Five Guns Every Hunter Should Own

 

Some hunting equipment and hunting guns are better than others like all other tools of play and work. You should own specific hunting guns (in both a legal as well as ethical terms) for hunting, and for the specific location where you want to hunt. Below are five guns that you should own to hunt successfully.

Shotgun-12 Gauge

These guns are very versatile and are best used for hunting smaller animals such as quail, turkey, rabbits, and geese. Mossberg 500 and Remington 870 are two great guns of the category and are equipped with the interchangeable choke tubes. The shotguns can also be used to hunt bigger animals like bears and deer from close range. With a slug barrel, hunting can also be made at longer distances.

Varmint Rifle

A varmint rifle is the best gun for hunting varmints. Most common among these are the .22-250 and the .223. AR-styled guns are also gaining increased popularity these days. The rifles are better for firing multiple shots in rapid and fast succession. A rifle dedicated for varmint shooting must be highly reliable, accurate and must have the chambers filled with the flat-shooting cartridge.

.22 Rifles

A range of .22 rifles is available in many hunting stores today. Some have the single shot and bolt action. The very popular Ruger 10/22 rifles must be mentioned here. These must own rifles are lightweight, inexpensive, are great for hunting the varmints, and are better for the smaller hunting games.

Long Range Rifles

It sometimes becomes difficult to hunt in certain conditions. Conditions of terrain and distance do not let you be close to the target. In these conditions, a longer short-range gun is required. Such conditions prevail in North America and animals like elk, mule deer, pronghorn, and sheep are hunted more in these areas. Rifles with bolt action are quite beneficial during the condition. The high quality long range rifles available today include Ruger 77, the Remington 700 and the Weatherby-Mark-V. Good quality cartridges for the guns include .300 Winchester-Magnums, .30-6 Springfield, Remington Magnum 7mm and the .308 Winchester. Alternatively, the rifles can also be used for small range shooting and for hunting animals like black bear, whitetail deer and black bear.

Big Bore Rifles

Big Bore guns are perfect for shooting the toughest and biggest of animals like cape buffalos and brown ear among others. These can be a necessity at some times. Big Bore cartridges include the .375 H and H magnum, .416 Rigby, .458 Winchester-Magnum among others. Animals with thicker skins would; require cartridges like .300 Winchester-Magnum and the .30-06 Springfield.

Like all other tools and equipment, hunting accessories and weapons also require care and maintenance. The care must be given in a very careful manner as accidents relating to hunting equipment can be fatal as well.

Mesh Bags: The Best Way for Carrying Duck Decoys

 

Duck decoys are useful while hunting, and are used along with other hunting equipment for efficient hunting. There are certainly effective and simple ways through which you can carry these duck decoys. Mesh bags are one of them. Your hunting ground and the size of the duck decoy help you to know what sized bags are required for the transportation.

Mesh Bags

Mesh Bags are used most often for carrying the duck decoys. These bags are not heavy duty and are likely to be larger in size. Different manufacturers and companies offer the mesh bags of different sizes and styles for carrying duck decoys. The bags can be tightened and closed via their elastic and firm “tie down” straps. The bags are tightened to the right and precise torque and are efficient in carrying the decoys. The size of the bags varies with the number of decoys you need to carry. These mesh bags also can have two backpack resembling straps. Hence, a hunter can also put them on his back, just like a gun or shotgun. These bags can accommodate six to 20 decoys at a time.

Usefulness

The bags make your hunting specific. You can fill particular bags with particular species of animals. Wood ducks, mallards, bluebills among others are the most commonly used decoys. You can organize your hunting better by using the bags this way and also save time. You can fill the bags with roll ups, solid decoys and magnums. This way you are able to set up the decoys in a fast and efficient way.

The mesh bags also help you to pack things up faster, and while packing, you also organize any additional hunting accessories. The mesh bags let the water strain fully so when the next time you get your decoys out of the bags, there is no algae growth and sludge accompanying them. Still, it is better to clean the decoys before you put them in the bag and remove the plant residues and other unwanted substances.

Some bags are offered free with a decoy purchase. They have a due life, and you will be required to buy another after some time. They are not very expensive. Other homemade bags (like the burlap bags) can also be used for carrying decoys. They do not have the required strength though and may falter.