Recent content by APDDSN0864

Dave, I’m a firm believer in my prey never knowing that I am anywhere around. Whether that’s a long range shot or super close, however I can put the bullet precisely where it needs to go, is what I want to do. We owe it to the animals, whether we “like” them or not. Ed

Two ways to use rattlesnakes in your predator bait. First is to grind the whole snake up and use it as an additive to your other meat, whether it’s horse, bobcat, or rodent, and let that age for a while. Second is to take a section of PVC pipe longer than the snake, having cut the tail off...

Antelope and deer should be starting in about a week or so here, spring calving is over and the next group will calve in early fall. Rabbits, what few there are, are having their young now, and the feral swine never stop breeding so they are still increasing in numbers. I saw a sow on one of my...

Looks great! IMHO, Persimmon and Dogwood are two excellent but overlooked woods for knife scales. Ed

I’ve seen a few of those “blew-eyed” coyotes in the past! 😁 Ed

Can you put yourself in the shoes of the person who shot that bear right between the eyes and realized that it didn’t kill him? Anytime you fight using a gun you’re in a gunfight… Gunfighting Rule #1: Have a gun. Gunfighting Rule #2: Have enough gun. IMHO, there are others, but those two are...

Even at noon on a cloudless day that muzzle blast would blind you, singe whatever facial/head hair you had, and leave you with no heirs! 😱🤪😁 Ed

I think it depends on whether he’s dry-fly fishing or using wets…😁 Ed

You left out the parts about getting vital CNS hits or breaking really large bones and multiple shots in that 2-3 seconds…if you’re lucky! 😁 I’ve witnessed three DLP (Defense of Life or Property) bear killings that were done with a handgun and have been involved in several incidents with big...

I always take the dead ones away. I don’t hang coyotes on fences either. Myth is that hanging them on a fence will drive the other coyotes out of the area. Truth is the remaining ones will just be really wary about everything for a while. If the body is missing, the remaining ones will search...

I have three rifles and one shotgun that are my primary predator control tools. I have an AR15 in .223 Wylde for “short range”, a fast twist .243Win for intermediate work, and a 6.5x280AI for long range work. My Benelli M2 is for up close and personal thick brush stuff. I also carry a Ruger...

@kgarrett, "That was polite and informative. There's no place for that kind of **** here! 😂🤪" I’ll try harder next time to fit in. After all, I’m overdue for my second childhood…🤪😁 Ed

@memtb, I agree that just setting up and calling doesn’t involve much “hunting”, when you are trying to take one particular coyote because it’s the one doing the killing on a ranch, you are truly “hunting”. 😁 Tracking that particular animal, sometimes for miles, to find its den can take days or...

Yes, I’m right handed. I’ve known about the left ear vulnerability for years and now I’m living it… We don’t think about the damage being done while we are hunting. Some folks mistakenly believe that because they don’t suffer pain from shots fired while shooting at animals that they are not...

With age, and exposure to gunfire, comes hearing loss. For me, it has been unequal in that I have lost more hearing in my left ear than in my right. This has made it harder for me to quickly get a fix on the location of the coyotes. I don’t have the equal “stereo” effect and terrain features...