Just a suggestion, but increasing your budget $100 might get you into a Tikka T3X Lite. They typically run a rebate, although I think the recent one ended in October. Integrated mounting system built into the receiver and you’d be way ahead of many of the options listed, though the Howa would...
Not hard at all to find YouTubers that seem to struggle with this too. Have seen more than a few shows where the hosts follow up with the animal back home, doing euros, deboning quarters or otherwise. Not throwing stones, but from personal experience I think the Average Joe that buys a tag and...
Might not be your thing, but another option is to skull cap it and use one of the reproduction skulls. I’ve done dozens of euros over the years and started doing this a few years ago. On the wall it’s surprisingly hard to tell the difference when hanging next to the real thing, at least on deer...
The decades of influencing, pre and post social media, surrounding the “need” for Quality Deer Management/QDM has potentially contributed to as much loss of access east of the Mississippi as all the major housing developers combined.
Serious question, as I agree with habitat loss being A problem, which leads to access issues, but not THE only problem.
How does influencing more consumptive (keyword - because in my observation there’s more of these than the ones doing the work) users onto a smaller landscape of habitat and...
Had this same question several years ago on my first antelope hunt. Warden for our unit assured me that he was in the field over 300 days a year and could count on one hand how many he’d seen.
Second or third day of the hunt, my Dad shoots his buck and my buddy and I are dragging it to a nearby...
Grew up with my Dad shooting one of those as a kid, the infamous Mississippi Wound-a-Matic as they were known in these parts, though not in his case as his actually shot surprisingly well without the common issues they’re known for. Sadly, standard era optics would have been a Bushnell or Tasco...
Not legally, but you sure she a lot of this every year on youth weekend:
“Really proud of my 6 year old. Went out with his PawPaw and bagged this 18” wide 8 point at 275 yds with ‘his’ 300 Ultra Mag.”
Kid in the picture, noticeably distracted with a GameBoy in one hand and a bag of Skittles in...
That's a solid deer for anywhere in the South outside of the MS River delta, so huge congrats. I know it's fun hunting where you can see lots of activity like you've been into, but I wouldn't rule out getting in the timber with them. Sounds like you're seeing a lot of pre-rut activity with the...
New here, looking for good glassing locations for my first OTC elk hunt this fall in Colorado Unit <insert name and additional details>. Would appreciate any good areas to start in, but not your honey holes.
I’ve often thought about a favorite, and simply cannot. I have been blessed beyond measure with a Dad that supported (and still does) my natural obsession with the outdoors. He not only taught me so much, but made so many sacrifices to support that obsession that I never fully appreciated until...
If you’re referring to the video, he was shooting his own rifle. Apologies if I am misunderstanding your comment. That said, your scenario with BDC reticles is likely more the norm than the exception for sure though. Aside from physically validating, most folks also fail to realize the effect of...