Here at the LocaCarnivore, we are bonkers for pronghorn. They are the tastiest beast you’ll find anywhere and few hunts will challenge you as much as a speed goat hunt. If you’ve never hunted pronghorn, or hunted in the western…
The .270 Winchester is perhaps the most storied big game hunting cartridge. While the .30-06 Springfield enjoys praise for both the contribution it made to the United States’ military efforts and as a hunting cartridge, the .270, on the other…
Your rifle used to drive tacks. Now, it won’t hit the proverbial barn. New rifle time, right? Wrong. When a good rifle goes bad, too many shooters go off the rails and assume something serious is wrong with the gun. …
The U.S. Marines have a saying, “If you can see it, you can hit it. If you can hit it, you can kill it.” Let’s look at the “seeing” part. If you’re in a tree stand or ground blind, chances…
These days, seems everybody wants to get into the long-range hunting game. It’s imperative you get your long-range rifle set up and zeroed right. If you mess it up, you’ll go home empty handed next season, or worse yet, leave…
Let’s get one thing straight, most game animals are taken at two hundred yards or less. Shooting—and hitting—at longer ranges is the exception, not the rule. So why is long-range hunting now all the rage? Two major factors influenced this…
All too many shooters fixate on bullet drop: how far the bullet hits below line of sight at a given range. This is important, but just as important is the effect the wind has on your bullet. Bullets are not…
Long range hunting is the fashion these days, but do you know the fundamentals which will ensure you can hit a distant target with precision? This great video goes in-depth to help you understand and find your natural point of…
How much power do you need in a hunting rifle? The obvious answer: enough. So, how much is enough, and is there such a thing as too much? The first part is somewhat complex, with different factors important at different…
Photo courtesy Savage Arms Co. You read that right, 6mm Creedmoor. The much talked about 6.5 Creedmoor now has a baby brother, necked down to accept 6.0mm (.243 caliber) bullets. The result is even less recoil–as if the 6.5 wasn’t…
