Went over the weekend to a new place. Climbed to one of the highest ridges in the area and got a big fox squirrel. Sunday I caught 3 in one hickory tree. Of course as usual I am using one of my Model 31s in 16gauge.
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Kentucky Squirrel Season 2024
That’s right! It started over the weekend and you know I was in the woods. Opening morning my first kill was that massive fox squirrel. Then that smaller gray. Then I got this pair out of the same hickory tree, The first one I shot and thought I missed it clean some how. It ranContinue reading “Kentucky Squirrel Season 2024”
Lyman Hand Reloading Tool
You all know how much I love my vintage guns and shooting equipment. When my good friend died back in 2018, his widow asked me to help sell off his stuff ( a most unpleasant task) including his reloading stuff. He was also a man who appreciated vintage stuff and I found this in amongstContinue reading “Lyman Hand Reloading Tool”
The 7 Pillars Of Urban Preparedness
Authored by Toby Cowern via The Organic Prepper blog, The 7 Pillars of Urban Preparedness is an introductory course that Selco and I teach. This is a foundational module that we refer to often because so much is built from these seven pillars. Selco and I created this framework to hang things in a logicalContinue reading “The 7 Pillars Of Urban Preparedness”
Taking Down Citrus-stealing Baboons With Insane Shots!
This guy pulls off one of the best long range field shots I have ever seen in this video. The man is an artist with a long range rifle. Long time readers know I have spent years shooting long range and the best field shot I ever pulled off was on a moving turkey 514Continue reading “Taking Down Citrus-stealing Baboons With Insane Shots!”
Extreme Long Range Shooting In The Namibian Desert: 2 Miles With A 375 Cheytac!
Making a Tropical Rucksack
So a while back I got the idea to make my own Tropical Rucksack since the reproductions looks discontinued and originals were going for $400. The frame is almost identical in style to the ARVN rucksacks frame so I used the ARVN I have and this picture to extrapolate some measurements. I took those andContinue reading “Making a Tropical Rucksack”
The Ultimate Baboon Hunt: Chasing Down The Apex Varmint
This fella is shooting baboons to help control them around farms. It is a hell of a great video and this guy one hell of a field shooter.
Repost: So You Think You Can Camp?
Found some of the articles from the old site on “The Wayback Machine” so thought I would repost them. What kind of outdoorsman are you? A lot of us fancy ourselves living off the land like some sort of frontiersman of yesteryear, but we need to be honest with ourselves, that’s not reality. Of courseContinue reading “Repost: So You Think You Can Camp?”
Land Navigation
By Kevin O’Brien Below is a series of articles Kevin had started before he died. The intention was to teach people land navigation and using tools and maps. Of course we all now he passed before he could expand and finish this teaching series. Kevin’s friend “PTMN “has agreed to continue this for us allContinue reading “Land Navigation”
Scattered Shots 