Field habits that separate experience from ego
You can usually tell the difference between experience and ego long before a shot ever happens. It shows up…
The rifles that made American deer camps what they are today
Deer camp isn’t a place as much as it’s a routine. Coffee boiling too early, wet gloves on the…
The 17 best hunting rifles ever built (and why hunters still chase them)
Some hunting rifles get popular for a season, then fade when the next “new best thing” shows up. The…
Calibers that look boring on paper but pile up deer every season
Deer hunters love to argue about velocity, bullet BC, and whatever the newest “do-it-all” cartridge is this year. But…
How terrain dictates rifle setup more than distance
Distance gets all the attention because it’s easy to talk about. Yardage sounds precise, measurable, and impressive. Terrain is…
The shot placement mistakes that cost clean kills
Most “lost deer” stories aren’t caused by bad luck. They’re caused by predictable shot placement mistakes that hunters repeat…
What cold weather reveals about your gear setup
Cold weather hunting has a way of telling the truth. It doesn’t care what your gear cost, how confident…
15 states where wild hog control is becoming a year-round job
Wild hogs aren’t a seasonal problem anymore. In a growing number of states, they’re reproducing faster than agencies and…
The best calibers for coyotes and other nuisances
Coyotes and nuisance critters make you care about two things fast: hit probability and what happens after the hit….
The rifle cartridges that stay honest past 200 yards
A lot of cartridges look good on paper at 100 yards. Past 200, the paper stops being polite. Wind…