Category: The Hunt

  • How to Make Hunting More Enjoyable for Children

    How to Make Hunting More Enjoyable for Children

    Hunting can be a fantastic way to bond with your children, teaching them about nature, responsibility, and patience. However, making the experience enjoyable and safe for them is important. Here are some tips to ensure your child’s hunting adventure is memorable and fun. 1. Start with Education and Safety While you may be excited to…

  • Why UTVs Are the Perfect Vehicle for Hunting

    Why UTVs Are the Perfect Vehicle for Hunting

    Demanding outdoor activities requires the right vehicles to ensure successful results. Discover why UTVs are the perfect vehicle for hunting.

  • Adventurous Solo Trips to Take This Summer

    Adventurous Solo Trips to Take This Summer

    Start planning your solo escapade today. Be sure to consider the excitement and safety benefits of traveling with a group, particularly when hunting.

  • Communication Resources To Have While Hunting

    Communication Resources To Have While Hunting

    Be prepared for any circumstance that comes your way in the wilderness. Always have the following communication resources on hand when hunting.

  • What You Need To Go Hunting for the First Time

    What You Need To Go Hunting for the First Time

    Find out what you need to know before heading out with a hunting group for the first time. Doing this prepares you for any hunting expedition.

  • How to Sight and Humanely Take Down a Deer

    If you know where the vital organs are on a whitetail deer, you’ve got a good start. The heart, lungs, or a combination of the two are what you should be aiming for whether you’re using a bow or a rifle. But the exact aiming points to take a lethal shot change with the deer’s…

  • Everything You Need for an Overnight Hunting Trip

    Everything You Need for an Overnight Hunting Trip

    Nothing beats a night of sleeping under the stars after a day of hunting. From telling stories by a campfire to the peace you experience when your head hits the pillow after a long day, an overnight hunting trip offers an escape from the daily grind you can’t get anywhere else. An overnight excursion does…

  • 4 Best Mule Deer Cartridges

    4 Best Mule Deer Cartridges

    Three vital components to any successful deer hunt are your location, rifle, and the cartridges that will bring down your quarry.  The cartridge you use is especially important if you are hunting for mule deer, given that the average “muley” tends to be larger than their eastern relatives. You want to make sure you are…

  • Know Your Bow: Recurve vs Compound Crossbows

    Know Your Bow: Recurve vs Compound Crossbows

    If you’ve ever watched a movie or TV show based in Medieval Europe, you probably have a clear picture in your head when you hear the word “crossbow.” You can probably already see an archer pulling back a string along a stock of wood, causing two pieces of thin wood sticking out on either side…

  • Watershed Highland Rifle Backpack Review

    Watershed Highland Rifle Backpack Review

    Watershed makes some of the toughest, best dry bags available. This is a review of the Watershed Highland Rifle Backpack. The original Watershed dry bags were created by river guides – outdoorsmen who live on the water every day. The company now offers a complete line of waterproof bags from the traditional boat bag to…

  • 5 Great Rifle Scopes for Deer Hunting

    5 Great Rifle Scopes for Deer Hunting

    Hunting season is upon us. Autumn is here, the nights are cooler, and there is a welcome freshness to the air. Finally! Time to go through gear, sort through the backpack, and confirm zero on your favorite rifle. Is it time for a new rifle scope? Still running that 20 year old Weaver? The Gold…

  • FLIR PTS233 ThermoSight Pro Weapon Sight Review

    FLIR PTS233 ThermoSight Pro Weapon Sight Review

    The new FLIR PTS233 ThermoSight Pro weapon sight sets the bar in the price to performance category.  This is a rugged, compact thermal scope featuring the new 12-micron Boson thermal core, 320 X 240 resolution, and 60 Hz refresh rate.  Native magnification is 1.5X with digital zoom.  The real world FLCOS display is stunning at…

  • Top 10 Deadly Mistakes Which You Should Avoid While Deer Hunting

    Top 10 Deadly Mistakes Which You Should Avoid While Deer Hunting

    Are you intending to hunt deer this season and fed up of facing issues through previous trials? No worries at all. You are going to get the best tips and tricks here! It is a fact that: Deer hunters make a few mistakes unconsciously while hunting. And eventually, they get their hunting experience get spoiled.…

  • Makin’ Bacon 4 Machine Gun Shoot

    Makin’ Bacon 4 Machine Gun Shoot

    The Texas NFA community gathered outside Floresville, TX for the annual Makin’ Bacon machine gun shoot.  The shoot is organized as a fundraiser for the NFA Freedom Alliance.  The NFA Freedom Alliance is run by Todd Rathner. “The NFA Freedom Alliance exists for the sole purpose of representing the interests of owners, dealers, and manufactures…

  • Long Range Pursuit

    Mike Davidson of Gunwerks and Western Lands Outfitters sort through dozens of big bulls to find a 400 class monster for hunter Bruce Jardine.  The shooting tip demonstrates Ultra Long Range shooting with the new MOA Ballistic Turret from G7.  The long range ballistics segment illustrates proper shot placement.