Hunters Arrive With Written Permission on Opening Day — Then the Landowner Shows a New Lease Signed to Someone Else 24 Hours Earlier
Opening morning has its own kind of quiet. Truck doors thump, headlamps bob, and a couple buddies whisper the…
Rifle calibers that shouldn’t even be in the deer woods
Deer are not armored animals, but they still deserve a real deer cartridge. A clean kill depends on enough…
Pistols that shouldn’t still be selling at full price
Some pistols age well. They keep earning their price because the design still works, the support is strong, and…
Tennessee Homeowner Fires to Scare Off a Trespasser — Then Police Find the Bullet in a Neighbor’s Storage Shed 200 Feet Away
Most rural folks have dealt with a trespasser at some point. Sometimes it’s a kid cutting across a field….
Calibers that shouldn’t be in any hunting pack anymore
Some cartridges are classics for a reason. Others are mostly still around because people already own them, inherited them,…
Pawn Shop Calls Four Years After a Theft to Say the Pistol Just Came In — Then Police Say He Has 48 Hours Before It’s Destroyed
Four years is a long time to assume a stolen gun is gone for good. Most folks file the…
Hunter Buys a .30-06 at a Swap Meet and Hunts With It Two Seasons — Then a State Trooper Knocks and Says the Rifle Was Stolen
It’s easy to understand the appeal of a good old .30-06 sitting on a folding table at a weekend…
Gun Owner Spots His Stolen Rifle in an Online Listing — Then Police Say the Seller Is Two Hours Away and They Won’t Act
Most gun owners know the sick feeling of opening a safe or a truck console and realizing something isn’t…
Man Gets a Protective Order Against an Armed Neighbor — Then Police Say It Only Applies Inside the Home, Not in the Yard
It started the way a lot of rural neighbor problems start: a property line everyone “knows,” a long gravel…
Homeowner Calls Police Three Times About a Neighbor With a Shotgun — Then the Third Officer Says It Sounds Like a Civil Matter
Out in the county, a shotgun leaning in the crook of an arm doesn’t automatically mean trouble. But when…