Now that we’ve been in hunting season, you may be thinking how you’re going to care for your game meat. Should you hang your game meat or butcher it? If your venison always tastes gamey after you hang it, or Read More
Should You Hang Your Game Meat?
LocaCarnivore Product Review: Nosler AccuBond Bullets
A bright, blood-orange sun dipped below a fir and ponderosa mantled ridge in Montana’s Blackfoot River country. A tedious, yet picturesque afternoon-long wait had come down to this; fifteen minutes before last legal hunting light and still no deer had Read More
Montana Fights CWD with New Rules (Hunting News)
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has already devastated deer and elk herds across the American west, mid-west, and south-east. Montana had, up to now, been spared its ravages. The state confirmed its first cases in 2017, and has moved with speed Read More
6.5mm Cartridge Fight: 6.5 PRC vs. Its NextGen Competition (LocaCarnivore Expert)
Right now, 6.5mm rifles are hotter than illicit yellow cake Uranium on a Phoenix sidewalk in July. Driven by the long-range shooting cult, American hunters have discovered there are indeed other bore sizes beyond .30 caliber. Never mind European shooters Read More
The .270 Winchester: James Bond in a Brass Suit (The LocaCarnivore Expert)
The .270 Winchester is perhaps the most storied big game hunting cartridge. While the .30-06 Springfield enjoys praise for both the contribution it made to the United States’ military efforts and as a hunting cartridge, the .270, on the other Read More
10 Secrets to Puttin’ the Sneak on Dinner (LocaCarnivore’s How to Hunt Series)
I admit it. I’m not a Ninja, or a Navy SEAL, or any other such clandestine operative. So what do I know about sneaking up on anything, let alone hyper-alert game animals? Turns out, plenty. Why? Because I watch the Read More
The .30-30 Winchester: More Than You Think [Video]
The underappreciated .30-30 Winchester has, in all likelihood, taken more deer for more years than any other center-fire rifle cartridge in history. Introduced in the late 19th century, it used the then new smokeless powder to produce velocities beyond what Read More
Unlock the Secrets to Mule Deer Hunting [Video]
We found this superb video about hunting Montana mule deer during the rut. Mule deer present unique challenges compared to their whitetail cousins. They inhabit rolling hill county and mountains with a million places to hide. You won’t get them Read More
A Hunter’s Gamble: Waiting for the Deer Draw
It’s that time of year again. The time when your heart starts pounding, your mouth goes dry, and you keep checking the calendar every few minutes. You start thinking up new cuss words every time you can’t see it, and Read More