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NM has always been looney left -currently VERY looney- with very few exceptions

Mason used my 50 year old wood stocked Remington 700 ADL in 30.06. My handloads were Hornady 150 gr interlocks. He took a head on shot at 90 yds and hit upper chest area. She went about 15 yards and dropped there. Thanks for all the positive replies.

Joe Foss Range is ok- no screamers there as far as I know.

He did well- see post in youth hunts

After his first deer hunt last year (unsuccessful) I put my grandson in for the youth hunt. He drew a cow tag in 4A. We scouted a couple of times and he was excited to see them up close. We got there on Wed before the hunt and drove some roads and saw elk. Thursday am I woke him up and there were elk 75 yds. from camp- he was shocked. That evening drove around and saw more elk. Friday- opening morning we left camp and were into elk but too far away for a shot. We tried following them but couldn't catch up with their quick walk. That evening hunt we didn't see anything. Saturday - AM hunt was uneventful but we did help another group with some tracking but trail was lost. PM hunt driving to where we were going to sit a herd ran across the road about 200 yds ahead of us and dropped into a steep draw area. I told him that's where we were going to sit for the evening as I figured they would come back up there to graze and hit water. After sitting there we heard some cow yelps and moved 250 yds towards the sound. after a few minutes I spotted a cow starting thru a small clearing. It went thru too quickly. The next one by was a spike. Another cow stepped into the clearing and stopped - he was steady and drawn as I waited for the shot- didn't happen. I think we had a slight case of buck fever- that was all we saw of that small group. A few minutes later we heard bugling and cows where we were initially and headed back over there. The herd was moving back across the road where they had first crossed and dropped into another draw. I told him we probably wouldn't catch up but he was insistent to follow. We ended up a ways from the road and they had stopped in another meadow area. We slow footed towards them and ended up about 100 yds from the herd. We waited for a cow to enter a clearing and the rest is history - except for the quartering and pack out. Congrats Mason Burns

Scouting trip this weekend with a stop at the Jim Jones range in Payson on the way up- 4A youth hunt

Did anyone attend the GRPC put on by the 2nd Amendment Foundation this past weekend? Great info.

I love the back and forth these discussions provoke. lol- We hit the range and he did fine with the '06. We'll do a couple more range outings but I think we got answer. 150 gr Hornady Interlock reloads coming up.

Thanks for the input- we're off to the range this weekend

My 16 yo grandson has a youth cow elk hunt next month. I'm undecided on having him use a 243 Win with 100 gr bullets, which he shoots well or having him use a 30/06 with 150 gr bullets. He has never shot the 06. We have some range time coming up this weekend.

When you electronic "tag" you're dropping a pin on your exact location https://fieldethos.com/field-and-data-stream

Thx - I'll look them up

My grandson has a youth elk tag in 4A. Are there any recommendations on a game processor in Payson or the Heber area. We live in the valley west side. Thx

15 for me in Sept- it does go by quickly

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