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Night Hunting the Western Airguns Sidewinder!
Jim uses the Sidewinder with a thermal optic to go after Texas Predators and hogs at the end of the day. I was down in Texas earlier this month, on a 9-day hunting trip at a site in Southwest Texas and another up in the central North region. The environments of these two were very … Continue reading
My Field History: Hunting with Daystate and Brocock Rifles
One of the questions I’m asked a lot, is what is my favorite hunting air rifle? To be honest, I hate this question because there is not an easy answer. There are a group of rifles at the top of my personal list, that come from several different manufacturers. I could base the answer on … Continue reading
A Prophecy Fulfilled
Based on the RTI Priest, expectations were high for their next product release. I get a first view setting up the new Prophet for hunting season! Jim’s initial experience with the RTI Prophet A gun I’ve been shooting and hunting with since EBR, is the RTI Prophet, which is an evolutionary step from the companies … Continue reading
Calling Raccoons!
Many years ago I had an experience that opened my eyes to a new hunting opportunity that I’d not realized existed. I was out squirrel hunting in the woods of central Indiana on an overcast and very cold morning. Sitting in the shadows at the base of a shaggy oak as morning broke over the … Continue reading
Road Trip for Prairie Dogs: Out with the Renegade!
Deep in the throws of winter, and having gone through multiple days of -25 degree weather, I started daydreaming about warm weather hunting and a prairie dog shoot we’re in the process of planning. This will be the third year my friend Brett Waibel over at Bad River Birds and Bucks in South Dakota has … Continue reading
Pest Control with the Bantam
For this pest control session there were several requirements for the rifle I’d use: it had to be light and compact in anticipation of shooting in confined spaces, it had to have a high shot count as there would be many shot opportunities in such a target rich environment, and for the same reason I … Continue reading
Struck Out on Turkey…. Getting Ready for Round II…..
I’m on my way home after a tough hunt, that didn’t exactly turn out the way I’d hoped. I was in Northern California after turkey. There are easier ways and harder ways to get gobblers out here, you can hunt the vineyards, farms, and suburban areas….. and this is both fun and productive, or you … Continue reading
Prepping the Renegade for Hunting Season!
I spent the weekend shooting the Daystate Renegade, the second bullpup design out of this great airgun manufacturing powerhouse. The first was the Daystate Pulsar, a beautiful and technology packed bullpup. And while I loved shooting that gun (and it shot very well), my taste run more towards less complex technology for the field…. The … Continue reading
Daylight Raccoon – FX Wildcat Scores
I had gotten up before daybreak and driven to a local farm where I have permission to hunt for predators and small game. My intention was to spend two hours, then go home shower before heading to my office for a busy day. I arrived at a friends farm after a 20 minute drive, parked … Continue reading
Prairie Dogs, plinking, and target practice…. summers going well!
Hope you’re all having a great summer so far! I’ve been on the run, since summer started I’ve been to Scotland, Australia, Florida, and California on business. But I’ve managed to get in some hunting as well! I was in Texas a couple times on a hog and small game hunts, was in South Dakota … Continue reading
