Roasted Wild Boar Leg with Mustard Caper Sauce

Roasted Wild Boar Leg with Mustard Caper Sauce

This roasted wild boar recipe brings out the rich, savory flavors of the game meat with its tangy mustard caper sauce. As anyone who has eaten wild boar will testify, it doesn’t taste like domestic pork or “chicken.” Wild boar meat has a concentrated...
The Winter Woods

The Winter Woods

Sitting in the cold winter woods with ear and eye continually scanning the surroundings, the sights and sounds of nature is my idea of perfect entertainment. For one who spends time outdoors through all the seasons in pursuit of fish and game and the simple elation of...
Best Scope for Hog Hunting: Digital vs. Thermal

Best Scope for Hog Hunting: Digital vs. Thermal

Nighttime is the right time for hog hunting. Now all you need is the right scope. Digital or thermal: Is one really better than the other? Wild hogs that receive little hunting pressure can often be hunted successfully at all hours of the day, but put a bit of...
A Hoot to Shoot: High-Power Air Guns

A Hoot to Shoot: High-Power Air Guns

Everyone was impressed with the power of 3,000 psi of compressed air blasting a big bullet down the bore. I had the opportunity to join outdoor writers Luke Clayton, Joe Arterburn and Doug Howlett for some east Texas hog hunting. The gathering was sponsored by Pyramyd...
Dispatch from FTW Ranch SAAM Course: Day 3

Dispatch from FTW Ranch SAAM Course: Day 3

Today I went hunting for the very first time and it’s safe to say I’m hooked. Instead of beginning our day in the classroom, we rode out to one of the ranges to practice shooting in different positions. Our instructor, Dave, spent some time showing us how...
Hogging the Choctaw

Hogging the Choctaw

Bringing right hand’s index finger to lips, Travis Benes cautioned “quiet” then pointed with his left hand in the direction of tall grass less than twenty yards distant. I nodded, quietly set up my shooting sticks, rested my Ruger revolver pointing in the...