Category: Hunting

  • How to Hunt at Long Range

    How to Hunt at Long Range

    Most hunters take big game at 25-125M. What do you need to do if you want to shoot further than that? Spitting distance: 0-125M For the typical distance that most hunters take big game, you don’t need much. Rifle: most any centerfire rifle will work. A scope is not required but will make shot placement…

  • Slugs vs Buckshot for Deer

    Slugs vs Buckshot for Deer

    I’ve got a chance at hunting an area with a ton of deer this year but it’s shotgun/muzzleloader/bow only. I’ve done some bow hunting, mostly rifle, but I have yet to use a shotgun to hunt big game. I have more than a few smoothbore shotguns so I wanted to see what kind of energy…

  • Getting Started Hunting in Alberta

    While this article is mainly framed around hunting in Alberta, the story will be similar for other provinces and states. This article is for complete beginners to hunting. I assume you don’t have experienced family or friends to show you the ropes and you’re trying to do it on your own. If you do have…

  • Bushnell Engage EDX 10×42 Binoculars Review

    Shortly after picking up my Vortex Diamondback HD 10×42 binos, I came across a killer deal that was posted on CanadaGuns Discord: a set of Bushnell’s Engage binoculars featuring their EDX glass. I thought it’d be neat to compare and contrast the Engage vs the Diamondback, as well as check out what Bushnell was doing…

  • Cabela’s The Zonz Specialist Ground Blind Review

    Cabela’s The Zonz Specialist Ground Blind Review

    I typically use permanent, DIY ground blinds, but my typical hunting grounds has been really hit or miss for deer. So, I’ve been hunting without a blind which in my opinion, sucks. Stuck out in the open, I asked Cabela’s to try out one of their blinds and they sent me “The Zonz Specialist” ground blind. It’s a…

  • Nitecore Chameleon CB6 Hunting Kit Review

    Nitecore Chameleon CB6 Hunting Kit Review

    One of the unfortunate realities of hunting big game is that it’s the most fruitful hunting early in the morning or late at night for most species. Most anything brave, or stupid, enough to wander around in the broad daylight was hunted to extinction by humans or other predators ages ago. For most hunters, this…

  • 2 3/4 vs 3 inch vs 3.5 inch Shotgun Shells

    2 3/4 vs 3 inch vs 3.5 inch Shotgun Shells

    2 3/4″, 3″, and 3.5″ When it comes to 12 gauge shotgun shells and the shotguns that fire them, there is a bit of variety out there in length of shell. 2 3/4″ shells have been a long standby and with lead shot, they’re very deadly at range. However, regulations prohibiting the use of lead…

  • What Does Hunting Mean to You?

    What Does Hunting Mean to You?

    If anything, I think the recent, very public case of an American hunter poaching a famous Zimbabwe lion has really shone a light on poaching and hunting in general. What I found the most interesting was how hunters approach hunting so radically different. Just from a bystander’s view, I could see all these guys arguing about the “true…

  • Game Cam Oct 2014 and a Bit of Varmint Hunting

    Game Cam Oct 2014 and a Bit of Varmint Hunting

    Thought I’d share what’s coming up on the game cam. There was a lot more variety in animals than I was expecting for 2 weeks of footage. After seeing all the pictures of coyotes, I took off with my Stevens 200 in 223 to clear some of them out.  I didn’t see any coyotes but…

  • 10 Reasons Why I Love Hunting Deer in Winter

    10 Reasons Why I Love Hunting Deer in Winter

    I live in Alberta Canada, and it can get really cold here during the winter. I love it, and here’s why. 1. Blood Shows Easily Against Snow I’ve found that tracking a deer shot with a bow & arrow can be a bit hard, mostly because in the fall there are plenty of different-colored leaves…