I grew up listening to Ted Nugent, Metallica, AC/DC, Guns’n’Roses, and Aerosmith.
Being a teenager in the 1990s, I think I was the last of the generation to do so too.
However, I had an extra special bonus growing up in southwestern Ontario: I was in radio reception to Detroit and listened to ZRock 102.7, which later became ‘The Bear’. Ted Nugent was a morning host for what seemed like a couple of years, and I enjoyed listening to him getting ready for school.
The flood may be old news, but the RCMP gun seizure in high river is still an ongoing concern.
Essentially, the story is that police were going door-to-door during the High River, Alberta floods in June of 2013. They say it was to search for possible victims, injured people, elderly, and other people requiring help. However, when they were in the houses, any firearms they saw improperly stored (their interpretation) they seized for “safe keeping”.
You can only learn so much from YouTube, movies, video games, and websites. This is especially true when it comes to firearms. When learning to fire guns and rifles, nothing can replace experience and professional instruction. Putting rounds downrange with your own finger on the trigger is the best way to learn – then supplement with books, online courses, and even quality YouTube Channels.
This past weekend I decided to head off to the indoor shooting range in our city. This gave me the opportunity to get familiar with and try out various handguns, shotguns, and even some carbines. Whether you are just getting started with shooting and aren’t sure it’s for you, or maybe you are just trying to decide between a few different weapons for your next purchase – a trip to a gun range is likely the right move for you. Continue reading
Even though I grew up in the country on a farm, raising and harvesting our own meat and poultry – I am slightly ashamed of saying that I have no experience with hunting. I have never had a problem with hunters, and always wished that I had those skills. But that seems to be the problem with hunting, most people who hunt were raised by other hunters (father, uncle, grandfather). But these days you will find older non-hunters, such as myself, becoming interested in learning about hunting and then going out to the field or bush themselves.
I consider hunting to be an essential skill for anybody seeking personal independence and self reliance. Not only are you harvesting natural resources that you did not have to feed or raise yourself, but this is also likely the healthiest meat that you can find. Naturally bred, antibiotic and hormone free, non-GMO fed, natural spring watered, free-range, organic meat – Almost the way that nature intended for us to eat. No factory-farmed meat can compare to the health benefits of consuming this natural resource.
Below you will find some of my initial thoughts on getting started with hunting, along with some of the information that I have gathered.
Hunting is an important part of the Food Pillar of Personal Sovereignty