I have done this hunt 5 times. I lived in Loveland and FTC for 50 years. Back in the day it was easy to get cow tags if you didn't draw a bull now both are draw. Most of the areas in 20 are private and the public access is very hard in late season because of the snow. Use Hunt OnX to find...
Use my dads 1970's 788 rem 243. The flatest shooting gun I own. Never had to adjust the 0. Dead on with dimes.
My experience is that I use a quality round. Barnes is my choice. My gunsmith said the quality of ammo is so good now that it can kill anything.
I had a 06 for years. Got sold on the 270. It has dispatched multiple elk and deer with no problem. It is a flat shooter. I have a 788 Rem 240 too and that thing flat out shoots rounds. Grouping on a dime
The comment: Be super selective with your hunting partners rings so true. I will never go out with anyone unless I know them and how they hunt and treat weapons. I went on a Goose hunt with 3 friends I knew very well. One friend brought a guy with no experience. The friend proceed to swing...
Ouch- I started cleaning too fast twice. Once it was freezing and I couldn't feel my hands and Put a knife through my hand the whole way. The other time I had a deer leg up skinning and the knife slipped and went into my leg. That one bled bad. One little lapse and ouch!
Years ago I was hunting several draws in the late afternoon. It started to rain heavy and within 30 minutes snow. It became a white out and it was snowing inches an hour. It got dark and I could not see in front of me and had no bearings. I fired my gun 3 times hopeful my partner would hear...