Thank you! We’ve been hitting the stairs hard and carrying around 50lb bags of softener salt in our packs. I’m sure we’ll still get our asses kicked though.
This makes my head hurt.
Are you saying you’d rather have a bolt action “center fire hunting rifle” with a 5-25 scope during an griz attack than a open sight 12 gauge pump with 600gr slugs?
I’ll have 5 slugs through him before your fumbling hands can rack a second round.
^This is my favorite reply
To clarify, we were always going to have a rifle (28 Nosler) and were not planning to run around the mountains hunting black bear with shotguns - they were strictly for close range griz protection.
Now I know the original post says otherwise, but after some more...
Thank you. And I would agree we’re too nervous. Realistically the drive out to Montana will be more dangerous than hiking around in griz country for a week.
Thanks for the advice. I’ve haven’t spent a ton of time behind a spotter(outside of the rifle range). All three of us have tripods to accompany our binos and have been practicing when possible. It’s definitely difficult to simulate 800yard+ glassing in the heavily wooded Midwest, but we’re doing...
I'm finally doing it! Heading out from the Midwest in a few weeks for my first ever western hunt. If anyone has any tips, tricks, or advice I would love to hear them.
I graduated college in May of '21 and finally have the means to acquire the gear and purchase the tag. My brother, Dad and I...
Found it! Montana FWP on BMU 520: "There has been limited public input that the quota should be removed, and the spring season should run through June 15. On average females are harvested at a rate of one female/day after May 15. Over the last 10 years the average closing date has been May 26."