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    7mm-08 Deer Loads

    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...
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    Incredible offer to Hunt Moose in Western Alaska.

    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...
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    Special gift from Maine.

    All the best to you and yours Don! When you get back here for a visit we will set you up with all you can eat of them! E
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    Early Christmas Present

    Excellent!
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    Special gift from Maine.

    Couldnt resist posting a real Maine Lobster feed Don......sorry
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    Which cartridge do you like so much, you have multiple firearms for it?

    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...
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    35 Whelen VS 375 Ruger

    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...
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    Reloading Help 25-06

    If there is a better load for coyotes out to 450 yds than a 90gr BlitzKing from a 25/06 , I have yet to see it!......
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    Townsend Whelen’s Best Cartridges List

    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...
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    .280 Rem. Mountain Rifle

    Since a .280 Remington will flatten ANY moose that ever walked on the isle of Newfoundland: it would certainly be nice to know how the hunt went. ????
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    Big Maine Whitetails

    One last buck.......
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    Season has come an end here.....

    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
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    Wrong side of the track

    Need to let him go another year anyway.....😉
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    Put together 270win

    Great job with my favorite "Deer Caliber". Congrats e
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    Big Maine Whitetails

    He is part Wolverene
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