“But being this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you’ve got to ask yourself one question: ‘Do I feel lucky?’” With those immortal words, actor Clint Eastwood elevated Read More
Most rifle cartridges on the market today are unnecessary. There, I said it. I’ll get innumerable hate letters, but it’s the bald-faced truth. E-retail giant, Midway USA, for example, lists 174 centerfire rifle cartridges in its inventory. Throw in the Read More
North America offers epic winter big game hunting. While most people think hunting is just for autumn, the truth is there are many places to chase deer, moose, elk, wolf, and bears when the snow flies. Here’s where to go Read More
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
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
The 6.5mm cartridges are the hot ticket, right now. With all the hyperbole about the 6.5 Creedmoor, and others, it’s high time the 6.5 family’s great scion got some attention. I refer to none other than the wonderful, 6.5x55mm Swedish. Read More
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 Read More
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, Read More
The current gun market is saturated with options for hunters. Semi-automatics, lever actions, bolt-actions, pump-actions, and break-actions all beckon from gun store shelves; the only limit is a hunter’s budget and available storage space. While few would argue a hunter Read More
WARNING: No bears were harmed in the making of this spring bear season. Spring bear season. It’s what you do after you’ve recovered from general deer/elk season and are looking at your freezer with regret from eating all the venison Read More
