General
Reflex Holster
Uncle Mike’s, a leading provider of shooting accessories, has introduced the Reflex Holster to provide concealed carry permit holders with a reliable, easy to use retention holster. […]
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Hunting
Sure-Loc Lethal Weapon
The Sure-Loc Lethal Weapon is a dependable, accurate bow sight loaded with a host of new features, including the popular Retina Lock, which will identify even the slightest torque or change in anchor point. […]
Bass Fishing
Liven up the ledges
As long as the fish remain on the ledge, it’s a safe bet that they’re still in the food mood — so it’s just a matter of keeping an easy meal there for them. […]
Content
Hayfield Coyotes
Shot Risher has a great vantage point from the seat of his tractor to see just where his hay mower is cutting. Since some of his fields are quite large, it takes several minutes to make a pass. Starting at the outside and working toward the center, one of the more common sights are field mice scampering for cover.
Often they run toward the center of the field and the last remaining tall grass.
Coyotes have learned the sound of the hay mower and tractor result in easy pickings, as the mice lose their tall grass cover. The same goes for hawks and even owls. The rodents that flee into the small, wooded areas are likely to be greeted by a bobcat, coyote or even a large snake. […]
Bass Fishing
Color games
Ponds has a few basic colors of frogs he’ll throw, but he feels like the color is a preference more important to the angler when fishing pads or thick vegetation because bass usually strike at movement. […]
Bass Fishing
Pete Ponds’ basics for fishing with frogs
Basic equipment:
Rod: 7-foot, 10-inch heavy Boyd Duckett Rod in thick cover with braid or 7-foot, 3-inch medium heavy rod when fishing open water. […]
Bass Fishing
Shape shifting
When you mention frog fishing, the traditional hollow frog with skirt material for legs is the image most commonly conjured. This tried-and-true bait certainly merits its go-to status, but a little variety goes a long way when you’re trying to entice tough fish to bite or if you’re simply trying to extend a fading rally. […]
Content
Cover: May 2012
Learn how to maximize your drop-shot prowess to put more bass in the boat this month. […]
Hunting
Dog tracking made easy
A few years back I had a scare I don’t ever want to repeat. I was hunting pheasants with Brit, a Brittany I acquired through the PAWS rescue group in Austin, Texas, when she disappeared. […]
Columns
Managing the data — Part 3
The pursuit by a hunter of trail-camera photo information regarding whitetail buck activity can be a labor intensive project and, as a result, the end product is absolutely what you make it to be.
My personal trail-camera goals revolve primarily around monitoring and documenting buck presence and movement activity on my hunting property before, during and after each deer-hunting season. […]
Columns
Feed deer now with spring plots
May is a good time for planting spring wildlife food plots for white-tailed deer. There are also spin-off residual benefits for other game like wild turkey, quail, dove and even small game like rabbits. […]
General
The Ruger SR40c
A recent concealed carry class included a newlywed couple. The young woman was an attractive emergency room nurse with a winning smile, long brown hair and a dad who was a retired federal law enforcement officer.
While she shot her handgun very well, the joke between her and her husband was the target that came home with her better have bragging-sized groups. […]