Our mission at LocaCarnivore is to support and encourage people to hunt their local areas (within a three-hour or less drive from home). For some hunters, it is a difficult challenge, often because there is little or no public hunting…
Long-range hunting is all the rage these days. Tales from far off battlefields about one-shot kills at over a mile have fired hunters’ imaginations. Rifles and bullets are now on the market which can sling lead accurately at game animals…
Here’s a great video about how to find elk after the rut. Elk behavior changes after the breeding season. This video contains four must know principles to improve your odds during October and November. Above all, stay persistent. Don’t give…
Here’s an update from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on “Sparky.” The tough (and lucky) Bison, who lives on Iowa’s Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge, received a lightning hit in January, 2016. Refuge staff had been concerned the herd…
Long range hunting is the fashion these days, but do you know the fundamentals which will ensure you can hit a distant target with precision? This great video goes in-depth to help you understand and find your natural point of…
Here’s a great video on how to reload your own rifle cartridges. I do a few things different from what RCBS shows here. I work each case one at a time. First I clean them, then lube (I’ve been told…
There are many magnum hunting cartridges, but those which use .30 caliber bullets are by far the most popular. The “Fast Thirties,” as famed gun writer Craig Boddington calls them, have always captivated hunters. They combine flat trajectories with tremendous…
Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources announced on October 2nd, 2017, they have discovered another whitetail deer which they believe has Chronic Wasting Disease, or CWD. A preliminary field test at a game check station indicated a high probability the deer,…
I’ve given you a cool recipe for grouse, but maybe you’re in a hurry and need a tasty dinner. This fellow shows you his method of preparing grouse that looks mighty yummy. Check it out. Other helpful stories you’ll like:…
This is an excellent video on how to clean a ruffed grouse, but it’ll work for any grouse you’ve caught. While a lot of people like to just breast out the bird, here in Montana we have to use the…