Been working really hard over the past few weeks to get all of my mowing done on my clover plots. The farm got hit really hard last summer with EHD and the deer population is really down. But whether it is force of habit or just plain old curiosity I decided to put out some…
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New 600YD Shooting Range
Just wrapped up building the new target for my 600 yard shooting range. Turned out really well with the steel swinging target for farther shots. Really looking forward to breaking her in this weekend with Rocket and his sniper buddy from the army. With the corn in the field it almost creates a tunnel to…
Review: Hawke Varmint SF RifleScope 4-16X44
I had the pleasure of trying a Hawke Optics Varmint SF scope in the 4-16X44 model. After a long career of predator hunting I have been through a lot of different scopes and I was looking forward to seeing how the Hawke Optics performed. Since I was planning to put the scope through some serious…
Review: Hawke Panorama EV RifleScope 4-12X40
I have been hearing about Hawke Optics for the last year and I have been looking forward to the opportunity to get my hands on a Hawke Riflescope and see what they are all about. The opportunity came at the perfect time when I picked up a .17 Remington in January that needed optics. I…
Hiking the Appalachian Trail
Spent the weekend in Virginia hiking the great Appalachian trail. Met up with Dreamer, Tex’s dad, who is thru-hiking the trail this summer and hiked 36 beautiful miles with him. The trail is an absolutely incredible experience that I would recommend to everyone. The solitude and peacefulness combined with the challenge physically and mentally is…
Slammin Turkeys Out West
It’s the first day of turkey hunting out west and we are putting a hurt on some turkeys. The hunting is tough but after hiking 10 miles this morning we finally got on a hot bird that wasn’t henned up. The gobbler committed perfectly and I dropped him at 30 yards. Kirt dropped one on…