I was working a sheep depredation call in South Phillips County...the pressure to solve that problem seemed minuscule later in the day when I'd heard what happened.
Actually the reimbursement program works well. I've necropsied dozens of calves, ewes, lambs, horses, and even a few guard dogs with short fused ranchers standing over my shoulder expecting me to verify wolf or lion kills. If I find no proof, they don't get paid, simple as that. if I can verify...
I box test all of my scopes....never had one fail. Maybe "very nice" to you is different than what I use.
If I told you how many coyotes I've killed with a rifle in subzero temps, you wouldn't believe me.
2,000 give or take. Some lasted longer than others. I've tried just about every make of barrel out there. My last 25-30 barrels have been made by Bartlein. Tracey is a good friend of mine, and in my humble opinion makes the finest barrels. If you ever get to Wisconsin, tour the plant. It's very...
I gave that old Sako to my youngest son, who is the Government Trapper at Harlowton. It's on it's 11th barrel now. It's also a 22CM with a 1-7" Bartlein.
Hope all is well Kurt, I'll have to stop and visit next time I'm over that way..
Having the capacity....I have killed a few big game animals beyond 500 meters, but in my 56 years of hunting with a rifle, most have been 200 and in, and that's the way it'll stay.
I do a little bow hunting too....
One of the coolest finds I've made was an Audubon Big Horn Sheep skull I found in North Dakota in the late 70's while hunting coyotes.
I donated it to The Museum of the Rockies, about 40 years ago. I was told there were fewer than a dozen of them in existence. I don't even know if I have a...