Search results

Me & my buddy decided to try a late season deer management hunt here in Iowa. This antlerless season was conditionally opened, in just 5 counties, during mid January 2022, contingent on an excess of antlerless tags still on the sell table on the third Monday of last December '21. That high...

Granted this is a mule deer thread-but on our way to church this morning here in Iowa, my oldest daughter and I saw a corker of a whitetail buck, out in broad daylight in a picked bean field, working something in 30+ mph winds; clearly, his mind was on more than the weather.

I''ve been wanting something for awhile; something shooting 6.5, 6.8 or 7mm rounds that is efficient on recoil, and has enough sauce to ethically anchor an animal at 500 yrds, if I do my part.

BC, Good post; good to get word out! I know this whole experience stings pretty deep, and believe me, I've been there: an Atlantic salmon fishing trip in the Canadian maritimes 25 yrs ago still hurts! Look at it this way, there is a silver lining: Alaska is a harsh mistress, it's probably for...

NV, Despite Iowa's reputation for rolling prairie, we do have some hills & draws; anyhow, the back part of my acreage backs into some fields and a draw full of wild cherry trees. Usually one or two would come down in a storm and I'd be set with wood for the next year for the Okie Joe. Well, in...

So, this thread is about smokers, smoking, and beautiful women... Anyhow... I have 3 smokers in my "fleet" 🤠: -Little Chief electric -Oklahoma Joe offset stick/charcoal burner -Charbroil analog insulated electric The Charbroil analog electric is the newest; and it may outpace the Okie Joe as...

Yeah, sure. 🤠

Jim, Similar thing happened to me in WY in 2017 during my fall cow elk hunt. I ran across several guys hunting deer, as the seasons overlapped in that unit; no one was seeing any deer during the small talk, and asking me if I had seen any. Well, I had seen my choice of several real pretty...

I have one, albeit a 1980s featherweight in .280 Rem, and it continues to serve me well. That, and my 30-06 7600 are the only big game rifles I own. I have wanted a new big game rifle for several years now. I am interested in the 6.8 Western and seriously considering the model 70...

Anyone have a line or inside scoop on when/if Winchester will be doing a run of model 70 featherweights in 6.8 Western? They list it as being chambered for it, but so far, I have not seen any, nor am I aware of any out there yet.

1. Swarovski has nothing on the God given eyesight of an antelope 2. Antelope prefer the tender grass in a spring seep and will come back for more 3. Use terrain features/corridors to conceal yourself as you close in on far off antelope; after 6 unsuccessful stalks, where I got busted over...

I could be wrong in what I'm remembering reading somewhere, but I thought there were some studies where CWD infected meat was fed to monkeys or apes and it did pass across? Actually, here is where that study is cited: https://www.cdc.gov/prions/cwd/transmission.html I guess I wouldn't...

Just say'in...

Well, I'll respond as if the OP is seeking advice on gear for western big game hunting. I have this rubber scope cover strap dealy; had it for almost 10 yrs. The rubber is still pliable; think it's called a 'bra' lol. It does sorta look like one. Anyhow, that thing was relatively cheap, and...

Awful, awful stuff; we all readily own our successes, but sadly also our failures. We all need to be careful out there. No critter is worth someone's husband, brother, or father. It's easy to be preachy, but we all need to be vigilant; stop and think before we do something we simply cannot...

Yeppers. Been going back & forth on it for a few yrs now. In just that time, a few of these newer calibers came on the scene. One thing the 6.8 has going for it is the variety of .277 bullets out there; lots of choices if you wanted to load down, as well.

I've convinced myself that I am in the market for a gun that's sensibly lethal on big game out to 500 yards-(with practice, of course)-in a production rifle. Something with reasonable recoil (I hate recoil! I know, I'm a wuss) that can push heavier, high BC bullets with enough speed to seal the...

Does he like it? Any usage on game?

Yeah, I hear ya; the 270 WSM is brought up a lot in these comps, but AFAIK the twist rate on those standard production barrels can't best handle the newer, long, heavier high BC bullets; no doubt a real good gunsmith probably could whip something sweet up in a custom rig.