I was surprised that none of the rounds went straight thru. I was shooting 212 gn eld-x out of my 300 win mag, no exit holes out the back. Found one exit bottom of the belly/inside leg. 🤷♂️ just thought I would see 4 entrance and 4 exit all the other side.
After I fired the third round and the bull was just standing there, as I pulled out another round, I looked at Travis and said, “Am I even hitting him?” He smiled and said, “You are drilling him!” 4th round in and fired and he collapsed. 😅 I had practiced smooth bolt racking and getting back...
I used the Orville ultralights on my September moose hunt and really liked them. I spent all day in them and walked a little over 3 miles a day for the 10 day hunt. Hiked 10 miles one day because I shot a moose 1.7 miles from camp. I did, purposefully, hike in my waders and wading boots before...
We estimated we all carried around 120lbs for the first trip, 80lbs the second, and around 40lbs the third trip. Three of us for three round trips. The nice thing for us was that I shot it on the river bank and all but the last quarter mile was walking the river bank down.
In 2021 a friend of mine from college reached out about planning a 2023 AK moose hunt. Got the approval from my wife and we started planning and getting gear. The two years of planning the trip was honestly a thrill. It was something to look forward to, it was something to talk about, and it was...