The craze in long range shooting is expanding the optic market exponentially, including in predator hunting. It could be the answer to your hung-up predator dilemma. But if you don’t need it, simple is just fine for close-quarters encounters.

Over the years, I have called in many coyotes, fox and bobcats from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. That’s proof positive that Mother Nature has a soft spot for midday predator callers!

Lest folks begin to think that everything involving the anti-hunters is doom and gloom, there are points of light from time to time.

Mountain lions tracked by researchers over nine years in Yellowstone National Park showed evidence of infection by the bacteria Yersinia pestis, which was the cause of the bubonic plague in the mid-1300s.

Designed for high-powered hunting, Hatsan’s PileDriver .50-caliber air rifle is capable of producing more than 800 foot-pounds of energy.

Tiny bullets fly chalk-line straight to drill dime-size groups at Mach 4 from nimble rifles that don’t kick. What’s not to like?

Even in low light the EOTech Vudu 1-8x24mm SFP delivers sharp, bright images.

The Hatsan Piledriver takes big bore air guns to a new level.

There are no formal plans to release wolves in Colorado and no specific locations or exact numbers. In the meantime, the rhetoric from both sides will only grow more heated and the battle lines more pronounced.

What would you do if you encountered a sloth of bears, a bask of crocodiles or a quiver of cobras? Running the other way would be a good idea. Learn about the unusual collective names of animals.