Never considered the Remington Tac-14 for dove hunting? Or maybe breaking clays? Most people haven’t – and wouldn’t - but here at SHWAT™ we like to try things that others would dismiss. Assign whatever motive you want at this point, but when Remington invited me to a...
Two Navy Sailors, Father and Son – A Tale Of Fatherhood, Friendship and Feathers
As soon as I got off the phone with John, the liaison for Hunters Helping Heros in Maryland, and he told me I could invite one other person to go with us I knew exactly who to ask. It had been almost 12 years since I hunted with my dad and it seemed like families,...
Dropping and Flopping Turkey in South Alabama – First Solo Outing!
The month of March has finally arrived and the obsession continues. For all my turkey hunters down here in the south, you know exactly what that means. It's that spring drifting in the air, flowers blooming so beautifully, and that lovely pollen everyone loves so...
I Was Against Hunting, but You’d Never Know It Had You Joined Me On My First Duck Hunt!
Surprise! There was a day when I was against hunting/harming animals. I know you can’t tell it from the big grin on my face during my super chilly Louisiana duck hunt, but I’m a small town girl who wasn't brought up hunting, one who knew nothing about hunting. But I...
My Ice Cold Baptism into Coyote Hunting
Sitting in the cold - and I mean really cold – eastern Nevada air as the sun rose behind me, I didn’t really know what to expect on this coyote hunt. Eric Conn and I have our backs to the sunrise and .260 Remington 700 Magpuls on sticks. While the sun’s light and...
Combat Waterfowling – Shots Firing, Shells Falling, and Feathers Flying as Ava and the Versa Max Deliver
Thanks to 13 years and counting in the military, I have developed a tactical mindset when it comes to hunting. Perhaps you, too, have discovered many shared aspects of situational awareness between combat and hunting. I experienced many of these during a recent...
The Holy Grail of Pump Shotguns? The New Remington 870 DM (Detachable Magazine)
I don’t know how long people have thought about modifying Remington 870 shotguns to accept detachable box mags, but a few years ago at the 295 Tactical Range in Eugene, Oregon I got to try one. I was excited because I loved the idea from the first time I saw the gun...
Yes, Tactical Pheasant Hunting is a Thing and Here’s Why You Want To Try It
Question: What do you get when you cross the Kansas Governor, a shoot house at Gunsite Academy, canine athletes, shotguns, SHWAT™ and pheasants? A five star hunting experience that any action adventure hunter can get excited about. So yeah, prepare yourself, we’re...
Musical Triggers – What You’ve Known All Along But Couldn’t Quite Say Right
The more I interact with guns, the more apparent I find the correlation between music and firearms - they both have the power to produce instant memories. They force us to think, learn, feel and ask questions, and, much like music, guns provoke within their operators...
Like a Video Game! Rookie Texas Dove Combat for this Rocky Mountain Girl!
How many of you know, when you are invited by SHWAT™ to join a Remington Outdoor Company dove hunt on a ranch in Texas, you go? Never mind the fact that you’re pretty much exclusively a big game hunter. Or that although your archery skills may be quite polished,...