Best Calibers for Hunting Black-tailed Prairie Dog: Comparisons & Picks
Best Calibers for Hunting Black-tailed Prairie Dog: Comparisons & Picks Practical caliber picks for close, mid, and long-range prairie dog shooting in open country. Choosing the right black-tailed prairie dog hunting calibers is mostly about matching cartridge performance to distance, wind, rifle platform, and how much shooting you expect to do in a day. Prairie […]
Best Calibers for Hunting Belding’s Ground Squirrel: Comparisons & Picks
Best Calibers for Hunting Belding’s Ground Squirrel: Comparisons & Picks Practical caliber picks for tiny targets in open, often windy meadow country. The best Belding’s ground squirrel hunting calibers solve a very specific problem: these squirrels are small, alert, and often shot in open country where wind, distance, and shooting position matter more than raw […]
Best Gauges for Hunting Gould’s Wild Turkey: Comparisons & Picks
Best Gauges for Hunting Gould’s Wild Turkey: Comparisons & Picks For Gould’s wild turkey, the best choice is usually a shotgun gauge or bore that patterns well in your gun, fits your recoil tolerance, and matches the terrain and shot distances you actually hunt. When hunters look for Gould’s wild turkey hunting gauges, they usually […]
Best Calibers for Hunting Brown/Grizzly Bear: Comparisons & Picks
Best Calibers for Hunting Brown/Grizzly Bears: Comparisons & Picks Big bears demand deep penetration, controlled recoil, and a setup you can shoot well—fast. Choosing the right brown/grizzly bear hunting caliber (or gauge) is less about internet “stopping power” debates and more about solving real field problems: heavy bone and dense muscle, angles that aren’t always […]
Best Calibers for Hunting Greater Kudu: Comparisons & Picks
Best Calibers for Hunting Greater Kudu: Comparisons & Picks Practical cartridge picks for tough angles, longer shots, and clean, ethical kudu kills. If you’re researching greater kudu hunting calibers, you’re already thinking about the right stuff: kudu are big-bodied, can soak up marginal hits, and they often appear in thornbush or broken savanna where shots […]
Best Calibers for Hunting Iberian Ibex: Comparisons & Picks
Best Calibers for Hunting Iberian Ibex: Comparisons & Picks Mountain-ready cartridges for steep angles, swirling winds, and real-world shot distances. Choosing the right Iberian ibex hunting calibers is less about chasing maximum power and more about making a clean shot in steep, windy country. Ibex live on rocky faces where you may shoot from a […]
Best Calibers for Hunting Blesbok: Comparisons & Picks
Best Calibers for Hunting Blesbok: Comparisons & Picks Flat-shooting picks for open veld shots, with ethical and legal considerations. If you’re planning a blesbok hunt, your cartridge choice is mostly about doing one thing well: placing a controlled, predictable bullet through the vitals at the distances the open veld often demands. Blesbok are medium antelope—tough […]
Best Calibers for Hunting Springbok: Comparisons & Picks
Best Calibers for Hunting Springbok: Comparisons & Picks Flat-shooting favorites for windy plains, smart bullet choices, and ethical shot placement on Africa’s most classic open-country antelope. Springbok hunting is usually an open-country game: bright light, steady wind, and shots that can stretch farther than many first-timers expect. The good news is springbok aren’t especially tough […]
Best Calibers for Hunting Water Buffalo: Comparisons & Picks
Best Calibers for Hunting Water Buffalo: Comparisons & Picks Hard-hitting caliber choices for big-bodied, tough-skinned buffalo—plus practical picks for typical ranges, recoil tolerance, and ammo availability. Water buffalo are not a “pick-any-deer-caliber” animal. They’re heavy, dense, and often hunted in thick cover or broken terrain where follow-up shots happen fast and angles aren’t perfect. That […]
Best Calibers for Hunting Gemsbok: Comparisons & Picks
Best Calibers for Hunting Gemsbok: Comparisons & Picks Tough animal, open country—pick a caliber you can shoot well with a bullet built for penetration. Gemsbok (oryx) are famous for their toughness: dense muscle, heavy shoulder structure, and a will to keep moving even after a hit that would stop lighter-bodied game. That means “enough gun” […]