.243 got it done for years on multiple moose, a few dozen caribou and a bear once. 100 grain Remington core lokts. All ranges sub 200 yards, most sub 100. I think the farthest any animal ever traveled after hit was 50 yards tops.
With my family of six, my four kids can eat as much or more than me, and I have a healthy appetite. Three freezers, ideally a nice sized bull moose and a cow/forkie moose would be perfect for the whole year. We pressure-can any left over by the next hunting season and its usually less than a...
Hunted for 7 days straight and didn't see one antler. Somehow ended up stabbing my rear wheeler tire - slime, plugs, praying, etc wouldn't keep the dang air in there, so I left camp and limped it out five miles back to the trailhead. Made the journey to the next town that had a NAPA who would...
Here is a gut pile that was covered up by a bear . May look obvious from a few yards away, but I think you would be pretty hard pressed to see this from the air.
I have been let down twice now by inflatable sleeping pads on sheep hunts. I started carrying old faithful, Thermarest Z Lite SOL. Not as cushy for sure, but it ain't gonna deflate.
I have tried grizz a few times in the past and it does not tantalize my pallet. I may of tried this one if he had blueberry butt. He did not though and was actually pretty lean, not much fat on him compared to the other bear shot at camp this year.
I put the crosshairs on him and let one fly. He immediately dropped on his belly like somebody just chopped off all four of his legs at once and then he started rolling around into some low brush and snapping at his own body. I have a five-round mag so every time he came into view in that patch...