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Airgun Hunting: Pros and Cons of Hunting Hogs from a Blind
In general, my preferred method of hunting is still hunting or spot and stalk, where I am on the ground and moving. I enjoy working through the landscape to find my quarry, then getting into range for the shot. That’s what drew me to airguns in the first place, the emphasis on hunting skill in … Continue reading
Semi-Auto Western Airguns Rattler .357 on a Javelina Hunt!
In this entry I’ll tell you how the Western Airgun Rattler worked out for me on a javelina hunt down in Texas! Introduction I was heading south on a javelina hunt and received a new rifle from AOA, the Western Airguns Rattler. The Rattler is a .357 rifle capable of generating substantial power, and the … Continue reading
Getting the band back together! Kicking off a new series of the AOA hunting blog!
After a long hiatus, we’re getting the blog back up and running! Introduction: Greeting all, it’s good to be back on the hunting blog! While we never officially ended it, over the last couple of years I have been sidetracked with other projects, which made it hard to keep up with regular postings. But as … Continue reading
Look What Arrived Today!! The Western Rattler .357 Semi Auto!
I am really excited to get this innovative rifle in, just 2 weeks before I leave on a hunting trip in Texas looking for hogs and predators! And if I can hit the 215 fpe mark, I’ll use if for javalina as well! Jim Chapman You’d have thought that with over 20 years of evaluating, … Continue reading
Javalina: On My Airgunning Bucket List!
There was nowhere to legally hunt javalina in the States for many years, but the laws have changed and there are now a couple destinations! If I was asked to list my five favorite things to hunt with an airgun, javalina would certainly be in the mix. Part of the reason is I wanted to … Continue reading
Texas Aoudad Hunt
I’d been down in Texas hunting deer and javalina for 9 days and was on my way back from a friends ranch when I got a call. It was an invitation to delay my return home a few days to hunt aoudad, also known as Barbary sheep. The hunt was in conjunction with a group … Continue reading
Hunting Hogs with an Airgun
I’ve been going down to Texas quite a bit this year, and even though you can now hunt all game species with an airgun there, I still make trips specifically to hunt feral hogs. It is possible to hunt hogs in several states, but Texas is my favorite because of the varied hunting terrains, and … Continue reading
A Trophy is What’s Important to You!
I was at a friends house looking at some mounts he had of truly impressive bucks, and in my mind I compared it to my own trophies of past hunts. I’ve got a few nice representative animals on the larger side of the scale, but nothing that would impress a hard core trophy hunter. But … Continue reading
Turkey Hunt in Texas
In recent years, many states have crafted airgun friendly regulations for small game hunting with an airgun. There has also been a trend, but moving slower, to add regs on the book to allow big game, and there are currently several states where an airgun hunter can take a deer. However, turkey are another matter. … Continue reading
I’m Back!
Hello Everyone! As you’ve probably noticed I’ve been absent for a couple months now, and just wanted to say I’m back and the blog will be back to regular postings again. The last three months has seen me out of the country quite a bit, but also on a lot of hunting trips when I … Continue reading
