Learning to butcher our own wild game has been a skill I’ve been practicing over the last decade. It started...
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“How do you turn animals into meat?” and “What do I need to do to learn how to hunt?” asked...
re you ready? Hunting seasons are approaching and it’s time to make sure that all of your gear is up and running. Many hunters simply put their rifle in the safe year after year, and only take it out to fire a shot or two prior to heading back out...
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...
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...
The wind was howling out of the west and I settled my rifle onto a sturdy set of shooting sticks. I observed silently as my hunting partner rolled big rocks into the trees below, trying to unnerve the big mule buck we had spotted on the same ridge just half...
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...
Nearly 50 years ago I was 14 and got an old, somewhat abused Mossberg bolt action 20ga shotgun. There was no bluing left and the stock was cracked because someone had used a 3” shell in the 2 ¾” chamber; but to a kid in love with ruffed grouse hunting...
As archery hunting season begins, many bowhunters are already noticing tight shoulders, sore backs and fatigue after long days in...
Tanning rabbit pelts doesn’t have to be difficult. In fact, it is an easy way to dip your toes in...