Sagebrush and Mutant Pigs: Tactical Hog Hunting Comes to Eastern Oregon
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...
Part 2 – Top Ten Hog Hunting Rifles: The Tactical Advantage!
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 next five rifles....
Lights Out! With TNVC at Wild River Ranch
Night vision. It may be the holy grail of tactical hog hunting. Ask anyone who has used it extensively though, and they'll tell you there's more to it than meets the eye. Tactical Night Vision Company (TNVC) and Wild River Ranch (WRR) recently teamed up to offer a...
My Ammo Idol Vote
Let’s face the facts. American factory manufactured ammunition is the best it has ever been. It’s better than any factory boxed ammo available from anywhere in the world. I can appreciate you guys that want to custom reload you own stuff, but it's not for me. ...
How to Kill and Recover a Hog
Having now shot over 1000 hogs with calibers ranging from .223 to 9.3x62, I feel I've learned a little about shot placement and what hogs do after being shot. I’ll share with you my observations based on years of real world hog hunting. Caliber, bullet, shot...
Top Ten Hog Hunting Rifles: The Tactical Advantage! Part 1
When it comes to firearms, there’s never been a better time to be a tactical hog hunter. Gun makers keep producing new rifles, in new calibers and various tactical configurations. Some of the new rifles on the market today are designed with rather specific hog...
Boots on the Ground – Part 2
It’s April in East Texas. Cool during the moonless night, warm in day. The landscape is rolling and green. Trees reach heights of 120 feet in this logging area. There’s been plenty of rain, and there are a lot of marshy areas here, too. The rain continues every...
Gear Review: Battle Arms Development, Inc. Ambidextrous Safety Selector (BAD-ASS)
When I was asked to do a review of the Battle Arms Development ambidextrous safety selector for the AR15 weapons platform I was more than willing because this is a part that I have nearly three years of experience with and truly believe in! I’ve also had several...
Jager Pro – Hog Control
Rod Pinkston and his crew are professional hog killers. There is no other way to describe this group of retired military soldiers with over 110 years of combined military training and active service experience. They know what they are doing. Jager Pro’s Foundation...
Night Vision AAR – How Thermal, IR, and Visible Light Options Stacked Up
For most of recorded history, darkness has provided concealment to the hunted. Fugitive, escaping hero and prey – all shared the same advantages and disadvantages of the night. More recently, military night vision (NV) and thermal technology has given the edge to...
