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Hunting notes, gear talk and what's going on at the store, from the Circle Star crew.
- October 2, 2026 Deer Season Rifle Checklist for Texas Hunters What to check on your rifle, your license and your county's rules before you hunt.
- September 23, 2026 .223 or .308 for Central Texas Deer and Hogs Which one fits how and where you hunt in Central Texas.
- September 23, 2026 Buying Your First Handgun: What We’d Tell a Friend Start with what it's for, then hold a few, the way we'd walk a friend through it.
- September 23, 2026 How an FFL Transfer Works When You Buy a Gun Online What happens between ordering a gun online and taking it home from our counter.
- June 10, 2026 Picking a Rifle Scope: Three Questions to Answer First Three questions to settle before you pick a rifle scope: the rifle and caliber, the whole budget, and the job it does most.
- April 22, 2026 What We Saw at the 2026 NRA Annual Meeting in Houston What stood out at the 2026 NRA Annual Meeting in Houston: suppressors, thermal, and new rifles, pistols and bullets.
- April 11, 2026 What Shooting Sports Teach Kids Safety habits, focus, handling a miss, and something the whole family can do together.
- September 14, 2023 A Whitetail Motivational Speech for Texans During a Rough Summer Behind on stands and feeders after a brutal summer? It's not too late to save deer season.
- July 18, 2023 Pigs in the Summer Where wild hogs go in the Texas summer heat, how to find them near water and in the early morning hours, and what gear works in thick summer…
- May 23, 2023 Let’s Talk About Thermals! A plain-English intro to thermal hunting optics: how thermals differ from night vision, what drives the price, and how to pick one for your property.
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