Recent content by Elkmen

I have never seen it rain in Wyoming during the rifle season. Always snow !!!! Not saying it doesn't but not where I have been, in 8 trips.

Higher is better, I have trailed them crossing "saddles" that GPS at 10,000 feet, and it was higher on both sides. Be there in the dark and leave in the dark. Early in the year, lay still and listen, they will talk, bark and bugle clear into November. You have to watch and listen. Successful...

I will take the RP once fire brass. ! I PM's you earlier with a question, but you answered it in this post.

I have several brands of powders in cans and primers made who know when. As someone already mentioned. Open the can and smell. Sweet kind of damp smells good. My stuff is in a wooden cabinet, on an insulated north wall 20 feet away from the nearest heat source. I store my rifles the same way.

AS I hunt mostly DIY, by myself I stay well away from the bear units. Wolves don't bother me, big bears do !!!

Shot my first elk in 1961 with a 180 gr Partition using an 06. 10 years later I bought a 300 WM and have never looked back. You can kill an elk with just about anything as the posts here prove. I have seen them killed with 250's on up. But if you want to kill it cleanly and ethically time after...

I have seen many, elk taken with the Partition, both at very close and out past 500 yards. I have yet to see a failure. My experience with other bullets has been limited but have not had great success with the TSX. Most elk have taken a second shot. The Bergers are very accurate and sail through...

For elk I am using a 7 mm STW with a Zeiss 4 X 14 X 44, 175 Sierra GK . Have also tried 180 Berger, but not yet the new AB. I have killed a couple of elk with this combo, but not at long range.

I just finished a long range elk rifle. Remington 700, lilja barrel, reworked action, and HS precision stock. I already owned the action and put about 1,000 into the rebuild. Barrel is sporter weight and will put 160's in the same hole. Have not yet had good of luck with 180 Bergers but I have...

I have two 721's both fine rifles. The trigger may need some work and from my standpoint the stocks are horrible. I have had both since the 60's and changed both out years ago, and again recently. One has a Bell & Carlson the other a Brown. MOA may be a challenge depending upon the rifle...

If you were "only" an elk hunter as I am I would say go with the 300. BUT it sounds like you may spend more time hunting slightly smaller game. The AI will do what you need with a good quality 160 Nosler Partition. I have seen over 100 elk and deer killed with the PT, and never a failure. Keep...

I have been using the 180 gr, Nosler PT, for over 50 years for one reason "they work". Have tried the Barnes, the GS, and a few more, always went back to the PT.. I shoot 300 WM for all big game.

I have two rebuilt 700/ 721's, I believe the 280 AI would be an excellent choice. Mine sport an H-S precision and a Chet Brown, I prefer the HS because of the aluminum bedding throughout. One sports a ER Shaw barrel and the other a Lilja. I have not done a lot work with ER barrel, but its a 1...

I drew a Wyoming General Elk, this year, my first general tag. I will be hunting from Cokeville North. Been in there chasing cows for a couple of years, and saw some dandy bulls.

Re: Long term planning...guided hunt? I have been on three guided hunts. Two to NM and one to BC. I have not seen a legal bull on any hunt. I have DIY to Wyoming 7 times have filled a tag every time. A general hunt tag in Wyoming will take two or three PP's to draw. Last year we saw two 180+...