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  1. elkenstein

    2024 OFFICIAL Mule deer meat pole thread

    I usually wait to hunt the rut, but you don’t pass up free meat. 36yds.
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    Montana (and other state) hunter orange laws out dated?

    I’m a Montana resident, and I don’t see any issue with requiring orange. In more open area it allows me to spot other hunters and adjust my tactics accordingly. In thicker timber, I think it has some potential safety value as well. I fill my tags regardless of what color I’m wearing, so it’s...
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    WTS Christensen Mesa .28 Nosler

    Christensen Mesa .28 Nosler in good condition with Vortex Viper PST 5-25x50 and flip caps. I am including 7.5 boxes of premium cartridges in this sale as well as 60+ once fired brass. Rifle, rings, and scope retail for $2450. The ammo retails for another $800+ if you can find it. $2300 takes...
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    WTS Seekins Havak Hit in 6.5CM

    Here’s the rundown with market pricing: Seekins Havak Hit $2050 Leupold Mark Mark 5HD 5-25x56 $2200 Seekins rings: $160 Seekins ARCA rail $129 Timney HIT-ST trigger: $220 MDT Cyke bipod: $800 Hypertap muzzle brake $190 Ammo (24 boxes at $35/box) $840 Total: $6439 I’ll sell it all including stock...
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    WTS Sig Sauer 716i

    Great condition Sig 716i 7.62 with Vortex Viper 2.5-10x44 scope, mag pull bipod and offset flip-up iron sights. I’m throwing in the soft case, an ammo can of freedom seeds, and 3 boxes of service grade ammo that didn’t make the photo. There’s an arca rail on there as well is you want to shoot...
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    2023 Whitetail Meat Pole

    Good lord….just look at that rowdy crew! Damn good day.
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    2023 MULE DEER OFFICIAL MEAT POLE THREAD

    Spotted off the highway on the way to deer camp. It was my first Muley as I have some good whitetail areas and prefer the meat. It was pretty fun to roll into camp with a deer in the back and eat tenderloins that night. 45 minutes from sighting to back on the road.
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    2023 OFFICIAL ELK MEAT POLE THREAD

    My X-bolt is getting bored of my Hoyt. New to Rokslide, but this was the last weekend of archery season in the Bridgers (MT)
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    Mystery Ranch aquired by Yeti

    There's been a lot of buyouts of Bozeman based outdoor companies, and many of them have not been bad. I prefer to see them locally owned and operated, but he's not going to be able to sell that to some young, hungry outdoors person. It's just too big. My fingers are crossed for the quality...
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    Sitka, Kuiu, or another brand

    I'm team Sitka. It seems to strike the right balance of quality, weight, and durability for me. Some of the Stone Glacier and Kuiu stuff I've seen get wrecked on one trip. I don't the patience or pocketbook for that. That being said, the merino base layers stretched like crazy for me around...
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    Where would you aim?

    I'd pass.
  12. elkenstein

    Pics of Custom Knives

    Check out Hammer and Tine. A young Montana couple in the Bitteroot make knives and leather products. I picked this up a few months ago. The quality is excellent.
  13. elkenstein

    West hunting shooting distances

    There's a lot of good info here, but I'll reiterate a few good points. Regardless of your kill range, practice further out. I would never want to juggle the target panic of shooting an animal at the furthest range I have shot my bow. Conditions change everything. I regularly take my block...
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    Is the 6.8 western gaining traction or did the 7mm prc finish it off?

    I bought an X-bolt speed in 6.8 western the first week they were available, and I love it (after a new trigger). Obviously the 7prc wasn't an option then, but I would make the same decision today. In something like the X-bolt speed, you are not throwing a box of ammo through it at the range...
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    Ever Used Your Sidearm While Hunting?

    I've pulled mine for a bear in my solo backcountry camp in the middle of the night and for a sow and cub that were getting a little too close during archery season. I wasn't going for a sow with a cub, just prepared in case she made a visual before she scented me. The cub was inside 15yds...
  16. elkenstein

    Dropping pack to stalk...

    I pack a medium sized fanny pack in my larger pack that is big enough for a small first aid kit, snacks, a little water, Garmin, and a kill kit. It keeps additional straps off my shoulders and my Glock 29 and cell phone go to my bino harness. If it's cold I'll toss the phone in a pocket for...
  17. elkenstein

    Sidearm or Not?

    Glock 29 at all times. I'm not a big fan of mixing up my basic kit, and I like to have everything in the same place every time I go out. It keeps simple mistakes to a minimum, and in Montana you never know what you'll run into.
  18. elkenstein

    What lb bow do you use for Elk?

    75# and the two bulls I have been fortunate enough to drop have ran less than 40yds. Pass through on both.

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