This is generally referring to the rifle and carbine AR's people buy stock out of the box for home security as well as mil-spec AR's. Out of the box bolt action rifles are generally minute-of-woodchuck. Many lever jobs are minute-of-deer. An out of the box or mil-spec AR is generally...
1. Where can a hunter have his quarry tested?
2. What is done to safeguard the meat until the test results are gotten?
I would hate to spend money on deer processing only to find out the animal tests positive later on.
Can the meat be preserved before butchering while the CWD testing is in...
The most heart-warming thing about hunting doves and other game with a gun is having a well-trained, loyal and loving K9 companion afield. The hunting dog is important for the conservation of game and the dog can even let you know if birds are coming in case you did not see them of hear them...
I'm now reading The Deer Hunter's Bible by George Laycock. 1986. Doubleday
I'm now on the chapter on shotguns. For thick brushy cover and in the South with traditional hound pushes, they make all the sense in the world. Teddy Roosevelt even said the shotgun was the ultimate weapon for brush...
Ditto for elk hunting. Deer hunting, does only, in low, flatter wooded areas near home
is about as labor-intensive and costly as I would ever want hunting, big game or otherwise, to be.
old people often hated rock and roll music, and generally, loud music. Nowadays, all the classic rock n rollers are old people if not dead already. Sound funny?
In the summer of 1976, I put on a pop/rock station while riding along in my grandfather's 1961 Chevrolet. Peter Frampton was singing...
I believe this whole anti-modern-deer-gun movement is to deter hunting altogether. Gun hunters seem discriminated against.
When things get complicated and messy, it puts many guys off and they give up. Many guys gave up ducks and geese when steel shot was once forced.
Why in the devil should...
It should even shoot much softer than an '06 I should think.
Here is what old Mr. Gun Blue 490 thinks of the "marvelous" 21st Century Legend round:
The 6.5 Creedmoor was once so wonderfully touted but some cornfield state game regulators don't seem to dig it much.
Iowa requires rifle...
For me, the following gets on my nerves:
1. all this whispering crap during deer hunts
2. this blaring background 'music'
3. butchering a nice older gun defacing its value: you know how I feel about drilling non-OEM holes in Savage Model 99's to mount stupid scopes
4. rotten marksmanship: learn...
I've been just checking Iowa's game regs. It seems that rifles chambered in most "traditional modern centerfire necked-down deer calibers" are prohibited for deer in most seasons. This state has a thing about the number 35 when it comes to the bore of a rifle for putting vension in the freezer...
Are there any urban or suburban avid sport hunters here? I ask out of curiosity since most American hunters, it seems, have a rural life background. Are there any hunters here raised in the suburbs or the city?
I was born in 1964 and raised in a suburban-to-semi-rural setting with horses and...
$931 on auction. No plastic modern laser-engraved-markings junk for me. You are hard pressed to do any nicer than this bolt-action-wise for under $1K. Old-world craftsmanship from Europe with old-fashioned blued steel and genuine hand-checkered wood. Sako even sounds classier than CZ.
Sako...
Mowing season is upon us. Spring 2023!
I remember those old heavy Briggs & Stratton mowers. There were rotary ones and those ones with the barber-pole reels. Some had grass catchers on the side. They were heavy-duty and well-made. My 1907-born grandfather had one that had the side discharge all...
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/975243497
The bid is up to $1,347 on that gun. My top bid was $1,125. I'm letting this one pass. I think I will just stick with my 1990 Mossberg 500A with checkered wooden stock as my entry-level dove gun for now. I think trying to get a nice-shape classic Belgian...
There is a disdain in the modern commerical products world for the Latin alphabet and brand names spelled out using the Latin alphabet. There seems to be a demise in brand names with American or Anglo-Saxon namesakes.
There is now a global disdain for western culture.
McCulloch was the biggest...
$1,100 seems a modest price for a genuine Browning Superposed over/under in pretty-good shape. These in minty original shape typically are priced like some new compact automobiles. This particular gun has 26" barrels and fixed modified/improved cyclinder chokes. Made long before the days of...
I once knew a man who claimed that "hunting was wrong" but that slaughtering domestic animals for meat was a "whole different thing". I then disengaged from the conversation not wanting to argue. If I were clever, I might have stated that wild game is much better for human health than most...
Classic royal blue finish over steel. 4" barrel. Ideal holster carry size. Ideal sidearm for American hunting for protection. .357 calber for hunting small deer at close range in some cases if you are a handgun hunter. The Trooper has target-style sights. By the slight finish wear on the top of...
Has this happened to you ever as a law-abiding hunter? Has this happened to any other hunters you know? Is there a hotline to call in case of hunter harrassment in the field? I say hunters should man up and not bullied off legal and proper lands if harasssed. Stand your ground and bring unlawful...