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Haha:D! Try it in the peak of the mule deer rut for that extra high 'pucker factor' associated with never knowing when one of the 6 million deer in that valley will dart across the road.

Well guys, if it's something you're both genuinely interested in then put some thought to it over the next few months and if it still sounds like a good idea in the spring i'd be more than happy to start doing the leg work and gaining permission. Like I said before, if you provide the elk hunting expertise, i'll find the places. BTW, the office elk gurus claim the rut happens mid sept, rifle season starts sept 17th every year (archery in late august). Sunday hunting is allowed and the prevailing thought is get'em early before they're too shot up.

I should also reiterate that it's a standing invitation for all of you (skeeter, Hia, JD and Ag) that isn't necessarily only applicable to elk.

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Ya will have to think bout it, I am comitted to school at that time but things could possibly be changed. need to squat on it for while. Oh heres how they find my sleepin in archery elk season.:D

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;) Colour me purple that sounds AOK. One question who's going to break to my elk camp if I ditch them for the Peace??? 17th of sept puts me in tight for our annual riffy hunt! We are contemplating more archery next year so may end up being less a factor. Worth considering though and appreciate the offer. In the mean time anything you need to know about elk I would be glad to try and help you with, not an expert by no means but make out pretty good with them beasts;)!

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Cheez that is scary...so much for the open invitation!! Wait a goDan voted the most likely to lose it in chelan!!! :D

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Sounds good guys. Now skeeter, I wouldn't want to get you in trouble with your elk hunting buddies.

The fact that you've both closed a tag on at least one elk qualifies you as experts to me;) I'm still trying to get a hold of my first one, slippery buggers.

Hia, I have to ask. What's the plunger for??:D

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Remind me not to let my wife see this thread.:D:D She'll have my hide for inviting Dan "the knife" up for a hunt.;)

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Lmao, this thread is fun lol, always good for a laugh. I too want to know what the plunger is for? lol

Thanks for the invite Saskabush, dono about that Sept17 season though. As fun as an elk hunt would be, could be hard to pull off due to the fact that I am gone from August 21-Sept1 on a stone sheep hunt. Girlfriend might have my balls if I left again for a long hunt.

BUT did you say in Northern Alb. you can shoot mulies on an open tag?

Had a bit of an idea, if you guys would be open to it. You see, As a BC resident I too can host you guys. You were a lil ways from the border if I recall, but if we hunted that country, I know the western breaks of the peace are VERY similar to your portions. If we wanted crazy tag availability, then I could host some of yall, and bring a friend and host all of yall for BC tags.

Dont know how crazy you want to get into it, but if I do the math correctly that could open up atleast 4 tags for each of us, one of each species in each province. 4 deer, lots of fun. BIG bucks in some of those peace areas, but I hope yall dont mind hoofin it if that become the case!

Well keep it an open topic over the winter/spring and keep all options open. Whaddya guys think about a duel province hunt? eh eh eh?:D

Hope you guys have good knife sharpners!


-Andrew

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Somebody give that man a cookie!!:D I like the way you think Andrew. I would definately be interested in hunting the BC side.

Mulies are a draw tag here, though it's usually a given that'll you'll get drawn every second year lately (at least for residents). Actually, there are a couple of zones up here that are on a general mule tag but they are not necessarily considered the best areas for them. I'd also have to double check but the archery only mulie season in late aug and early sept may be open to canadian residents. whitetails bear and elk are really the only general rifle tags for non-residents worth going after (moose are on a draw too).

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The 17th would be tough to swing for me due to the current elk hunting crew. Though we have talked about archery or even putting in for the cow draw.So it may become moot but we'll have to wait and see.

Like mentioned we'll have to keep the lines open and see what works, swinging a cross country hunting trip with the fellas sounds pretty good to me. May mean an elk hunt isn't in the cards and we'll have to switch our focus to something else.

