No animal, but the trip was worth the effort. Saw a small meat bear, but didn't take it. Saw a good population of mule deer and some whitetails. There were tons of snowshoe hares. That likely means a good predator population (lynx, coyote, etc.) coming on shortly. But the star of the show...
I understand. I would think the 180s will do all you need, but I do understand leaning to the 200s. I wouldn'd think weights above 225s would perform as you want, so halting use of bullets of greater than 225 makes sense. All this to say the 200s are about an ideal compromise for what you...