Recent content by Firebird

Sounds like a fun hunt in an interesting place. I do love antelope hunting! I tell my kids it’s kinda like dating. You sort through a whole bunch of the good the bad and the ugly and finally you find the one that makes you lose your breath and your heart beat faster. And hopefully you still...

Sorry you didn’t get your cat but I respect the time and effort everyone put in. You took some other trophies I am jealous of-especially that wildebeest! Hope you make it back Someday-

I had something similar done at a local machine shop. You might check if there is one close to you already that can do that sort of thing or something alomg Those lines

Good luck finding Reloder powders. That said, rl 22, 25 worked well for me and I just finished a load with rl 17 and 190 gr ablr that showed great accuracy at 3020 fps. Like you, im stretching it just a little for a specific area deer hunt. Yes that bullet is fickle but so is the eld x and I...

I had Redding build a die set for me once-maybe reach out to them and see if they can help. I’m sure other companies do it as well but have no experience with them

During harvest season you can never find an uber in Idaho tho

Snow on the ski resorts today. It snowed down to 9000 ft but did not stick. Gonna be warm and sunny the rest of the week tho

Gorgeous fall weather for the elk rifle opener this coming Saturday, crisp and cold in the morning and t shirt in the afternoon

I didn’t either really, so I appreciate alittle bit what you are saying. My kids have had many opportunities I never had-hope they appreciate the experiences and memories

My oldest daughter on her first antelope hunt. She passed on several bigger, lots of less interesting and one “freak” that she just didn’t fall in love with-I would have taken him! Finally we stalked this one and got to 100 yards while he was bedded. She was on the sticks and he stood and sort...

In my group there have been a handful of cow and spike elk killed with a 7mm-08 rem 700. Bullets have varied but mostly 145 grand slam and 150 Accubond long range handloaded bullets. Haven’t lost any and I don’t remember any that required extra shots. Goes without saying that Shot placement...

I’ve been reading “Campfire Tales” by Rolf Rohwer which is very Good evening reading. In that book the author mentioned a book called “The White Impala” by Norman Carr, 1969. I found a copy in the USA although others were available-check the s/h though, it often exceeds the cost of the book...

Now I wish I had mounted my buffalo instead of a euro. . .very nice work (y)

Gnarly place to kill one and pack him out. Congratulations-one of my favorite things to do

Does taxidermy in his basement. Don’t ask how I know. . .