I went on a rabbit hunt with a filmmaker in tow last month, and I spent a lot of time warning her how difficult it would be to catch the action because you usually have a split second to make a shot before a rabbit disappears.
How wrong I was! Check out the story here.
© Holly A. Heyser 2012
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Fickle confidence - a column for Shotgun Life
The most elusive game for me is not a bird or a mammal or a fish - it's my confidence. Yet somehow, I can still pull out of a downward shooting spiral once in a while and make some really good shots. That little roller coaster ride is the topic of my latest column for Shotgun Life.
© Holly A. Heyser 2012
© Holly A. Heyser 2012
Thursday, June 21, 2012
VIDEO: How to Gut a Duck
I know we're smack in the middle of "Not Duck Season," but I've finally edited the third in a series of videos about cleaning wild ducks.
This video features Hunt, Gather, Cook
author Hank Shaw demonstrating how to gut a duck, saving the wings, gizzard, heart and liver, as well as the feet (for stock) and fat (for rendering).
To see the "How to Pluck a Duck" video, go here.
If you have sea ducks or other waterfowl that have an off taste, try skinning them - the flavor (and aroma) lives in the fat and skin. The skinning video is here.
And yes, I know it's easier to breast out your ducks, but you're wasting half the meat when you do that. Want proof? Read this.
© Holly A. Heyser 2012
This video features Hunt, Gather, Cook
author Hank Shaw demonstrating how to gut a duck, saving the wings, gizzard, heart and liver, as well as the feet (for stock) and fat (for rendering).
To see the "How to Pluck a Duck" video, go here.If you have sea ducks or other waterfowl that have an off taste, try skinning them - the flavor (and aroma) lives in the fat and skin. The skinning video is here.
And yes, I know it's easier to breast out your ducks, but you're wasting half the meat when you do that. Want proof? Read this.
Friday, June 1, 2012
'I need to kill something' - a column for Shotgun Life
So what's this one about?
There are things hunters will say to each other that they won't say to most non-hunters because they know fellow hunters understand what they mean.
Today's column in Shotgun Life is about what it really means when I say, "I need to kill something." Hint: Killing is entirely secondary.
If you're on LinkedIn and a member of its Hunters and Anglers group, you can join a discussion on the topic (oh yeah, I've already been chastised for writing this piece). Or you can leave a comment on the Shotgun Life page via Facebook.
© Holly A. Heyser 2012
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Five things you need to know when teaching a woman how to shoot a shotgun - a column for shotgun life
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© Holly A. Heyser
Gunmaker Dale Tate fits a shotgun
for a left-handed shooter.
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In proficiency, no. But there are some key differences between us when it comes to getting us started with shotguns, and that's what I've written about for this month's column in Shotgun Life.
© Holly A. Heyser 2012
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