Destinations
Destination Hunt: An Iguana Shoot in Puerto Rico
Jim heads offshore to one of his favorite airgunning venues, a mini-adventure shooting the invasive green iguana of Puerto Rico! Earlier this month I flew down to Puerto Rico for a few days to shoot invasive green iguanas, which have become a major problem on the island, impacting agriculture and the infrastructure. The populations are … 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
The Traveling Hunter Revisited
In 2014 I wrote a blog post on the traveling airgun hunter, and I focused on the actual travel to hunt. I’m going to revisit the topic, but this time also spend more time looking at how to find a place to hunt. In any given year, I am lucky enough to travel and hunt … Continue reading
Car Camping and Hunting in South Texas Part II
In part II we’ll pick back up on my car camping trip down to South West Texas to hunt with the LCS SK19 As I mentioned in last weeks post, I was on my own the first 4 days, but would be joined by Chacho and Valente (his father) for the last 3. I enjoy … Continue reading
Car Camping and Hunting in South Texas Part I
A multi-day hunt to try out the AirArms LCS SK19 I’ve been away for a while and just getting started back up and looking forward to getting ready for a new hunting season! I have a lot of new gear to work with and places to go, so we’ll get back on track with the … Continue reading
Going for the Squirrel Grand Slam: Get that Black Squirrel First!
I’ve been going after this small game challenge for several years now, and my strategy is get the most difficult one out of the way first! I’ve written quite a bit About the squirrel grand slam, which I coined to describe taking the four most common types of tree squirrels in the USA: the fox … 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
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
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
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
