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Sytong XM 03-50 LRF Review
I recently had the opportunity to test the Sytong XM 03-50 LRF, and here's my honest assessment of this product.
Firstly, the build quality of the scope is commendable. It feels robust and well-made, able to withstand rough handling in the field. The design is sleek and modern, which is a plus for those who appreciate aesthetics in their gear.
The optics are impressive for the price point. The clarity and brightness of the image are noticeable, even in low-light conditions. The 50mm objective lens does a great job of gathering light, making it suitable for dawn and dusk hunting trips. However, I did find some distortion at the edges at full zoom, which may be a downside for some users.
The integrated laser rangefinder (LRF) is a significant feature that adds value to the XM 03-50. It delivers accurate readings relatively quickly, which is essential for making precise shots. However, I experienced some occasional lag in the reading, especially at longer di
Review of the Tikka T3 Lite Battue .308 Win
I recently had the opportunity to test the Tikka T3 Lite Battue in .308 Win, and I wanted to share my honest thoughts on this rifle.
First off, the build quality of the Tikka T3 Lite is impressive. It feels solid in hand, and the polymer stock keeps it lightweight, which is a significant advantage for long days in the field. The design is sleek and modern, and I appreciate the attention to detail in the craftsmanship. The rifle is well-balanced, making it easy to handle, whether you're walking through dense brush or navigating uneven terrain.
The .308 Win chambering is a classic choice, and this rifle handles it beautifully. The recoil is manageable, even for a lightweight model, thanks to the effective muzzle brake. I was also pleased with the accuracy; even at longer ranges, the T3 Lite consistently delivered tight groups. The cold hammer-forged barrel is a standout feature, ensuring durability and precision over time.
The trigger is an
Honest review of the Sako 85 in .30-06 caliber:
Sako 85 .30-06 Review
I recently had the opportunity to spend some time with the Sako 85 in .30-06, and I must say, this rifle truly impresses with its craftsmanship and performance.
Build Quality and Design:
The first thing that stands out about the Sako 85 is its build quality. The attention to detail is evident, from the smooth wood stock to the precision-machined metal components. It feels solid and well-balanced in hand, which is crucial for accurate shooting. The rifle's adjustable trigger is another highlight—crisp and responsive, allowing for a personalized shooting experience.
Performance:
When it comes to performance, the .30-06 caliber is a versatile choice, and the Sako 85 delivers. Whether you're at the range or in the field, it provides excellent accuracy, even at longer distances. The recoil is manageable, making it suitable for both seasoned hunters and those new to larger calibers. I've found it to be reliable, with
Coyote hunting is one of the most common forms of predator hunting that humans partake in. There are not many regulations with regard to the taking of the coyote which means there are many different methods that can be used to hunt the animal. The most common forms are trapping, calling, and hound hunting. Since coyotes are colorblind, seeing only in shades of gray and subtle blues, open camouflages, and plain patterns can be used. As the average male coyote weighs 8 to 20 kg (18 to 44 lbs) and the average female coyote 7 to 18 kg (15 to 40 lbs), a universal projectile that can perform between those weights is the .223 Remington, so that the projectile expands in the target after entry, but before the exit, thus delivering the most energy.
Coyotes being the light and agile animals they are, they often leave a very light impression on terrain. The coyote's footprint is oblong, approximately 6.35 cm (2.5-inches) long and 5.08 cm (2-inches) wide. There are four claws in both their front
The bobcat (Lynx rufus), also known as the red lynx, is a medium-sized cat native to North America. It ranges from southern Canada through most of the contiguous United States to Oaxaca in Mexico. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2002, due to its wide distribution and large population. Although it has been hunted extensively both for sport and fur, populations have proven stable, though declining in some areas.
It has distinctive black bars on its forelegs and a black-tipped, stubby (or "bobbed") tail, from which it derives its name. It reaches a total length (including the tail) of up to 125 cm (50 in). It is an adaptable predator inhabiting wooded areas, semidesert, urban edge, forest edge, and swampland environments. It remains in some of its original range, but populations are vulnerable to extirpation by coyotes and domestic animals. Though the bobcat prefers rabbits and hares, it hunts insects, chickens, geese and other birds, small rodents, and deer. Pre
The Pacific Eider is arguably the most difficult and dangerous duck to hunt in North America.
