About a week ago I returned from a hunt with Hornady and Trophies Plus Outfitters in Alzada, Montana. It was one of the best hunts I’ve had. Partially because I got to take two deer – a mule deer and a whitetail. And partially because I got to do some sightseeing while I was there. The country was big and open, the …
I’ve been fascinated with the terminal performance of bullets ever since I shot my first whitetail deer. I realized early on that you cannot reach definitive conclusions about bullet performance by looking at the exit wounds or the recovered bullets. To know what really happens you have to shoot lots of stuff with lots of bullets and look inside the animals you …
Big game hunting is really a very simple endeavor. One we have complicated with gear and boundless minutia. You find an animal, work yourself into a shot, take it, and then the work starts. I remember when I was a teenager my hunting gear consisted of a boots, military surplus clothing, a rifle, a knife and a hat. I didn’t have a …
