You'll have a blast cadman! To me bruins are totally captivating and I love to hunt/observe them even if I don't drop the hammer on them.
You going in Montana?
Those are some nice crappies! One of my fav trips of the year is my yearly trip to Minne to fly fish for crappies just as the ice goes out. Tototally off the chart fun for me!
I use a 7' 3 wt and a 9' 5 wt and rip into them pretty good, and from time to time I get into other fish that wanna...
Not my son, he and his parents are good friends of mine. They don't hunt and asked if I'd help him out. Now he loves to hunt, shoot and anything to do with the outdoors. Got him thru Hunter Safety, spent the summer at the range watching him shoot the heckola out of the gongs. And got him to...
Catskinner-I've used the NBT's since they came out, taken several arks worth of game up to an including elk. From my experience with them I'd say load em up, and when you point them properly they'll do what they're paid to do.
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I'd try the 150 TTSX if you wanna go that way and or the 150 E Tip. Now if you're using the lead free cause you have to I understand using it for lopes/deer. But if you don't have to by law then I see no need for a preme bullet on that kind of game.
For my 300 shorty mag I'll be toting the 155...
No ma doubt 2 or 5 bruin hunts would be good. All spot n stalk and some calling as well. I've called in a bit over 60 of them now and it do tend to get the juices flowing.
Coues for sure, My fav critter to hunt besides bruins. I totally loved guiding for Coues in Sonora and the glassing...