These robust, hearty ducks call the Bering Sea home, and trust me, this place is no joke. Every move has to be thought out and measured against the unknowns and the potential risk. The water is freezing cold and the swell can build from any direction in an instant. The wind and current coupled with jagged cliffs, submerged mountains, volcanoes and the Aleutian Trench that all contribute regularly to building disorganized waves the size of houses, which make the skipper’s job quite literally death defying.
We come here to truly live our lives, to hunt, and to gather and our days here are spent in awe. This is a very special place, right down to the ducks.
The Pacific Eider are mesmerizing to watch. Their “paint job” is nearly indescribable, pure beauty, and yet they thrive in the harshest of conditions just swimming along, riding the surf, feeding, loafing, and courting their deep choco
Hunting Up Above the Clouds
It is the view of many hunters that mountain hunts are the ultimate expression of hunting. Here you will be challenged at all levels. Physically, mentally, technically. with many long distance shots, and in your understanding of game behavior. At the same time it is difficult not to be smitten by the magic of the mountains and their wild beauty. Mountaineers often say that they become physically addicted to the mountains, something most mountain hunters wholeheartedly agree with. It is also up in the mountains that you can find many of the most sought after trophies win the world; Marco Polo-Sheep, Dall Sheep/Stone Sheep, Snow Sheep, Blue Sheep, Mountain Goats perhaps the mighty Markhor or one of the many sub species of Ibex; Asiatic, European and Spanish. One thing that most of these species have in common is that they live in some of the most isolated parts of the planet, such as Kyrgyzstan, Alaska, Canada, Tajikistan or even the Himalaya. Mountain hunting
The Mid-Gun-Season Blues: When Times Get Tough
Morning Hunts
I believe your chances are best during this period when you hunt a morning stand back in the timber. When the pressure is on, an old deer feels most comfortable cruising around or pushing a doe on a hardwood ridge or in a cedar draw or creek bottom. By that time, he should have gone completely nocturnal, but deep woods give him a false sense of security. A buck believes he’s hidden in the trees, but he’s not if you’re posted there. Set up early, and look for a good deer ghosting around at dawn.
Then keep hanging tough. Each day into midseason, you’ll hear fewer gunshots and see fewer hunters stomping around the woods. Most of the die-hards who, like you, haven’t tagged out will hunt a couple of hours in morning and afternoon. At midday, things will settle down, and some deer will get up and move. You might still nail a good buck between 9 a.m. and noon.
The rise of the German Empire under Prussian leadership was in full swing during the mid 1800’s. For the first time, the army, which up to this time had been made up chiefly of the Prussian aristocracy and peasantry, was opened up to the middle class. This, combined with sweeping economic and political changes occurring throughout Europe, led to a rise in the status of the middle class within the Empire.
With this rise came increased privileges regarding land ownership and hunting. In previous centuries, it was usually only the kings, prices and nobles who had the right to hunt, and they owned vast tracks of land for this purpose. However, as the wealth of middle-class Prussia grew during the 1800’s, merchants, professionals, and other middle-class citizens were able to purchase or lease land for themselves on which, of course, they could hunt.
Fulfilling a Need
In Germany dense forests blended with open fields and housed all types of feather and fur, including grouse, rabbit, fox, dee
Montana FWP confirms CWD in HD 405
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has spread to Montana’s hunting district 405. Last week, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) confirmed the first case of the fatal disease in a mule deer buck since the agency began statewide testing over three years ago, according to the Great Falls Tribune.
“Out of the 100 deer sampled there over the past three hunting seasons, none tested positive for CWD,” said FWP. “FWP has conducted rotating surveillance for CWD throughout the state for several years, and HD 405 is within this year’s priority surveillance area.”
The disease is already prevalent within the state and across the West. In fact, FWP has held special CWD hunts as part of its active management strategy.
