HUNTING
HUNTING

Why Hunt?

From time to time we are posed with the question of why we hunt. Generally the answers are laced with explanations where genetic disposition and conservation are combined in an effort to justify the endeavor. While this might be a scientific explanation of reality, it falls short in explaining why we are driven to the woods. Why do we hunt? In hunting there are no …

The Ultimate Challenge for the Outdoor, Gun Owning, Kind of Guy

At dawn on the 2nd of September, on what I’m thinking will be a cool and foggy Scottish morning; my first fall hunt of 2016 will begin. Only a few hours later, at sundown, it will end. One day – less than 24 hours – to catch a salmon, take a stag, and shoot a brace of grouse. This could be the …

Four Degrees of Freedom from Hornady

For years shooters have relied on ballistic coefficient (BC) to help them hit at long-range. The thing is, BC is nothing more than an educated guess. It’s a good guess; its just not a perfect guess. By using Doppler radar and actually shooting bullets at long-range, Hornady has essentially taken a video of the bullet’s flight and integrated that data into complex …