Recent content by Earlybugle

We hunted the first two days on family ground (NE Indiana) that has been spectacular in prior years. This year we barely saw any birds. Heard almost zero shooting . Last year I shot limits but this year only fired a dozen shots in two days! Wondering what happened. Hard to imagine that...

The various Geovid models released over the past 3-4 years makes it a bit confusing to understand the differences between the models. I recently purchased a Geovid 10x42 HD-R 2700 ranging binocs. Based on what I read on various sites, I understood the model was capable of uploading trajectory...

This threat is like a Rorschach test / we all tend to see what we each are predisposed to see. Perhaps the post sought benefit from the exercise more so than the answers. Pmscc60 nailed it. Too many variables still undefined to reach a defendable selection/answer (unless many assumptions are...

LAHunter, That cartridge and bullet will work fine, though less than ideal. I like to work for ideal situations but be prepared to succeed with far less. That being said, ….. I've tested that load/cartridge out on northern whitetails years ago. The double lung pass thru (via the scapula) was...

huntintoo, What a great picture! Thank you for investing in the future with those young hunters! I predict you will never want for a partner for the rest of your life. (dang onions in my sandwich are stingin' my eyes again...) - EB

That’s a nice mature buck in any camp Turbo! We hunt a ranch on the southern end of the Drainage. I heard a local rancher found 40-some dead deer after the snow melted. Probably down low along the Hwy.

Thx for the report B’. We Have had excellent hunting in each of the prior 4 seasons and taken nice 4pts each year. This year, the 4 of us, only saw 6 bucks, ...combined, all week. The oldest was a 3 pt. Very few Does seen. It was brutally bad. I will be eating my tag later this week.

Heck of a tack driving hunting rifle. I Love Mine. In fact my suite/brace (?) of M700LSS are all 0.5MOA shooters (270WSM, 300RUM, 375 RUM).

Just return from a UT mule deer hunt. Four of us have have hunted the same ranch in the chalk creek drainage, for three years, with great success. This year we saw very few deer and almost zero bucks. It seems the winter kill that occurred last spring across that northern tier was more severe...

Disease and competition for habitat pose two of the greatest risks to wild sheep. In one way they are the same thing since domestic sheep are well known to spread contagious and highly deadly diseases to wild sheep. I’ve wondered if anyone has ever estimated the cost to pay sheep ranchers to...

It’s an awkward reality today that wildlife needs to be monetized to be protected. Wild sheep are no different. Hunting impacts to sheep populations are insignificant compared to other hazards and hardships to their populations. Until we start protecting their habitat, demand will grossly...

The heaviest Hornady ELD-X for your .280 is their 150 grain. That cartridge has the ability to be loaded to velocities that would result in impact velocities well above my recommended limit of 2800fps. However, I note that the published Velocity for Hornady factory loaded Precision Hunter is...

Mr Hall your speculation made me smile. But to quote a fellow you might have heard of from younger years, “Hell, I was there!”

Tar’ - I agree. I typically hunt with hot cartridges. And My shots are often taken inside of 200 yds, and sometimes inside of 100 yds. So I Can’t hunt with ELD’s in flat shooters like my 270Win, 270WSM, 300RUM, or 300Win Mag. I’ve Seen wildly varied and unexpected results from family &...