There’s a brown paper bag in my freezer right now whose sole purpose is to keep me from seeing the last two pieces of Antelope meat from last fall. If I see them, I’ll want to eat them, but I’m keeping them in reserve so I can compare them side by side with black bear meat. I’m trying to figure out which of the two is my favorite. Most people have two hangups with bear meat. “I’ve had it, but it was so greasy,” is the primary response. This is simple to overcome: remove the fat. Every scrap of it.…
We took Armasight’s Commander 640 thermal weapon sight and Warden 640 thermal monocular into a West Texas night hunt where game cams love to lie. The thermals did not. Here’s what impressed me, what annoyed me, and how the rig performed when hogs finally showed. Game Cams Will Break Your Heart, Then Thermal Shows Up I started hating game cameras several years ago on hunts just like this one. You know, hunts where the cameras show all kinds of activity in the days before your hunt, and you are all psyched up, but then you sit for hours and sometimes…
I don’t think anyone will look at Bondi Beach as anything but an awful tragedy. A terrorist attack that targeted people who were just trying to worship as they chose is something no one should be down with, though far too many nutjobs are. Unfortunately for everyone in Australia, the initial reaction to anything involving a gun is more gun control. Never mind that Bondi Beach came after legions of gun control laws were passed, numerous amnesty periods when people could give guns back without fear of arrest, and a host of other moves that…
We ran the Lucky Duck XHDi through real hunts and ugly weather. The flocked wings park black-up on command, the 2.0 remote just works, and the waterproof battery box plus long stake make this spinner a steady killer. 🛒 Check Current Price for Duck Hunting Shotgun on GunsAmerica XHDi Flocked Wings That Park Black-Up On Command It was bound to happen sooner or later, and technology always prevails. Lucky Duck’s newest spinner, the XHDi, has flocked wings that stop with the black flocking up ALWAYS. One might think the day of the spinner has passed, but I can assure you…
XTech Tactical did not just recently acquire Creature Grips. It fast-tracked the recently patented rail covers to market as the new Thru-Flo™ M-LOK rail covers. Each piece weighs a scant 2 grams per panel and is, of course, entirely tool-free to install. According to the press release, some other features, other than grip comfort, include pass-through heat venting for better heat management between shooting strings, and a heat-resistant TPU construction for a great combination of grip comfort and wear resistance. Compatible with slots under 3mm thick, Thru-Flo is intended to increase control on AR-15s, AK-47s, and MP5s without adding extra…
The Supreme Court’s decision in U.S. v. Hemani is likely to have major implications for millions of Americans who own firearms, use marijuana, or both (in violation of current federal law). And it’s not like the gun control lobby has completely ignored the case. Both Brady and Everytown for Gun Safety submitted amicus briefs supporting the Trump administration’s position that Section 922(g)(3) can be used to prohibit any and all “unlawful” drug users, regardless of what drug it is, how much of it is taken, or whether that individual drug user has ever shown themselves to be a danger while…
There is something to be said about squirrel hunting. It does not have the appeal of deer hunting, which is an entire industry and pursuit in itself, chock full of gear and guns. The very concept of hunting in the media is predicated on the pursuit of deer. By comparison, squirrel hunting and small game hunting more generally is more minimal. Squirrels can be hunted with a general license and no special tags, often close to home. Legal squirrel guns in most states—rimfire rifles, shotguns, or muzzleloaders—are widely available and usually cheaper than centerfire deer rifles. Over the years, my…
The United States is unique in that it not only recognizes the right to keep and bear arms and vows to preserve it, via our Second Amendment, but that it also does a much better job of protecting that right than literally anywhere else. Mexico, for example, has something about protecting the right to keep and bear arms in its constitution, but it has never actually protected it in the least.Most other countries don’t even acknowledge it.I can’t help but think about that fact when we look at Iran right now.Yes, we’re bombing the snot…
Iran has launched a series of strikes against Israel in retaliation for a “preemptive” joint strike from Washington and Jerusalem. The initial strikes by the United States and Israel were said to be in response to a degradation in nuclear talks with Iran. On Saturday morning, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced that the country had carried out a “preemptive strike” on Iran to “remove threats against the State of Israel.” United States President Donald Trump later confirmed that American forces are participating, while vowing to dismantle the Iranian nuclear program, “raze [Iranian] missile industry,” and “annihilate their navy.” According to a report…
After listening to the full two hours of oral arguments in U.S. v. Hemani on Monday morning, I’m willing to make a couple of predictions. First, a majority of the justices will find in favor of defendant Ali Danial Hemani, who argues that Section 922(g)(3)’s prohibition on gun possession for “unlawful” users of drugs violates his Second Amendment rights, and that the majority will not be the same makeup as the majority in Bruen or even the Rahimi decision allowing individuals subject to domestic violence restraining orders from being temporarily disarmed. Justice Clarence Thomas was the first justice to…
