Traveling Hunter By Craig Boddington, B&C Professional Member Article from Winter 2023 issue of Fair Chase Horseback hunts are wonderful, but not for everybody. When planning a horse hunt, be honest about your riding experience. If you have none, do yourself and your outfitter a favor and get a...
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Traveling Hunter By Craig Boddington, B&C Professional Member Article from Summer 2024 issue of Fair Chase Great game country in northern Cameroon…but this isn’t the Serengeti or a South African game ranch. Wildlife is thinly dispersed and you’ll work hard for every shot. Described as a...
Excerpt from Fair Chase Magazine By Craig Boddington, regular contributor, photos courtesy of author The .30-06 is not only the .308’s parent case; it is also the cartridge that the .308 is best compared against. Despite its much shorter case, the .308 offers about 96 percent the performance of the...
By Craig Boddington — Under certain conditions, I enjoy hunting with iron sights, which parallels using archery tackle, handguns, and muzzleloaders: You’re consciously surrendering range and losing critical first- and last-light capability. If you can’t see, you definitely can’t shoot.
By Craig Boddington — Despite the current rage for long-range shooting it’s important to remember that close shots can occur almost anywhere. Bowhunters deal with this routinely; despite the challenge, they get close! Primarily a rifle hunter, I’m usually prepared for a longish shot, but I ascribe to the motto, “Get as close as you can, then get ten yards closer!”
It’s a matter of history that one of the first sporting uses of the .30-06 Springfield cartridge was by Boone and Crockett Club founder, Theodore Roosevelt, on his epic 1909-1910 safari. Except Roosevelt’s famous Springfield wasn’t actually a .30-06! Some time back I actually held that rifle at the Springfield Armory Museum, and the truth is it was chambered to the original 1903 version and never modified; thus, was actually a .30-03!
By Craig Boddington — When hunting alone, the outcome of any approach, opportunity, or shot is altogether between the hunter and his or her reflection in the mirror. When hunting with a guide or buddy, there might be a couple of witnesses, but ours is mostly a solitary pursuit. For many, meat on the table remains a primary and valid motivation to hunt. Today’s hunters are guided more by conscience, sense of ethics, and the drive to perform well.
It’s More Faith Than Equipment—It really isn’t about the equipment, you do the best you can with what you have. Rather, it’s knowing where and how to look, and believing that if you look long enough and hard enough you will see the game you seek.
Best of the Fast .30s? Excerpt from Fair Chase Magazine By Craig Boddington, regular contributor, photos courtesy of author This lineup is just a small selection of the fast .30s. Although the .300 Weatherby Magnum is not the fastest, it’s a very fast cartridge that has been a solid performer for...
Excerpt from Fair Chase Magazine By Craig Boddington, regular contributor, photos courtesy of author This new Legendary Arms Works .300 Winchester Magnum provided very consistent “minute of angle” accuracy with a variety of loads. INSET: The .300 Winchester Magnum is probably on the light side for...
By Craig Boddington — With practice, you can significantly reduce that wobble, but it’s always going to be there. In field shooting, where “almost” isn’t good enough, this is what limits the range and utility of the kneeling position. Understanding this, and understanding there are no range rules in the field, the kneeling position is ripe for modification, and when modified, may be even more useful than sitting.
Boddington's Cartridge Review By Craig Boddington, B&C Professional Member Excerpt from Fall 2014 issue of Fair Chase LEFT: This Ruger No. 1 wasn’t my first .243, but it was my favorite pronghorn/small deer/ varmint rifle for many years, truly a dual-purpose rifle. In 1978 I used it to take...
It takes the right place, the right time, and plenty of patience—and even these aren’t always enough! Article from Summer 2002 Fair Chase Magazine By Craig Boddington, B&C Professional Member, photos courtesy of author The morning wasn’t just frosty, it was downright cold! I was sitting in a...
I was pronghorn hunting, walking through rolling sage, when a coyote came out of a little draw and trotted across my view. I flopped down to shoot prone...
Building your house doesn’t have to be a large or fancy house, but what this means is use what you have to get as steady as possible—in the time available.
Boddington's Cartridge Review By Craig Boddington, B&C Professional Member Excerpt from Summer 2014 issue of Fair Chase Hunter Ross and Boddington with a nice pronghorn, one of Boddington's favorite game animals. There was a time when he thought the .25-06 to be perfect for pronghorn. Today he’...
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