Hey all. Hoping to go on a summer backcountry trip into slough creek on the FS in a couple weeks with my llamas. Thinking of going in from Cooke city and curious if anyone knows if I can get a 2 horse trailer to the Daisy Pass trailhead? If not is there a better option? Thanks in advance for any...
@Big Fin
Serious thank you to you for what you’ve done the last few weeks. Not only have you been lobbying at home and in DC but somehow you found time to keep we here on hunt talk updated along the way. You get the big ballz award for 2025!
Congrats on a great bull. You did the tag justice with the time put you in. When I had the tag in 2021 I killed my bull just below where it looks like you were. I used the same strategy many days, dropping in on the top of them. I had the whole unit cow tag there this year. As luck would have it...
300 WSM is a short action and you can run a shorter barrel. Smaller gun overall, idea being a backcountry gun. Not trying to go ultra ultra light, Rifle with scope and suppressor would come in around 9.5lbs. If I went 300 Win mag i'd have to run a 2 - 4" longer barrel.
Basically looking to build a rifle that I can trust a bit more on elk than the 6.5 PRC. In the last few years myself and a few friends have taken quite a few elk with the 6.5 PRC. It does the job but not in the same way as elk Ive seen taken with a 300 Win Mag. Originally had thought 300 Win Mag...