Look Ma, no batteries! Yes, yes, laser range finders are, for the most part, affordable and available just about anywhere. Ask yourself a question, though. You’re on an important hunt, perhaps a bucket list, once in a lifetime opportunity, or…
In 2017, the FBI stunned the defensive shooting world. They abandoned the .40 Smith & Wesson, a cartridge to which the Bureau had given birth in the 1990s, and announced their agents would now carry 9mm pistols. Cue the never…
Deer hunting. Everybody, and we mean everybody, has advice on how to hunt deer. Some are spot on, others qualify as deer UFO conspiracy theories. There are many ways to hunt deer, but you have to cover the basics, first. …
We all know how to hunt turkeys, right? Find a good spot, hunker down in your camo, make some calls, and wait. I mean, how hard can it be? Here’s a fella–a turkey hunting expert fella–named Steve Hickoff, who has…
Most sporter rifles these days are made without iron sights since just about every hunter uses a scope. Time was, iron sights were the norm and scopes unusual. When this changed, gun companies saw an excuse to reduce costs and…
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,…
