Recent content by 25elk

Nothing can beat time spent in the field. An excellent resource is usually the area DOW game warden. If approached with a true desire to learn, they will more often than not impart some valuable information. They won't tell you where they last saw a 350 point 6x6, but they will, if approached...

I don't guide anymore, but I could'nt explain things any better than Scott did. To get away from hunting pressure down in the San Juans, we always packed in by horseback into either the Wilderness or Primitive areas. As an outfitter I really didn't like to do drop camps unless clients insisted...

I have harvested elk with everything from a .243 to .375 H&H, but my always "go to" rifle is a Win Mod 70 in .270 Win. I lived and guided in CO for more than 20 years and got an elk every year with my .270. It worked just as well in NM and AZ. This is one caliber that you can both shoot, and...

My old Model 94 30-30 is looking better and better. All I need now is a lot of cheesecloth and some cosmoline.

By the way, the spell check on this page didn't work worth a ****.

Thanks for this thread, it couldn't be more timely or urgent. I just sent my letter. To My Duly Elected Federal Official: At your swearing-in ceremony you promised, under oath, to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America, against all enemies whether foreighn or...

Yep, and still love it. First started freezing my butt of in a blind with my dad 64 years ago. Been hunting upland birds and waterfowl with the same gun for 60 years now, a Winchester Mod. 12-20ga. that I got for my 9th birthday. It has very little blue left on it but it still puts em down...

Can't argue with the Mark V comments and don't know much about the Vanguard series, but my very first large caliber rifle was a .300 Weatherby that I got in 1963. My dad picked it up somewhere in a "deal" and gave it to me for my birthday. It was built on a hand-lapped Mauser action, probably a...

Yes, many times, both on foot and by horseback. I grew up being alone in the woods and feel safer out there than when 'in town' as a matter of fact. When camping solo you can't be too careful, however. A simple sprain or broken limb can be life-threatning and you had better be a survival expert...

I am new to this site, so I haven't read everything obviously, and hope I don't slight someone by not being aware of somethiong previously discussed. With that said I will forge ahead. I hunted, guided and outfitted for elk in several of the ranges in Colorado for 25 years. I am familiar with...

IMHO you are better off staying with the 130 gr loads especially if you are using factory ammo. I discovered that I became a better marksman when I settled on one bullet weight and was then able to concentrate on long range bullet performance as the main criteria in deciding what rounds to load...

I am obviously new to this site and don't belong to many others. Not a social media user at all. I just turned 69 and have been hunting since I accompanied my dad into the duck blind at age 5. Got my first shotgun for my 9th birthday. Lived in Colorado for 25 years where I was a licensed guide...