Recent content by ktgoodman

Just finished spring Bear - Putting in for Elk and mule deer draws in Idaho with my son who is returning from New Zealand this summer. If no draw - Idaho Archery for Elk and Mule deer then off to Alaska this fall for Moose with the bow with my 2 high school buddies. After that, it will be...

200 yard zero for me. If the animal or target is closer than that, I just back away from the animal until I'm 200 yards away - "right". I have a laminated printed drop / dope chart in my shell holder on the gun stock for quick adjustments. I also have my gun shooting left 2 inches at 200...

Unless you are sleeping with a wet dog, don't use a bivy on your bag, especially a waterproof one. Your body puts out tons of moisture and you will soak your bag while sleeping. This is why you don't see many "waterproof / goretex type sleeping bags, they just can't move enough moisture away...

Yeah - Idaho Desert buck

Im shooting 7 mm wsm, 180 berger hunter with 64 gr. 4831 ext sc, fed match primer 210, out of Fire formed 300 wsm norma brass, moving along at 2925. March scope is D25 v42 m Hunter. I looked at night force but wanted a lighter scope and smaller profile to fit in my pack.

Thanks - that was a nice bow kill buck, one of my favorite hunts.

The closest I can find on their web site is the D25 V42M, the hunting model. Mine does not have Turret Caps. It is a sweet scope.

I understand in some hunting situations, you can just know the drop and go right from the reticle. With this bear, I had lots of time to get set, range, calculate, pontificate, etc. I also have the Di Plex Hunting Reticle, so I dial on everything over 350.

Good question, the bear looks to be about 12 years old, so it could have lightened up. But I have seen small bears in all color phases, blond, cinnamon, brown, chocolate, black. So far this year, I've seen 6 bears: 2 jet blacks, one dark chocolate, one brown and the one I shot - light brown /...

I have a March 2.5 by 25 by 42 and it is super accurate. I put that scope on the gun 5 or 6 years ago, sighted it in and have never not had it go right back to zero. I've been shooting the same load and never had to adjust the scope. I did fiddle with the ballistics program on velocity to...

I shot this bear at 450 yards this week and when I only have to dial 5.5 MOA on the scope, it feels like an awfully close shot. I'm not sure if it is confidence in the gun, my shooting, or the fact that I practice at 800 to 1,000 yards, but 450 feels like a chip shot right now. The conditions...

So my friend Caleb and I went out last week and got him his first bear with a rifle. We knew we were pushing the limit on the snow for this area and that there might not be many bears out, but we had cabin fever and just wanted to get out, hike and do some serious glassing. It took us a couple...

I just ordered some Bertram in 7 wsm and it has been impressive. I also have Norma in 300 wsm fire formed to my 7 mm and it is my best brass. I shot the bertram the other day and had a 5 shot string that had a ES of 6. I then shot basalt from 500 yards with both the norma and bertram. 4 out...

Sitka makes a quiet set of raingear, Titled, Thunderhead. It is not as packable or light weight as the Cloudburst set, but it is more quiet. Spendy for this goretex stuff.

Thanks - it was really cool. I have enough down to make another bag, but am waiting for the right time or person to make it for. It goes well until the bag that i'm drying the down in, opens up while in the family clothes dryer. I had down all over the place!! I had 2 hours before my wife...