Dale,
Its been 10 years since you posted this thread. Can you give us an update what you settled on for bullet and how it has worked for ya......?
I am an SST fan on deer sized game. 139gr bullet launched at 2950fps (Superformance) is totally just the .280 Remington in a disguise. My 7-08 has...
An old guide friend of mine just text me and asked me to come up and join him this fall 2026. He used to outfit for trophy Moose out Western Alaska for years. Had some old clients that got dropped of out there in Sept that did NOT connect but have reported spotting some of biggest bulls they...
When I was a boy here in Northern Maine it was not uncommon for families to have ONE gun. I knew of one with 4 boys that all learned to hunt with the same Savage 1899 in .303 Sav! Our next door neighbor had ONE gun a single barrel 12 ga. Another family had a Marlin 1895 in .33W the grandfather...
Chuck PMR,
I have been watching this thread abit. My own personal thoughts on the 35 Whelen in the hands of a skilled rifleman is this: Having guided dozens of Alaskan Brown Bear/Grizzly hunts over the years I started out with Sako .375 H&H and had wonderful success with it, later on I switched...
Townsend Whelen's list:
Best All-around - .30-06 Springfield
Best Whitetail Deer - .250-3000 Savage
Best Mule Deer - .270 WCF
Best Elk - .30-40 Krag
Best Moose - .35 WCF
Best Grizzy/BB - .375 H&H Mag
Best Black Bear - .35 Remington
Best Antelope - .257 Roberts
Best Sheep/MG - 7x57mm Mauser
Best...
Well the season ended for us on Saturday. It was 9 below zero here the other nite. We have 4" of ice on our lakes here now. 1 foot of snow. I have coyote rifle ready to go!!! No bait out yet. We got skis on the plane already, Christmas trees are up. Wishing you all a very Happy Holiday season.
Earle