Steven Jackson

Hounding Is For The Dogs

I recently took a trip to Idaho to see a friend and look into some career opportunities, and while I was there my friend took up the opportunity to introduce me to the exhilarating sport of hounding mountain lions because, as he put it, he had a tag that was burning a hole in hisContinue reading “Hounding Is For The Dogs”

The Great Caliber Debate

There has been a long standing debate amongst hunters concerning whether or not the .223/5.56 caliber is actually an effective and reliable caliber for harvesting deer. This debate is largely a product of the popularity of the AR-15 rifle, known more as a sport shooting and defense rifle rather than a hunting rifle. This conversationContinue reading “The Great Caliber Debate”

The Early Bird Gets My Goat

Well, the early bird almost got a face full of 5s. I got set up and settled in at the base of a tree on the edge of a pasture, with a small creek behind me with nothing but woods and thick brush going up the hill on the other side of it. My trustyContinue reading “The Early Bird Gets My Goat”

A Fascination with Failure

I have hunted for many years, pursued many different types of game, used countless hunting methods, and tried many new things in the process. As such I have been subject to more than my fair share of failures that have left me headed home empty-handed, with only my unfilled tags to eat. On the subjectContinue reading “A Fascination with Failure”

Flaunt it if You Got it, Girl

Lifting The Curse

Luck is not something that I would describe as a strong quality for me. To be honest I’m downright rotten with luck. To make matters worse, I seem to always be teased with the prospect of happening upon luck only to have it whisked away from me at the last possible moment and always forContinue reading “Lifting The Curse”

Rolling Thunder

The day I harvested my first turkey, I learned the hard way just exactly why they earned the nickname ‘Thunder Chickens.’ It was the 2nd day of the 2014 Spring Turkey season but the first day we were able to get out and hunt thanks to our school schedule. Initially I had planned on beingContinue reading “Rolling Thunder”