Not everyone has room in their home or money in their wallet for a big shoulder mount. Not every deer is worth a shoulder mount, but often the antlers are too nice to throw on the hearth. Maybe it was a memorable experience you want to preserve. Nevertheless, a lot of folks will spend those …
Late in the year when the nights start getting cool and the days are still warm, bears are often easiest to hunt, if you know how. The primary reason that this is a great time for bear hunting is that the behavior of the bears usually changes. The change is both normal and necessary. Behavioral …
Currently, there are limited and tightly controlled doe hunts in many areas. However, if you ask hunters what they think of hunting does, the chances are that you will find most of them either totally against the idea or totally for the idea. The argument against doe hunting generally revolves around the fact that the …
There is one person in every group that makes the rest of the group jealous. No, it’s not the person that can afford all the newest gadgets and the best firearms. It’s the person that can hit the target each and every time, no matter what adversity they are presented with. This person can pick …
The Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Better Hunter Using Marksmanship Principles Read More »
There are several things that are important for successfully bringing down both large and small game. Naturally, a hunter wants to have a good rifle (or a good handgun, if that is what they are using for the hunt). However, having a great rifle, scope and the best ammunition isn’t going to be all that helpful …
Importance of Sighting In a Scope and Open Sights Read More »
Suppose I was to tell you that you can go from shooting a grouse to eating it in just a half hour to an hour. As surprising as it might be, it isn’t just possible, it is likely, if you know how. Roughed grouse, sage grouse and blue grouse are common over much of North …
Whether wild or domestic, there are very few animals that are as easy to skin as a rabbit or hare. This is because the skin is loose and not tightly connected to the meat of the animal. This is great for the hunter, especially since wild rabbits and hares can breed and populate so rapidly …
Too often, deer hunters make simple but glaring mistakes because they don’t understand a deer’s sense of smell, hearing and sight. The lack of knowledge can result in a poor hunting season and no venison to cut up and put into the freezer. It makes sense then (no pun intended), that hunters would be wise …
A block and tackle isn’t hard to make when you need to hang your kill, provided you have the right equipment handy. Bagging a deer, elk or bear is great, but there comes a time when you’ll probably want to hang it up. Unless you have several people with you, this could prove to be …
Hunter’s review of the .300 Savage lever-action deer rifle For all-around use, the .300 Savage lever-action rifle is hard to beat. It has been and is used by both men and women, for close shots and distance shots, in open terrain and denser country. Though the .30-30 may be lighter and have a slightly shorter …
