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Moose tag non-resident
Maybe even 30 years behind that curve here in Montana. I drew bull moose tags here on Montana in '84 and '88, both before the 7 year wait rule, and have since unsuccessfully applied 35 years, all with maximum "bonus" points, without drawing another tag.- buffybr
- Post #36
- Forum: BIG THREE - Moose, Goat, Sheep
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Moose tag non-resident
I bought a combination moose and caribou hunt in Newfoundland in 2018. I think that the whole hunt, including airfare from Denver, cost around $15K. My caribou tag was good everywhere, but my moose tag was only good in one unit. In a weeks hunting we didn't see a single caribou. Many years...- buffybr
- Post #35
- Forum: BIG THREE - Moose, Goat, Sheep
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Google Bot Data Mined Super-Fund Site
He stood out in a group with 4 other rams. That was my first guided hunt for anything and that's what I told my guide before he said anything about any of the rams. That hunt was in 1999 in the Mackenzie Mountains of Canada's Northwest Territory. It was a backpack hunt and I got the...- buffybr
- Post #3,252
- Forum: BIG THREE - Moose, Goat, Sheep
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Bozeman: is it really that bad anymore?
In 1978 my job took me from NW Montana to Bozeman. We found a two year old, 3 bedroom, tri-level house on 10 acres about 3 miles outside of Bozeman for $79K. Coming from a 2 bedroom mobile home, that house was huge to us, and we had room for our 2 horses. My house payments were $400 a month... -
Google Bot Data Mined Super-Fund Site
The Unlimiteds were good to me 35 or so years ago. There are still an occasional B&C ram taked in an Unlimited unit, but at 77 and now without horses I've given up on the Unlimited units. I still apply every year hoping to defy the million to one odds and draw a tag in a unit known for their...- buffybr
- Post #3,248
- Forum: BIG THREE - Moose, Goat, Sheep
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Shiras moose caliber
In the early '80s I shot a 50" Shiras Moose near West Yellowstone, MT. One shot kill with my .30 Gibbs (an improved .30-06) and a Nosler 180 grain Partition bullet. The next year a friend asked me where he should apply for a Montana Moose tag. I told him to apply in the unit that I killed my...- buffybr
- Post #79
- Forum: BIG THREE - Moose, Goat, Sheep
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Optimum magnification range on scope for elk rifle?
Not really off topic because we need sharp vision whether we are shooting iron sights or a scope. A few years ago I thought that I needed another Win 94 .30-30, so I found one on the internet and bought it. The first time I shouldered it my 70+ year old eyes just saw a blur where the front... -
New reloading bench
First of all, it's too clean and even has some workspace! :D Fifty some years ago, my reloading bench was just a little larger, but I had a single stage 12 ga reloader and a Herter's "C" press on it for reloading my then one rifle and two pistol cartridges.- buffybr
- Post #12
- Forum: Ammunition and Reloading
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What is the biggest challenge for you in hunting?
When I moved to Montana in 1975 we could buy an OTC Grizzly tag for $25. I bought one every year until they quit selling them, and I didn't know how much of a good thing that was I only carried my tag in hopes of finding a bear on the gut piles of my elk. Same with Mountain Goat tags. I drew... -
Revolver getting to be a PITA!
I bought my first centerfire pistol, a Ruger .357 Blackhawk back in 1970. In the later '70s I bought a Ruger SA .22 and a Ruger .44 Super Blackhawk. Then another .44 SBH in the early 2000s. I bought my first S&W pistol, a 4" Model 19 .357 in the '80s, then a 6" Model 66 .357 in the late '90s... -
Best stock on an econo rifle
I don't know what the OP considers as "cheap" rifles, but I have two Weatherby Vanguard rifles in their Griptonite plastic stocks. I've pillar and glass bedded the actions and free floated the barrels and if the cartridges matched the game that I would hunt, I wouldn't hesitate to take them... -
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Wyoming Snow
I drive from Bozeman to Denver and back every Thanksgiving, Christmas, and early February. I usually see hundreds of antelope through Wyoming on those drives. I drove back to Montana last Friday and didn't see a single antelope in Wyoming. -
Rifle length of pull
I have either built the stocks or altered the factory stocks of all of my hunting rifles for my LOP, even for my .22 rimfire rifles. -
.22 creedmoor
Whar's the difference between a .22 CM and a .22-250 IMP? -
Northwest colorado
When I lived in Steamboat Springs, CO in the late '60s and early '70s we had thermometer temperatures of down to -54* F and almost every winter we would have up to a two week period where the temperature would not get above -20* F. Part of that time I was on the Ski Patrol at Steamboat Ski Area... -
Best (and Worst) Muzzleloading Bullet Experiences
For me it would be no problem, and actually I would be all for it. It was my understanding that the muzzzleloading seasons were started to allow a low number of hunters the opportunity to hunt with relativily short range traditional muzzleloading rifles, much like the archery seasons, before... -
I made a free draw odds site for Montana
Interesting site. My draw odds went from a 0.almost nothing% (kind of like the interest banks pay savings accounts) on the FWP statistic table to a positive 2 or 3% on your table with my maximum number of squared bonus points. But it's still a random draw and even a first time applicant can win.- buffybr
- Post #55
- Forum: Tag, Applications, Maps & E-Scouting
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Bout time we get some snow
We got a foot to a foot and a half last night along with 15-20 mph winds. I have 3' drifts in front and behind my car and about 2' over the rest of my parking area. I have an "L" shape driveway and can't see how deep the snow in on the lower portion. I'm waiting for the wind to quit before I...- buffybr
- Post #33
- Forum: Other Small Game
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How do you carry your bear defense sidearm
For many years I carried my Ruger 6 1/2" .357 Blackhawk, Gov't model .45 acp, or Ruger 1 1/2" .44 mag Super Blackhawk on my side in leather belt holsters that I had made. The suede outer side of those holsters has worn smooth from years of carrying them. A couple of years ago I bought a 4"...
