Recoil. The word conjures bruised shoulders, scope smacked eyebrows, and severe flinches which make accurate shooting impossible. Recoil has plagued shooters from the earliest harquebuses. No one (if they’re honest) likes recoil. Some may tolerate and compensate for it better…
Elk calling is both science and dark art. It’s not enough to have an elk call. What separates successful elk hunters from the empty freezer crowd is the knowledge to use a call the right way, at the right time. …
Hunting grouse without a gun dog is a challenge. Okay, it’s just plain tough. There is a way to turn the tables on these delicious game birds who hide with pride in dense forests. You can call them. You read…
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…
There is a right way and a wrong way to do everything. When it comes to dangerous game hunting, the wrong way will get you killed, fast. The internet is filled with videos about charges by Cape buffalo, elephant, lions,…
Few things will get your adrenaline up as spot and stalk deer hunting in heavy cover. It’s just you and the deer, up close and personal; predator and prey in the ancient dance. If you can become one with the…
Every one likes accuracy, hunters included. Bullet placement on game is mission critical. If you load your own ammunition, you can tailor it to wring the best accuracy from your particular rifle. Today’s video shows you how to measure your…
There’s an old saw about flying: it’s ninety-nine percent boredom interspersed with one percent stark terror. Kinda like goose hunting, as these Pennsylvania hunters found out. If you haven’t done much bird hunting, or water fowling, you should. Game birds…
Legend has it there are three seasons in Colorado: football, skiing, and elk. Colorado has spectacular, challenging terrain and abundant big game animals. The Centennial State is home to mule deer, elk, moose, black bear, pronghorn, big horn sheep, and…
Here at the LocaCarnivore, we are bonkers for pronghorn. They are the tastiest beast you’ll find anywhere and few hunts will challenge you as much as a speed goat hunt. If you’ve never hunted pronghorn, or hunted in the western…