Spring turkey season opens here in Missouri in just about 4 weeks. I’ve got to get out between now and then to dig out my turkey hunting gear and pattern the shotgun. I’ve decided to buy some brown shipping paper and staple it to an old piece of plywood. That should make it pretty easy and inexpensive to help me determine which choke and load to use.
Over the weekend I made the trip into LA to take the NRA Basic Pistol Shooting instructor class. It was a long couple of days, but I completed the course with flying colors. I am proud to say I am now an NRA certified instructor for basic pistol shooting!
Yes, I am going to try and shoot my first bear before we leave California. I had the choice between my 260 Remington and my 338 Lapua. Because of the condors in the area I want to hunt I will be forced to use lead free bullets to comply with Fish and Game regulations. Unfortunately there aren’t many lead free choices for the 260 so I decided onthe 338. It should have plenty of knock down power for a California black bear.
I’ve not been at the reloading bench for quite some time, so it was nice to have a little quiet time. It’s unfortunate I have to drive so far here to go and shoot or I would do a lot more reloading! It will be good to get back to Missouri.
I finally got around to getting my predator hunting forum moved over to a new domain name. It used to be a site dedicated to predator hunting here in California. Considering I am moving soon I thought I’d move the site to a new domain that was a little broader reaching and not really dedicated to just one State. Thus Predator Wild was born! While it is dedicated to predator hunting it also has forums dedicated to equipment, techniques, firearms, reloading and many others. It also offers a Blog for each of the members and a cool photo gallery.
