Hunting

Hey Bow Makers — Stop Screwing Us

February 7, 2026 by David T. Cloft

Bow manufacturers and outfitters have turned “performance” into a marketing shell game. The base bow looks sleek, the cam’s whisper-smooth, the limbs are “super laminated,” but when you peel back all that fancy talk, you’re paying for design mystique and markup — not just a tool that shoots arrows.

They Promised Us the Right to Hunt. Then They Took It Back.

January 3, 2026 by David T. Cloft

Hunters were promised respect. We were promised constitutional protection. Instead, we got a regulatory maze where normal behavior is criminalized, enforcement is arbitrary, and tradition is treated as a threat. The same system that sells hunting licenses now treats hunters like suspects. The same agency that depends on hunter dollars increasingly acts as if it knows better than the people who live on and manage the land year-round.

The Wool Age: When Hunters Wore Armor Made of Sheep and Swagger

November 29, 2025 by David T. Cloft

Back before Gore-Tex, Thinsulate, and whatever synthetic miracle-fiber the tactical catalogs are pushing this year, real hunters marched into the November woods wrapped in wool—heavy, scratchy, bulletproof-to-the-cold wool.

Deer Hunting – Grandpa, His .35 Remington and the Gospel According to Garand

November 15, 2025 by David T. Cloft

I never met my grandpa, but I know enough about him from the rifle he left behind — a .35 Remington that thumps like a mule and feels like it was carved from a block of American stubbornness. He called it a “good bush gun,” and he was right. I

Rescuing a Dying Tradition: Rebuilding the American Hunter, Part III

November 12, 2025 by David T. Cloft

Part III – Rescuing a Dying Tradition: Rebuilding the American Hunter “If We Don’t Pass It On, We’ll Bury It Beside the Campfire.” The numbers are grim but not terminal. Hunting can be saved—but not by bureaucracy. It will be saved the same way it began: neighbor to neighbor, family to family, and a kid’s …

Last of the Deer Camps: Saving America’s Hunting Heritage Before It’s Gone, Part I

November 10, 2025November 10, 2025 by David T. Cloft

When Congress passed the Pittman–Robertson Act of 1947, it did something rare: it trusted ordinary citizens more than bureaucrats. Hunters agreed to tax themselves—an excise on firearms, ammunition, and archery gear—to restore the nation’s wildlife. Every box of shells, every rifle sale, sent dollars straight to state conservation agencies. No congressional earmarks, no political games.

Bucks, Bullets, and the Business of Land Grabs: A Hunter’s Take on Fort Knox and Fort A.P. Hill

August 9, 2025 by David T. Cloft

You don’t expect to feel history crunching under your boots when you’re dragging a tree stand into the woods. But at places like Fort Knox and Fort A.P. Hill, that’s exactly what you get—world-class hunting grounds layered over old farmsteads, lost churches, and more than a few hard truths about eminent domain.

Sisu: The Legacy of Finland’s Warrior Heritage in Modern Hunting and Shooting

September 7, 2024 by David T. Cloft

The Finnish people have long been known for their resilience, resourcefulness, and deep connection to the land. These qualities, encapsulated in the Finnish concept of “Sisu,” are not merely cultural traits; they are the product of centuries of survival in one of the world’s most challenging environments.