“squirrel hunting”

Army veteran Matt Nellessen tells his story to AH because, “if I’m getting ahold of anybody it’s gonna be the NRA.”

The world has been awash in .22 Long Rifle rimfires for decades, but few have been built as solidly as the new CZ 455 Varmint Thumbhole Fluted bolt-action. This “little twenty-two” is hefty, a “real” rifle with real rifle feel and performance to match.

If football is a game of inches, then hunting is a chase of split-seconds.

The Carnivore can send its .30-caliber, 44-grain payload at a lizard-thumping 860 fps with enough air in the tank for about 20 shots before losing velocity. For the stateside small-gamer, that’s plenty of power in a single tank to get through an average hunt. Refilling a spent tank can be done quickly with the aid of a pre-filled scuba tank and adaptor kit or, using a bit more manpower, a PCP hand pump.

This latest Member's Hunt comes from Fred E. Shirk of Lawrence, Kansas.

When it comes to action-packed hunts, squirrel hunting over a good dog rates among the best.

Continuing his efforts to increase access to public lands, Secretary Zinke will open more than more 251,000 acres to new or expanded hunting and fishing opportunities across 30 national wildlife refuges just in time for the 2018-19 hunting seasons.

If you’re too busy to spend an afternoon chasing bushytails, you’re simply too busy. Here are five reasons why you should invest more time in the squirrel woods.

The Hercules Bully, from Hatsan, is a bullpup airgun designed to pack a punch.