How depressing. I’m a blue collar civil servant and my biggest dream hunt is a Dall sheep/caribou combo hunt. I was saving up before I booked. Appears I waited too long.
I agree with what the others have said. I would pick up a wolf tag if that is an option for you. And bring your chair if that will help you be comfortable and glass longer.
Good luck and keep us posted!
In my experience the ELD-M were too fragile and would break apart and dump all of their energy before penetrating into the vitals. I had it happen on an elk and a mule deer. Both were well placed first round hits that required follow up shots due to lack of penetration. I know there are a lot of...
I’ve been interested in doing the same thing. This post has been very interesting. I finally picked up a chronograph so I can get real data moving forward.
I have a 6.5 PRC and love it. Shot a pile of critters with it. I had several people steal me towards the ELD-M for hunting. While I did kill elk and deer with that load I wasn’t happy with the performance so I went back to a bonded bullet and much happier I did.