I'm a meat hunter......my black bears,moose,deer.....shot with ''cheap'' Savage, Remington 700 and Winchester model70's all costing way under $1000. handloads,most under max loads.... heavy for caliber projectiles.....Getting as close as possible.........2 moose did require 2...
OP asking for opinions of experienced hard hunting folks,he deserves a fair answer...but what do I know, I have a LEO vxII 3x9.
on my .300wm. ,other rifles are open sights......just sold my .284 model88...it had a cheap REDHEAD 1.5x5 on it .worked just fine in the thick stuff!!
Local mounted police take a dim view of legal hunters/shooters being bothered......they will respond quickly if called........
mostly goose hunters in fields in this area(South of me,about 10 miles). Out in the mountains,I would guess 99% of the TREE HUGGERS / LIEF LICKERS know...
I have had a reoccuring nightmare since childhood.....in the middle of a field and a big bull is headed at me...no trees to climb !!!andTHAT sure looks like the bull .
LOOKS like the rain fly on my ooold FJALRAVEN single person mountaineering tent......found the fly worked fine and did not need the actual tent.......gave it all to a younger fellow I know who was going after mountain goat.........he was shocked at the price of a light weight -quality...
BARGES from SEATTLE to ALASKA and back.
they carry everything from AR-15'S to ZODIAC's. and everything in between.
again from daughter's place/ CAMPBELL RIVER in background.