by Brian McCombie | Brian McCombie on Tactical Hunting
Spike Box Ranch, West Texas: I saw the hog top the hill several hundred yards away and start heading down in my direction. I put my scope on him and watched a younger boar, head up and moving fast right down the trail and towards my hunting stand. Part of me...
by Brian McCombie | Brian McCombie on Tactical Hunting
There’s always some new piece of gear or gadget that can make our tactical hunting just a little – or even a lot – better. There must be literally countless ideas for gear and gadgets the materialize online or in stores every year. Some are worth owning....
by Brian McCombie | Brian McCombie on Tactical Hunting
SHWAT™ arrived at the Wild Hog Roundup in Center, Texas, on Saturday, April 6 in the form of long-time Special Hog Weapons and Tactics™ writer Dr. John Woods and me, Brian McCombie, SHWAT™ contributor and NRA Field Editor. So far, we’ve hunted two solid days, and the...
by Brian McCombie | Brian McCombie on Tactical Hunting
We spotted the group of hogs from nearly a mile off, eight black figures in our binoculars cutting across the front of a steep hillside in Central Coastal California near Paso Robles. Our guide, Doug Roth, owner of Camp Five Outfitters, loaded us up into his truck...
by Brian McCombie | Brian McCombie on Tactical Hunting
The first thing I noticed when I picked up Smith & Wesson’s (S&W) new VTACII rifle was the way the rifle’s slim smooth handguard fit my hand so nicely. Without the quad rail design I usually see, I found the tube handguard with a single picatiny rail running...
by Brian McCombie | Brian McCombie on Tactical Hunting
Whether hog hunting or doing tactical training, we need our feet to be comfortable, stable and sure. Different circumstances call for different boots, so SHWAT™ writers keep testing and reporting back to you here. Part One introduced the Original Muck Boot, Part Two...
by Brian McCombie | Brian McCombie on Tactical Hunting
Sometimes, the unexpected that happens on a tactical hog hunt can turn out better than you could have imagined—as I found out on a recent hog hunt sponsored by the good people at NRA Outdoors. I got to my hog hunting stand way late and well past dark. Actually, I’d...
by Brian McCombie | Brian McCombie on Tactical Hunting
Last month, South Carolina became the latest state to give tactical hog hunters another option, when South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley signed into law a bill that now allows the night hunting of wild hogs (and coyotes). But when hunters hear the terms “night...
by Brian McCombie | Brian McCombie on Tactical Hunting
I ran over the sandy soil at a dead sprint, dodging waist high clumps of sagebrush and jumping over badger holes big enough to swallow my leg and snap the bone. Several hundred yards ahead of me, the two dogs barked, loud and excited, on the hunt, while the grunts...
by Brian McCombie | Brian McCombie on Tactical Hunting
Narrowing this list to ten was a monumental task. So many choices, good choices, great choices… This is part two of my top ten list. If you missed part one, you can read it here. Here’s a recap of the concept for this list, then it’s on to the...
