From the monthly archives:

January 2010

Outfoxed Again

January 29, 2010

When I first started venturing out on my own with a firearm in hand, one of my favorite wintertime pursuits was to crisscross the fields of eastern South Dakota in search of red fox. Back in the 1980s there actually were quite a few red fox scattered across the Midwest. That’s changed today with the [...]

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Hot Shot Gun-SHOT Show's Best New Products Part 2

January 29, 2010

Among the top new product introductions made at the NSSF’s Shooting Hunting & Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show in Las Vegas last week has to be the Thompson/Center Hot Shot .22 rimfire . Yes, T/C is a long, long time sponsor of North American Hunter TV on Versus, but the Hot Shot kids’ rifle would crown my list even if they [...]

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A Very Efficient Traveler

January 28, 2010

Having just returned from another flight, the joy (or lack thereof) of flying is fresh in my mind. Sure it gets you to and from your destination quickly…most times, but the industry is nickel and diming us to no end. I had to pay $40 extra to get my bag to and from Las Vegas [...]

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A Safe Bet-SHOT Show’s Best New Products Part 1

January 27, 2010

Each year the National Shooting Sports Foundation puts on the Shooting, Hunting & Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show. The 2010 show took place last week in Las Vegas. It’s only open to verified industry attendees and the media. SHOT is where the latest and greatest new products are unveiled. So for the next several “Around the [...]

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I'm Back!

January 26, 2010

The evil grip of Sin City couldn’t hold me any longer. SHOT Show was interesting, exciting and even enlightening, but being cooped up in aisles trying to route through nearly 50,000 attendees can make a guy a little crazy. Even though the aisles are crammed with the newest in outdoor gear, it’s still a little [...]

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Don't Miss The Boat

January 22, 2010

Hunting season is never ending, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a starting point. That point is now. Yes, some hunting applications are already due and in the coming months more and more will need to be filled out if you want to be in the game next fall.
The obvious deadlines are for limited big [...]

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Bullets DO NOT RISE

January 22, 2010

Every shooter who is serious about achieving maximum accuracy from rifles or pistols as looked at ballistics charts and graphics depicting point-blank sighting. However, unless you know what you’re looking at these pictures can be deceptive.
If you don’t look at them carefully, they seem to show a rising flight path for a bullet traveling down [...]

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SHOT Show: A Sporting Goods Store On Steriods

January 20, 2010

As you read this I’m wandering the aisles of the Sands Expo and Convention Center in beautiful Las Vegas. Although Las Vegas is what many consider to be a great playground getaway, I’d much rather be exploring the deserts surrounding this entertainment metropolis scouting for new coyote or deer hunting haunts. Nevertheless, SHOT Show is [...]

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Don't Ruin a Great Day

January 20, 2010

Years back came a coveted invitation to hunt a high-end plantation in Mississippi. The place had a beautiful lodge and a long heritage of classic Southern-style quail hunting. As I wandered through the lodge after lunch one day, I came across a blaze orange “Gilligan” hat on display in a glass case. About a third of the hat [...]

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Thank You For Healthcare Reform

January 18, 2010

OK. You probably don’t have to scratch your head and wonder if I’m a big proponent of the current, desperate (really?) rush to overhaul healthcare reform. Sure there are problems with the system, but do we need more than 2,000 pages of legislation to correct the problems? I think not. Heck the original U.S. Constitution [...]

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Another Great First for the .45-70 … What?

January 16, 2010

At 47 years old chances are I won’t be going into outer space. I’m not a spelunker or a submariner. I’m not a test pilot or a race car driver (though I did some laps at the Richard Petty Driving Experience and it was pretty danged cool). I’m not a nano-scientist or a medical researcher. [...]

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There's A Fight Brewing

January 15, 2010

There’s a fight brewing in my front yard. Since I rely on antenna TV without the hope of pay-per-view boxing events, I don’t mind a scuffle taking place in my front yard.  At least I have a ringside seat.
Here’s the proof. I took the photo earlier this week at my bird feeding site. As usual, [...]

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Of Course I Need Another Mounted Deer

January 13, 2010

With many of the hunting seasons wrapping up you may be faced with the decision on whether or not to mount a buck you shot this past season. I’m faced with this dilemma each and every season. It’s not that I shoot giant bucks every year, but each hunt has its own special memory and [...]

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How To Hit Decoying Ducks (…And Other Dropping Targets)

January 13, 2010

It’s time to envy those waterfowl hunters Down South. Sure they’ve been hit with record cold temps in the last few weeks like everybody else, but for the most part that means good duck hunting! The final days of the season look really promising. Then, of course there are those lucky guys with trips to [...]

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It Was So Cold That…

January 11, 2010

Do you remember the old Johnny Carson joke like that started with “it was so cold that.?” The audience would respond “how cold was it?” That’s how I felt in Iowa last week. It was downright, bone-chilling cold.
I feel sorry for the whitetails. They were really struggling to get enough feed, but fortunately the late [...]

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