Author: Mike Coker

  • Armasight Zeus Pro Thermal Weapon Sight

    Armasight Zeus Pro Thermal Weapon Sight

    Armasight makes some of the best thermal rifle scopes available.  These are high-end units – professional grade.  The Armasight Zeus Pro is simply a superior solution for hog hunting. I have taken the Armasight Zeus Pro hog hunting at night but did not have the DVR available to record the video.  As you know, deer…

  • Alaska Fishing on a Budget

    Alaska Fishing on a Budget

    Have you ever dreamed of fishing Alaska for salmon and world-class trout but can’t justify spending $1,000 – $1,500 per day at the premier Bristol Bay lodges?  My brother Charles and I recently returned from a week-long fishing trip to the Kenai Peninsula and enjoyed a terrific experience at a very reasonable price. Everything is…

  • Remington Great Americans Shoot

    Remington Great Americans Shoot

    RGAS15 (The Remington Great Americans Shoot), “The Most Money Ever Raised with Guns,” returns to Rosharon, TX September 26th to benefit the Special Forces Charitable Trust and other Special Ops non profits. 100% of all monies go directly to providing meaningful and sustainable support for the Special Operations Community and their Families.

  • Goose Island State Park

    Goose Island State Park

    Looking for a new place to fish?  Try Goose Island State Park near Rockport.  Our family has been going to the Rockport-Fulton area for years and Goose Island State Park is a special place.   There are campsites within the park and the area offers a wide variety of lodging from old-time cottages to new…

  • Bay Flats Lodge

    Bay Flats Lodge

    Bay Flats Lodge is the premier fishing (and duck hunting) lodge on the upper Texas Gulf Coast.  Located in the quiet fishing village of Seadrift, the lodge and facilities are first-class.  No long truck rides to the boat ramp – the dock is a short stroll out the front door.   You will fish the…

  • All Seasons 100 lb Hercules Road Feeder

    All Seasons Feeders have a reputation for reliability and durability.  We have used them extensively on our deer lease for a number of years and they just run – day after day.  When deciding upon a new road feeder the obvious choice was All Seasons.  We ultimately purchased the 100 lb Hercules over the standard…

  • Savage Precision Carbine .308

    This article is part one of a long-term field test of the Savage Precision Carbine.  Now that it is legal to hunt whitetail deer in Texas with a suppressor, I was searching for a suitable host platform.  I quickly settled on the .308 cartridge because of the availability of factory threaded barrels in that caliber…

  • AAC Model 7 300 Blackout

    The AAC Model 7 300 Blackout rifle is breaking my heart.  It reminds me of the hot new girl in town that everyone is after who turned out to be hard to live with. The AAC Model is essentially a Remington Model 7 fitted with the AAC .30 caliber barrel.  It is a short, lightweight,…

  • 6.8 SPC II Custom Build Rifle

    There have been countless wildcat cartridges over the years.  One recent trend has been the various efforts to modify the standard AR15 to shoot a heavier, more lethal bullet.  The crazy hype surrounding the 300 Blackout is but one example.  For my money, the 6.8 SPC is the best of the lot for general all-around…

  • Guns and Rotors

    Wild hog hunting is all the rage. Outfitters are specializing in taking clients on hunts with night vision equipped rifles. There are hog eradication businesses with horses and packs of dogs. Heck, there are even reality television shows about hunting hogs. For quantity of hogs taken, the pinnacle is aerial shooting. Kyle Lange, of Lange…

  • Staff Trail Camera Review: Uway NT50B

    I was looking for an updated camera from my old Moultrie and came across the Uway NT50B. Very nice specs, compact unit, and the preliminary reviews looked promising so I jumped in. Because I bought it after deer season I put in on the stock pond near our farm for testing. The other reason I…

  • Plot Watcher Pro

    Plot Watcher Pro Being a long-time believer in game cameras, I was intrigued by the “plot watcher” time lapse cameras.  I contacted Day 6 Outdoors and they were kind of enough to send me their Plot Watcher Pro for evaluation during whitetail deer season.