I anxiously anticipated my first elk hunt at Jumping Jack Ranch in Ennis, Montana. I didn’t know exactly what to expect. I’m not one to sit still for long, so I prefer hunts that are more active – such as hogs, rabbits and birds. A Southern woman, I am used to warm...
Guns, Gear, SHOT Show and the Year 2016
I spent all of last week in Las Vegas. Normally, I’d rather be in the mountains somewhere, or chasing wild hogs across Texas wheat fields. But last week was the annual Shooting, Hunting, Outdoors Trade Show, aka, SHOT Show. Or just SHOT. 64,000 people showed up this...
Freezing Temperatures, Missed Shots, a .450 Bushmaster and the Elusive Indiana Buck – Part 2
Opening day for Indiana deer season hadn't gone like I'd envisioned it. Our hunting party had lost a deer, the weather wasn't what I'd expected - you'll want to read part one of this Indiana deer hunt story to see what we were dealing with that day. Sunday was warmer...
Freezing Temperatures, Missed Shots, a .450 Bushmaster and the Elusive Indiana Buck – Part 1
Deer hunting in the Hoosier state has been a father and son tradition for me since 2008. I shot my first deer that year, a 10pt buck. It feels like yesterday and I’m amazed at how far I’ve come as a hunter and student of the gun. First experiences in the field are...
Tactical Advantage: Hunt with Red Dot (Reflex) Sights
I was recently at the range helping a shooter get started with his new AR-15. He was using inexpensive backup sights, but talking about optics so I handed him a rifle with a reflex sight mounted. He immediately closed one eye, squinting through the sight as if he were...
EOTech’s Mini-Me Optic | MRDS Review Like No Other
What comes to mind when the word "mini" comes up? Mini Cooper? Mini Skirt? Maybe Dr. Evil's clone Mini-Me from the Austin Powers movies? Probably not the much more pedestrian "Mini Red Dot Sight" or MRDS from EOTech. It is, quite simply EOTech's Mini-Me (Yeah Baby,...
The Daniel Defense M4V1: Tactical-Hog-Hunting-Ready Right Out of The Box!
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...
Zombie Boar Sight – EOTech’s XPS2 Holographics
It seems like these days that one of the most popular fantasy cities is Zombieland. Since much of the origins of our current knowledge and emphasis on zombies seems to have come from the film industry, perhaps Hollywood is the city being referenced. I’ve been there,...
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...
East Texas Nights
The first official East Texas hunt for the SHWAT™ Team was an exciting success! We were well equipped with a wide variety of some of the best gear available and had good land to hunt on. Everyone we met - the lease manager, the folks at Wulf Outdoor Sports, the...