AG you suck BTW. NO TRIP FOR YOU[:@]!!
WHY you ask?? (see quote below, if you don't get why then buy a plane ticket to S'toon and I'll beat it into you with HIA's plunger...lol;))

I'd same something else but I'd hate for Troy to have to come bother us clowns more:D

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No sign of JD lately, he must be distancing himself from the jack*ssery that goes on here:DThat or he actually gets some work done during the day:D[:'(]

Ag, are mulies on a general tag in BC?

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Missing redneck alert has been issued. Oh and what i do with the plunger is my bidness.[8D]

-Big buck night here at the Keystone center tomorrow night. Supposed to be the biggest one in Canada. I left my buck at home, not that big but who knows what i would be up against in the archery class, might get a pack of string silencers out of it. [8D] So ya tomorrow i have a presentation in the morning then 2 finals, so the big buck night will be a nice stress releaver hopefully its liscenced. As if that wasn't enough they have a the gun show coming to town. And no its not me with a tight beater on its an actual gun show saturday and sunday. Do some Christmas shopping for the girlfriend there i reckon. Not too much i am after other than some yote ammo for my 7mm. Anything you guys want me to have a look at? I want to investigate those thompson center single shots a little more as i can see that purchase coming up in the near future.

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let me know how that works out for ya. If she's still your girlfriend after christmas she's a keeper!:D. good luck on the finals (and erasing the memory bank afterwards).

On a completely irrelevant note. 54+ page thread in just over 3 1/2 months. Well done boys! Took the winter Bou thread three years to get to 100;)

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Yeah, mule deer, whitetail deer, moose (with horn specifics) and elk are all on open tags in region 7B which is where BC/Alberta meet up there.

Stone sheep should be fun, but I have for some reason developed a habit of getting nasty scope bite with my .300 Mag. I THINK there is a way to more the scope away from my face (currently nly sits about 1" from my eye ball when focused) allowing me to not hit myself int he head every 10 shots.

I think that I am going totake my 7mm08 for sheep anyhow, my partners are all packng magnums so Im not concerned about bear firepower. Also, the 7mm08 limits me to about a 300 yard shot at max, which is more than I should really shoot at a ram anyhow.

Next year is dalls!


Ill post the different deer seasons and specifics one of these days, and we can try and match some seasons up Saska.
I know that the only deer season open for Rifle is late in the year, coinciding with rut and lotsa snow. I would be fine and happy with a late season inter-provincial deer hunt, but depends what you guys want.


Talk soon

-Andrew

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Also, if we did a muley/whitetail combo hunt, Ill let you guys lead me for whitetails - ill put your onto some big muleys.

Asive discussed with skeeter on here before, those whitetails drive me nuts, where as its not usually a problem for me to find a 160"+ muley with no headache like them whites lol.

Could work out great!

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Hia...you scare me man!!!:D

Skeeter wasn't I talking about loonies you can meet on line:):D[8D];)[&:][:@]:([:'(][X(][:-][&o]:eek:I think Hia might fit the bill!!!

Jut kidding bud!

Where are earlys pics???? You out there man???

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NAH he's just a UKE!! Can't fault him for being born into that clan[8D]. Something has to give with a steady diet of cabbage and swish to wash it down;)! I hunt with a uke so not much I haven't seen, for good measure we also have a pollack on board. Makes for an interesting week and lots of head scratching moments as well..lol!

Maybe Early inrealized the term "crazy canucks" doesn't just apply to downhill skiing???

AG would you please stop talking about sheep!! I will have to block you if you don't quit rubbing it in...lol. jking of course best of luck. One day I hope to be worrying about the same things.

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Hia, you serious about a TC encore? They fit me real welland it was real close between the encore 50 cal ML and the Savage this spring. Single shot CF just isn't appealling to me so that never really entered my mind plus the intial and add on barrel costs are pretty healthy, I consider them a pretty big premium to pay for a single shot! I have shot a number mostly 50cal MLs but a few CFS they do shoot well. Are you thinking about a ML barrel, just CF's? Which ones?Why?

