Maybe you’ve watched flock after flock of greenheads tuck into a neighbor’s slough, or watched a Boone and Crockett whitetail buck hop a fence onto a stranger’s property during your daily commute. Even when there’s no public access to hunting hotspots, you still have a chance at an exclusive opportunity to hunt just by being
Teddy Roosevelt once famously said, “Speak softly and carry a big stick.” He meant that to reflect his style of foreign policy, but that wisdom applies to hunters and outdoorsmen in the field, too. Especially when it comes to entering the habitat of critters that can hunt you as well as you can hunt them, it
I’ve always had an affinity for collecting and hunting with the most unique—some might say bizarre—guns I can get my hands on. These may not be the most accurate, durable, or reliable rifles ever made, but they never fail to turn heads and fill me with a sense of adventure and nostalgia for hunting in
A shotgun is a versatile tool capable of taking all manner of winged game and, when equipped with slugs, even big or dangerous game. Regardless of what you’re hunting, it’s crucial you understand how a shotgun’s choke dictates its application and effectiveness. The choke controls the spread of the pellets or BBs by constricting the
My brother and I both shot our first deer with my dad’s old Remington Model 8. We both admired it, but he and my dad could tell I’d become absolutely enamored with it. It just felt right. I loved everything from the trigger to the sights. The way it effortlessly nestled into my shoulder when
As I’ve gotten older, I’ve become particular about a few things. Among them: the firmness of my pillow, the freshness of my coffee, and the people with whom I hunt. He actually thought he could shoot the mud out of his gun. I stood by, incredulous, as one of the men I was duck hunting