“Hunters are our best tools to manage CWD,” said wildlife biologist Ryan Rauscher. “Sampling is completely voluntary, so when we ask, please do.”
If you are hunting in Region 4 and would like to have your harvest sampled for CWD testing, here are
New Jersey to reinstate black bear season
New Jersey’s annual black bear hunt is back on. The announcement came yesterday from Governor Phil Murphy, who opposed the hunt, after an increase in bear sightings and bear-human interactions as well as a potential population tipping point of over 4,000 bears within the next two years, according to WPVI ABC News.
If approved, the hunt could be held as early as next month from Dec. 5 to 10 with an additional hunt slated for Dec. 14 to 17 if the reduction quota of 20% isn’t met during the first hunt.
“While I committed to ending the bear hunt, the data demands that we act now to prevent tragic bear-human interactions,” said Murphy. As GOHUNT previously reported, Murphy canceled the controversial annual bear hunts as part of his campaign promise. As a result, the state canceled the hunt in 2020 and didn’t hold one in 2021.
“Bear hunting in New Jersey has been a highly controversial topic for several decades, but only because officials like Mu
8 Best Charge-Stopping Bear Cartridges
1. .45-70 Government
First adopted by the U.S. military in 1873, the .45-70 Government has been one of the longest-standing big-game cartridges of all time. It’s also been incredibly popular among Alaskan hunters and guides, especially in lever-actions like Marlin’s 1895 Guide Gun, which is compact, fairly lightweight and highly maneuverable in close quarters. It’s also capable of sending a massive projectile, like Buffalo Bore’s 430-grain hard-cast bullet, at roughly 2000 fps and 3,600 ft.-lbs. from the muzzle. Talk about stopping power.
2. .454 Casull
Developed by Dick Casull and Jack Fulmer in 1957, the .454 Casull is a dangerous game hunter’s dream come true. One of the more powerful handguns available today, the .454 is capable of pushing a 300-grain Buffalo Bore bullet at 1650 fps with 1,813 ft.-lbs. of energy at the muzzle. Nelson killed one of his charging grizzlies with a .454 Casull, which he says is one of his favorite choices for bear
The Lost Art of Hunting
I’ve never been in a hunting situation where my success determined whether or not I got to eat that night, but I’ve been close. When I was in college, I usually had just enough money to buy a burger off the value menu on any given evening. And I was OK with that. The only problem besides being a poor college kid was the fact that I much preferred to put that change toward .22 rimfire cartridges and gas to get to my favorite squirrel hunting woods.
Ryan, Bandit, Squeaky and I would pitch in for a group squirrel-gathering effort at least once a week when the fall season was open. This also gave us a good reason to skip class. After hunting, we’d prepare wild game dinners right there in the little dormitory kitchen. We ate squirrel and dumplings, squirrel and cream of mushroom soup, Cajun-fried squirrel, lemon-pepper squirrel and of course, Kentucky Burgoo. Often as not, we ended up feeding a half-dozen other residents who smelled hot grease and gathered around ou
Aoudad Hunting: The Poor Man’s Sheep
Like countless other big game hunters across the U.S., I dream of one day roasting tenderloins in a high-altitude camp as the flickering firelight casts its glow on a set of wild sheep horns strapped to my backpack. Be it a fully curled Rocky Mountain bighorn, Dall, Stone or Desert, I don’t care — I just want to be a sheep hunter, the kind that the legendary Jack O’Connor was as he roamed the withering heights with his .270 in hand.
Unfortunately, being a sheep hunter is my dream, not my reality thanks to staggeringly high hunting costs and precious few tags available through state draws. But there is hope for a wannabe sheep hunter like myself, hope that comes in the form of a beautiful nomadic animal with sweeping horns that have found their way to American shores.
