2024 OTC buck. I had scouted a much bigger buck in this canyon. So when I caught this buck on an escape route through the thick cedars I had to make a quick judgement call and I thought this was the buck I scouted. I’m still grateful to be able to take a great buck with great genetics.
I started with an AB raptor 6 on this gun and it was miserable to shoot. I was skeptical about the RR but it does exactly what TB claims. I can shoot this rifle without worrying about recoil and spot my own impacts now. It’s definitely noticeably louder than a non braked can but I’ll take the...
I shot this buck at 540 yards out of a 7prc impact velocity was ~2500fps. Shot entered behind the shoulder and send bone and bullet fragments though the vitals and lodged in the offside shoulder. I didn’t recover any significant part of the bullet. The heart lungs were a red mush and he didn’t...
I completely agree with you. IDFG has put out a series called “The State of Deer and Elk” on YouTube that goes over mortality data on deer that they have collared and is interesting to see exactly how deer are dying. I don’t disagree that we are at the mercy of winter but was just curious to see...
I’m surprised you are the first to bring this up. It is interesting to go back and look at hunter numbers and success rates for the units surrounding a controlled hunt unit. Comparing both numbers before and after the controlled hunt became controlled. Maybe making all units OTC for the two week...
If you were king for a day and could change any rules/seasons for a state like Idaho where the majority of deer tags are OTC. What strategies would be most successful?
I used it one hunting season so it has a few minor scratches/dings. Come with everything pictured. Will trade for MDT HNT 26 in the same config. $1250 TYD
Does anyone know where to get the straps for the Sitka mountain harness that attach your binoculars to the harness? My last pair ended up in the bottom of a rockslide in wyoming and they had the straps on them I just didn’t have them clipped in. So I need a new pair of straps to clip my new pair...
Yeah about 1/8” before it is high enough to slide over it stops. I sat it on the counter and pushed as hard as I could thinking maybe it was just stiff but it still won’t go high enough.
This is as far as I can get the locking pin to go up. Is there an east fix or am I missing something? I’m just trying to avoid another 60 mile trip to exchange it.
I’ve seen mixed opinions for using the 300wm or 300 rum AICS mag for the 28 nosler. It will be going in a XLR element 4.0 and I was just looking for someone with experience using either. If one is preferred over the other?