While I was out hunting today I saw this critter across the creek. When I first saw him hwe was more in the open. I originally thought it was a Coyote, but after looking at the picture I am not so sure.

This is as good as I have been able to enlarge the pic so far. It does look a lot like a wolf here. Tell me what you think in the comments.

Whether hunting public or private land, the fundamentals of calling elk remain the same

By: Michael Waddell

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When I received the Magnetic Gun Caddy in the mail for review I was intrigued and yet mad. I had tried many different ways to do exactly what the magnetic Gun Caddy does for years. I never once tried a magnet. The Magnetic Gun Caddy is a simple and effective tool that will give years of protection to your firearms and fishing poles.

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I have gone fishing 4 times so far this spring. I have not caught much yet, but I have had a good time being out wetting a line. The weather is getting better here in Idaho and the fishing is starting to improve. I have also had to pick up a bunch of garbage left behind by some inconsiderate jackass. I am tired of having to pack someone elses garbage home to put in my trash. Why is it so hard for people to just pick up after themselves? I stopped for a short time at Wilson Spring Ponds in Nampa. The ponds are right across the street from the Fish and Game office. There are trash cans and restrooms there and I still had to pick up garbage to put in the trash cans.

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So much for all the hype by the animal rights groups that wolves do not kill farm animals.

The April edition of  The Campfire News monthly online magazine for the Talk Hunting web site is now available. Check it out and let me know what you think.

Jeff

The Kershaw Alaskan Blade Trader knife set is a fixed blade knife with exchangable blades. the set comes with three blades. The Hunting blade The Gut hook blade, and a saw blade.  The handle is made of a soft rubber that is non slip and comfortable. The belt sheath holds everything in perfect position for ease of use.

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Today was a pretty good day. It was a bit cloudy and threatened rain most of the day, but the temperature was not to bad so I decided to go for a drive in the Owyhee Mountains. I drove up to the Black Mountain Wild Horse Management. Area. I did see a couple of wild horses, but there were some ATV’s running the trails that kept the horses moving so I could nt get pictures of them. I also came across a group of ranchers that were moving a herd of cattle into the area fro grazing. Several riders on horse back herding the cattle along.  If not for the two trucks they used to haul the horses out of the area it would have looked like an old west cattle drive.

I also took this opportunity to fire a few rounds of ammo through my 14 inch Contender 22 Long Rifle barrel, my 10 inch Contender 22 Hornet barrel and my Ruger Black hawk 357 Magnum. I did not do a proper target shooting tes, nor did I even have any real targets. I found some rusty cans and broken cable spools lying around the area I test fired them to use for targets. I intend to do a proper review with good targets from a good solid rest to check accuracy and I also intend to chronograph the  guns at that time as well. i did check my range using my Bushnell Sport 450 Laser Range Finder that I reviewed previously. The range was 25 yards and from a standing position with no rest I was able to hit the rusty cans with no problems. Even with the scoped 14 inch 22 LR barrel which is quite hard to hold steady without a rest. There was still plenty of snow high in the mountains. the roads were also still soft so I was not able to get as high as i would have liked. Last time I hunted deer in the Owyhee’s I saw a lt of sign, rabbits and even some turkey sign. I was hoping to get back to that area but I could not.

I have had the Bushnell Yardage Pro Sport 450 laser range finder for just over a year now. This is the entry level range finder from Bushnell. The Sport 450 has a range of 5 to 999 yards. According to Bushnell the effective ranges for the Sport 450 are 200 yards for deer and golf flag pins, 450 yards for trees and 999 yards for large reflective objects with an accuracy of +/- 1 yard.

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I received the Pak-Lite Super emergency flashlight from Outdoor Life when I won their Caption contest. this was one of the prizes I won. This little emergency light is an ingenious design and is a great thing to have in an emergency.

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