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I'm taking my girls scouting for Mom's elk in unit 8 on Wednesday. Mom's out of town and can't get out to scout. (like she would anyway)

Great job, great buck! Very nice looking buck.

The short mags were made because they would, could and can outperform the .270 winchester and the 7mm Rem. mag. etc. I think it's actually more money for more performance. I'm no expert either though. Cost of factory ammo is outrageous. The short mags are not wildcat rounds. They are offered by most gunmakers now and ammo is readily available, but expensive. My next gun will be the Browning lefthand Short-trac in .270 WSM.

I'd get the .270 WSM. My next gun will be chambered for it. I don't think that there is a lot of difference other than bullet weight is heavier in the 7MM. Since you have the .300 Wby. already I'd say go for the .270 WSM.

I think about all the animals my family has taken over the years. None has ever been taken over water, salt, bait etc. We just like to "hunt" and like the way we do it. I'm not knocking anybody else about the way they do it. We just like to get out and see what we can find on our own.

Keep after him. Good luck!

Great bucks and great story! Way to go.

Looks like you had a blast! That's a nice buck. Hope you have enough freezer space for all the stuff you've been getting........

Congrats to your Dad! That's a nice one.

Nice job Josh! That's a nice one for sure. You getting him mounted?

Ok, here's the story. We got up at 2 A.M. to get to our spot by sunrise. It was as cold as 16 degrees this morning where we were at. We stopped to glass a hill and saw nothing but moo cows. We had a raghorn bull elk run out in front of us. We then stopped at the south side of the hill to glass. Right away Ryan found a deer. It was a small 3x3. I ranged him at 375 up on the hill. I told Ryan I would shoot it if I could get closer. I moved up another 70 yards and set up the stix. I watched him for a bit and saw another buck come out behind him. When I was sure a 120 inch monster was nowhere around I took aim and held right on his back. My rest was rock solid and he went right down at the shot at 304 yards. ( note to self, always aim a tad lower on extreme uphill shot ). As we were walking to where we thought he was we didn't notice that he had slid down the hill 60 yards closer to us. The shot had broke his back and I had to put another round in him. I made Ryan drag it back to the FJ for me since he is a lot younger than me. We skinned it and quartered it in a tree and used the gutless method. It makes the job a lot less messy. Here is a picture of the deer before the shot. As he lay. And here is me with the buck. Thanks to Ryan for helping Lukeduke and me on our hunts.

So what do the deer do on a blustery day like this? Are they more active or bedded more? I'm going out for the last day tomorrow hoping they will be out and about.

Great job! Very nice buck.

Great shot! How long did it take you to reach the deer?

Awesome job and awesome bucks!

Awesome buck indeed! Way to go!

My son called me at 6:50 this morning to tell me he scored on his whitetail. 200 yard shot with his .243. Buck rolled down the hill. Not sure if it broke any points during the roll or if a point was broke to begin with. My nephew Ryan helped him on this hunt. Not sure what he scores but he's got a little character I think. Here is a cell phone picture. I'll get a good photo of Luke with his buck when he gets home. Way to go Luke! I'm proud of you man!

Great buck! Your dad should have handed you a bow right before the shot. 20 yards, nice!

Thanks, he's excited. We think this buck is the same one Azryan has in his avatar.

I know of one hitting the dirt this morning in 23.

Warn is one of the better names. But it is top dollar. Harbor Freight has Chicago Electric winches but I only saw 10k lbs. Not sure of price but probably under 5 bills maybe even around 400. A guy I know swears by them and he has done a lot of winching.

Congrats! You da man! Are we going to get a story too?

They are never too young! My boy was dove hunting at 8. He's now 18 and can't get outdoors enough now. I'm taking my 11 year old daughter on her 1st elk hunt Friday. Like other people have said, do it on their terms and pace. Make it fun and ice cream on the way home helps!

Browning Citori Trap Model 12 ga. 32" barrels Invector system and threaded barrels for choke tubes (no chokes included) good shape.--$900 Selling a shotgun without choke tubes is like selling a car without tires. However, those are some nice guns he's selling.

Your dad drinks out of waterholes???? Just kidding! Congrats on a nice buck! Reminds me of my 1st deer, a 3 pt. mulie. So did you do all the work this time?