Arguably one of the best times of year is the two to three-week window where the weather teeters back and...
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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’m not sure why, but I often seem to recall missed shots more vividly than all but a few of my most rewarding ones. I suspect it’s because I tend to mentally play them out over and over again to ascertain exactly what I could have done differently. Such is...
Rifles are an essential piece of equipment for every hunter. It is important to maintain your rifle, regardless of its...
You’ve spent months practicing your shooting skills and ranging targets. Shooting hundreds of arrows at targets in tight clusters make you smile with confidence. You’ve honed your skills in preparation of the hunting season and have your equipment working great. You head out hunting and are presented with a shot...
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...
Arguably, the hardest part of hunting comes after the trigger is pulled, and the animal is on the ground. You...
There are many reasons why black bears hold ground as my number one choice for hunting. For starters, they are super intelligent and craftier than other big game animals so pursuing them is always an exciting challenge. The main reason, though, is that if I don’t set my sights on...
I like sharpening knives. But I realize that probably makes me a little unusual. Most people think of knife sharpening...
Since my unforeseen early return from Africa at the onset of the travel bans and COVID, and during my self-isolation,...