Second the wool gloves but also recommend un-lined chopper mitts over top for cold and wet conditions. Leather gloves offer more dexterity but chopper mitts are waaay warmer, have fewer seams, and can be removed easily to get stuff done that requires dexterity. No sub zero warmth glove offers...
My Gamo Varmint absolutely stones small critters inside 30 yards. Never shot anything farther than that. My father in law's .22 Gamo is deadly and accurate out to about 60.
Sometimes you gotta move out to move up. I had 3 good jobs for 4 years each. Big steps up with each new job. Then 4 years of college with a job on campus. I'm about to start 3 years at law school. 4 years feels like a long time in one place.
Been through this so many times now with friends. If he wants to hunt, he'll get on it. Don't do any of the work for him. Tell him to take hunter ed and get a paper copy of the regs. Tell him to memorize it and hit you up when he figures out what he wants to hunt, with which weapon and knows...
A real underrated asset to archery. He's an athlete, not a scholar or an ethicist or a publicist. Just a dude who works like a psychopath to be a good archery hunter.
Hunting has replaced all other addictions besides caffeine and work. There are just so many facets to become obsessed with that I can still have a dozen obsessions all under one umbrella.
Managed to draw second deer and antlerless deer, giving me three WA deer tags the year I start law school. My other interests are really getting in the way of my duck hunting.
Anybody else notice that every hunting video besides THP uses the same soundtrack? You know the one I'm talking about. The music is like boom boom clap and the lyrics are like oooh whoa oooh whoa oh. What's the deal?
I might switch to Sitka waders if my supermags ever wear out and I can get a discount. I'm sure there are a lot of advantages to high end boot foot breathables. One being a zipper so I don't have to drop trou to piss. Also, packability and pockets. I'd be giving up some padding, buoyancy, and...
Matt is a good guy. However, I gotta say that his "hunt quietly movement" reminds me of the scene in Airheads where the DJ asks the guys their band name.
"We're the lone rangers!"
We've also had a lot of veterans returning from war, which has caused hunter numbers to spike in the past. Low labor force participation, online jobs, looming food shortages, stimmies. There is every reason to hunt. We just need to open more land for hunting. Whether it's more guiding outfits on...
If your main use is duck hunting, I highly recommend the Cabellas Supermag neoprene waders. They have a sort of mesh stitching on the outside which seems to make them super durable. They don't have great traction on wet rocks but they have a lot of padding if you fall. During late season I...
I use a big (~3'x4') Thule clam shell designed for roof racks. I have it turned sideways in the bed. It fits between the wheel wells just right with enough room to put a 110 cooler against the cab. It's lockable, easy to open and holds a lot of gear. When it's against the cab I can reach it to...