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I got drawn for an elk tag, a mule deer tag and an antelope tag in much coveted area 88 !!!! I am hunting Oct 5 to Oct 10 with Double T Outfitters. I CAN"T WAIT !!!!! UPDATE... I just got back. I had a great hunt. The guides , gear and accommodations were all first class. I shot a small elk on my third day of hunting. I have no complaints. It is my first elk and I had one hell of an experience. I was very impressed with how tough these animals are. I also shot a mule deer and a pronghorn. Check out the shutterfly link to see the pictures. http://webmail.myfairpoint.net...5%26cid%3DEMsharshar I used my old venerable Winchester Model 70 in 300 Win Mag. This gun has served me well over the last 12 years and has made the trip to Africa several times and has killed dozens of animals in many places in the good old USA. I used Barnes X triple shock 180 grainers loaded to 2950 fps behing 73 grains of H4831 for the elk. I planned on shooting any of the 3 animals with that load but once the elk was down I switched to my other load, 180 grain Nossler Ballistic Tip with the same load. I have always been a Barnes fanatic, however I think the NBT is a great pill for deer and smaller stuff. All and all it was a very tough hunt but one of the best I have ever been on.. Feel free to ask questions. I highly recommend the outfitter with no reservations. CHEERS dancing Hunting, Shooting, Reloading, Fishing, Boats, camping and the FAMILY NRA Life SCI DRSS Chapuis 9.3 x 74r The poster formerly known as Uglystick NRA Life DRSS Searcy 470 NE The poster formerly known as Uglystick | ||
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Sorry, Try it again and it should work now..... NRA Life DRSS Searcy 470 NE The poster formerly known as Uglystick | |||
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Worked great, looked great. Congrats. Frank "I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money." - Robert Ruark, Horn of the Hunter, 1953 NRA Life, SAF Life, CRPA Life, DRSS lite | |||
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Very nice hunt...looks wonderful....that would be the biggest elk on my block Mike Legistine actu quod scripsi? Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue.  What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | |||
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Congrats at what looks to have been an AWESOME hunt!!! Beautiful pics too!!! | |||
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Looks like a pretty darn good trip to me! Congrats... Good Hunting, Tim Herald Worldwide Trophy Adventures tim@trophyadventures.com | |||
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Looks a great hunt, very nice pics and all 3 animals on one hunt is tough to beat. I hope I get the twin of that small elk in 2 weeks in NW Colorado. | |||
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I am extremely angry with you!  Here I am recovering from surgery in Amman, Jordan, and going back to Iraq next week, and you have to show me this.  Congrats on a great hunt.Oh, well, I will end my civilian contract in Feb 10 and be permanently in Colorado.  .395 Family Member DRSS, po' boy member Political correctness is nothing but liberal enforced censorship | |||
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I hope you recover fast and stay safe in the mean time. I think you have me beat with getting to live out west permantly. If I could figure out how I could make a living in western Wyoming I would be there tomorow... NRA Life DRSS Searcy 470 NE The poster formerly known as Uglystick | |||
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