The Best Sitka Jacket For Deer Hunting of May 2023: Rankings & Reviews 2023

WARM & COMFORTABLE JACKET - Use it for everything from backcountry hunts and off-season scouting trips to everyday life; it slips comfortably under a shell whenever you need an extra shot of warmth

PRIMALOFT GOLD INSULATION - Synthetic PrimaLoft Gold Insulation with Cross Core technology replicates the aesthetics and performance of down insulation, but with warm-when-wet performance

LIGHTWEIGHT INSULATION - Lightweight insulation (35% recycled) is infused with silica aerogel, a nearly weightless material that’s composed of more than 95% air and acts as additional thermal insulation

DURABLE FABRIC - 20-denier polyester face with DRW-finish, 20-denier polyester backer; DWR finish resists precipitation and prevents face fabric from wetting out

FEATURES - Gusseted stretch cuffs allow for smooth, easy layering and unrestricted shooting; fitted hood provides low-profile warmth and concealment; doesn’t obstruct peripheral vision; deep, zippered chest pocket safely stores your valuables

Fabric type: 100% blend materials

GORE-WINDSTOPPER TECHNOLOGY - Constructed with 100% windproof GORE WINDSTOPPER to seal out even the iciest winds, the Dakota Jacket offers complete windproof protection through a durable, lightweight, and breathable membrane

ZIPPERED CHEST POCKET - This windproof camo hunting jacket features a chest pocket placed high on your chest that keep your hands warm without disturbing the necessities zippered into the lower security pockets

YKK ZIPPERS - This water-resistant breathable jacket incorporates premium YKK Zippers for reliability, durability, weather resistance, and quiet operation

BREATHABLE JACKET - The Sitka Dakota jacket provides great protection from the elements, allowing for great breathability to move moisture while setting large spreads of decoys or for the long hike in

OPTIFADE CONCEALMENT PATTERNS - Waterfowl Marsh is designed for layout and blind hunting in the marsh, standing crops, and cut stubble fields, Waterfowl Timber is optimized for engagement distances of 10 to 40 yards in the environments of flooded timber

FULLY FEATURED LATE-SEASON HUNTING JACKET: The Fanatic Jacket is the whitetail hunter’s perfect tool for capitalizing on late-season conditions. Due to Windstopper Technology, the jacket can withstand cold winds while remaining ultra-silent

INNOVATIVE DESIGN: Thanks to diagonal-zip design, a pass-through hand muff lined in Berber fleece for exceptional warmth was included. To round out the design, functional pockets for a rangefinder and grunt tube that flank the diagonal zipper for quick at-hand needs were added

CONSTANT-CONNECT SITKA SAFETY HARNESS PORT: Simplifies donning and doffing the jacket while secured to a torso-mounted harness tether, eliminating the need to disconnect from your harness when adding or subtracting layers

SCIENCE OF SOUND: The new Fanatic Jacket is very quiet. It allows a hunter the ability to move with more confidence by cutting the audible engagement distance in half

TECHNOLOGIES: An enhanced high-loft Berber fleece face silences the new and ultra-quiet GORE-TEX INFINIUM with WINDSTOPPER technology, which is packaged with PrimaLoft Silver Hi-Loft Ultra insulation for the coldest days in the stand

JACQUARD MICRO-FLEECE INTERIOR: The honeycomb channels in the jacquard microfleece insulation help transfer heat throughout the jacket, while the durable high-gauge knit face fabric keeps you imperceptibly quiet.

INSULATED HAND MUFF: The insulated hand muff provides quiet and easy access to keep your hands warm without the need for bulky gloves, enabling more accurate shooting.

SAFETY HARNESS PASS-THROUGH PORT: The safety harness pass-through port allows you to wear a harness closer to your body and add or subtract layers without removing the harness as conditions change.

DURABLE WATER REPELLENT FINISH: The DWR finish resists light precipitation and prevents the face fabric from wetting out.

STRATEGICALLY PLACED POCKETS: Make for easy access to your rangefinder and grunt tube.

CONCEALMENT - GORE OPTIFADE Concealment Elevated II is designed for whitetail hunters in an elevated position

SAFETY HARNESS PASS-THROUGH PORT - The safety harness pass-through port allows you to wear a harness closer to your body and add or subtract layers without removing the harness as conditions change

INSULATION - PrimaLoft Silver hi-loft insulation that is virtually silent, quick drying and warm even if you get it wet

DURABLE WATER REPPELENT FINISH - Resists light precipitation and prevents the face fabric from wetting out

FEATURES – Zippered chest pocket, thumbhole loops, tapered sleeves with gusseted cuffs

