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Had another great hunt and a great time at the Rockin G Ranch aka @gizmo. I'll write something up about the trip after I get over my truck lag.

October 1st opening day of pronghorn rifle season in eastern Wyoming I got to take my first critter with my Ruger Hawkeye Hunter in 30-06. It was going to be an easy shot or so I thought. I drove my SxS up on the top of a small hill so that we could have a look around at miles and miles of...

A few weeks ago, my wife and I headed south for another hunt with the great folks at the Rockin G Ranch @gizmo. After a little detour to Dallas on Friday to have dinner with Dailorsailor and his wife we continued our trip over to the ranch arriving Saturday morning. Got settled in took a quick...

I started waterfowl hunting in 1985 and for about 30 years I was just enjoying myself traveling around the country shooting ducks and geese. Then I learned about the waterfowl slam or maybe my kids found out about it, I don't remember exactly how it went. But what I do remember is them asking me...

Got a message from Von Gruff yesterday stating that my knife I had ordered is finished and ready to ship as soon as payment was received. Well payment was taken care of rather quickly and now I'm eagerly awaiting its arrival. I went with one of his Tahr Hunter models and opted for a horizontal...

I was wondering if anyone else was using a bullet for deer hunting that is longer than the case that holds it. I've been shooting deer for the past seven years with a sub-sonic 300 Blk with 194 gr bullets and when I stood one up alongside the case it looked a bit odd.

My 2022 PA deer season started off well enough with me in my stand early on opening day, but soon went downhill fast. After day one I came down with this nasty virus that has been going around, it might have come from babysitting grandchildren that were too sick to go to school the week before...

I got to share my camp this year with dailordasailor, his wife and nephew, a great group of people and pretty good hunters as well. They arrived in camp mid-afternoon, so after letting them get all settled in, I suggested that we go out and see what we could find, since it was going to be a...

I found a Ruger # 1 in 38-55 on an auction website and it looks too good to pass up at the current bid. It looks to be in excellent condition and is topped with a Leupold 8x scope that also looks like new. Was just wondering if anyone would like to talk me into or out of bidding on this rifle...

Looks like I'll have plenty of time to get my reloading done for this year. I'm sitting here with an air cast on my right leg and was told that I shouldn't put any weight on it for at least the next 4 weeks. This whole mess started back in early November when I went to an urgent care facility...

A few weeks ago, my son and I took a drive over to El Centro, California to see if we could shoot a couple of Cinnamon teal. It was a lovely drive of 2506 miles one way. We saw some pretty amazing landscapes and a few awesome sunrises and sunsets. And we didn't have to worry about wearing masks...

So I was just sitting here looking at some photos of this years hunts and they got me thinking. I used to shoot deer and antelope and drag them for miles back to the truck or back to camp, but this year was different. Take a look at these photos and tell me what you think. Am I getting smarter...

She went away for the day so I finally got a chance to catch up on some cooking.

My son and I traveled down to the Texas panhandle to hunt with the fine folks at The Rockin G Ranch @gizmo. We both would be hunting for young non trophy bison bulls. We were a little bit apprehensive about hunting in a high fenced area but that feeling went away shortly after the hunt began...

I'm going in for a heart catheterization on Monday to see if they can figure out what's causing these annoying chest pains. Hoping for something minor cause one bypass surgery was enough. Still planning on hunting bison at Gizmo's place in a few weeks so everything has to go right.

Traveled down to the gulf coast of Texas last week with a few friends to see if we could put a dent in the overall duck population. Really needed to get away from all this fear and lock down crap for a few days. Our plan was to hunt the marshes and backwater areas around Rockport but upon...

In a thread a while back I said that I always wanted a 308 Win. but just never bought one. Well I can't say that anymore and some of the blame goes to Graham Hunter. I was thinking about buying one of the new Ruger Hawkeye Hunters in 308 Win. then I bought that 250 Savage from Graham and when I...