PS: Since you asked if you happen to find:
25-06 remor 338wm left handed in a Rem. 700 BDL frame
CALL ME. Fat chance but hey you never know.

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Gager hits the dirt, via former roommate who sent this double drop buckpicture to me. Harvested last saturday SE portion of the province.

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Mother of pearl thats a nice deer. I have yet to see a buck with droppers alive. I dreamt i was hunting a double dropper south of somme one time but it never even panned out in my dream.

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JD, I willpost my pics for sure, like I said I'm getting one of those computer "GEEKS" to come by and teach me how this uploading is done.I should be good to go next week. I won't let you down! :DI can't wait to share them.:)

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Sounds good ag, i'll dig up some season dates and post them for all to see. Your sheep hunt sounds like it will be a blast! Some of the guys I met the year I guided whitetails were also sheep guides, talk about a dream job. Not for the faint of heart though, tough work! Make sure to take lots of pictures when you go or there'll be h*ll to pay. Skeeter will second me on that:D. I am definately drooling at the thought of hunting peace country mulies on both sides of the border (I should get my ab draw next year), would be happy to return the favor on whites.

Skeeter, do you hate being a left handed shooter as much as I do? I seriously considering ditching my 25-06 in favor of something in a lefthanded model. Heck of a buck your buddy got. Looove those droptines!

early in, congrats again on the hunt. Can't wait to see the pics.:D

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No cheet yet another southpaw, the world is indeed small. My partner Rick and Brad also shoot from the wrong side of the tracks. Took a big step in my books Sb with that little tidbit...:D!

Except for availability.. NO.Love the .25cal and as mentioned want one.As i was sayinga few pages back I am thinking of taking a 7mm rem magchambered 700bdl and converting it to a .257 wby. Barrel burner but seems more of a logical build then a 25-06 or 25-06AI off the 06 cartridge family frame. It's not that I need it b/c the 7mm rem mag does all I need and fits real good. Just a desire of mine.

I take it you shoot right handed bolts? I'll never own a rh CF again, personally. Yes the move to left handed action will make a difference in your confidence and more importantly fit/feel. What do you have currently for guns and chamberings?

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Inherited dad's Rh rifles, both are Rugers. One's 25-06rem with a 6x weaver scope. The other is .280rem with a 4x leupold. I also have a .50cal TC omega which has been gathering dust the last few years. I may have to break it out for my last MD doe this weekend.

I don't really know a lot about guns, ballistics and such but I plan on learning more. Not 100% sure which gun I would lose and what I would replace it with but it will defiantely be left handed. Shooting rh rifles sucks, it takes forever to cycle the bolt and re-acquire the deer if a second shot is needed.

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Skeeter...thats a hog!!!Good onhim. I myself am half Italian/half
Polack so I can imaging the goings on:)
Let's go early...get that geek on it man!!

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Saskabush

LMAO I thought you were from Saskatchewan bud. Da just noticed your from Peace country. Been wanting to hunt elk up your way for about 3 yearsand I also heard you have great mulie's up your way too. Any way of hooking up next year come Septemberfor an Ek mulie combo hunt???
My buddie hunts there every year but is not allowed to bring anyone else because of it's his brothers area[:'(].Been trying to find a away in with some one who knows the area. Let me know if your interestedand I know you have a great moose population their too.My friend always gets his moose on his elk hunt too.
Rocky

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Haha, Yf. I guess the name is a bit misleading. When I joined I was stillliving in Saskatchewan. I moved to PR a little over a year ago for work.

You've heard right. The hunting up here is great. Mulies, elk, moose and whitetails are all better than average.

As for a hunt, I'm always open to discussing it. It's way too early to commit to anything but let's keep the idea on the table over the winter and spring.

What general area does you're buddy hunt? Just curious if they cover the same ground as I did this year.

sask.

