Recent content by manitou1

My go-to cartridges are 7mm-08 and .280 Rem. Have killed them beyond 600 yds with both. Pronghorns are not hard to kill. They can be difficult to judge their distance... so a good R.F. is a necessity IMO.

Black Gold!!! When I raised bird dogs, they did better on it than anything else. Firm poops, lots of strength and energy... and they loved it. For long, hard, multi-day hunts I always carried some bread and peanut butter or doggy energy bars. Nothing worse than seeing a pup hunt it's heart out...

Yeah, but the wilderness areas are pretty small comparatively.

Try crumbling some in an egg and cheese omelet. Delicious! I had it in a restaurant once and I smoke a few every now and then for snacking on crackers with cream cheese... and for omelets. Smoked nine last weekend myself.

The drought last year put a whammy on them IMO. We are not seeing quality bucks in the Buffalo, Sheridan areas. Small horns on most. The bigger ones I am seeing are still well below 70"... and only a few in that class.

Have a very Merry Christmas all... and a blessed new year.

I tried many. My hunting dogs seemed to do best on Black Gold. Firm poops, easy to clean up. Healthy dogs. Maintained proper weight and didn't require large amounts.

Buy a spare and load it, keep it in your pocket... your fear is gone!!!

I fill several tags every year, holding out for a 70+" buck every season. I have never NOT filled all my tags as I allocate 8 days. I butcher my animals as I go. This season, due to moving the wife out there and finalizing my house build, I arrived 5 days early. I had an additional 9 days to...

I go every year, solo. I kill 3-4 antelope a year as we love antelope meat. I always kill a 70"+ buck yearly, but I set aside 8-10 days to hunt. This year, I had 5 days to scout and 9 days to hunt. I put 1300 miles on my truck on gravel and LOTS of miles on foot. I saw ONE buck on public... at...

My limit is 700 yds... if I can lay prone and shoot off my pack. If in taller brush and using my tripod or pack sitting up, I limit to 500-550, but only if steady and comfortable.

Antelope numbers are waaaaay down, mostly East of Buffalo. Mule deer seem to be pretty thick this season... I killed a nice one not far from there two weeks ago. There are 600 elk on a pasture not far from B.L. right now. I also saw about 70 elk on a hay field about a week ago... not more...

What state were you hunting?

Took this guy on the WY rifle opener for my tag area. 503 yards. Two mile pack out. DIY solo hunt.

Does this count? I also got a new spotter.