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A Morning Out With My Daystate Huntsman Classic
I have been saying this for years, to my eye the Daystate Huntsman Classic is the Most Beautiful PCP Hunting Rifle ever built. Join me as I take mine out for a squirrel hunt. The ground was damp and springy as I hiked into the woods bordering a friend’s farm on an early fall morning, … Continue reading
Planning a Road Trip and Squirrel Hunt for 2025!
As the turkey season comes to a close, and hunting opportunities slow down for the summer, I am giving some thought as to how I will kick off the new small games season for 2025, and think I have an idea! Squirrel hunting is one of the most popular airgun quarries in the States, and … 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
Fall Squirrel Hunt
I like squirrel hunting in the fall when the leaves are coming off the trees, because the squirrels are moving, both up in the bare branches and also on the ground. You can spot them from a ways off and plan an approach…. on the other hand they can see you from a long ways … 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
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
Tips for Spotting Small Game
I recently posted some videos of rabbit hunts I’d done out in Texas, and received a lot of questions that I thought I’d answer here on the blog. Small game hunting is a lot of fun, and is a good place for new hunters to get started, a way for experienced hunters to get in … Continue reading
Pest Contol: Pigeon in a feedlot!
I’ve had the Daystate Renegade for several months, and have had an opportunity to use it extensively, a lot of small game has dropped to this compact little bullpup, including rabbits, pigeons, prairie dogs and raccoons. At 30″ LOA it is one of the shorter bullpups, but weighing in at 8.8 lb it is a … Continue reading
Rabbit Hunt Texas Style
Just got back home from a 6 day hunting roadtrip in Texas, which was comprised of a few different hunt for small game, pest/varmints, and predators. On the good side there were a lot of small game and varminting opportunities, on the not so great side the predator hunting was touch. And it was one … Continue reading
