Recent content by texasmeathunter

I'm no expert, but maybe just a few steps further down the same road. In the past three years I have gotten into LR shooting and hunting. Prior to that I had killed countless white tails at 200 yds and less. 90% less than 150 yds. When I started thinking about Long Range I had to do it on...

Reno, I'm not sure what brand of 22 mag ammo that Dad was shooting, but it was a hollow point. The shot was definately a lot of luck. He guessed he was holding over about 7'. But with open sites, the guess of 7' may have been 10' or so. Who knows.

I loved your question because it gives me a chance to brag about a shot that my Dad made last year. While out checking his fall calf crop he caught a coyote lurking in a nearby ditch eyeballing the new calves. So, he pulled out his open site lever action marlin 22mag and dumped the dog from...

I recently bought a Savage 110 7MM rem Mag for Elk hunting this fall. Can anyone give me a recommendation for a factory load for elk with this gun. I am only planning to shoot out to 500 yds or so. Due to the optics that I have.

Can anyone tell what type of license is required for a Non Resident to hunt Prairie Dogs and Coyotes in Colorado? I am planning an Elk Hunt in Southern Wyoming for next fall and my Dad just found a place in Northern Colorado where we can hunt Prairie Dogs and Coyotes on the same trip. Is a...

Thanks for the tip Gordon. I'm just starting to get acquainted with the Wyoming Game and Fish catalog. But, so far have found it hard to navigate and find things, but now that I know that th information is there I'll dig until I find it. Joel

My Dad and I have the opportunity to hunt elk on private land in Wyoming unit 12 next season. We don't have any points in WYoming, though. Does any one know how to find out what the odds are for drawing a Non resident Bull tag for private land in Wyoming Unit 12? Thanks

My Dad and I have an opportunity to hunt Mule Deer next season 2012 on Private land in Wyoming Deer unit 75. We don't have any preference points does anyone know how to find out what the odds are for drawing private land tags in that unit. We also have the option of hunting Elk on the same...

Shortgrass, Do you know of a source of getting High mount rings? Or a particular manufacturer? Joel

I inherited a JC Higgins Model 50 chambered in 270 Cal. I am trying to mount a 40MM bushnell 3 x 9 scope and the bolt will not pass below the back of the scope. The bushnell scope will require taller bases for the bolt to clear the scope. Does anyone have any tips on replacement bases or...

Silvertip, Thanks for the help. Since we have not had personally experience in this neck of the woods, we are dependent the eyes of others. I sent you an email from my Gmail account asking some more questions. Texasmeathunter

My buddy and I have pulled cow tags for the second rifle season in Colorado 75 and 751. Neither of us have spent anytime in the back country in this area. But the areas that we are familiar with didn't have tags available. Does anyone have any experience in these units this year or in the...

My friend and I are buying over the counter cow tags for the two units between Pagosa Springs and Durango. We are going to be back packing in and packing our meat out. We are hunting the second rifle season. I was just wandering if any one had any experience in this area and could offer some...

What size of an ice chest do you need to carry one cow elk completely boned out? What do you need to keep with your elk meat in Colorado to legally validate proof of sex? Are there any Colorado Game laws against completely boning out a cow elk in the back country and packing out just the...

What size of an ice chest do you need to carry one cow elk completely boned out? What do you need to keep with your elk meat in Colorado to legally validate proof of sex? Are there any Colorade Game laws against completely boning out a cow elk in the back country and packing out just the...