I recently got word that a few Ruger factory folks will be at Grice's anniversary sale Friday, March 20th. they are going to be surveying customers to help in developing future products. So if your in the central PA area that day stop in and talk to them and who knows maybe some day we'll see...

Just hung this guy up today. Wanted to do something different instead of the same old deer shoulder mount.

My son and daughter in law had their first baby yesterday a beautiful, healthy little girl. That brings the total to 4 granddaughters and one grandson. Gonna need one more Pink Ryder and a whole lot more BBs. I love having a family of shooters and hunters

I just read where the US Senate is holding hearings to explore directing the USFWS to set up a CWD taskforce. I'm not real sure how I feel about that.

These aren't in any particular order rather just a few things that I recall. 1 Don't ever shoot at an animal that isn't standing dead still. 2 Don't ever shoot an animal behind the diaphragm. 3 I've been using a knife and fork wrong my whole life. 4 I've been brewing my coffee way too weak...

So over the weekend a friend and I ventured upstate to Grice Gun Shops anniversary sale. I had no intentions of buying a gun for myself all I wanted was to pick up some bullets and a couple pounds of powder and talk to the Ruger factory rep. Well it turns out that they had a special going on...

I recently found myself on a remote hunting trip with 6 younger fellows all of them 20 or 30 something. The days were short, the weather was pretty crappy, we didn't get to hunt the first 2 days and that left us with a lot of down time. It used to be that we would pass the time sitting around...

A little background first my grandson just turned 11 months old and I've been babysitting him at least 1 day a week since he's been 4 months old. Lately I've been spending a lot more time with him since his momma is a CPA and tax season began about a month ago. Yesterday he said his first words...

Well my son and I traveled to St. Paul Island, Alaska last week to hunt for King Eiders with Alaskan Eider Outfitters. I had always heard that this hunt could be brutal due to the weather conditions in the Bering Sea this time of year, but I always took those reports with a grain of salt...

You guys might remember that a few weeks ago I was thinking about buying a 405 Win. That was until someone reminded me that a 444 Marlin is very close to it balistically and that I already have a 444. That gun has been sitting in the safe for so long I had almost forgotten about it. Well I...

So a little while ago my son walks in the back door and says "what the hell". You see a few days ago my wife moved in with my daughter, my daughter had surgery and won't be allowed to walk for 6 more weeks. She has a 9 month old little boy that isn't content to stay in one place for very long...

I need your help, there's a Ruger #1 Tropical Stainless in 405 Win. coming up at auction here soon and I'm thinking about buying it. I keep trying to convince myself that I need it, but I'm having a hard time making up my mind. I mean I am planning a return trip to Africa in 2020, but it's not...

Reddingauction.com has several doubles and drillings on their auction list for 12/9/18. If anyone is interested the Jeffery double is gun number 25 on the sale bill and can be viewed on their website. They also have some interesting looking Simson drillings on the list.

A little over a year ago a dailordasailor reached out on AH looking for some help on planning his first DIY western US hunting trip. I responded and we talked quite a bit, to make a long story short I had an open spot on this years hunt and decided to ask him to accompany my son and I to WY. I...

Hopefully another generation of hunters born into the Thomas family this morning. At 4:03 EST this morning my daughter delivered her first child and my first grandson. Unless he completely misses the boat he should be shooting and hunting in no time, that is if he spends any time at all with...

Just in case anyone is looking for one, Redding Auction Service has a CZ 550 Magnum in 416 Rigby going up for auction on Feb. 18th. If interested you can see it on their website www.reddingauction.com it's gun #144-1

So let me start at the beginning, a few weeks ago I won a Ruger American rifle in the caliber of my choice. A good deal, but unfortunately all of the calibers they come in I either have, had or just didn't want. So I struck a deal with the gun shop owner that was supplying the guns. I could...

