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    Outfitter tent and stove question

    My usual hunting accommodations got wrapped up in the fires happening in CO this fall, and I am doubtful the rebuild will be done for next fall. I actually watched the fire come over the hill from the deck, but that’s another story. The hunting party will need to figure something else out for...
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    Preferred .300 Mag Elk Loads You Use?

    180 grain TTSX or 200 grain A-frames depending on if I am hunting in the open or in the trees. Both equally reliable. I have never worried about bullet performance with either.
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    7-08 elk load - 140 lead free, 150 Scirocco, or 160 a-frame?

    Did you use the Hornady Superformance or the regular velocity load?
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    30-06 vs 300 WM in the real world?

    Saw two elk shot within seconds of each other with each caliber, same 180 bullet weight, while hunting with a friend. Shot placement had way more effect than the additional speed of the mag. He hit the elk forward of the leg center chest (quartering to angle) with his 30-06 and it was instant...
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    Same spots annually?

    Congratulations on the bull elk. I hunt the same areas for rifle every year. Elk come back every year. It has changed with time, I believe the pine beetle wind blow and better hunter access is the cause. But the elk are still there, just a little farther in. It sounds like you have found a...
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    Solo hunting advice

    I would echo the concerns about weather, particularly the cold. You are making a big time commitment by driving in from out of state. I would suggest choosing your season, hunting area, and accommodations so you can have comfortable and restful down time at night. Cutting a hunting trip short...
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    7-08 elk load - 140 lead free, 150 Scirocco, or 160 a-frame?

    Hi everyone, Thanks for your thoughtful replies. The image of the expanded e-tip and first hand accounts of mono’s having pass throughs sold me on the mono route. I don’t know what else I could ask for from a bullet or loading. I’m going to pick up a box of nosler e-tips, and a box of...
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    7-08 elk load - 140 lead free, 150 Scirocco, or 160 a-frame?

    So I decided to buy a lighter recoiling and lighter weight rifle to hunt elk with this year. Found a nice model 70 in 7-08 on the used market, and put a 1.5 x 8 scope on it that has a BDC reticle. I should be all set to hunt in the timber, and out to 300 yard or so. Next step is to pick out a...
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