![]() Three does we hadn’t even seen jumped up and came running, angered that something was trying to eat junior. Then my guide, Steve Jones of Backcountry Hunts, fished an ace from his pocket in the form of a small fawn bleat call, and blew on it while we tucked in beneath a cedar. It was a stalemate, and the buck was holding all the cards. Just ahead of the safety, a cocking indicator is visible. A tang-mounted, two-position safety does not lock down the bolt. With a 70-degree throw, the bolt handle provides ample clearance for mounting scopes. The does were already looking suspiciously in our direction, and there was no way to move around the last pair of cedars, find the buck in the tall grass and get on him before he bolted. Although we worked to within 125 yards of the buck, he might as well have been on the moon. The first 500 yards were safe enough-if you consider maneuvering through a Catclaw-choked ravine safe-but that cover eventually ran out, as did most of the cedars. ![]() My quarry, a big-bodied, 3X3 West Texas desert mule deer, was bedded with five does near the top of a hill covered sparsely in long grass and scattered cedars. ![]() The thousand-yard stalk would be a tricky one. Priced a bit higher than the standard Ruger American – but still well below many flagship production rifles - the Go Wild rifle incorporates numerous upgrades, including a camo stock, bronze Cerakote finish, AI-style magazine and radial muzzle brake. ![]() By Mike Dickerson Tested in the field and at the range, a much-enhanced version of Ruger’s popular American rifle performed spectacularly. ![]()
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