Hunting Tips, Tricks & Tech Talk

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...

Tanning rabbit pelts doesn’t have to be difficult. In fact, it is an easy way to dip your toes in...

Buckle up, folks. There’s more to an animal than steaks, roasts and tenderloins – organs, hide, bones and fat are...

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...

Arguably, the hardest part of hunting comes after the trigger is pulled, and the animal is on the ground. You...

Sitting in my safe downstairs I have my grandpa’s .30-30, on temporary loan from my dad; a Winchester Model 94(1894) manufactured in 1959. The rifle remains 100% original but not in 100% condition; there is a difference. The rifle shows years of use, honest wear from the field. Over the...

“How do you turn animals into meat?” and “What do I need to do to learn how to hunt?” asked...

Jack O’Connor was North America’s original gun writer, and I believe much of his work is still very relevant today. His unique adventures and knowledge of firearms and ammunition gave him the label of an expert in most circles and his writing was instrumental in changing the way hunters looked...

The best laid plans, as we know, don’t always go as planned; and far too often we end up trying...

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...