Ruger 77 target/varmint model in .204. Not a surprise that I shoot this one best since most of my others are lightweight mountain rifles in magnum calibers.
Always enjoyed the challenge of hunting predators, but never killed a bobcat before...til today. Was out with the dog when she started growling, so I put her in and grabbed the 223. Walked into the wind and saw the cat in some brush. It got a little western, but after three shots it was over...
I’ve been blessed with many good hunting years, and 2020 was certainly one of them. Filled both my tags, buck antelope and bull elk, my hunting partner filled his bull tag at age 75, and the guys that I guided took either elk, deer, or both.
But filled tags aside, being in the mountains is it’s...
Bear balcony with half mount with “Y” on chest (Yogi), griz from Alaska, and 3 rugs from Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Colorado.
The standing chocolate came very aggressively to a predator call and was shot at close range. Biggest black I’ve seen, had to be mounted on a grizzly form.
Immense respect for the man! I’m 66 and my hunting partner is 10 years older. We’re in the Colorado high country every year chasing elk so we have some idea of what it takes. One foot in front of the other.
This past falls bull. Taken at 12000 ft in Colorado wilderness area. Some guy with lamas and a camera crew were camped 50 yards from this spot the day before. He killed his bull opening day and packed out on day 2. This guy came in to drink on day 3. The “lama guy” is the real deal, hiked in a...
Good things can happen when following elk. Was tracking a group of cows once, looked behind me and saw a bull coming up the ridge following them as well. He’s dead.
I’ve made plenty of mistakes hunting, most of them from not being aggressive enough.