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Shotgun shells loaded with non-toxic tungsten or bismuth are clearly
more deadly that those loaded with steel-yet most waterfowl hunters
continue to use steel, the lower cost being a factor. So does that mean
we have to be out there risking crippled birds?
More differing opinions have been expressed, and more BS has been
printed regarding the use of steel shot than just about anything else
that I can think of.
Whether whittling out "skoochin' sticks" for your kids' marshmallows or
field dressing large game, the new Xtreme Mini-hatchet from Trail
Blazer brings pocket-knife presence to a wide variety of jobs requiring
more blade and leverage.
It rides unnoticed on your belt or pack in a heavy-duty Condura sheath
for quick access, the lightest 8-in hatchet on the market-only half the
weight of any competitor.
I was asked to field test a rod, and upon getting it I couldn't help but laugh: it was one I had been using for a couple of years, and it had become my favourite 6-weight. I acquired my 9-ft Temple Forks at a shop in Goose Bay, Labrador, before flying into camp for brook trout. The four-piece packed into my bag with ease, and also cast with ease, throwing tight loops with little effort. The action is moderate to fast and pushes line 'way out there with control and accuracy.
Special bowhunting seasons are under attack, not only from
anti-hunters, but from within the hunting community, in particular from
crossbow advocates. The push for crossbows comes from equipment dealers
who have markets nearing saturation point. Bows won't shoot much
faster, and there is a glut of rifles out there. Since rifle hunters
won't lay down their rifles and buy crossbows to hunt in the general
open season, marketers want to open up archery seasons-and new markets.
Yet conventional archers object to the use of crossbows in the
dedicated archery seasons.
