Recent content by NDWoods

My Eland. I was speechless when I walked up to it. When I was finally able to speak I looked at my PH and said "What have you done?"

I used 300 PRC with custom loaded Barnes 190 LRX. I would recommend 300 WM and up if at all possible. They are a big tough animal. They are being killed with smaller calibers no doubt but that does not make them the right choice.

Only been to Africa once but I hunt a lot and have had different experiences. In Africa glassing for game at elevation looking for game I found some animals before the PH and tracker. It was vast. No way I am leaning up against a truck watching them glass. I have found goats in Hawaii, Nilgai in...

I always want minimum 2 year supply of every caliber. I was never quite there with 9mm when I was shooting a couple of times a week but once a month now I am fine. I have a lifetime supply of 22LR and 17HMR, and at least 5 years of 45ACP, 5.56, 6.5 Creed, and 300 PRC. As I have recently added a...

For my first DG rifle, not that long ago, I looked at availability and price for 375 Rug, 375 H&H, 404 Jeff, 416 Rigby, and 416 Rem. After being VERY confident 375 H&H was enough for what I wanted to do (thanks to this site) I went with 375 H&H for availability, price, and required performance...

Lots of Monkey Balls available. No restrictions.

Love my Wilsons. If I did not have Wilson it would be Les Baer. I really, really need to get a Les Baer.

I did not get the Fox River until I used one. It is probably my all time favorite hunting knife and I have it in several sizes, steels, and handles.

In my experience the biggest threat to hardened steel is velocity, not weight. I will not shoot a damaged steel plate. Those are the ones that are going to send something back at you.

Tripod Virtually unheard of when I was growing up. I only saw bipods of varying lengths. I use a tripod in the blind and out, sitting, kneeling, and standing. Light, portable, and steady enough. The single biggest improvement in my hunting success has been cellular trail cameras. I have a...

Constantly trying different things I finally took the plunge into BFS fishing. I am glad I did! I bought a Curado BFS reel and rod and spooled it with 4lb Daiwa Samurai Fluoro. I was throwing 6th Sense 1/8 Pecos and tearing up the 1/2lb to 2lb bass. I was shocked at how far it was casting with...

I'll be your Huckleberry

I was a little bit bummed about Swaro going 34mm and have been waiting on a Zeiss. I thought I might have a look around online today, and to my surprise, a major retailer had a Z8i 1-8x 30mm in stock and on sale. I scooped it up and waited on a shipping confirmation to come here and post a link...

Been flying 1-2 times a month with my Air for 3 years now. As above, I use zippered bags as needed.