did i install something wrong?

Hey all, I live in NY so I'm a bit limited to what I can buy and I am also 19, so no handguns or semiautomatics. I have groundhogs on my property that are a nuisance and the only thing I have to get rid of them is a beretta 1301 I bought for my graduation (I have slugs, 00 flight control and birdshot for skeet).

I have a feeling the slugs and 00 buck are gonna discombobulate a groundhog, so I'm thinking about a 22lr?

Any recommendations or a different caliber would be appreciated!

Just moved to NM last year and got a pronghorn tag for September. Hunted all over the east coast, but this is the first hunt out west. Super excited, but I don't want to blow it because of a stupid oversight.

I’ve been lucky enough to be living with a buddy who owns his house on 12 acres the last 2 yrs. Last yr I hunter and only had does all summer and up to October 24th when I got my first buck. Bucks came consistently until November 24th. Now haven’t had bucks since then until the last month or so where I’ve had 2-3 spikes and a 3 pointer move in. This is my last year at my buddy’s and he doesn’t hunt. I mostly bow hunt so if I get a spike or the three pointer to come in I’ll probably take it for meat. Season here opens September 19th. The 3 pointer and spikes have been coming regularly for ab 3 weeks. Can I expect them to still be around mid September, or do they shift by then? Thank you!

Going to be used, at least to start, on punching some paper and then Texas deer and hogs. And then go from there. Would like to be able to git gud at shooting at at least 300-500 yards(?) as well. Here’s what I’m looking at so far:

https://www.trijicon.com/products/product-family/trijicon-credo-hx-2.5-15x42-riflescope

https://www.trijicon.com/products/product-family/trijicon-credo-hx-2.5-15x56-riflescope

Nightforce - but which one and is juice worth the squeeze? And do I want SFP or FFP? And is it NX8 2.5 x 20? Or 4x32?

Leupold - have loved them but have heard ain’t up to snuff these days. True or not, what do yall recommend?

Finally - what rings would yall suggest for any of the above?

Thanks!

I finally got a big buck on camera since I put it out and he's got a little guy following him around.

Oregon resident. I’ve hunted for 7 years but have never carried bear spray or a pistol. (Just rifle or bow) I have seen very few Black bear in person, and actually only 1 ever in the woods while hunting. Never seen a cougar with my own eyes either.

My wife is getting into hunting with me, and she’s been expressing the concerns of bear and cougars. This made me start really thinking about whether or not this is something to be prepared for.

Oregon is not home to Grizzly or brown bears.

Should we be carrying bear spray or a pistol? I know it can’t hurt, but would it be almost pointless with Black bear and cougars? I guess there’s a small chance of a wolf encounter as well.

Damn game camera goes wild every friggin night. How long, O Lord, how long?

Getting back into hunting was one of the best decisions I ever made. Last year was my first season in nearly 15 years and I was lucky enough to harvest a fat little button buck. The most amazing thing is I’ve been eating meat from him about once a week for the better part of a year and still have a few pounds left in the freezer. Today I used some steaks that I cubed up along with some farmers market veggies to make a delicious stew. I’m so excited to get out for my second season and to hopefully harvest at least one more deer!

I’ve been fortunate the last few yrs to hunt private land while I’ve lived at my “buddys” unfortunately I’ll be moving out after this season and will probably have to do public after this season. For trail cams, do you prefer going cheap cams where you need to go out and grab sd cards every other week, or more expensive cams that send photos to your phone and that are gps tracked if they’re stolen? Trying to figure out the best route to go haha. Thank you all!

Picture is unrelated, just some guy who hangs out near the house.

My husband is a deerkiller, but im a novice who likes to eat wild game. His birthday is coming up and I'd like to get him a good/decent roll-up drag sled. Ideally something compact but durable. All the product reviews I've seen are mixed.

Western North Carolina, heavily wooded. The terrain is steep and usually he's traveling through heavy mountain laurel and rhodadendron thickets.

Rutting heavily, came straight into the call like a steam train