by Dylan Saunders | Wilderness Tactical Hunter - Dylan Saunders
Slowly, careful to avoid spooking the suspicious old cows in the caribou herd in front of me, I unzipped my assault pack and slid my hand in. My fingers closed over . . . . nothing. Disgusted with myself, I shoved my rifle to the side and started crawling through the...
by Dylan Saunders | Wilderness Tactical Hunter - Dylan Saunders
Precision. Boldness. Two distinguishing characteristics of the Swiss K31 bolt action rifle. Having spent time as a sniper and a cavalryman, I appreciate both. The two are entwined in one of my favorite stories. Before beginning this K31 review, let’s talk about...
by Dylan Saunders | Wilderness Tactical Hunter - Dylan Saunders
When I heard rumors of a new 6mm cartridge from Hornady, I was intrigued. Yeah, these days we see a lot of “new” cartridges that just duplicate the ballistics of existing cartridges. They offer little more than a shiny new name and slick marketing. I’ve done my...
by Dylan Saunders | Wilderness Tactical Hunter - Dylan Saunders
My Saskatchewan duck hunting experience with the Remington V3 Waterfowl Pro shotgun and Sure Shot Game Calls convinced me that it is an ideal shotgun for hunting with gloves. And since most bird hunting opportunities involve wet or cold, or both, that makes the V3 an...
by Dylan Saunders | Wilderness Tactical Hunter - Dylan Saunders
“Unless you spend thousands, they just don’t make shotguns that balance like they used to,” I said, snapping the walnut stock to my cheek and shoulder as the bead magically aligned with my intended point of aim. The satin glow of the thinning 1930s...
by Dylan Saunders | Wilderness Tactical Hunter - Dylan Saunders
Personal protective equipment is necessary for many activities. We wear seat belts when we drive, helmets when we ride. Power tools require safety glasses. Shooting and hunting require personal protective equipment, and most modern shooters faithfully don ballistic...
by Dylan Saunders | Wilderness Tactical Hunter - Dylan Saunders
If Henry David Thoreau traveled through time picking up Tom Sawyer and Laura Ingles on the way attend Woodstock together, we’d have a fair representation the village where I grew up. It was the ‘70s and ‘80s as I grew up in a small coastal bush village in Alaska among...
by Dylan Saunders | Wilderness Tactical Hunter - Dylan Saunders
Suppressors are exploding in popularity because they are a good idea. They were a good idea back when Theodore Roosevelt installed one on his .30-30 to avoid annoying his Long Island neighbors, and they are a good idea today. Silencers are such a good idea that in...
by Dylan Saunders | Wilderness Tactical Hunter - Dylan Saunders
I grew up around hunters. Not tree-stand-sitting recreational hunters dressed up like the front cover of a Cabella’s catalog, but wilderness hunters in blue jeans and flannel shirts, whose families went without if their hunts were unsuccessful. They were more...
by Dylan Saunders | Wilderness Tactical Hunter - Dylan Saunders
I was a sworn iron sight hunter. Growing up on a homestead in the wilderness of Alaska, I saw more hunters using iron sights than scopes. I watched my father down deer with iron sights at ranges most hunters with scopes would not have attempted. When I bought a rifle,...
