Rifles

With the holidays right around the corner, it's time to start thinking about gifts for the hunter in your life (or for yourself). Whether you're hoping for a Black Friday sale on firearms or you're prepping your Christmas list of hunting "wants" for your family to purchase for you, a good rifle should be on your list.

I grew up listening to my father's stories of him and his cousins in their childhood, hunting deer with shotguns in the deep briar and blackberry thickets of Alabama. Some were drive hunts with deer dogs, and others were rabbit hunts that soon turned to deer hunts anytime one jumped where the soybean fields met the woods of a creek bottom.

I absolutely love hunting, which probably seems obvious if I'm writing a blog for HuntWise, but it truly is one of the great passions of my life. The adventure, challenge, scenery, and solitude all speak to me on a very deep level.

Choosing a firearm is a personal decision influenced by a variety of factors. Whether you're a brand loyalist, an experimenter, a collector, or fall into another category, your choice is a reflection of your unique hunting style and preferences. 

It's no secret that hunting might be one of the most exhilarating yet expensive lifestyles. From purchasing a new tree stand to being geared up with clothing that will keep you warm, it seems that there is always something we hunters and huntresses are willing to spend our money on.