By David Draper

Last week’s “What The Heck Is This?” contest garnered about 50 correct responses, though I suspect only about the first 10 or so actually recognized the device as a biltong cutter. Of all the correct entries, Neuman23’s number came up in the random drawing, so congratulations to him and thanks to everyone else who entered their guesses.

I’ve also been remiss in picking a winner for the Worst Cooking Disaster contest back in April. T. Rebel and I finally got on the same page and came up with our favorite stories. There were some doozies, including DigHunter digging into some under fried chicken after some late-night shenanigans and Bowhunt3r’s tale of his brother’s attempt at making pizza dough. If you haven’t read those—or the rest of the great entries—it’s worth the time just for the laughs. [ Read Full Post ]

By David Draper

I’m just a few hours removed from an amazing trip to Cordoba, Argentina, where I spent the week wingshooting at one of the best lodges I’ve ever had the (let’s face it) dumb luck of visiting: Guayascate. I’ll fill you in on more of that trip sometime soon, after I recover from a week of over-eating, over-drinking, and if it’s possible, over-shooting. But right now, I just want to pass along a little reminder about how to treat your meat that I re-learned last Wednesday. [ Read Full Post ]

By David E. Petzal

As President Obama declared war on “high-capacity magazine clips” and New York’s Gov. Andrew Cuomo (widely rumored to be Satan) rammed a truly rotten set of gun laws up the fundament of that state, the 2013 Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT Show) in Las Vegas last January mostly ignored the whole sorry mess and throbbed and pulsed like an amok amoeba. Traffic was so heavy at times that I had to emit a racking cough and mutter “TB” in order to get through. But enough of this. There’s some very good new stuff out there.

Remington Model 783 Rifle

The Model 783 bolt-action centerfire is completely new, the first truly modern rifle that Remington has built in many years. [ Read Full Post ]

By Chad Love

Giant—and possibly radioactive—mutant rats that grow larger than cats are taking over the city of Tehran. In response, the government deployed a team of elite, night-vision goggle-wearing rat snipers who roam the city in a desperate bid to take back the streets from their rodent foes. But they're barely making a dent. 

From this story on the Huffington Post:
Although Tehran has had a decades-long struggle with rats, its rodent problem seems to have grown to epic proportions as of late. Giant rats that have been flushed out of their nests by melting snow are the focus of a renewed extermination effort in the Iranian capital, according to several reports. Some of the rodents reportedly weigh as much as 11 pounds.  

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By David Draper

In last week’s post about my North Carolina cottontail hunt, I promised I’d share the recipe for camp cook Danny Martin’s smoked barbecue rabbit. Danny was an amazing cook who always seemed to have the smoker going out back. He served us some amazing eats for lunch and supper, so when he asked if we’d like a few of our rabbits cooked up as an appetizer everyone in the group gave an enthusiastic yes.

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By David Draper

Last week, I spent a few days at Willow Oaks Plantation near Madison, N.C., testing the new Sportsman version of Remington’s Versamax shotgun. The testing protocol included swinging the shotgun at running rabbits being hounded by a pack of howling beagles. This was my first beagles-and-bunnies experience, and I can’t remember the last time I had so much fun in the woods. No pressure trying to kill the biggest rack. No worries about scent or sound. And, if you miss, there’s a good chance the dogs will run the rabbit by you again. As one of the more experienced rabbit hunters remarked, “This is the way hunting is supposed to be.” [ Read Full Post ]