Never Miss Again Part V: Get Your Mind Right
The game of shooting is mostly mental, but what we practice the most are the physical elements, hoping that our mind goes along for the ride.
James Nash
is an outfitter, professional hunter and cattle rancher from NE Oregon where he resides as the fifth generation of his family to raise cattle, hunt, and fish on the 6 Ranch. He studied history at Adolf Øien Videregående in Trondheim, Norway where he also competed on the Norwegian National Greco-Roman wrestling team, then studied Literature and Writing at the University of Montana Western in Dillon, Montana. Afterwards, Nash served as an Armor Officer and platoon commander in the M1A1 Abrams main battle tank in the US Marine Corps for five years. Nash was wounded in Afghanistan and received two Purple Heart Medals and after a period of convalescence was subsequently retired. He returned to the 6 Ranch and resumed guiding and outfitting, with a focus on other combat wounded veterans. Nash has guided salt and freshwater fly and gear fishing, all kinds of hunting, and back country wilderness trips since age 14. He hosts the 6 Ranch Podcast, and you can learn more about him on instagram @6ranchoutfitters.
Never Miss Again Part IV: Use the Right Reticle
For years, MOA was the more popular of the two in the US, but now 80-90% of competition shooters are using mRad and (finally) more hunters are using mRad than MOA with 55% of Leupold’s sales being mRad.
Never Miss Again Part III: Stabilize Your Rifle
Absolutely nothing else matters if we can’t hold the rifle steady.
Never Miss Again Part II: Battle Mount Your Scope
This is how I set up a scope so it can receive the maximum reasonable amount of damage and maintain its zero.
Never Miss Again Part 1: Trigger Control
Enter the American-made VF-ORYX 22WMR by Volquartsen. This rifle is an absolute beast. The moment I picked it up, I could sense its precision. The modern design immediately caught my attention, but it was the performance that truly impressed me.
G9 Woodsman 10mm Ammo Was Made to Shoot Polar Bears! Review
The ammunition I used is made by a family-owned business in the Pacific Northwest called G9 Defense, and if not for the distinctive capabilities of this stuff, I wouldn’t consider trying to kill a 600lb animal with a 10mm. But this ammo doesn’t behave the way other pistol ammo does.
The Toughest Hunt in the Country
Mule deer are the primary prey base for cougars in Oregon. If cougars exclusively ate mule deer, those 7,000 cats would eat 364,000 mule deer a year.
Spearfishing, the Shortest Hunting Season
One of the barracuda turned and started swimming towards me then opened his mouth full of pretty intimidating teeth. The game had just changed.
The Renaissance of Elk Hunting
The 80’s were an interesting and important time period for how elk were hunted.
The Detailed Guide to Hunting Knives
There are an ever-growing number of companies making knives, and it can be frustrating to wade through the marketing and lingo so let’s break it down for today’s hunter.