Author: Gunner Quinn
This recipe is my answer for trying to figure out what the heck to bring to potlucks. Something that’s snacky but substantial. Something that tastes good hot, at room temperature, and even cold for late-night nibbles. And perhaps most importantly, something that’s easy to grab and munch on. I love potlucks. Any excuse for people to get together and share food is a happy place for me. Not to mention, it’s a great time to introduce wild game-hesitant or avoidant folks to the wonders of wild foods. This recipe is sure to convert any skeptical snackers. You can also zhuzh…
“The Bull” Rifle Rest by MTM Case-Gard provides a light, stable, sturdy, and inexpensive base for zeroing firearms and testing ammo. It is easy to assemble and easy to adjust to fit a wide variety of firearms. Over the course of six months of testing, I used the Bull with break-barrel air rifles, semi-automatic rimfire rifles, bolt-action centerfire rifles, semi-automatic centerfire rifles, muzzleloading rifles, and lever-action centerfire rifles. It adjusted well to provide a stable and sturdy rest for every firearm with which I used it. I have used other rests that have had difficulty accommodating rifles that use 30-round…
00:00:01 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Wired2Hunt Foundations Podcast, your guide to the fundamentals of better deer hunting. Presented by First Light, creating proven, versatile hunting apparel for the stand, saddle, or blind. First Light, go farther, stay longer. And now, your host, Tony Peterson. 00:00:19 Speaker 2: Hey everyone, welcome to the Wired2Hunt Foundations Podcast, which is brought to you by First Light. I’m your host, Tony Peterson, and today’s episode is all about that last-minute bow prep we should all have buttoned up before the season starts. I truly envy people who, you know, just kind of geek…
In the 1980s, a funny, popular pseudo-AI computer program “Eliza” was a college joke magnet. A few beers, and then dialed into a dialup Bulletin Board System (BBS) and ask all kinds of suggestive questions, just to see what “Eliza” said. So, as a Coder, we expanded the Data File, many times over… and Eliza’s answers got more verbose and direct, like Grandma suddenly butting into your life! That was about the start of the AI revolution, for me. It was cool, funny, and a half-life of 30 minutes over a dialup system. Querying a Data file, database of “information”…
This Week in History: On September 1, 1255, Königsberg (modern day Kaliningrad) was founded by Teutonic Knights. It was named in honor of the Bohemian King Ottokar II. Pictured is Kaliningrad’s Brandenburg Gate. (Public domain photo by Jan Pešula.) — The 1859 Carrington Event — the largest geomagnetic storm in recorded history began on this day. Richard Carrington and Richard Hodgson made the first observation of a large solar flare. — On September 2, 1666, the Great Fire of London began at 2 am in Pudding Lane. An estimated 80% of London was destroyed. — And on September 4, 1950:…
We’re out in my west pasture today — and no, that’s not a green screen. Susie mowed the other day, it looks pretty darn good, and I figured I’d share the scenery with you. But we’re actually here to talk about custom handgun grips. I’ve got this big old Colt, and my friend Ketch from Ketch’s Kreations made a beautiful set of grips for it. I’ll be damned if I can remember what kind of wood he used, and he’ll probably yell at me for that, but I can tell you this: Ketch knows what he’s doing. He makes custom…
Hybrid holsters have been a daily companion for many of us for years. Usually, the model is some flavor of a leather backing married to a Kydex shell to secure the handgun. The net benefit of this idea is leather for “against the body” comfort and flexibility and Kydex for an affordable and secure gun fit. That leads to improved retention. Falco’s TalonGuard holsters turn the usual hybrid formula inside out. Literally. The Falco TalonGuard idea is different enough to deserve a closer look. Instead of treating leather as a backing panel and Kydex as the visible holster, Falco puts…
Question: I’m a new bow hunter who doesn’t have access to private land or a hunting mentor. Where should I start?Answer: Learning to hunt on your own can seem intimidating. From figuring out your effective archery range to picking a spot on opening day, there are a lot of moving pieces in between. But that doesn’t mean it needs to be complicated—even if you’re starting solo. Luckily, there are plenty of options to get new hunters started.The National Deer Association (NDA) offers a Field to Fork Program that allows adults to learn about deer hunting basics through a hands-on approach.…
MDT is known as a precision rifle specialist, offering everything from bipods to complete chassis systems. Earlier this year, the company acquired action manufacturer Lone Peak Arms, adding a key critical component to its catalog for the precision rifle shooter. MDT’s acquisition of Lone Peak Arms has allowed them to add actions to its catalog of precision rifle parts. The Lone Peak action uses an M700 footprint, meaning it is compatible with the vast aftermarket of stocks, triggers and pre-fit barrels. Building on this base form, the company adds numerous upgrades. Raceways are EDM-cut, and an integral recoil lug is…
You’ve likely seen the big news already. But if not, the USDA has officially announced its proposed rule and intention to rollback the 2001 Roadless Rule in its entirety.This means that the 44+ million acres of relatively unfragmented and still-wild national forest protected by that rule from new road construction and industrial-scale logging is now on the table for all that and more. To grossly oversimplify things, most in the hunting, fishing, and conservation world see this as a serious setback. When this rollback was first floated last summer, more than 625,000 comments were submitted in response, and ~99% opposed…