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CVA Apex Vs. The Beast Part 3

At the shot, the bull reared back on its hind legs and promptly crashed back down on its front hooves, reminding me of a bronco that was trying to buck off its rider. Bouncing again on its front feet, it turned and ran straight away, disappearing into the cloud of red dust, which was filled with twisting and turning shapes of other frightened wildebeest. Even before the herd was out of site, we were running. My rifle, now empty, felt light in my hand as we sprinted to the place we had last seen the creatures. We reached the tree the two Bulls had been under, only to find nothing. No blood, only scattered tracks. Continue reading

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CVA Apex Vs. The Beast Part 2

As my finger tightened on the trigger, my eyes searched for that one opening on the chest. Wildebeest are notorious for not bleeding, and I needed to make this a good shot, as once the animals thundered off, there would be no follow up shot into the fleeting herd and corresponding cloud of red dust. Frustrated by the obscured chest view, I moved the crosshairs up the neck, to just above the nose. At about 75 yards, I watched as the wet nostrils flared, obviously suspicious of the three huddled lumps that did not belong. Continue reading

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Shoot Straight TV Host Chad Schearer Wears Many Hats

Editor’s Note: Chad Schearer is a western big-game guide and host of “Shoot Straight TV” besides being the director of media relations and marketing for CVA and BPI Outdoors (parent company to CVA®, PowerBelt® Bullets™, Quake Industries™, DuraSight™ Scope Mounts, … Continue reading

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Decrease Your Range To Take More Deer With Your Muzzleloader

“Get the clothes out of your pack, and pile ‘em up on that rock,” Chris Denham of Arizona told me. “For what?” I asked with a look of total bewilderment as we hunted a Coues buck 357-yards away, based on the reading from Denham’s range finder. “I’m not gonna shoot that buck,” I said. Continue reading

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Hunting for the future with CVA Pro Tony Smotherman

If you have had the type of season I have had this year, I’m sure you’re tearing your hair out trying to figure out what the deer are doing and where the heck they’re at. Well, I’m not exactly tearing my hair out just yet, but it is getting some gray in it from the 12 hour sits in half a dozen states that equaled into a pile of not so tasty tag sandwiches. Continue reading

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