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    MI cow Elk Tag

    9 days to go….. I have a few good bulls picked out as I’ve been scouting since July. Most of my deer hunting this fall turned into elk scouting while casually looking at deer…
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    Elk Cam Pics 2022

    Northern Michigan
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    MI cow Elk Tag

    I live in the heart of michigans elk country and have been guiding elk for over 30 years. I think I have the scouting part covered. Fullquiver- if you want to pm me your contact info , I’ll help.
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    MI cow Elk Tag

    After 36 years of applying, I finally drew a mi bull tag this year. December hunt area x and I. I’ve been guiding elk hunts since I was 14 and now it’s my turn.
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    6.5 Grendel load for deer?

    I’m in the process of setting one up now , 85 hammers. Currently looking for powder, I’ll update as I go.
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    .280 ACKLEY IMPROVED

    Kind of late , but finally finished up load work on this 280 AI. 64.0 grains of h4831sc , 143 hammer hunter gave me 1/2 inch groups and 3180 fps on the chrono. A couple antelope and three whitetails later I am sold on this combination.
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    Wyoming Antelope Adventures

    I too am sold on Hammers , I'm slowly switching everything over....
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    Only during pronghorn season

    I antelope hunted a unit that had leftover cow tags available , I didn't buy one. About three days int my hunt I had a cow standing in camp in between my tent and my cooler....Kicked self in a@@ the rest of the week.
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    Bugle Report

    Northern Michigan elk are getting fired up. Bulls are screaming consistently.
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    Vacuum Seal

    Old habits are tough to break and I spent enough time in SE AK to always vacuum pack a change of base layers and socks. Also a basic fire-starting kit and some tp. That stuff is more valuable than gold in the right situations....
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    WY Mud Roads

    Speaking from experience , driving in WY mud is much like driving in Northern MI freezing rain only it also sticks to everything. Best to avoid it.
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    Hammer bullets?

    I'm relatively new to hammers. I set up a new rifle last summer in 280ai shooting berger 168s. Killed 2 deer and four antelope and the results were devastating , most destructive meat damaging bullet I have ever shot. Switched to hammers for the next three deer. Just as dead , all drt , all pass...
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    .280 ACKLEY IMPROVED

    What load are you running if i may ask?
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    .280 ACKLEY IMPROVED

    No , no tracking necessary....on the 275 lung shot the main exit was slightly behind shoulder , but shrapnel grenaded into the off shoulder...Im not writing off Bergers as a hunting bullet as I think they would be a great elk / moose bullet , just a little destructive on smaller game. I would...
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    .280 ACKLEY IMPROVED

    Magazine length has me pretty limited for length , but looking at drawings if the berger 168 was workable , the hammer should have no problem.
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