by Jared Hilton | The Accidental Hunter - Jared Hilton
“What’s the best gear for hog hunting?” Ten plus years ago I didn’t know enough to ask that question. But last Memorial Day I decided it was time for me to answer it. I guess you could say that Memorial Day is the “Unofficial” birthday of SHWAT™. A lot has changed in...
by Jared Hilton | The Accidental Hunter - Jared Hilton
In my introduction to the Convergent Bullet HP at the 2018 Dallas Safari Club, I was skeptical, very skeptical. The hunting world is full of gimmicks, gadgets and gizmos. As for videos all over YouTube showing people calling in cats and dogs with an electronic call,...
by Jared Hilton | The Accidental Hunter - Jared Hilton
Should the lever action be relegated to yesteryear’s tactical guns, or does the brand new Marlin Dark Series 30-30 rifle deserve a slot next to your AR-15 collection? I took the new Dark Series lever action hog hunting at the family farm, back to the place where...
by Jared Hilton | The Accidental Hunter - Jared Hilton
I’ve heard about the Bushmaster ACR as long as I can remember. Jonathan had talked about it forever and would say “It’s just a better mousetrap” when comparing it to the AR-15 platform. My first ACR experience outside of a gun store was when Jonathan brought his SBR...
by Jared Hilton | The Accidental Hunter - Jared Hilton
Enough already! All week people around me were obsessed over dove season’s opening day. I’ve dove hunted. It was fun. We limited out in less than an hour and went home. I’ve never limited out in hog hunting, not even close. In Texas that’s not even possible. And I...
by Jared Hilton | The Accidental Hunter - Jared Hilton
So one of my most memorable and favorite hunts happened Labor Day weekend of 2015. The reason why this hunt is twofold. First, I was hunting with Jonathan. Second, it was my first introduction to the 300 Blackout. You can read about that hunt here, Gorillas Chasing...
by Jared Hilton | The Accidental Hunter - Jared Hilton
When Jonathan told me that he was bringing the Alexander Arms .50 Beowulf Tactical, I honestly didn’t know what to think. My thoughts flashed back to my high school English class where we read the Old English epic with the same name. In my mind the only similarity...
by Jared Hilton | The Accidental Hunter - Jared Hilton
You know the phrase, “You don’t know what you have until it’s gone”? This happened to me in the real world. This all got started because of my superpower. Superpower? Yes, superpower. I have this amazing ability that whenever I go out of town, I always leave something...
by Jared Hilton | The Accidental Hunter - Jared Hilton
Writer’s block is REAL. I’ve been thinking about this article all week and while there is so much to say about the Thermal Trail XP50, I’ve had the hardest time putting my thoughts into words. It could be that I’ve had this infatuation with this thermal when it came...
by Jared Hilton | The Accidental Hunter - Jared Hilton
To quote Buddy the Elf, “I’m in love, I’m in love and I don’t care who knows it!” Don’t tell my wife, but this is how I feel about the Maker Overwatch Field 62 grain.223 Expanding Ammunition. You see, this new and well deserved love affair started out of frustration....