My wife has been telling me for months ( ever since I booked a black bear hunt with my kids) that she will not eat bear meat. I can't understand why, she has at least tasted everything else that I dragged home. Well tonight I am going to find out just how serious she is. I just put a bear roast...

I went deer hunting with my Ruger Ranch rifle chambered in 300 BLK. I was using Hornady 208 grain Amax bullets, loaded to some where between 1000 and 1100 FPS (subsonic). I was hunting close to home and in a woodlot surrounded by houses, my rifle has a suppressor on it and with the subsonic...

Finally got my mounts back and on the wall from last years trip to New Zealand. I always wanted a full body tahr mount, but I had to deal with the reality of not enough wall or floor space left to put it on. But I am really happy with the way the wall pedestal mount turned out.

My son and I are heading west tomorrow morning, stopping in South Dakota to fish for a couple of days then on to Kaycee, WY. Going to be chasing antelope mostly this year, only one young fella in the group got drawn for a deer tag. When some of the guys found out that they weren't getting deer...

A couple of days ago my son and my oldest daughter went to the range to get in a little trigger time. We all took a turn shooting my long range setup, a Ruger Mod. 77 V in 25-06. There was just the slightest breeze blowing from right to left, it's hard to even call it a breeze, it wasn't...

So last Saturday I attended a local DU banquet, with my wife, our oldest daughter and a friend of hers. During the course of the evening I was lucky enough to win two new guns, a Ruger LC9s and a Browning A bolt in 7mm Rem mag. My daughter's friend mentioned that she wouldn't mind having the...

Hunting whitetails in West Virginia and yesterday I shot a 5 point buck that had no tail at all. I mean it didn't even have a stump where a tail used to be. Has anyone else ever shot one like this?

In case anyone is looking for one there is a CZ 550 Safari Magnum in 416 Rigby coming up for auction at Redding Auction Service in Gettysburg, PA It's listed as NIB, you can see photos on there website at www.reddingauction.com

Well guys and girls it's that time of year again, in less then 24 hours my son and I will be pulling out, heading for Wyoming. But this year the deer and antelope are going to have to wait a bit to be chased by us. We're stopping in South Dakota for a few days of fishing on Lake Oahe first...

On my recent trip to New Zealand I was once again disappointed by the over expansion and lack of penetration on my red stag by the Hornady IB bullets. I was using 225 gr. .338 cal. IB's in my .338 WM with a muzzle velocity of 2750 fps. I shot my stag at just over 400 yd. so the velocity would...

Only 24 hours to go and we'll be on a plane to New Zealand. Well almost, but first we'll be on a plane from Harrisburg to Washington, then Washington to San Francisco, then San Francisco to Auckland, then Auckland to Wellington, over night there, then Wellington to Timaru. And before you know...

Does anyone else have a mini-me? Mine's been hunting with me since he was old enough to walk along, and yes I even had to carry him along once in a while. I love hunting with all of my kids, but this one and I have a special connection. It's like we're on the same page, at least most of the...

I'll start things off, Hi my names Jeff and I am a hoarder. I can't help myself, I've been buying ammo by the case for years, power by the keg, bullets by the 1000's and shot by the ton. It all started years ago before any of the recent shortages were even on anyone's mind, call it an obsession...

I was wondering if anyone could recommend a motel for my family and me to overnight in Wellington. We'll only be there for one day until we catch a flight down to Timaru. It doesn't have to be fancy, just clean, friendly and close to the airport would be a bonus. Any help or suggestions would...

I took my two new guns to the range today, well one new one and one slightly used. I've been waiting on a Ruger American in .300 BLK for a while, last week one finally became available so I grabbed it. That was the new gun, the other one just kind of fell into my lap. I was at a gun auction a...

Hunting in PA with 5 minutes left in the regular buck season this guy walks out into the field. My son-in-law made short work of him with his new Browning in .325 WSM with 200 gr. TSX's. I just got done capeing and butchering it for him, he is going on the wall.