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In a Garage in Hailey, Idaho in 2005...
Bob Welsh set out to build a bird vest. Not just any bird vest; one that could carry a lot. For day-long hunts in the high desert of Idaho, he needed to haul a gallon of water for his dog, a few boxes of shells, a first aid kit, a training collar remote, wire snips, a jacket and ideally eight recently shot chukar partridge.
Conventional vests put all this weight on your shoulders. Bob wanted to move the load to your hips just like the packs he'd used to carry out hundreds of pounds of elk meat from the mountains. But unlike these packs, the shoulder straps needed to be as slim as possible so that they didn't interfere with mounting and swinging a shotgun. Similarly, water and shells needed to be close at hand and he wanted to be able to load harvested birds without taking off the vest.
With a background in sewing and a passion that led to hundreds of hours of product testing across the mountains, prairies and forest of Idaho, Oregon, Nevada, California and Montana Bob set about perfecting his vest. The result was Wingworks.
What We Stand For
BUILT TO LAST. We aim to build the last upland vest you’ll ever buy; one that you’ll proudly pass down to your grandkid when you’re too creaky to walk the prairie. Just like your side-by-side or a wool Pendleton shirt, our vests are not built for a few seasons; they are built for a lifetime and then some.
MADE BY WESTERN HUNTERS FOR WESTERN HUNTERS. We believe you can’t fake the real thing. To build exceptional Western wingshooting gear, you have to live in the West and truly love chasing birds. We live the life we make products for and this passion and time outside infuses every aspect of our business. A big part of this is our home in south central Idaho. Valley Quail can be seen in town and our team can be chasing chukar, huns and dusky grouse fifteen minutes from the office.
FOR THE BIRDS. We fully appreciate that our business and passion and those of future generations is based on sustaining wildlife, wild places and our upland hunting heritage. We see Wingworks as an avenue to support conservation advocacy, funding and even on-the-ground habitat work. Whether that means counting sage grouse for Idaho Fish and Game, donating 1% of our sales or letting our customers know how they can stand up for our public lands, conservation is at our core.