Prayers for you and the family. Peritonitis can be a bitch, I got lucky and we caught it ( I'm on PD dialysis) before it got inside the peritinium. Hang in there.
I shoot a 225gr Nosler Partion, 70 grs. IMR4831, Federal Benchrest Primer and for elk, bear etc and for antelope, hayfield deer, I use a Hornaday Interlock 225gr. Both bullets shoot to the same point. Haven't tried them yet in .338 ( just in .270) but the Swift A-frame seems to be a very good...
Personally I've always just skinned the udder on cows or ball sack on bulls when I make the first cuts and leave the hide attached. You don't need the actual milk gland itself or the nuts, the hide tells what was in it.
As far as packing out the balls and tongue, well what someone does in the...
Go to fwp.mt.gov and check it out, or call 406 444 2950. There are college student combination tags available for a little bit cheaper price. As far as resident, I think if you fulfilled the requirements (after 6 months) you would be good but as a student, be best to check with the folks who...
If you would like to hunt whitetails there's some islands on the Yellowstone ( check for ones that are state or BLM) that can be a lot of fun. I haven't done it , but I would think checking out the Missouri, up in the breaks country would be worthwhile also and more kind of an adventure thing...
Personally I think it depends on the spots your buddy may know of and your schedule. If you can hunt after opening week, during the middle of the week, you can avoid a lot of the crowd. Here in Meagher Co. there is less than 2000 year round real residents. Starting in the summer we get...
My 2 cents...Check into Montana, we have whitetails and a youth hunt that starts just before general season. I like whitetails for kids, we just sit, wait, have the gun set up on the shooting sticks and it's a nice setup for a good clean close up shot for them. It's worked real well for me with...
I have just been using a couple of 4' long wood dowels (I think they're approx an inch dia) lashed together, slide the knot up or down for height, for my kids to shoot off of. Very sturdy and I just carry them and we can use them sitting still or stalk. For myself I prefer to carry my rifle in...
I've always been fascinated with calling things so have been playing with it for a lot of years now. I've heard does and fawns talk to each other quite a bit, kind of a bleat type thing. While predator calling I've had does come in quite often to check things out and have called both bucks and...
I think a big part of the problem is the growing popularity of using such dogs. It seems years ago they were protective (saw more herding dogs back then too) and did their job but that aggression towards people was discouraged, now you got bunches of ill bred crap that are just plain mean with...
Prayers from here too. We have friends whose daughter has to wear a insulin pump 24/7 but she adjusts and is a happy active kid. Luckily this stuff is treatable, I know it's much harder when it's a child but it's just a matter of keeping things in perspective. I got hit with kidney failure April...
There are 3 fishing access along HWY 12, Harlow at the east edge, Martinsdale at the west and Selkirk kinda in the middle. See folks camping in them, might be something else but offhand that's what comes to mind.
I agree with the one thing at a time approach. You may want to try different primers though. on some guns not too much difference, others it can be quite a bit.
I've had my best luck with Federal Bench Rest and worst with CCI
My opinion, it depends on the circumstances. If the regs are same, say either sex elk and you can legally be there, go get it. If not (diferent regs say) make sure you have your spots, evidence etc. marked so if you have to go back to the kill site you can prove it. And then take care of the...
Our place is in the western edge of 500. We got a little more rain last night so that was nice, it has stayed green for quite a bit this year. Overall as far as the country itself I think were OK. To give you an idea on the huntin, a couple season ago I was up Findon Ln. (a few sections of...
Nice article, I agree that a good huntin gun goes above just being a tool. That's something that for me anyway, these plastic handled, soulless modern shooting tools can never match.