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Like your dad's and now your style Sb, good choices in calibers for western canada's game!;) Seeing they are hand me downs from dad you may want to just hold on to them for keepsake and possible Jr down the road. I still haveall my dads give me's and won't part with them becauseof the memories they bring. If your looking for a left handed bolt 1 rifle do all, hard to argue with 7mm rem mag or 300 wm.Both are built for flat shooting and handling upto moose game with a great selection of bullets(be it as components reloading or OTC ammo). As far as rifle manufacturer's ruger, browning, savage and remington all make left handed bolt action models. Tikka is also now offering some LH T3's as well.Wby and sako have a few left handed versions available for the higher end off the shelf stuff. You also may be able to find a few winchester mod 70's in a lefthanded bolt, though to my knowledge they have been dropped of current productions. Which one depends totally on fit and features for you.

If you do trade or sell the one wearing the M4 Leupold take it off first.Well builtscope and back up is a very nice thing to have sitting in your cabinet in case something should ever happen to your mainstay. Plus the fact you'll get hosed being used and fixed.

Good luck, lots of info on this site to consult on various gun topics.

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Thanks Skeeter, Plan Bmaybeto just hold onto both and start saving up for a new addition to the family (might be a hard sell to the Finance Committee). I hear ya on the sentimental value. It would be really hard to sell either as they have a lot of memories in them not to mention that I like both. Besides, I still kick myself sometimes for selling his 22-250. More specifically, for not keeping the scope from it ( Leupold VX II 3-9x). Either way, I'm in no great rush at the moment. I think when I do puchase, i'll be looking for something fast, flat and versatile in a model that's good "off the shelf" as I can't see myself getting too into the after market improvements.

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Saskabush

So for you to hunt here in Alberta this year Sask,di you have to hunt with a hunter host? I saw you said you have just been here for a year. You need to be here for a second year to draw a license ,just wondering . I'll find out the area he hunts when he gets back in town. I know he goes through Grand Praire and hunts the Alberta n BC border.
Rocky

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YF, I'm an alberta resident now. Last fall (2005) I hunted with a host but this year I have resident tags. Nice thing about hunting up here is that moose and mulies are usually a two year draw, meaning I won't have to wait too long to get a chance at them:)

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Well here are today's adventures. First off i doscover that an lb in town selld pilsner at 12 dollars for a 12 so you know thats going to be a write off. I am buyin the place out b4 i come home. Went to the big buck night was a bit different i guess i found myself falling in love with one particular deer that scored 169 and change. he was a five but he had it all boys honest height, mass rude mass and tine lenght, i wish i would have had a digital cam he really was somehtin special other than that i was not impressed. Lots of stuff with junk on it seems to be alot of non typs roaming aorund in man, nothin realy massive though, I dunno if the had the high school chess club scoring some of these bucks or what but i seen a spindley 5x6 score 186 and change and it did not have the tine length nor the mass my 160 deer had though it had a few inches more spread. I actually laughed at the thing and walkd away b4 things got personal, don;t p1ss in my mouth and tell me its raining, i know what a 180 looks like and believe me buddy that ain't it lol. Oh well put my name in for a few draws, spent a few coins, looked at a few guns, but was overall dissapointed in the quality of deer. The biggest typ was that 5er, non typ was the 186 but that was bs, i was expecting some goin in the 200 and 190 but never saw it guess i keep lookin, better start huntin by skeeter[8D].

-dadcalls me this morning at 7 bells to tell me that the locals saw that buck again, [:@]and did take a shot at him the previous sighting, however this time he was too far away and they would have had to get out of the truck to walk closer. Ihate to think what would happen if they had some ambition lol. Only a few daysleft and i am prayin hail marys that he stays in the flat.Makes me almost wanna drive home :(

