notify you when the new program opens. There is no application yet.",
      "window": "The page says more information is coming, with no year given. Worth a check rather than an application."
    },
    {
      "brand": "G5 Outdoors",
      "site": "https://www.g5outdoors.com/",
      "category": "Broadheads and archery",
      "program": "Pro Staff",
      "source": "https://www.g5outdoors.com/category/pro-staff/",
      "evidence": "read",
      "checked": "2026-10-21",
      "you_get": "Not published. The site shows who is on the pro staff rather than what they receive.",
      "you_give": [
        "Not published"
      ],
      "costs_you": "Not published.",
      "how_to_apply": "No public application page. The staff listing names existing members, so a direct approach is the only route we can see.",
      "window": "None published."
    },
    {
      "brand": "Slick Trick",
      "site": "https://slicktrick.net/",
      "category": "Broadheads",
      "program": "Brand Ambassador",
      "source": "https://slicktrick.net/pages/brand-ambassador",
      "evidence": "page exists, terms not yet read",
      "checked": "2026-10-21",
      "you_get": "Not yet read. The page exists and we could not load it on the day we checked.",
      "you_give": [
        "Not yet read"
      ],
      "costs_you": "Not yet read.",
      "how_to_apply": "Start at the brand ambassador page.",
      "window": "Not yet read."
    },
    {
      "brand": "Millennium Treestands",
      "site": "https://millenniumstands.com/",
      "category": "Treestands",
      "program": "Pro Staff",
      "source": "https://millenniumstands.com/pages/pro-staff",
      "evidence": "page exists, terms not published there",
      "checked": "2026-10-21",
      "you_get": "Not published on the page we read.",
      "you_give": [
        "Not published"
      ],
      "costs_you": "Not published.",
      "how_to_apply": "The site carries a pro staff page but no terms and no form that we could read. A direct approach is the only route we can see.",
      "window": "None published."
    }
  ],
  "no_public_program_found": {
    "note": "We looked for a pro staff, field staff or ambassador program on each of these and found no public page on the day we checked. That does not mean there is no program. It usually means the way in is an email to whoever runs their marketing, which is worth knowing before you spend an evening looking for a form that is not there.",
    "brands": [
      { "brand": "Wildlife Research Center", "category": "Scent and attractants", "site": "https://www.wildliferesearch.com/" },
      { "brand": "Code Blue", "category": "Scent and attractants", "site": "https://www.codebluescents.com/" },
      { "brand": "Nose Jammer", "category": "Scent control", "site": "https://nosejammer.com/" },
      { "brand": "Scent Crusher", "category": "Scent control", "site": "https://scentcrusher.com/" },
      { "brand": "Ozonics", "category": "Scent control", "site": "https://ozonics.com/" },
      { "brand": "HECS", "category": "Apparel", "site": "https://hecshunting.com/" },
      { "brand": "Whitetail Institute", "category": "Food plots", "site": "https://whitetailinstitute.com/" },
      { "brand": "Antler King", "category": "Food plots and feed", "site": "https://antlerking.com/" },
      { "brand": "Big Tine", "category": "Feed and attractants", "site": "https://bigtine.com/" },
      { "brand": "Iron Will Outfitters", "category": "Broadheads", "site": "https://ironwilloutfitters.com/" },
      { "brand": "QAD", "category": "Archery rests", "site": "https://qadarchery.com/" },
      { "brand": "Rage", "category": "Broadheads", "site": "https://ragebroadheads.com/" },
      { "brand": "Muzzy", "category": "Broadheads", "site": "https://muzzy.com/" },
      { "brand": "Sitka Gear", "category": "Apparel", "site": "https://www.sitkagear.com/" },
      { "brand": "First Lite", "category": "Apparel", "site": "https://www.firstlite.com/" },
      { "brand": "Vortex Optics", "category": "Optics", "site": "https://vortexoptics.com/" },
      { "brand": "Leupold", "category": "Optics", "site": "https://www.leupold.com/" }
    ]
  }
}