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All you need to know about the Californian quail Californian quail (Callipepla californica) Hunting tips Location. During summer, quails live upland or in the forest; but when fall arrives, temperatures drop, and the first snows cover the place, they find locations with more pleasant weather. Trees ...

A controversial issue If the target is not at the same level as the shooter, should he aim the rifle above or below the critical point? As you can see in our (exaggerated) graphics, when you aim horizontally using a properly calibrated scope, the barrel of the rifle tilts slightly upwards to compens...

Simplified, the firing process works this way: 1. A striker, or firing pin, hits the primer… 2. … which, in turn, burns the powder. 3. Gases inside the chamber expand… 4. … and propel the bullet forward 5. If the barrel has rifling, 6. the groves force a spin in the bullet. 7. Immediately after the ...

Let us say you just purchased a telescopic sight and are mounting it on the rifle. How do you exactly align the barrel with the scope? Once you have mounted a telescopic sight on a rifle, you need to sight-in the weapon; i.e., make the necessary adjustments to align the optical device and the barrel...

They wreak havoc among the animals of the area, both domestic and wild… They do considerable damage to the environment… They are a scourge wherever they proliferate… They pass diseases to livestock… In short, they provide… … Good Trophies for Hunters... Before going after those tusks, let us go back...

Use the Right Equipment When it comes to big game, we want to cause as little suffering as possible. For this purpose, we must use the appropriate caliber for these big deer. Which size should we use then? The ideal bullet size causes substantial hydrostatic shock inside the organs and tissues that...

Learn to distinguish the various species of deer Caribou You already know the caribou; you have seen 8 of them pulling Santa's sleigh. But most likely, you call them reindeer. Actually, although they’re not flying reindeer, in Lapland, caribous do pull pulks (a kind of toboggan or sled used to carr...

Get ready for fun in southern South America! Gently undulating peneplains, pampas, plains, forests, mountain areas, deserts, South America has it all for the small game hunter. What you should know Local authorities do not allow hunters to enter ammunition to the countries of the region; you will h...