GORE-TEX INFINIUM WINDSTOPPER TECHNOLOGY - The Sitka Gear Stratus Jacket nestled the GORE WINDSTOPPER membrane between a wet-printed Micofleece shell and a micro-grid fleece backer, giving you one of the quietest 100% windproof jackets

REMOVABLE HOOD - A removable hood with specialized hearing ports that improve the ability to hear deer approaching and double layer PolarTec Alpha Direct panels retain heat

SAFETY HARNESS PASS-THROUGH PORT - The innovative Constant-Connect SITKA Safety Harness Pass-Through Port with Cobrax secure slide-to-lock snap and magnetic closure eliminates the need to disconnect from a harness when adding or removing gear

DURABLE WATER REPELLENT FINISH - This versatile windproof hunting jacket features the DWR finish that helps resist light precipitation and to keep you dry during those quick squalls

ZIPPERED HAND AND CHEST POCKETS - Keep your fingers toasty in zippered hand pockets, and keep all your necessities readily accessible in the dual zippered chest pockets

GORE-TEX INFINIUM WINDSTOPPER TECHNOLOGY - The Sitka Gear Stratus Jacket nestled the GORE WINDSTOPPER membrane between a wet-printed Micofleece shell and a micro-grid fleece backer, giving you one of the quietest 100% windproof jackets

REMOVABLE HOOD - A removable hood with specialized hearing ports that improve the ability to hear deer approaching and double layer PolarTec Alpha Direct panels retain heat

SAFETY HARNESS PASS-THROUGH PORT - The innovative Constant-Connect SITKA Safety Harness Pass-Through Port with Cobrax secure slide-to-lock snap and magnetic closure eliminates the need to disconnect from a harness when adding or removing gear

DURABLE WATER REPELLENT FINISH - This versatile windproof hunting jacket features the DWR finish that helps resist light precipitation and to keep you dry during those quick squalls

ZIPPERED HAND AND CHEST POCKETS - Keep your fingers toasty in zippered hand pockets, and keep all your necessities readily accessible in the dual zippered chest pockets

FULLY-FEATURED LATE-SEASON HUNTING JACKET: An enhanced high-loft Berber fleece face silences the new and ultra-quiet GORE-TEX INFINIUM with WINDSTOPPER technology, which is packaged with PrimaLoft Silver Hi-Loft Ultra insulation for the coldest days in the stand

SCIENCE OF SOUND: The new Fanatic system allows a hunter the ability to move with more confidence by cutting the audible engagement distance in half

COMFORTABLE FOR WHITETAIL HUNTER'S: A new body-mapped construction is designed to optimize the archery draw cycle for bow string clearance on the right arm along with reduced bulk in the draw arm to keep you quiet and your arrow flight true

CONSTANT-CONNECT SITKA SAFETY HARNESS PORT simplifies donning and doffing the jacket while secured to a torso-mounted harness tether, eliminating the need to disconnect from your harness when adding or subtracting layers

INNOVATIVE DESIGN: Because of our diagonal-zip design, we were able to include a pass-through hand muff lined in Berber fleece for exceptional warmth. To round out the design, we added functional pockets for a rangefinder and grunt tube that flank the diagonal zipper for quick at-hand needs

SCULPTED HOOD FOR VISIBILITY - The fully adjustable hood rotates and swivels with you, offering complete weather protection without impeding your vision

HIGH HAND WARMER POCKETS, 2 CHEST AND SHELL POCKETS - Two chest pockets, two shell pockets and two magnetic tuck-away call pockets keep you organized and focused on the sky

WATER-SEALING CUFFS - The cuffs have watertight gaskets that adjust to fit your wrist, so you can submerge your hand momentarily while setting or retrieving deeks without getting water up the sleeve

GORE-TEX WITH STRETCH TECHNOLOGY - Completely waterproof and breathable, facilitates absolute freedom of motion when shooting in tight quarters, completely sealing out moisture and wind to form a microclimate around your body

FEATURES – Gore Optifade concealment, bellowed shell pockets, Gore-Tex technology, Primaloft technology

Constructed from a brushed polyester face over 3-layer GORE-TEX INFINIUM with WINDSTOPPER Technology; the Mountain Jacket is deadly quiet, fully windproof and weather-ready to stand up to mountain winds, light rain or snow.

GORE OPTIFADE Concealment Open Country is scientifically optimized for engagement ranges of 50 yards and beyond at ground level in rocky terrain above the timber line.

Fabric: 3-Layer GORE-TEX INFINIUM with WINDSTOPPER Form Fit Technology, Brushed Polyester face and Polyester brushed tricot interior.

Durable Water Repellent finish resists light precipitation and prevents the face fabric from wetting out.

Zippered Mesh Hand Pockets: Designed to fit above a backpack's waist belt without bunching when carrying a pack.