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HANDGUNS FOR WOMEN

November 10, 2009

When a woman comes into the gunshop inquiring about a handgun for personal protection, we’ll ask several questions to help steer her in the right direction. We’ll ask about any past experience in shooting handguns and any possible personal preference of handgun types if she’s been exposed to various makes. We’ll also let her get a feel for several sizes of revolvers and semi auto handguns to see which feels most comfortable to her particular hand size. Other factors to consider are the upper body strength required to retract a semi auto’s slide fully to the rear, as well as hand strength required to be able to pull the trigger of a double-action revolver or auto.

Not much action from the tri-pod stand

November 06, 2009

Earlier this week I spend the afternoon on stand hoping to release my first arrow of the season. The tripod is situated on the north end of a two acre oat patch with a corn feeder about 60 yards in the patch.

Game Cameras, Tools in Wildlife Management

November 04, 2009

A good hunter or outdoors person can usually do some pre-season scouting and get a pretty good idea of the number of deer using an area or feeder. As you scout you are looking for sign that may tell you where a big buck might be hanging out. You see the large tracks, rubs on trees, the scrapes and worn trails, all telling you a story of what is happening and when. But, now hunters are using a new tool to help them do their scouting.

Not Your Ordinary Pig

November 04, 2009

Many of you are all too familiar with feral pigs and their destructive nature. Javelina (Pecari tajacu), also known as collared peccaries, are cousins to the pig (Sus scrofa). Javelina are native to this continent, unlike true pigs. Javelina and pigs both belong to the same Phylogenetic Order (Suiformes), but belong to different Families so they cannot interbreed. Javelina are native to Texas, New Mexico & Arizona in the U.S. In Texas, javelina are most commonly associated with the southern and western portions of the state, but are also present in parts of Central Texas.