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The SKS – Surplus Deer Rifle

The SKS – Surplus Deer Rifle

The SKS – Surplus Deer Rifle by Lyndon Combs article copyright The use of surplus rifles to hunt is nothing new, but since the fall of the Berlin Wall the market has been flooded like never before with good rifles. The Ak-47, Mosin Nagant, and the SKS, to name just a few of the guns, […]

Pocket Full Of Dynamite

Pocket Full Of Dynamite

Pocket Full Of Dynamite by Lyndon Combs article copyright No, I am not walking around with a bunch of blasting caps and a plunger waiting to blow something up, but I am packing a handful of hurt for anyone meaning to do me harm. A gun called the Texas Defender Derringer. Now this gun isn’t […]

The Storm NOAA Missed

The Storm NOAA Missed

The Storm NOAA Missed by Jon Bryan article copyright The summer of 1987 was the calmest weather I can remember. Back then, we could plan an offshore trip a week ahead, and the weather would cooperate, so Bob Baugh and I planned a trip one week ahead, and sure enough ended up sixty miles out […]

Rattled In

Rattled In

Rattled In by Jon Bryan article copyright On Nov. 11, 2006 my son Brad and I went out at 12:15 PM to try and rattle up a buck. He is active-duty military stationed at Ft. Hood and I am retired and own a ranch five miles southwest of Goldthwaite, Texas. The little cool snap we […]

Gig ‘Em

Gig ‘Em

Gig ‘Em by Jon Bryan article copyright All day long I had been trying to get a hold of my Son, Randy, to help me with a sticky problem on my Blog. Finally, in the evening he called me, very frustrated. He had “snuck” off and gone fishing, a noble achievement, and as we say, […]

Spring Turkey Hunt You Say

Spring Turkey Hunt You Say

Spring Turkey Hunt You Say by Jon Bryan article copyright As I was running outside and the door slammed shut, the last words I heard my Aunt Myree say to me were, ”Jon Howard, you be careful and don’t play with that dog!” “That dog” in question was a Terrier mix and My Aunt and […]

A Hot Time in Crystal City

A Hot Time in Crystal City

A Hot Time in Crystal City by Jon Bryan article copyright By chance, in 1990, I met up with a person I hadn’t seen in years, Eldred Lawrence. Eldred was a friend of my former father-in-law terms. Eldred was looking for another gun on a two thousand acre quail/dove lease in Crystal City Texas, boy […]

I’d Rather Be Lucky Than Good!

I’d Rather Be Lucky Than Good!

I’d Rather Be Lucky Than Good! by Jon Bryan article copyright Deciding to retire in 2005, to my ranch in Goldthwaite, Texas, had not been the difficult decision that I had expected. The year before my retirement I had planted some peach trees and had just put in this year’s garden, one of my “gifts” […]

Rebekah’s First Hunt

Rebekah’s First Hunt

Rebekah’s First Hunt by Jon Bryan article copyright As my grandchildren approach hunting age and prove proficient in shooting and handling a rifle, they are all ready for Poppy to take them hunting on the ranch. Rebekah, a 10 year old, and one of my 3 granddaughters, announced this week that she was ready to […]

The Next Trophy Muskie

The Next Trophy Muskie

The Next Trophy Muskie by James Smith article copyright Frequently I listen to one of our fishing talk shows on Saturday mornings. Every guest they have on, from Al Linder to me they ask, “Where do you think the next World Record muskie will come from?” This same questions hits the bulletin boards every so […]