“A case for short barrels? Hmmm! Are you asking about a cartridge to be used in shorter barrels, or, are you talking about guns with shorter barrels?” Before I could follow up, the questioner started laughing. “Had not really thought about it that way, but now that you, I’d really like to know about both.” I was at the Choctaw Hunting Lodge in southeastern Oklahoma helping host a DSC Oklahoma Chapter gathering. I had just finished talking about hunting rifles and rounds and a

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It was the first week of October, our Texas Archery and Managed Land Deer Permit deer hunting seasons had been open several days. I...

After spending a week on the FTW Ranch with Taurus’ Bret Vorhees a few years ago I could not wait to procure my own Taurus’ Raging Hunter...

I remember the first time I saw a moose, actually, the shoulder mount of a bull moose. It hung in a building which belonged to the Massey...

“I’m going to have to replace the red dot sights on my .454 Casull and .44 Mag Raging Hunters with my older Simmons or T/C long-eye...

Velvet encased antlers accentuated the buck’s massive beams and tines. Even so, I knew at first glance he was a buck I planned to pursue....

I was near the coast of Alaska at the beginning of the Peninsula, on the big water side south of Lake Iliamna. The hunt for Alaskan brown...

“They’re treed! Let’s go, let’s go, lets go!” Urged my dad taking off at a fast trot. I did my best to follow. My six-year old legs were...

“Got forced into it! Colorado officials in their infinite wisdom decided to shut down their spring black bear season. At the same time,...

He was there, then gone like an afterthought in a bad situation. I had looked away merely for a heartbeat to glance at the crunching...

It’s HOT where I live in Texas about an hour west-northwest of Houston. Daytime temperatures and humidity levels are essentially the same...

It was February 1984. Judd Cooney, former Colorado Game Warden, outdoor writer, outfitter, photographer extraordinaire, and I were headed...

I freely and openly state, hunting black bear is one of my passions. Over the years, starting in 1978 I have pursued their kind from the...

A pair of red-tailed hawks circled overhead hoping to spot the distressed cottontail. Incoming crows increased their cawing as they drew...

“You’ve got to see the bear that just showed up on one of our trail cameras.” Said Dusty Vickrey, manager on the expansive Choctaw...

“Gracious Bob, what happened to you?” I asked as Bob Foulkrod limped his way toward me. “Come with me, I’m going to go buy either a...

The 3-inch in diameter rock just to the left of the 100-yard target exploded. “You missed the entire backstop!” blurted my appointed bear...

“Drats!” I will not be hunting spring black bear this year as has been the case during the past few years. That makes me a bit sad. I...

“I’m looking for a place to hunt. Can you help me?” I looked up from signing and doing a drawing in one of my DEER ADDICTIONS books at...