One to Two Inches High at a 100
by BGH Staff
When sighting in a rifle with only a 100 yard range a good rule of thumb is to put it one to two inches above the point of aim at 100 yards. 2" high for slower non-magnum cartridges and closer to 1" for magnum cartridges. For most cartridges this will keep the bullet in an 8" kill zone until roughly 250 yards, further for faster/flatter cartridges. Your mileage will vary, but for most cart...[Read More]

Take Your Time
by BGH Staff
With busy work schedules and family life where events sometimes change on a minute by minute basis it can be difficult to slow down when going afield. However nature works on a different time scale than the modern human. Events such as getting water or moving to another feeding location are measured in hours not minutes. Often times an inexperienced hunter or one that has just come off a ...[Read More]

Watch Your Back on Exit
by BGH Staff
When spot and stalk hunting, you can hang out on a ridge for hours glassing and not see a thing. When its time to exit your glassing spot, sometimes it helps to double back or go slowly when exiting. Deer and elk recognize when a threat is leaving an area and will sometimes use that time to break cover and move to a new location. Watching your back when exiting from or moving to your new s...[Read More]

Watch Your Downwind With Coyotes
by BGH Staff
When calling coyotes, more often than not they will circle on a target they are coming into and approach from the downwind side. Presumably they do this in order to align what they smell, with what they are hearing. This means that you should always have your downwind side camouflaged and have an open shooting lane. If the area is heavily covered the coyote could come in take a look and b...[Read More]

Tactical Locker Room
by Jeff Filler
Use that 'locker room' scent you are wearing tactfully. Sometimes hunting down wind can't be avoided. Sometimes it can become part of your plan. We hunt rugged, hilly terrain ... and after an hour or two - we take on our natural 'locker room' scent. It can be used to advantage - to bump game at our timing. You can guess-timate the arrival of your 'smell' into that draw, or patch of timber - a...[Read More]

Make a Sneak: Use Folds in Terrain
by Jeff Filler
What may look like a bare open field, or hillside, may have just enough 'folds' (unevenness) to make a sneak. Elk manage to get in and out of farmers' fields, undetected, using folds in terrain - and they are big creatures! Ducks and geese lounge away the day unharrassed in shallow indentations in fields 'just off the road' ...undetected by passersby and hunters alike. So if they can do it ...[Read More]

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