Wind ruins a lot of outdoor plans
I woke up Sunday to the not-so-soothing sounds of the wind whistling around the house at what sounded like 100 miles an hour. I know it wasn’t blowing that hard, but it [...]
Shooting
New rifle’s sighted in — bring on elk season
I’ve shot a .270 for years. I have used it for everything from coyotes to elk, and I’ve had excellent results with it on every species. Well, I’ve never fired it at an [...]
I wish I’d bought a bore sight sooner
In my younger days, I made the mistake of thinking a scope was a scope, and there wasn’t any reason to spend more than a couple hundred bucks on one. I’d get a new rifle [...]
There are better options for gun cleaning
I will admit, I don’t clean my guns nearly as often as I should. After a day at the range, I might have four or five guns that are in serious need of a good scrubbing. [...]
I’m doing my best to be patient, waiting out the weather so I can sight in my new rifle
I picked up my new Weatherby Vanguard last week, and I already had a brand-new Maven scope to mount on it. Just a few days before I went to get the rifle, I got the scope [...]
Add a little wind to make trap shooting even harder
I know I’m out of practice with my shotgun, but it usually doesn’t take me too long to get back in the swing of things. With that in mind, I hauled the shotgun out to the [...]
Time to get serious about archery practice
My kids have started their archery program in 4-H again, and for the sixth year in a row, it reminded me I need to get my own bow out and start practicing again. But this [...]
There’s not much to hunt, but there’s plenty to do
There’s only one hunting season open right now. If you want to hunt, you’ll have to be content with light goose hunting. Either that or predator hunting, but the furs are [...]
I’m taking a road trip to pick up my new Weatherby rifle
I recently became a life member of the Muley Fanatic Foundation. That membership provides funding for a host of important habitat and conservation projects that support our [...]
An ammo company is moving to Wyoming
There’s a new ammunition manufacturer coming to Wyoming. Actually, it’s not a new company, it’s an established one that’s just moving. That’s a bummer, because we [...]