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Originally posted by Rusty Hook:
Bergans makes a line of hunting packs as well as general backpacking packs. They make both internsals and external frame packs and have been making quality equipment for a very long time. They are out of Norway.

Kifaru is making what is arguably the best hunting packs made in the USA. You can see their products at:

www.kifaru.net

I have a LongHunter Guide pack and a Siwash. Useful items to be included in the Kifaru system is the CargoChair, used for hauling out meat and glassing, the HandWarmer Pouch, great for carrying your binoculars right where you need them with no tension on your neck, and the GunBearer, a rifle carrying device so you can get your rifle into use in a fraction of a second but carries your gun safely and securely in great comfort with no weight on your shoulders, as is true of all of Kifaru's internal frame packs.

These packs are expensive and top grade mountaineering quality equipment. They come with detachable camo/blaze orange reversable fleece pannels amd many options a hunter will find useful. Each pack is made to the customer's measurements, so there is no question of fit. They are the most comfortable packs I have ever used and I have been backpacking for about 50 years now. Delivery time in the US requires about a 6 week wait. Good luck in your hunting pack search, Rusty.