Poor Butte. Why did he have to be arrested there? And why does it seem like every ne'er-do-well drifter, some of whom are apparently psychotic killers, land there at some point?
Any word on what the "unrelated charges" were on which he was arrested?
Wow, that's a mystery. Volleyball sized splatters of blood for 200 yards should mean a dead elk pretty close by. I don't mean to insult your buddy's recollection of the event, but he's absolutely positively sure the elk he saw go up the steep hill is the same one he shot? Stranger things...
If I killed that thing and had it in the back of my truck, I'd probably stop as many times as possible on my way home, whether I lived an hour away or 2000 miles away. :ROFLMAO:
Are you flying out west or driving?
Full disclosure, I have no experience with the Harbor Freight case. But I have made a number of cross-country driving trips with cased long guns (with no damage or incidents to any of them) and I doubt any of my cases are as nice as the Harbor Freight one...
Good stuff.
My son is is a rising HS senior this year and will be heading to college next year (most likely Montana State, but we're keeping our options open), so my wife and I will be empty nesters (kind of). I think mom is probably going to struggle with that a bit more than I will. But...
Reading that article reminds me of Thomas Sowell's quote about how there are no "solutions," only "trade-offs." Wildlife habitat, property-owner rights, and affordable employee housing are all worthy, but sometimes incompatible, objectives. Something has to give.
I very much like the idea of shooting some of your buddies' guns to see what the recoils feel like. Everybody has a different definition of "low recoil." When I think of low-recoil deer rifles, the .243 and the 7mm-08 immediately come to mind, but neither are "no recoil."
I have one and have never had any issues at all with it. It meets or exceeds my expectations for a $119 gun. If I could only buy/own one pistol, this is not the one I'd choose. But since that is not my situation, I'm perfectly satisfied with it.
I like this strategy. I shoot a decent amount all year with various guns (because it's fun). But starting about this time of year, my "practice" for hunting season mostly involves a lot of hiking with increasing amounts of weight in my backpack. Taking some shots while winded from exercise is...
You just never know. Overcrowding, whatever that means, is one thing, but don't automatically assume that a few other hunters in the general area will mean you won't see any elk. They can pressure elk away from you, but they can just as easily pressure them to you. When doing your e-scouting...
My elk-killing experience consists of exactly 2 cows (although both are in the last 2 years), so that makes me an expert. :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO: Lots of good advice in this thread and it's interesting to see the divergence of opinion, so I don't think I add a lot of value when it comes to the two...
Scary story. I think if I had witnessed a grizzly venture off my trail into the woods about 60 yards in front of me, it would take me a while to mount the courage to continue down the trail past the spot where I last saw him. But I agree, I'd be moving the next mile or so with both the spray...
Yes! I shot my first antelope last year and he was alfalfa-fed as well. I have freezers full of venison, elk, and antelope and I can safely say that the antelope is the tastiest.
If you are looking for a marinade mix, I like to marinade my antelope steaks in McCormick Grill Mates Montreal...
I really like my Irish Setter Vaprtreks. I know the general consensus seems to be that you need a premium boot. I have no experience with boots over $300, so maybe I don't know what I'm missing, but I'm going to keep buying Vaprtreks until they fail me. I hike in my uninsulated ones all...