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At last spring’s Mitchell Gun Show, I sold six guns that were near and dear to me. My only consolation was the readily apparent pleasure they would bring to their new owners. I made a major mistake when I sold my Mec Size-Master 12 gauge shotgun shell reloader as I acted too quickly.
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Years ago I read an article referring to our Black Hills as a poor man’s mountain hunt. While the quarry isn’t mountain goats or sheep, it doesn’t cost a minimum $10,000 for goats or $25,000 to $50,000 for sheep. Deer can be just as challenging. It’s what you make of it.
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Today’s column might be the most comprehensive ever written on two-barreled shoguns. A good Mitchell, SD friend likes to tease me about my over & under shotgun. As I’ve never seen him miss a shot with his autoloader, there’s not much I can say other than it’s the man, not the gun. I suspect that a few column readers are about to buy their first shotgun. Others are considering a second or new gun. Although semi-automatics are the most popular choice in America, I have some strong arguments on why that new gun should be an over & under.
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In recent columns I have touched on the subject of cellular trail cameras and “fair chase” with regard to deer hunting. The September 2021 issue of Petersen’s Hunting magazine takes an in-depth look at the subject, and the factual information that follows came from the combined efforts of Jace Bauserman, Lynn Burkhead, and Darron McDougal as presented in that magazine article.
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There was a time, about fifty-some years ago, when I was a fair hand with a fly rod. Today my tremor makes it all but impossible to tie on different presentations. My balance (peripheral neuropathy) presents a further problem.
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