President Donald Trump’s Make America Beautiful Again (MABA) Commission has officially launched its long-range conservation strategy. And for hunters, it’s worth paying attention. Unveiled February 11, 2026, the initiative, called MABA 250, is being framed as a results-driven blueprint to conserve America’s lands and waters while expanding outdoor recreation opportunities. Chaired by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, the strategy is designed not just as a short-term policy push, but as a governing conservation framework looking ahead to America’s 250th anniversary and beyond. “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!” –President Donald J. Trump pic.twitter.com/iaijFWLDdc— The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 29, 2025 The messaging is…
President Donald Trump has, without a doubt, done more for gun rights than any prior administration, at least within my lifetime. Even the great Ronald Reagan managed to take us a step backward with the 1986 machine gun ban, so Trump has that going for him. The problem, as I’ve already hinted at, is that the bar was so low, an amoeba couldn’t limbo under it even with the help of a shovel.It didn’t really take all that much.Which is why I can acknowledge where he stands in gun rights history and still have a…
November 22, 2025, was supposed to be a simple ground-morning deer sit in Freedom, New York. Instead, it became the kind of hunt that gets talked about at camp for the next 50 years. Twenty-six-year-old Janelle Miller was hunting family property in Cattaraugus County with her father, Dan, and grandfather, Doug, land they’ve hunted for more than two decades. She made sure to thank Tom Lyon for always allowing their family to come up to camp. It was a deer-only morning. Then the brush started moving. “It sounded just like a deer walking,” Janelle said. But when the animal reached…
Subaru’s research shows that 37% of its owners would consider an EV as their next vehicle. As such, it is filling out its lineup of EVs. Uncharted, Solterra, and Trailseeker are the EVs, mirroring the Crosstrek, Forester, and Outback gas-vehicle lineup. Subaru invited me to Southern California to test the largest of its EVs, the 2026 Trailseeker. I drove it for half a day across a wide range of conditions, including city traffic, interstate, a muddy off-road course, and very wet, windy backroads. I came away from the experience with he feeling that many Subaru faithful will be very happy…
Later this month the Supreme Court is slated to consider Schoenthal v. Raoul in conference, and if the justices grant cert the challenge to Illinois’ ban on lawful concealed carry on public transportation could be heard this fall. While the briefs filed by the plaintiffs and the defendants have largely argued over whether or not there’s a historical rationale for keeping public transportation “gun-free”, there’s a pragmatic argument to be made against the weapons ban as well: criminals are routinely ignoring those prohibitions, and violent crime on Chicago Transit Authority property is the highest it’s been…
Iran has claimed that the United States has suffered 200 casualties in retaliatory strikes in the Middle East. The Pentagon, however, says that number is only three. Iran Has Confirmed The Death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed that strikes on military bases in the Middle East have caused the death of 200 military personnel. “As a result of missile strikes on American bases, at least 200 US military personnel were killed and injured,” the Tasnim news agency reported Saturday, citing a statement by the IRGC. This is a rather large discrepancy. Is Iran…
San Francisco–based travel brand Aer and the gear experts at GearJunkie’s sister site Pack Hacker looked at existing slings on the market and came away with one bold idea: Make the ultimate sling bag. The result is their first-ever design collaboration, the Aer x Pack Hacker Ultra Sling. Born from a 17-month development process that saw the teams testing prototypes from Lisbon to Seoul, this 2L sling bridges the gap between minimalist everyday carry and rugged travel utility. Check out a first look at the new bag below. The Design Built for the Elements The new, standout feature of this…
Wile the U.S. Supreme Court has been keeping almost a half-dozen cases dealing with whether or not adults under the age of 21 are fully vested with their Second Amendment in a holding pattern, the Supreme Judicial Court in Massachusetts will take up the issue in oral arguments today. Mikai Thomson, who was 20 when his car was stopped by police in Boston more than four years ago, was convicted of several charges including illegal possession of a firearm. Thomson and his public defender, however, have argued that the Massachusetts law forbidding under-21s from obtaining…
A bill before the U.S. Congress that would prevent law enforcement officers in the country illegally from carrying firearms highlights a loophole in the law that at least one gun-rights group believes needs to be addressed. Under normal circumstances, federal law prohibits illegal aliens from possessing firearms and ammunition. However, as Gun Owners of America (GOA) pointed out in a newly posted fact sheet, there have been at least three major cases where an illegal has been hired in a law enforcement capacity, drawing attention to a glaring issue with current federal law. “Congress introduces a GOA-backed bill to appeal an…
This article was originally published by Mike Adams at Natural News. The Opening Gambit in a New Type of War As the war with Iran entered its second day in early March 2026, a more sinister pattern emerged from the initial volleys of missiles and drones. The opening strikes by the Islamic Republic were not a maximal effort to inflict immediate, catastrophic damage on the United States and Israel. Instead, they constituted a meticulously calculated first move in a new, asymmetrical warfare playbook. This strategy is not designed to win a head-to-head confrontation with the world’s most expensive military, but…
While most of my weekend was spent with my family, a little doing some woodworking, and mostly just trying to relax, there was still plenty of time to jump on X and talk about the US bombing Iran back into the stone age. So, we bombed them back to about eight minutes before. Anyway, Iran has been a key part in the rise of Islamic terrorism throughout the world. They’ve had their grubby little paws on everything from the bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut to the attack on the USS Cole to supporting…