Those sheep are the imported aoudad sheep, or Barbary sheep. Native to the rocky, desert mountains of North Africa, the sheep have made themselves quite at home in the similarly dry a
Life on the Ledge: Judging Yardage
Shooting at Alaska big game presents a unique set of problems for the bowhunter. They live in such diverse terrain; they are frequently hunted in extreme weather and they vary dramatically in size from hundred-pound deer to nearly a ton of bison. And, regardless of size, habitat or weather, one of the biggest challenges of bowhunting is judging distance to the target animal. Mis-guessing the distance to the target, by only a few yards, is perhaps the most common reason archers miss game when bowhunting. Even with high tech, modern bows, there is still plenty of arc in an arrow’s flight path. Without question, the best way to judge yardage is to make use of a modern laser range finder, preferably one with angle-compensation features.
However, there are many hunting scenarios when laser ranging is not practical or too time consuming. So, nothing will ever take the place of being able to accurately gauge distance by eyeballing it quickly. Learning to
What do modern European hunters wear and what hunting techniques are popular?
Rule of thumb is: if you're invited and your party consists of more than 2, leave camo at home or in moderation (ie. only a cap or a mask). While loden and waxed cotton remains popular, modern hunting clothing is made to be comfortable, quiet, sturdy, warm and prefferably tick-proof.
As for hunting techniques.
-Hunting from a blind is the preferred method. Either low near the ground for birds or in a treestand or elevated blind for larger game.
-Driven hunt is a popular second. Takes more people, is more expensive, but very spectacular. The driven hunt comes in many varieties, and is subject to many rules, traditions and rituals which vary by region.
-Walking flushing hunt is popular in the wide open agricultural areas as well. Requires good dogs.
-Stalking has quite a following as well. Although recently, I've heard a scientist say on a symposium: "95% of the hunters believe they belong to the 5% who can
WISCONSIN BOWHUNTER ATTACKED BY BLACK BEAR
When you’re hunting from a treestand, the last thing you expect is for a bear to climb up to attack you. Unfortunately, that’s what happened to Wisconsin bowhunter Dalton Roach. The 300-lb black bear, curious as to what Roach was doing up in the tree, climbed up and bit him in the back, KARE reports.
“It’s definitely not totally uncommon for a bear to go into a tree with a hunter,” said Roach. “But the fact that he actually started gnawing on me and stuff, like that was a little abnormal.”
He initially spotted the bear from his treestand and started recording it; however, “[b]y the time he was under my tree and then up behind me, [it] was 15 total seconds,” said Roach.
Fortunately, he realized the situation he was in and didn’t panic despite the fresh puncture wounds and proximity to the bear.
“I kind of pulled myself out and then stood around, and turned kinda in one motion to then face the bear and then just started yelling and holle
How often do hunting accidents happen in France?
Two people were injured by stray bullets from hunters last week, as head of hunting federation says ‘zero risk’ hunting is not possible.
Since 2000, there have been 3,325 hunting accidents in France, of which 421 were fatal, figures from l'Office français de la biodiversité and la Fédération nationale de la chasse show.
This is equivalent to 158 accidents per year, with 20 deaths.
Since 2000, the number of accidents has gone down 40% and the number of deaths 70%, figures from L’Office français de la biodiversité show.
In nine out of 10 of cases, it is hunters themselves who were the victims of accidents, and in 30% of cases, accidents were self-inflicted.
Most accidents occurred during big game hunts, such as for wild boar.
These figures do not include incidents that have caused injury or death to domestic animals, or instances where bullets have entered homes or cars.
There are currently strict rules for hunters, which aim to re
At 78 years of age, cancer has pretty much taken away my ability to climb mountains in search of elk. Don’t feel sorry for me, I have killed plenty of elk, mostly cows for the good eating. The good Lord has allowed me more than a charmed life. I have a wonderful family with great kids, grandkids and great grandkids and I have fly fished (my main sport) all over the world, sometimes in places I never dreamed I would go.
My youngest son, Stefan, and I decided to do something we had never done before. We planned to go on a guided elk hunt. I work for the International Sportsmen’s Expositions telling fly-fishing tales and doing fly tying demonstrations. In my spare time I began to canvas the floor, down in Denver, looking for a suitable elk-hunting outfit. QRS Outfitters out of Meeker, Colo., was particularly attractive, and they thought an early season muzzleloader hunt would fit the bill for what we were looking for, so we booked our hunt.
