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Pest Control and Airguns
It is probably safe to say that most of the Airguns that are purchased domestically would be for plinking and target shooting. But the guns purchased expressly for harvesting animals, are most frequently used to shoot vermin and pest species. This can range from shooting the squirrel or starling raiding the backyard bird feeder to … Continue reading
My Favorite Stocks
When evaluating a rifle for the field, the stock is one of the main features to consider. It doesn’t matter how powerful or the inherently accurate the gun, if the stock is not right the full potential of the gun cannot be realized. I’ll shoulder the rifle and look at it while getting the feel, … Continue reading
North Dakota Ground Squirrels!
I had the chance to do a varmint hunt in North Dakota the weekend before Memorial Day. The seven hour drive from Minneapolis took me through miles of farms and grasslands. North Dakota is one of the least populated regions of the continental USA and I’d been forewarned to stock up on supplies in Jamestown, … Continue reading
Jackrabbits, Rockchucks, Great Guns, and Friends!
I’ve had a great couple days out in Arizona, hunting jackrabbits and rockchucks (groundsquirrels) with the AoA gang: my usual hunting partner out this way Kip and this time we were joined by Robert and Gregg (who readers of this blog know as the AoA power hitters). We drove about three hours north of Phoenix … Continue reading
What to Hunt as Summer Rolls Around?
As I get used to my new home in the Far(ther) North, there have been several things surrounding my hobby that require attention; find out about airgun laws, find out about hunting laws, find out where to get my air tanks filled (I go through lots of air) and find places to shoot and hunt. … Continue reading
Head Shot Or Chest Shots
I’ve been airgun hunting for about four decades now, and over that time I’ve come across two topics that raise passions, divide hunting camps and lead to arguments between hunting buddies that go on ad infinatum – mainly what is the best hunting caliber and secondly what is the best shot placement, head or chest? … Continue reading
The Wolverine/Huggett: Stealth Predator Gun
I got my new Daystate Wolverine earlier in the week, and with a busy schedule it had to sit for a day or two before I could get it sighted in. I’d had one of the first Wolverines that came into the country to use for a couple hunts, and some range work and plinking … Continue reading
African Small Game Hunt
A few weeks ago my blog post was focused on hunting larger game with airguns in South Africa, and I mentioned an upcoming trip. While using big bores to take plains game is the stuff that grabs attention, it is only part of the story. I spend more time on each of these trips hunting … Continue reading
Achieving the best accuracy in a hunting gun
One of the reasons many of us hunt with an airgun is the increase challenge and the technical refinement it requires to our hunting approach. We need to get in closer and deliver the shot with pinpoint accuracy to be consistently successful. In todays post I want to share some of my thoughts on what … Continue reading
One Gun That Can Do It All
I’ve been hunting with a great PCP for about a year now, which has become one of my favorites based on the merits of an outstanding design. It is the FX Verminator Extreme, and mine is a .25 caliber……when not shooting arrows! The reasons I like this rifle so much are: it is exceedingly accurate (thanks … Continue reading
