Congrats! I killed my Booner bull on Nunivak in 2020. Awesome experience on a rare animal.
Make sure to post your final score sheet. I'm curious to see the final measurements.
I suppose it wouldn't be fitting to end a hunting season without an obligatory NM Oryx harvest, so here you go.
The hunt started slow, but when we found a few cruising across the desert hills, it didn't take long to get work done. I picked out the best one in the group and put it down with one...
My opinion is fix it. I like to restore animals to their prime state as a sign of respect for their life.
I have no problem leaving it broken for character though either.
I scored big in the Kodiak registration area this year!
After a long night of 60-80 MPH gusts with the tent pressed against our faces as we tried to sleep, Kodiak welcomed us to a beautiful blue bird day.
While viewing from camp, this 8+ year old Billy was calling to me from furthest reaches...
My WSM is a custom barreled South Carolina Win 70. The barrel is a 26" 10 twist. I use H4350 with this load in Norma brass and a Fed 210M primer.
I've been very successful with heavy bullets in a 300 WSM.
2022 successful trips with .308 Caliber 200 grain Accubond fired from a 300 WSM. One and done @ 385 yards on the NM Oryx.
Same rifle, same load. Alaska Moose @ 400 yards. Also one and done.
Robert Major and his team at Major's wildlife studio mount hundreds of Oryx per year. They know what Oryx mounts are supposed to look like and they produce top notch quality.