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In 1975 as a teenager, I was hunting on my grandfather's wheat farm in eastern Washington State where the visibility is very extended and there is no cover to hide a coyote. I saw a coyote about 250 yards out. I had my 1903A3 Springfield with iron sights, in 30-06 with 5 rounds in the rifle and...

I was a Reconnaissance Marine for 8 1/2 years, and I have been on patrols that spanned 175 miles. When our company started doing long range patrols, we started with a 50 mile patrol, and at the end of that first patrol, everyone's feet were sore and blistered. We were authorized to purchase...

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What state(s) do you hunt big game in most often? Colorado What is your primary long range hunting cartridge? 300 Win. Mag. -------------------------------------- Regarding your primary long range hunting cartridge choice above: Do you use factory ammunition? No If so, which brand and load...

After getting home from packing out an elk, I was watching the history channel and saw a video of North Vietnamese troops pushing bicycles loaded with supplies and thought that was an excellent idea and could be developed for getting an elk out. Their bikes had the seat removed and used a longer...

I agree and want to add that it is also a time consuming task.

I have been elk hunting in Colorado for the last seven years. Initially I bought all of my clothing from Cabela's through their catalog and I have never regretted my selections. I prefer Danner boots, I bought some of Cabela's good quality socks, polypropelene underwear, I really like their...

My situation was a metaphor for life; there is always something you want that is a little outside your reach, ability, finances or whatever. The key is to keep trying and not give up, so that is what I am doing, exploring to find my limits. Thanks for the advice on bullets, I'll look into them

Thanks everyone for the advice and direction. I have used your advice to do searches on this site and on the internet, and I have done a lot of reading and have a lot more to still read. At this point, it seems that there is a lack of scientific study on terminal ballistics on animals. I have...

I have been a competitive shooter and I have an accurate rifle and under good conditions, I am capable of hitting an elk's vitals at ranges up to 1000 yards, but I believe my range is limited by the amount of energy needed to cleanly bring an elk down. I read once that a bullet should deliver a...