Spring has sprung at the 2,000-acre Pescadito Ranch in Laredo, Texas, and the pigs are on the move. This annual retreat is one that I’ve taken for many years. The owner of the ranch, Jessie Martinez, and I are good friends and for over 20 years he has allowed me to take part in what I believe is one of the most enjoyable hunts on the planet javelinas! The Pescadito Ranch hosts a large number of these ferocious, pig-like-looking animals. Javelinas make for an awesome trophy that can enhance any hunter’s trophy room. They can weigh up to 50 pounds…
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Unless you’ve been living in a tree or not paying attention, saddle hunting seems to be the rage these days. For those who still don’t know what it is, saddle hunting is commonly defined as a sling-style seat and safety harness combination that a hunter wears around his hips, connected to the tree with a rope tether. A saddle combines a safety harness in the form of this sling-style seat and the weight of the hunter is carried by the saddle and tether the entire time. This tether is attached to the front of the saddle via a rope bridge…
After a very tiring and fruitless morning chasing feral pigs through the hills and hollows of Appalachia this past spring, I regrouped and developed a plan for the afternoon with my guide over lunch. During his morning rounds, he found a lone boar that liked to call the far corner of the property home. It was decided that I would try to make a play for that hog in the afternoon. Since I had a decent-sized walk ahead of me, I broke down the new tripod I was testing into its monopod configuration to lighten my load. With its carbon-fiber…
New Wicked Ridge Raider 400™ Designed and engineered by industry leader TenPoint, Wicked Ridge Crossbows NEW Raider 400 De-Cock crossbow featuring the revolutionary ACUdraw De-Cock™ and D1™ Trigger is now shipping. The lowest-priced safe de-cocking crossbow on the market, the ultra-lightweight Raider 400 De-Cock combines the convenience of de-cocking and speeds up to 400 feet-per-second at unheard of pricing at $799. “If you’ve owned a crossbow for more than a few years, the Raider 400 De-Cock makes it obsolete,” said TenPoint CEO Rick Bednar. “We all know the inconvenience of carrying a target to discharge your arrow or shooting it…