2011 Texas Hunting Update
Thanks to everyone who wished me luck for opening weekend. I really do appreciate it. Unfortunately, luck didn’t seem to be on my side. Probably due to a lack of preparation on my part!...
NRA Supports Silencers. Finally.
Silencers (or suppressors or whatever you want to call them) have long been ignored in the conversation about "gun rights." Regulations regarding ownership and manufacture of silencers haven't changed much since the National Firearms...
Obama to Public Land Shooters: GTFO
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When your supporters are dwindling and even significant swaths of the media aren't willing to do that auto-prostration thing every time your name's mentioned any more, you...
Two Tales of Golden State Hopolohobia
First, a story worthy of Caddyshack from the latimes.com: "A San Diego County sheriff's deputy, responding to an emergency call Thursday from San Marcos residents about an 'armed suspicious person' in their neighborhood, shot at...
Question of the Day: Is Hunting from Helicopters Ethical?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGC1tjHCSVE
I got my Texas hunting license in the mail yesterday. Unfortunately I had to skedaddle off to EVOC class before I could post about it, but rest assured that there's something in the works for the...
Recall: Thompson Center Venture Rifles Mfg. Between 8/1/2011 – 10/28/2011
Thompson Center, one of the more well known makers of rifles specifically marketed for hunters and owned by Smith & Wesson, issued a recall notice for their Venture bolt action rifles made between August...
The First Time Hunter: A New TTAG Series
My father used to hunt when he was a kid. My grandfather was an avid shooter, both in competition (CMP High Power M1 Garand) and as a hunter. He passed away before I had...
2011 Texas Hill Country Whitetail Season Begins
Ladies and gentleman, the day has finally arrived! Tomorrow is opening day of whitetail deer season here in Texas and it feels like Christmas morning. I took the day off from work on Friday...
Gun Preview: Thompson Center Fire Storm Flintlock
A long, skinny brown box arrived today, courtesy of our fearless leader's connections with Thompson Center. When I opened the package, my curious eyes were greeted with the spectacle of a stainless steel, synthetic-stocked, fiber-optic-sighted...
We’re Going On a Feral Hog Hunt
The other day, I interviewed a couple of Arkansas ranch owners for an agricultural newspaper. During our chin wag, the owners revealed that they had a bit of a feral hog problem. Selflessly, I...
Question of the Day: Talk First, Shoot Second?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ugaw9IrIk2E
As you might not be able to tell from the above video, Davey Hughes (a.k.a., Swazi Man) is a hunter. Who got himself into a bit of a pickle hunting bears in Alaska. www.times-age.co.nz offers an...
Gun and Gear Review: Smith & Wesson Performance Center Model 686 with Bushnell Elite...
Confession: I've wanted a huge-ass Smith & Wesson scoped revolver ever since the first time I saw The Road Warrior in junior high school. I know they shouldn't have let us in to see...