Recent content by moosemike

Thanks Velo Dog. I'll give that a try.

Spike T, to answer your questions the .338 is well known for its scope eating qualities and I didn't put the brake on. It was on the rifle when I bought it, some Elk hunter put the brake on it.

Once I get a better scope I might do that. It had a Bushnell on when I got it and the brake is keeping it from crapping out.

I'd like to get the Remington magnum myself.

I've heard a few guys say that they just use the brake at the range and screw the thread protector on to go hunting. My Ruger .338 shoots 4" lower at fifty yards with the brake removed as opposed to on. So I can't just remove the brake and hunt. Is this unusual?

PaulT, that is the kind of herd management I was asking about. I was wondering if it was practiced outside the USA to any degree. I've always been told if you're going to take a buck out of a herd you need to take at least two doe to keep things balanced. A balanced herd leads to greater trophy...

Prayers sent for his family.

I'd like to hunt Africa in the next two years.

Thanks guys but I wasn't looking for cull hunt opportunities. I was merely curious how/if PH's manage the herds on their properties or if they generally just hunt the males of the species and let the chips fall where they may?

I remember what it was like here in PA when I started hunting deer. Things were that badly out of whack you'd see 30 doe to every one buck. We've since had an aggressive doe management plan and the numbers are more in balance today making for a healthier herd.

As anybody who studies wildlife understands it's very important to not only kill the males of a species but also important to harvest the females for a balanced herd. When outfitters advertise African hunts they only seem to advertise packages for bulls and bucks. Who harvests the Does and Cows...

I'm most interested in Kudu and Gemsbok. Cape Buffalo is a major interest of mine and I'd hope to get a Red Hartebeest. I'm mostly thinking of the RSA or Namibia because I'm not ready for a rough and raw hunt like Tanzania and I don't want to lose my gun in Zimbabwe because it's "Mugabe's...

There seems to be a time and a place for a .30-30 and Africa doesn't quite seem like it. It's right at home in the northeast US deer woods but I can't conjure up any images of African campfires with model 94's and 336's for some reason.:D

My Great uncle carried a model 71 .348 for years for PA whitetail and black bear. He said he got tired of lugging the darn thing up and down mountains so he sold it and bought a trim Husqvarna 4100 Lightweight .30-06 which I still have.

Interesting. Maybe I've been underselling this round? I've always looked at it as a slightly more potent .35 Whelen and I wouldn't want no parts of a Cape Buffalo with a .35 Whelen. But it may be that there is a lot more difference between these two cartridges than I thought?