Author: Braxton Taylor
Sometimes the biggest hurdles in the woods aren’t other hunters or natural predators but ourselves. That’s right, the thing keeping you from leveling up in the deer woods is probably yourself.I hate to admit it, but I’ve screwed up more hunts for myself than other folks or coyotes have. In my earlier years of hunting, a lot of those mistakes stemmed from bad habits like hunting historical spots or trying to outwork the competition, only to run myself into the ground.If you’re not careful, you can backslide into those same habits (and results). Whether you want to end a bad…
The Marine Corps plans to push ahead with buying the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle to replace its Humvees, though it may end up with fewer than planned if the Army’s sudden exit drives up the cost per vehicle.In May, the Army announced a spate of cuts that would, among other things, end its purchases of the JLTV. The service, which has been fielding the vehicles since 2019, was still taking delivery under a joint order for 30,000 in 2023.The Marine Corps has procured half of its total 15,000 planned buy of JLTVs, spokesman David Jordan told Defense One.While the Marines…
The new guard of dominant defense contractors notched big wins over the weekend, as the Army awarded $159 million to Anduril and $195 to Rivet, a startup with Palantir funding, to develop wearable virtual displays as part of the service’s Soldier Borne Mission Command program.SBMC is a follow-on project to the Integrated Visual Augmentation System, which is limited to a headset, while SBMC includes complementary computers and wearables like watches. In the end, Anduril founder Palmer Luckey told reporters on Monday, there will probably be “dozens” of different headsets under the program, rather than one contractor picked to make one…
Designed by award-winning custom knife maker Andrew Demko, the Cold Steel Frenzy II draws its inspiration from the ancient Japanese Kabutowari blade. Its thick spine, slender blade, sharp piercing point and long, flat cutting edge echoes the legendary original’s form and function. Forged from S35VN powdered steel, the 5.5-inch blade delivers premium edge retention and performance while looking every bit as impressive as it cuts, thanks to a line-grain satin polish and deep fuller that catch the light with every movement. The Frenzy’s 5.5-inch-long blade is as visually appealing as it is effective, while the handle is made from multiple…
I have lived in the rural Southwest for many, many years. In addition, being a life-long hunter, it has been my pleasure to visit quite a bit of the rest of rural America. I find the attitudes and practices regarding self-defense to very often be quite different from those found in our major cities. Let me give you some examples. In general, violent crime is not nearly so common. In my county, the largest in the state and bordering with Mexico, we probably have one killing, legal or otherwise, every two to three years. However, the other side of that…
The United States has crossed a dangerous line.Last week, an American military platform destroyed a small vessel in the Caribbean, killing 11 people the Trump administration claims were drug traffickers. It was not an interception. It was not a boarding with Coast Guard legal authority. It was a strike—ordered from Washington, executed in international waters, and justified with little more than “trust us.” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Fox that officials “knew exactly who was in that boat” and “exactly what they were doing.” He offered no evidence.This was not a counterdrug operation. It was not law enforcement. It was…
The president of the United States threatened the city of Chicago with “war” on Saturday, writing on social media, “Chicago [is] about to find out why it’s called the Department of WAR,” along with an AI-generated image of Trump as Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore from the 1979 dystopian warfilm “Apocalypse Now.” The image has Trump/Kilgore squatting in front of the Chicago skyline with Army cavalry helicopters leaving the scene of a napalm strike above the words “Chipocalypse Now”. In the Francis Ford Coppola film, Kilgore famously said, “I love the smell of napalm in the morning.” Trump’s social media post featured…
Customized ammunition, like Hornady’s HD SBR Black load for 5.56 NATO-chambered SBRs, is often needed to obtain peak performance from shorter barrels. In the course of the past couple decades, the popularity of firearms with short barrels and rifle receivers has steadily increased. So far, those who can afford it have been willing to jump through paperwork hoops and pay the additional $200 tax for already-expensive, but very handy, short-barreled rifles (SBRs). With President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, that tax will no longer apply beginning in 2026. And, if litigation filed by NRA and other pro-gun groups succeeds,…
Aero Precision | Tephra-22With seven, 17-4 stainless steel baffles, this rimfire suppressor can also handle 5.7×28 mm rounds, making it versatile for both plinking and defensive purposes. Not only do these baffles enhance the suppressor’s durability, they also make it easy to clean, with both simple disassembly and by being safe to use in an ultrasonic cleaner for faster and more thorough results. Material: Aluminum and 17-4 stainless steelLength: 5.4 inchesDiameter: 1.1 inchesWeight: 7.2 ouncesMax Chambering: 5.7×28 mmSound Reduction: N/AMSRP: $375(253) 272-8188; aeroprecisionusa.com CMMG | Zeroed 22Rated for full auto, the Zeroed 22 has removable endcaps and baffles for easy…
00:00:10 Speaker 1: From Meat Eaters World News headquarters in Bozeman, Montana. This is Cow’s Week in Review with Ryan cow Calahan. Here’s cal A sixty two year old fish pulled from Lake Superior is thought to be the oldest ever lake trout caught in the Great Lakes. The fish, which researchers dubbed Mary Catherine, was collected at Klondike Reef in Autumn twenty twenty three by researchers with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. It’s not a giant at just under five pounds, but what it lacks in size, I’m sure it makes up for an experience. Lake trout live…