Neither of us has owned a muzzleloader, nor ha
The wild boar (Sus scrofa), also known as the wild swine, common wild pig, Eurasian wild pig, or simply wild pig, is a suid native to much of Eurasia and North Africa, and has been introduced to the Americas and Oceania. The species is now one of the widest-ranging mammals in the world, as well as the most widespread suiform. It has been assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List due to its wide range, high numbers, and adaptability to a diversity of habitats. It has become an invasive species in part of its introduced range. Wild boars probably originated in Southeast Asia during the Early Pleistocene and outcompeted other suid species as they spread throughout the Old World
As of 1990, up to 16 subspecies are recognized, which are divided into four regional groupings based on skull height and lacrimal bone length.The species lives in matriarchal societies consisting of interrelated females and their young (both male and female). Fully grown males are usually solitary outside the
Each year, dozens of people get lost in the Mountains and become the subjects of search-and-rescue missions. In most cases, people simply wandered off of marked trails and lost their bearings. Losing one's way in the woods can be an unsettling, frightful experience. If you follow the blazes or cairns, you should have no trouble. But, if you should find you've wandered off the path, stop immediately. In many cases, you will find that retracing your footsteps will bring you back to the trail. If not, follow these steps:
1) Pay close attention to your surroundings and landmarks and relate this to your location on a map.
2) Stay calm if you get lost. Panic is your greatest enemy. If you run wildly around, even for a little while you could lose your sense of direction complete. Try to remember how you got to your present location.
3) Trust your map and compass (if you have them) and do not walk aimlessly. Use the compass to give you a sense of direction. Think of which way you came, an
Die Jagd im Salzburger Land: Besonderheiten, Waldreichtum, Saisonzeiten, Jäger, Jagdarten, Grundlagen, Organisationen, Brauchtum, Fakten
Landschaftliche Besonderheiten des Salzburger Landes
Das Salzburger Land, gelegen im Herzen Österreichs, bietet eine atemberaubende Kombination aus alpinen Landschaften, dichten Wäldern und den weiten Tälern entlang der Salzach. Mit einem Waldanteil von etwa 55 % und zahlreichen Hochgebirgsregionen ist die Gegend ein idealer Lebensraum für verschiedene Wildarten. Die Nähe zu den Ausläufern der Hohen Tauern sowie das raue Klima machen das Salzburger Land zu einem attraktiven Ziel für Jäger, die Herausforderungen suchen.
Waldreichtum und jagdliche Besonderheiten
Rehwild dominiert als Hauptwildart in den bewaldeten Gebieten des Salzburger Landes. Schwarzwildpopulationen nehmen kontinuierlich zu, insbesondere in den landwirtschaftlich geprägten Tälern. Feldhasen und Füchse sind weit verbreitet, während Gämsen und Steinböcke in den höheren
Die Jagd im Bezirk Schärding: Vorschriften, Merkmale, Wildbestände, Zeitfenster, Jägerschaft, Methodik, Vereine, Traditionen, Details
Rechtliche Vorschriften in Schärding
Gemäß dem Oberösterreichischen Jagdgesetz benötigen Jäger einen gültigen Jagdschein. Bleifreie Munition ist in Gewässernähe verpflichtend, und für Rehwild gilt ein Mindestkaliber von 222. Abschusspläne werden jährlich aktualisiert und durch die Bezirksjägerschaft koordiniert. Das Jagdrecht liegt größtenteils in privater Hand, was eine gute Zusammenarbeit mit den Grundbesitzern erfordert.
Geographische und natürliche Merkmale
Der Bezirk Schärding, gelegen im westlichen Oberösterreich, bietet eine abwechslungsreiche Landschaft aus sanften Hügeln, dichten Wäldern und den weiten Auen des Inns. Mit einem Waldanteil von etwa 35 % und zahlreichen Feuchtgebieten entlang kleinerer Flüsse wie der Vils ist die Region ein idealer Lebensraum für verschiedene Wildarten. Die Nähe zur bayerischen Grenze sowie das milde Klima m
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