Hunting Tips, Tricks & Tech Talk

Hunting is as natural as breathing to me. I grew up in a hunting family and have always been around all aspects of hunting, shooting and fishing. I know I am fortunate because but that upbringing is not true for all. Hunting and the possession and use of firearms is a...

1. Remember the fish live in a gravity-free environment so minimize the time, if any, that the fish spends out of the water 2. If you are going to take a picture of a fish prior to releasing it then follow the 3 second rule, maximum of 3 seconds out of...

Well it’s hard to believe that it’s that time of year already; I leave next week for my first hunt of the 2016 fall season. I was successful in getting a draw for grizzly on the coast and I want to make sure my rifle is ready for the extreme...

By now, most of our attention turns to the upcoming fall and our hunts. The draws may not have gone exactly in my favor but I’m confident that I will be able to put some meat in the freezer and hopefully find a wall hanger in the general season(s).In my...

I got onto my belly and crawled 30 metres to the edge of a big aspen before sitting up and drawing my bow. Carefully, I came to full draw and settled my sight pin on my target. I felt confident estimating the range and slowly tightened the tension on my...

Every year when I pick up a new copy of the provincial Hunting Regulations Synopsis and leaf through it I experience a renewed sense of amazement at just how fortunate BC hunters are. All you have to do is head for your region’s pages and peruse the list of season...

Most firearms owners have some sort of secure storage for their firearms, whether it is due strictly to the legal...

It was finally time in this project to start assembling the rifle once again. All the work up to this point was basically dis-assembly. With the correct thread pitch of the receiver checked multiple times, and the blank checked for trueness, the barrel blank was chucked up in the...

With all the needed components on hand to get this rifle project started, it was just a matter of aligning a few schedules and getting it into the machine shop to get this build going...