I shot my best bull in 1977, DIY, on public land in northern Montana. He gross scored 375 with 59 1/2" and 60 1/2" main beams. He was the last elk that I shot with my .30-06. I've shot a lot of small 6s and 5x5s since then, but haven't even seen anything like him.
There are good and bad people in all societies all over the world. Unfortunately, this also includes hunters.
I believe the term "Trophy Hunting" was started by anti-hunters to put a derogatory light on hunters. Unfortunately, this term is also used by some hunters who believe that their form...
I bought Lee Collet Neck Size dies for 5 of the cartridges that I shoot the most, mainly to eliminate the steps of lubing cases then removing the lube, but also hoping to increase accuracy with a more consistant neck pressure on the bullets. Only range time will tell.
Also I bought 2 Lee...
If I remember correctly, in the early '80s FWP did away with the bonus points because they said their computers were overloaded with everyone's bonus points. I think I had 8 sheep bonus points then. Now, me and thousands of others all have 576 squared preference points in multiple species.
I left Colorado in 1975, but I still go back there several times a year to visit family. My GF likes to hike, and several years ago I found these rams just a few miles outside of Denver. These pics were taken in Febuary of '23, and I've seen them there just about every time I go there. The...
Forty some years ago F&G didn't publish the drawing odds, and I would go to the F&G Regional Headquarters near me and get the odds directly from them. Also 35-45 years ago there weren't as many people applying and hunting Moose, Sheep, and Goats, and that's when I shot mine. My first goat tag...
First year applicants have drawn tags in Montana, but...
As a Montana resident with maximum "bonus" points, I've unsuccessfully applied here 45 years for mountain goat, 41 years for sheep, and 35 years for moose tags.
I've seen mountain goats of cliff faces where I wouldn't go unless I was roped up, and I've seen them in the bottom of valleys drinking water from the river, and even licking salt off highways.
When I shot my goat, the season opened in early September but I didn't start hunting them until mid...
In 2015 the USFWS listed the African lion under the Endangered Species Act which banned the importation of lion trophies into the US from the countries of South Africa, Namibia, Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. I donit the status of Botswana and Tanzania.
They have since partially lifted the...