Long Term Safety at the Range
Let’s say you’re already well-versed in shooting range safety: always assume your weapon is loaded, safety on at all times, etc. But how about protecting [...]
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A successful hunt hinges on quality gear. Here you’ll find product reviews, gear hacks and everything else you need to make your next hunt a successful one.
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How to Adjust Trigger Pull in a Browning Rifle
Tools Needed:Trigger Pull GaugeAllen Wrench SetKnife First, check your starting trigger pull with the trigger gauge. Remove the housing surrounding the trigger housing using the [...]
Zeroing In: Sighting In A Rifle
Got a new scope? Maybe you haven’t pulled a trigger since last fall? Either way, rifle season means you may need to reacquaint yourself with [...]
How To Clean Your Gun/Firearm
A clean gun, is an accurate gun. Follow along with our friends from Browning to see the right way to make sure your rifle is [...]
Randy Newberg’s Backcountry Camp and Clothing Setup in the Arizona Wilderness
Check out Randy’s camp and clothing setup for an Arizona wilderness backpack elk hunt in early October at 10,000 feet. For a remote, high elevation [...]
Weather – Shelter from the Storm
A garbage bag and some common sense will give you shelter from the storm. Consider this scenario: you are a long way from camp and [...]
Boutique Ammo – Ordinary softpoints once killed elk. Why change?
Once upon a time, talk in white wall tents—after tales of extraordinary shots and antlers the size of truck axles—drifted to custom rifles with fine [...]
Range Time
Understandably, elk hunters want a bullet that goes where they aim—every time. The more you shoot, the more you find that not every bullet performs the same way in a particular rifle. Once you find a factory round that works well for you, stick with it. Hopefully, it won’t be discontinued. If you’re trying new rounds, a new rifle or zeroing in for the start of the season, here are some things to keep in mind. [...]
Understanding Rifle Recoil
Recoil is a given. How much you get and how you deal with it can make a difference on your hunt! Bullet launch is a [...]
How To Effectively Use Binoculars and Tripods with Randy Newberg
Western Hunting is a game of glassing with quality optics. The country is too vast and the terrain too challenging to think you can walk [...]
Pedal Power
Go farther, faster and quieter for elk with a little know-how and some chain oil. Since some of my camp partners and I started hunting [...]
How To Do A Warn Winch Angled Pull
In the latest episode of Pursue The Wild, Tips from the Wild, Kristy Titus meets up with Pat Miewes of Warn Industries to demonstrate the [...]
The Kill Kit
You’ve got an elk on the ground—awesome! Be sure you have what it takes to slice up that elk in your own kill kit. Hunting [...]
Keep Your Edge
Get the most out of your blade, no matter how old, cheap or nice it might be. Whether you’re in the field working to break [...]
Knife 101
I spent one fall semester slinging carcasses at a meat processor in Bozeman, Montana. After a couple of 10-hour days with a cheap, dull knife, [...]