The key to becoming a great hunting shot is to master the eight essential rifle skills. But first you have to know them -- and your rifle. A great rifle shot knows his or her rifle top to bottom, front to back, inside and out. He knows how it feels, how it loads, how it … [Read more...] about Eight Essential Rifle Skills
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Elk Rifles, Cartridges and Bullets: Part 2
In my last blog I detailed four elk hunts to explain how various rifles and bullets performed. Let's continue the reminiscing research so readers can learn from my mistakes -- or at least judge the performance of my gear against their own … [Read more...] about Elk Rifles, Cartridges and Bullets: Part 2
Elk Rifle Performance: Good, Bad, Ugly
Several hunters have asked me for details on how various rifles, cartridges and bullets have performed for me on big bull elk. This is the kind of first-hand experience all of us want to share. It helps us decide which gear WE want to use in similar … [Read more...] about Elk Rifle Performance: Good, Bad, Ugly
Shooting Prone Properly
Former military snipers at the famous FTW Ranch in Texas are wise enough to tell their students: “We don’t teach THE way, we teach A way.” That’s a realistic philosophy born of experience. The right technique for one shooter may not work perfectly for another. But I’m modifying … [Read more...] about Shooting Prone Properly
Hunting the Other Elk in Argentina
In springtime young hunters' thoughts turn toward love -- of turkey hunting. Unless they lust for an elk hunt, in which case Argentina's red stags will do nicely. Red stags (red deer) are the ancient forerunners of our elk. This genus diversified across Asia, Europe … [Read more...] about Hunting the Other Elk in Argentina
Whitetail Wisdom in Your Pocket! – Everything Whitetail
by Ron Spomer I started to write another book. I ended up producing an app. Ron Spomer's Everything Whitetail. The world wasn't exactly desperate for another book about whitetail deer and how to hunt them, but an app? There were none of those. Now there … [Read more...] about Whitetail Wisdom in Your Pocket! – Everything Whitetail
Hunt Fair Chase, Win a Rifle & Scope
by Ron Spomer The idea of "chasing" game is foreign to most of today's hunters, who'd rather wait in ambush, but that doesn't diminish the ethical need for "fair chase hunting." The question is how one defines it. And the Boone & Crocket Club is so … [Read more...] about Hunt Fair Chase, Win a Rifle & Scope
Hunting India Blackbuck in Argentina
Wyoming Pronghorn Hunting for India Blackbucks in Argentina by Ron Spomer If you love the open country stalking challenge of a Wyoming pronghorn hunt but can't draw a tag or wait for the season to open, go south, young hunter, go south. Spring in the U.S. is … [Read more...] about Hunting India Blackbuck in Argentina
