Sage rat hunting in Oregon has exploded in popularity. More and more hunters are taking to the fields of Southeast Oregon each year to take advantage of the target-rich environment set up by the habitat found in the alfalfa pivots in this region. The alfalfa pivots are The Perfect Storm of soil, weather and nutrition that cause …
Someone said that “The best time to go hunting is when you can”, but sage rats require a little more planning! Several factors will help determine how to best maximize your fun shooting these prolific little varmints. Weather, hay growth and cartridges of choice all influence when you will find the most satisfaction hunting sage rats. The timing of the babies surfacing is the final factor affecting …
LR ‘Chucks. My brother Terry and I did some long range rockchuck hunting today. Terry built a 6.5 SAUM last year but has had little time to shoot it. It performed admirably hitting this ‘chuck at 687 yards! A Stiller Predator action, Pac-nor barrel, McMillan A-3 Sporter stock, Jewell trigger, Defensive Edge muzzle brake and a Nightforce ATACR…
Your Kestrel 4000 Series Weather & Environmental Meter will measure air pressure in order to calculate barometric pressure and altitude. Changes in either air pressure or altitude will affect these readings, so it is important to make adjustments as necessary if you bring your Kestrel to a higher or lower altitude…
No Off Season put on its first long range shooting school for my cousin, Kristy Titus. Kristy is an up and coming outdoor TV personality and, as such, wanted to increase her knowledge and competency in long range shooting. We don’t pretend to be experts in the field but I felt we could give Kristy a good foundation to start her on the right path in long range shooting…
No Off Season just finished filming a sage rat hunt with Scott Haugan for an upcoming episode of his show, Game Chasers, on the Outdoor Network. Scott and Tiffany Haugan with their two sons, Braxton (9) and Kazden (7), and their cameraman, Travis Ralls, came to southeast Oregon this week to film the episode. Scott was focusing on the opportunity to start young shooters…
I love to call predators. It’s one of the most exhilarating things in the world but after a long, cold winter of piling on layers and fighting the snow, the varmint fields start to look pretty inviting. The colony varmints are starting to come out now—actually they’ve been starting to come out for weeks but the transition in the weather isn’t keeping up with the desire of my mind! Our sage rats are trying to get out…
My son, Ben, is my varmint hunting partner. I’m not sure if the relationship will last when he has enough gas money to strike out on his own but, for now, its working. We had a nice day on tap so we set out to look over some new rockchuck country. The day turned into a mix and match of varmints and rifles as events unfolded and we adapted to what the day…