Best caliber for mountain hunts?

[SNAP]

I know Rick, gave him the advice on his first ZG that helped him to get a decent price for it, several years ago, on 24Hr.

My current P-64 .300H&H, of four I have owned, is actually nicer than that one he just bought, based on photos on The Campfire, but, is a '50s version. I prefer the '46-'54 ones and have had 43 to date, I have 12-13 now and am soon going to sell most of mine due to age, etc.

I doubt we have met, I almost never go to gunshows, seldom to gunstores and the boffins on CGN hate me as I DARED to speak out against some extremely bigoted comments about the Christian religion and so on.......banned me, what a heartbreaker.... laffin'

I also have two original Fwt. 270s and one we built using a Classic STS Fwt. tube, .270, a Micky Edge Mauser MKX stock, fitted by Mitch and a 1946 action, just a jewel....the originals will also go, but, of at least 15 .270s since 1967, this is THE one which will NEVER leave me.

Should have the Kimber Mtn.Ascent .280AI by end of week, Korth's told me Monday that they are too busy with a new Kimber order to ship immediately, so I sit in that "agony" we all know TOO well!

 

[alberta boy]

I thought you might know Rick , it is a small world . We've been friends for over twenty some years , I hunt with his son Eric fairly regularly . They are good people .

 

[Coolhand]

Alberta Boy , do you hunt Canmore at all ? My brother hunts up around Red Deer and parts thereof. Are Ribtor & Frenchys still going in Calgary ?

Mike.

 

[Southern]

Speaking or a "mountain rifle" which fits the different definition of you Western Canadians, I was appraising a collection of guns for an elderly gentleman today, and he had a new in the box, unfired Model 70 Supergrade in .338 Win Mag, but not with the long, 26-inch barrel of today, more like 23 inches. It really was the lightest, or nicest handling .338 WM I have ever held. I would have to slap a set of Recknaler iron sights on it, but then it would be good to go hunting.

 

[alberta boy]

Alberta Boy , do you hunt Canmore at all ? My brother hunts up around Red Deer and parts thereof. Are Ribtor & Frenchys still going in Calgary ?

Mike.

No , I don't usually go that far south , but I have hunted south and east of Red Deer for Mulies and Antelope . It's getting harder to draw a sheep tag around the Canmore area ,so I usually hunt about 250 miles north of there .
To be honest , I don't know if R & F are still going .
AB

 

[Coolhand]

Alberta Boy , I have a pic here of a Muley taken by my brother down around the Milk River , bow shot to btw. The buck was spotted , a stalk ensued , the buck tried to out fox my brother who luckily out thought the buck, he took the shot and the buck expired trying to cross the Milk. Picture is of my brother up to his wedding tackle in Milk River water hauling the buck out.
His buddy were falling about laughing taking the photo.
But I am not sure if its acceptable, posting pics here of bow shot Deer.

Mike.

 

[Klenchblaize]

Alberta Boy , I have a pic here of a Muley taken by my brother down around the Milk River , bow shot to btw. The buck was spotted , a stalk ensued , the buck tried to out fox my brother who luckily out thought the buck, he took the shot and the buck expired trying to cross the Milk. Picture is of my brother up to his wedding tackle in Milk River water hauling the buck out.
His buddy were falling about laughing taking the photo.
But I am not sure if its acceptable, posting pics here of bow shot Deer.

Mike.

Dead is dead and it didn't happen in the UK??

Cheers

K

 

[alberta boy]

Speaking or a "mountain rifle" which fits the different definition of you Western Canadians, I was appraising a collection of guns for an elderly gentleman today, and he had a new in the box, unfired Model 70 Supergrade in .338 Win Mag, but not with the long, 26-inch barrel of today, more like 23 inches. It really was the lightest, or nicest handling .338 WM I have ever held. I would have to slap a set of Recknaler iron sights on it, but then it would be good to go hunting.

A late friend of my fathers carried one like that as his bear back up rifle in north western Alberta . He worked for Alberta Natural Resourses ( forestry) and spent about six months of the year in the bush . It was a very practical set up , recoil was a bit sharp , but it was very accurate . He used it a few times in self defence , it worked very well lol .
What did you appraise the rifle at ?
AB

 

[alberta boy]

Alberta Boy , I have a pic here of a Muley taken by my brother down around the Milk River , bow shot to btw. The buck was spotted , a stalk ensued , the buck tried to out fox my brother who luckily out thought the buck, he took the shot and the buck expired trying to cross the Milk. Picture is of my brother up to his wedding tackle in Milk River water hauling the buck out.
His buddy were falling about laughing taking the photo.
But I am not sure if its acceptable, posting pics here of bow shot Deer.

Mike.

I have hunted around the milk , it was a long time ago though . There are a lot of big Mulies and Pronghorns down that way . Your brother did well to arrow a Mulie in that country , no trees , short grass , cactus and rattlesnakes , it makes crawling on your belly very interesting lol .
Personally , I'd love to see some pics of your brothers deer . It was taken legally under very difficult conditions , what's not to like .
AB

 

[Coolhand]

This where the Muley buck was first spotted , classic Milk River Prairie.



Shot was taken almost straight down form above, the Muley was hiding against the bottom of the bluff.


The Bluff from above



The end result



regards
Mike.

 

[Coolhand]

A small Band of Young Bucks



And something to drool over, a horse Muley .

 

[alberta boy]

Wow , nice deer ! The last one has some impressive drop tines on him . Milk river is a great area for really large Mulies .
AB

 

[Klenchblaize]

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And something to drool over, a horse Muley .View attachment 54685

Nice hat!

K

 

[JabaliHunter]

Nice mule deer!
Eastmans journal usually focusses on mule deer quite a bit, but otherwise you don't tend to read much about them, which is a pity.
I heard that the milk river was now swarming with whitetails- are the muleys still there or have they been pushed out?

 

[rick6point5]

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And something to drool over, a horse Muley .View attachment 54685

Looks like Tama edge to edge netwrap on those bales, possibly from a JD dealer...oh and nice beast..!

 

[Coolhand]

JabaliHunter , 2007 that Muley was taken on the Milk , unfortunately the farmer has sold up and bought another Ranch near Eston Saskatchewan so we have not been back since.
But you are correct there are some very nice typical whitetails down there but as to whether they have pushed the Muleys out , I can't say for sure.

Mike.