How to Be Prepared for Absolutely Anything On Your Next Hike The most seasoned hikers know that mother nature is unpredictable. Even if you tend to stick to your region’s heavily trafficked trails, the reality is that hiking still puts you face-to-face with the harsh certainties of the wilderness, including wild animals, inclement weather, treacherous terrain and challenging routes. But the number one rule of wilderness survival is to expect the unexpected, and doing so comes down to thinking long and hard about three important things: what you pack, what you wear and how you respond to emergencies. Continue reading

6 Ways You Can Spook A Deer Without Knowing Deer hunting is an exciting and very lucrative sport. It is like a very skilled game of “hide and seek,” where both the players are trying their best to evade the other. Deer hunting requires a lot of patience, and sometimes, after all the effort you put into tracking a deer and stalking it, some small unknown thing can spook it and make it run away. Continue reading

A Beginner’s Guide: How to Shelter in Place In a world that’s ever changing and introduces us to threats such as pandemic diseases and natural disasters, it’s important to prepare for anything. Sometimes, the best course of action is to shelter in place. To shelter in place means that you get inside as quickly as possible and hunker down. Here’s how to shelter in place the right way, whether you’re at work, home, or in your car. Continue reading

A New Gun Owners Guide During COVID-19 Industry spikes are being noted across the globe as the rise of COVID-19 cases continues to shoot an upward curve. Among the many different plausible spikes comes one that might shock the general public: gun ownership. Gun ownership has spiked since the inception of the coronavirus, a curve that has seen spikes hit record highs within the United States and Canada. A majority of first-time owners are citing self-defense as the reason for purchase. With first-time ownership, there are a few markers and conditions to be aware of. Below are a few tips and pointers that are shed to first-time gun owners during the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading

How to Create a Family Safety Plan and Prepare for Emergencies The current coronavirus pandemic is the perfect opportunity to create a family safety plan for times of crisis. Your family may not always be together when disaster strikes, so it’s important to plan ahead so everyone knows exactly what to do to stay safe. Being prepared for an emergency such as an epidemic, quarantine, housefire, or natural disaster might just save a life. There are several things you can do, big and small, to set your family up for an efficient and effective emergency response. Here are some tips to get you started. Continue reading

Effective Range Of The 30-06 Springfield The year was 1964 and the Winchester Firearms Company was closing out the old Winchester Model 70 at the time. Bad move, but it was what it was.

With about $90 and change in my pocket, I drove my old 41 Ford coupe to a local Target store in town, walked up to the gun counter, and soon became the proud owner of a great looking Model 70 Featherweight Winchester rifle chambered with the best round going of the day, the 30-06 Springfield cartridge.

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5 Tips To Find Best Scope For Elk Hunting Guest Post by Jenni Beckar Elk hunting has always been a very popular hobby for many. It is not complicated by itself but has a lot of intricate mechanics and issues to keep one interested for a long time and provide a reasonable challenge. Now, one of the most important factors in elk hunting or hunting in general is having a proper rifle equipped with a proper scope. Continue reading