Following a short phone conversation with a concerned farmer, plans were made to travel to a goat farm in southern Missouri to try to help take control of a coyote problem that the farmers herd had been facing. He explained to me during our phone call that over the past month the coyotes had taken several kid goats and had …

If there is one thing about hunters and shooters, it’s that we like to tinker with our guns. I know very few who are not constantly fiddling with this or that, adding this accessory, changing scopes from this rifle to that one, replacing a sling on that gun, and the list goes on and on. Having a good location to …

Being a hunter isn’t always about the harvesting of an animal. Being a true enthusiast of the outdoors means respecting the animals that one pursues and enjoying their natural instincts. For example, watching a flock of turkeys feed through the woods and seeing how they scratch the leaves back looking for food while making multiple sounds as they move throughout …

Have you noticed the clean, eye-catching packaging on ammunition with an eagle head called Aguila? Aguila, made by a company called Tecnos, in Mexico, since 1961, means eagle in Spanish. The main production plant is in the old Remington factory in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. The longevity of the brand is due to its premium performance, and Texas Armament & Technology …

“If you have never missed a wild turkey, you haven’t hunted long enough,” laughed my crotchety hunting guide.  “They sneak in silently, duck in a heartbeat, and get you so excited, you can blow “easy” shots.” Those words would haunt me the next day as if prophecy.  My guide and I spotted a longbeard with several hens.  We crawled nearly …

You’ve probably seen the advertisements for the OSP online School, also called the Knowledge Vault, but do you have any idea how comprehensive this on-line shooting school is? Now you’re here! Study this site enough – it will be like obtaining your college Bachelor of Arts degree in shotgun shooting. Don’t attend this “school” once and think you have absorbed …

Early on in my archery career, I did what I have seen a lot of archers do:  Buy the best, most expensive bow I could afford and then drive to a big box store and get some discount aluminum arrows. I began shooting and spent days, weeks or even years trying to get consistent groups. After fighting this battle for …

Sighting in a scope or patterning a shotgun is often a waste of time and ammunition unless it’s done correctly.  Aside from a safe backstop, you need a solid, stationary shooting table and rest so that the variables you test will transfer to a hunting situation.  Like a test tube to a scientist or a stethoscope to a physician, developing …