Hunting

While Wendy is one of my favorite spotters to take to the range to shoot paper, she will not replace Kirk as my hunting companion. In the field, I am afraid Wendy would talk me on to a tree, rock or something else instead of the animal. Read on to learn about Wendy and my…

There are a few things where less is more. In this case, we are talking noise. A Resilient simple man suppressor was purchased from Sharps Gun Works. Contact John Ray and he can make your suppressor purchase process simple. Simply Silent  You can read more about the importance of being quiet in the very first…

While the Dead Eyes Duo remain humble and committed to our mission of getting better, Kirk and I are glad to have executed three kill shots with the first three shots taken this past weekend with the new gear on the Musgrove Family ranch. Friday Evening Hunt Pig number one was shot on Friday evening.…

Details regarding the people who provided valuable advice and the extensive gear upgrades were covered in the Better People, Process and Technology post. This post describes a Better Process for shooting practice. Plans are to use a yearly membership at Blackwood Gun Club to zero in the new gear and improve my shooting skills. The Base…

Wow, titling this post, I just had a flashback to my auditing career days. Before retiring in 2019, for over 25 years, my teams would work with the people who executed the processes and worked with the technologies to deliver business solutions. In the spirit of hunting continuous improvement, this post highlights some significant gear…

No Bloody Photo Typically, a picture at the ranch is included with a post. Since I was gun less this trip, there is no photo of me kneeling down behind an animal. Kirk’s son, Kolton, did get a shot at a pig, but we could not find it to take a picture. Another choice for…

In the photo, my left hand is touching a newly installed Barker Outdoors adapter mounted on a Bog DeathGrip tripod and I hold the BOG saddle clamp mount in my right hand. Benefits The Barker Outdoors BOG adapter ballhead will allow for full range of motion, smoother movements and better lock down capabilities when on…

In early January, I shot a once in a lifetime whitetail buck. In the above photo, I use my white cane to measure the inside span of the main beam on this amazing buck, which turns out to be 23.75 inches. For more photos check out the Humbled Dead Eyes Duo Thanks Heroes Ranch post.…

On behalf of the Dead Eyes duo of Kirk Musgrove and Mike Royal, I want to extend our gratitude and thank Freeman Sawyer for having the vision to create Heroes Ranch and giving us the opportunity to harvest a once in a lifetime buck. We also want to express how much we enjoyed interacting with…