Recent content by ridgewalker

I was in Hyder, AK at a brown bear observation area when a photographer jumped the fence and started walking toward a bear. The ranger, a huge guy himself at maybe 6’7” or more and over 300 lbs, came running up short barreled 12 ga with extended mag. He was yelling and extremely angry at the...

A well known Africa veterinarian/guide (Dr Ken Robertson who wrote a great book “The Perfect Shot”) has recommended the 350 grain bullets for Cape buffalo saying it makes it work like a 416. Woodleigh, Barnes, North Fork, and a couple of brands made in Africa are in the 320-360 grain weights...

Oh am I envious! One handsome trophy!

All great info! This is a well timed thread for me. In August I will be camping alone in the Wind River Range of WY while my grandson and his bud backpack the CDT. They will each carry a can of bear spray. I will have my 40 cal Glock 23 with Lehigh penetrators in my chest holster and bear spray...

Sadly it’s our tax dollars that become anti-gun/hunting using the government to fight. Our donations to independent organizations are what fights them and the dedicated people in the organizations, ie, NRA, NAGR, RMGO, TGR, etc.

I’ve lived in Colofornia since 1976. It has become a sad place for conservative outdoorsmen. I believe the ultimate goal is to eliminate hunting all together. If I could move out, I would in a heart beat! Sadly I have to get the granddaughter through one more year of highschool then off to trade...

Just a note of my opinion. I have a man cave pretty full of taxidermy. Started reducing them to euros to have more funds for hunting and fishing, but now actually wishing I had only brought home photos of my hunts. If I had done that, I could have gone on even more adventures more often. JMO...

Might surprise you the cost of Africa vs Alaska particularly for plains game. Taxidermy and shipping might be the biggest Africa costs. If/when I return to Africa it will be with only photos and memories…unless I get a leopard! LOL!

I'd like to call in a mountain lion. Always been a dream, but can't seem to get it done. At 76 I've taken pretty much all I need. Focusing on the granddaughter who seems to love hunting and fishing…thrills my heart! January 2025 I've booked her a West Texas Aoudad hunt. Got to get her shooting...

All very interesting views including the Hornady podcast and Tyler Freel. I don't trust Freel's opinion after his article on hunting brown bear with a 6.5 Creedmoor. I think he runs a high risk of getting someone hurt or even killed after writing that. I am a hunter and not a competitive...

H4350 has worked well for both for me. But when I couldn’t find it, H414 was even more accurate. Bullets in 243 ran from 85-100 and in 30-06 130-200.

Mountain biking in Moab. Had to ride out 7 miles with only my left arm functioning. Not bad really. Just a very slow pace. Drove home the next day and saw the doctor. Had an HMO insurance…hate those now! Took 5 months to get it operated on. Cost the HMO 5x what it would have if they just...

Severed all four tendons in my right rotator when 50. Had to be reattached differently, but works OK today at 76. Then I had a torn retina and the doctor told me all I had to do if it totally severed was get to him within 24 hours and he could reattach it. Scared me because I was booked for a...

Sad story. Colofornia is voting this fall to stop hunting the cats, ie cougar, bobcat and lynx. All the Californians and New Yorkers who have moved here have brought their stupid ideas with them. They think they know better how to manage wildlife than the educated professionals! I guess next...

Oh my! I could destroy that too quick. Very handsome rifle!