I Can Remember Hunting with My Dad as a Child. It was fun, empowering, and…simple. Sure, those cold early morning hours were hard at times, but the endeavor was straightforward. Get up, put on warm clothing, and gather my binoculars, gun, and skinning knife. I didn’t yet know how to properly handle the latter, but I felt like big stuff packing a …
You don’t have to be on the cutting edge of hunting or shooting to know that rifle suppressors have become one of the biggest phenomena in the outdoor niche. Like AR-profile-type rifles, they’re all the rage. While it took me a long time to make the plunge, I’ve known all along that they offer a lot of utility in the …
New to hunting? Great, welcome to the complicated minefield of trying to figure out what to buy, where to buy it, how much to spend, what brand and why, which caliber and model, or how many variations of camo patterns are sufficient. Gone are the days of grabbing a spear, grunting at your hairy partner as you leave the cave …
Oh boy, where do we even begin with this one? Well, spoiler it’s not a 6.5 and it certainly isn’t a .303 British (I have one, and it’s terrible.) If you have come for a quick “well here it is” answer, then I am sorry to disappoint you but that’s not how it works, but at the same time we …
Doesn’t matter if you only have one or a safe room full of them, guns are personal items and we all look at differing features and specs when choosing our guns. Unfortunately, the act of actually building the gun of our dreams is far from easy and so we need to turn to those that are skilled in the art …
Just like everyone else I get super excited for the fall hunting seasons and any upcoming hunts that I might have planned. However, this year a large wrench was thrown into the mix. In early July I had to have emergency surgery to repair a complete tear of my Achilles tendon. Having drawn a couple of tags in other states, …
Love them or hate them, consider them weird or essential, ridicule them or admire them, the 7mm cartridge has dug its feet in and firmly established itself in the world of hunting, but just how good or bad is the 7mm when it comes to hunting? Before we answer that rather broad and open question, because let’s face it just …
I am going to open this conversation with one of the most embarrassing moments that I have had while hunting. I was out by myself while my husband was working on a Saturday morning. Utah only has about 10 days of rifle deer season, so I wanted to go out and get a deer. I also was just super excited …
This is another one of those discussions that gets brought up everywhere from hunting campfires to gun shops to right before the start of a stage. It is typically debated with fervor from all involved parties and accompanied by expressions such as “back in my day”, “if I do my part”, “just as good”, and “crappy Chinese scopes”. But how …
The opportunity Scenario 1 It’s the 9:30 am day 4 of late season mulies in the high country. You’ve been living out of your pack 6 miles from a road, physically tired and even more mentally drained. You’ve been glassing the same drainage all morning with no action, when out of nowhere a mature 4×4 at 522 yards casually stands …