From properly seasoning and cleaning your cast iron skillet to tried-and-true recipes, this is your guide to the best cast iron cooking. “Nein! Keine seife!” Sternly blurted my grandfather. The tone of his voice surprised me so, I almost dropped the heavy, dark cast...
There is no better time for predator hunting than now! Are you ready for the challenge? Coyote Time Overhead, southward bound February night clouds played peek-a-boo with the narrow crescent moon. Frigid north winds swirled about the comforting campfire’s flame...
Q: A friend told me he shot a whitetail doe that had small upper canines or bugling teeth like an elk. Not sure I believe him. When I asked about seeing the skull, he said it was at a taxidermist who was doing a complete skull mount for him. Is there really such a...
Q: Larry, I’ve often heard you say you never go hunting without having a mouth-blown predator call with you. Do you use it only to try to attract coyotes and the like, or, do you use it to call up other “critters”? A: What you heard is correct. I do indeed carry a...
Q: I started hunting with a scope on my rifle about 40 years ago, initially a fixed 4x Weaver and then a 3-9x Redfield with duplex crosshairs. It’s interesting how hunting optics have changed since that time. Today, many scopes have as special side knob for...
Q: Larry, I’m headed to the Dallas Safari Club Convention where I plan to book a black bear hunt, my first big game hunt beyond having hunted whitetail deer and wild hogs in Alabama for the past twenty years. I’d like to go to British Columbia’s Vancouver Island....
Q: I’ve watched some slow-motion videos of deer being shot, and the shock waves that ripple out from the point of impact makes me think there is more to the actual killing effect than meets the eye. I know that if you slam a water valve open or closed you can cause...
Q: Is it better for a bullet to pass through or stop in a deer? I’ve heard good arguments on both sides. Those who want the bullet to pass through want the extra hole so more blood comes out if they have to follow the deer. Those who want the bullet not to exit say...
Q: I want to learn more about rattling in whitetail bucks. When is the best time of the year, the best time of the day, the best technique and do I need big or small antlers for rattling? I’ve tried rattling many times but have never rattled in a buck. I’ve even...
Q: I have been hunting whitetail deer more than 60 years and have a question about antler growth, genes and antler restrictions imposed in certain parts of Texas by the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. I have had many conversations with game biologists, game...
