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Sometimes things that are unbelievable happen in the woods when you least expect it. Ben Lause had deer hunted hard for 20 years in his home state of Missouri and had taken a few nice bucks in the 130 range. A trip to Adams County in the fabled big buck state of Illinois would leave him with a monster whitetail and a story of a lifetime. On November 8th, the rut kicked into full swing and the big boys were definitely on the move when Lause settled into his tree stand. Without warning, a thick-racked bruiser appeared out of nowhere and began quickly closing the distance. Immediately, he grabbed his bow and tried to calm his nerves as the buck eased through the dense underbrush of the wooded area. [ Read Full Post ]
We’ve talked about the pink gun thing many times here, so a pink-stocked AR won’t take regular Gunshots readers by surprise. The interesting thing about this particular gun, however, is that it was auctioned off to raise money to help fight breast cancer. [ Read Full Post ]
Stop the presses! I just received this image from some of my good
friends from Kansas and although this buck isn't a new world record, it
definitely is a whopper. Here's the word from some of my contacts in Kansas.
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In the outdoors, sometimes lady luck can knock you to the ground until you find yourself faced with a decision. It’s really easy to throw in the towel and say tomorrow will be a better day when things don’t go your way. [ Read Full Post ]
Here’s a quick update from the road. I’ve been getting reports of big bucks from all corners of the country, but especially from my own backyard in the Great Plains and mountain states. The best update is my own. [ Read Full Post ]
There was little doubt that Thompson Center was going to expand on its line of Icon rifles that it launched two years ago.. A favorite pastime for gun nuts is to try to guess what’s coming next.
Well, the answer is here and it is called the Renegade 2. The T-C Renegade 2 can be thought of as the Icon’s little brother—it’s not as fancy and it isn’t as sophisticated but the family resemblance is unmistakable nonetheless.
And for those hunters for whom the Icon’s $1,000 price tag was difficult to justify the best news is that the Renegade 2 will cost about half as much. According to Gregg Ritz, the MSRP on the new rifle will be $500 and the street price should come [ Read Full Post ]