2026 Hunting Season

[Blkram]

That grin says it all!
Congrats to her and you all!
Hopefully the antelope tag(s) get filled too.

 

[AzDak42]

Arizona - Brought this guy home on day 4 of a 4 day hunt. 165g AB at 500 yards out of a 300 WSM. Bullet was still 131g once cleaned up. Last 12 months got my first AZ Elk and my personal best mule deer. Bring on 2027!

 

[salmonchaser]

Great couple of days folks well done.

 

[JD338]

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Arizona - Brought this guy home on day 4 of a 4 day hunt. 165g AB at 500 yards out of a 300 WSM. Bullet was still 131g once cleaned up. Last 12 months got my first AZ Elk and my personal best mule deer. Bring on 2027!

Nice buck, congrats.
Tough to beat the 308 165 AB, It is a great bullet.

JD338

 

[NYDAN]

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Arizona - Brought this guy home on day 4 of a 4 day hunt. 165g AB at 500 yards out of a 300 WSM. Bullet was still 131g once cleaned up. Last 12 months got my first AZ Elk and my personal best mule deer. Bring on 2027!

Congratulations. That is a nice buck. The 165 AB in the 300 WSM is a great combination.

 

[sako2]

Congrats on a nice mulie.

 

[AzDak42]

Congratulations. That is a nice buck. The 165 AB in the 300 WSM is a great combination.

Thanks! I'm a bit of a rifle whore. Changing out for something different every hunt. That bullet in that rifle.. I'm not sure where to go from here. It's light, super accurate and man do you feel like you have plenty of power with 165g @ 3100. That combo may have just been the one I settle on after decades of chasing something different. I'm also not sure why the 300 WSM didn't catch on more than it has. Seems like the sweet spot for Elk and Deer.