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Saskabush

So from what I'm reading about you having to apply for draws, you only hunt with a gun? I bow only so that I don't have to put in for draws ,got tired of it years ago when every thing became draw,specialy moose and Mulie's.There's only a few locations that are mandatory for moose for draw even with a bow.Even if you don't hunt with bow ,we can still hook up for locations and properties available to hunt on. Heck I can even have you hunt here in the bow zone with me if your in town some time.Lots of options bud.Heck I can even score your buck when I'm up visiting you[8D].
Rocky

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YF, no not much of a bowhunter. I used to when I was a kid but I don't have a bow anymore. I'd like to get back into it but my work schedule is pretty uncertain at that time of year as I'm usuallyinvolvedwith fish stock assessments that happen each fall. Kind of limits my time in the early season. That's the main reason i can't commit to anything at the moment as I won't know until spring what's on the books for next fall. I may look into a new bow this spring but it'll have to go through the finance commitee first. However, like i've said before. I'm prepared to pass on info where I can so if you have any questions about areas feel free to ask.

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:DHaha, I hate when that happens. Who'd have thunk it? Actually getting out of the truck! that's dumbest idea I've ever heard. What woulda guydo without the mirror to rest his rifle on. Totally unethical:D:D

Fingers are crossed for ya Hia, hope he survives all the last minute jackassery tommorow unscathed. Without sending you completely over the top, how pissed would you be to find him dead after getting winged on the last day?[:'(][:'(]Way worse than a road hunter getting him. Hopefully he has the smarts to lay low.

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If I found that deer dead i would be upset yes but i would also be the one with the rack. I would spend the $$$ on that deer even if i did not kill him to get the shoulder mount done. I cannot handle the thought of someone else gettin him, kinda like cat fish hunter on grumpier old men lol. Lookin for a real nice buck to get done up to go on the wall or a pedistal one. I was lookin at skeeters bud there and he seems to be pretty darn good. I am sure your buck will look great saska. Your deer would have looked very nice at the show i was at last night also. Partly our own fault i guess deer were still coming in when we left, i glanced in the measuring room as we were walking by on the way out and could see one pig layin on the table but other than that pickins were slim. Really kickin myself i never got a picture of that 5 pointer, by far the nicest 5 i have ever laid eyes on. The deer there all had the light sandy-white antlers i noticed except for that 5er who was dark and beefy. I should have came up with my rack, i would have been up in the top5 for archery however i am not sure if i can eneter it if it was a saskatchewan deer. Have to check that out for next year i reckon.

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Hia, hope your big guy makes it through, there are a couple good ones around here I hope can last one more day. Its not so much them getting shot the last day that bugs me, its every Tom, Dick, and Harry are out trying to fill there tag at the last minute, blasting at everything. To many does, fawns, and small bucks with legs blown off or other poorely placed shots seems to occur on the last day, I wish it would blizzard. Whats your guestimate on a score for the buck your seeing.

Oh ya, the guy a buy all my guns from is going to be at the gun show, he's from Avonlea- Prairie Gun Traders is his outfit

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I never have got a real good solid look at him but he is well over boone i know that. I'll tell ya next year when he's hangin off my loader.;) Ya it gets pretty poor the last few days when the pressure is on to fill tags, we have alot of snow up my ways so lots of guys have already shutter down for the year. I bought my 17hmr from that fellow about 2-3 years ago at the gun show in saskatoon seemed like an ok guy. He threw in a hat for me because we were having a heck of a time on the phone registering it.

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Just a peek from my side of the border Saskabush: http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=3849&limit=recent

Now that is what dreams are made of. That is quite literally my ideal buck - mass, kickers, and most importantly symmetrical drop tines!
Hes from Dawsons creek area. Now of course the bucks up there arent all like that, but every year 10-20 of each species, whitetail and mule, come outta region 7. Our regional bio up there manages the herds with seasons that promote only trophy hunting, having a very limited open season for rifles, and never opening small bucks.

Just something to get you guys thinkin about that interprov hunt next year :D:DCan you say Pig?!

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Hia, you're right. that 5pt is a pig!! After visiting Owen and having a peek at his work I am really confident that he'll do a good job. He said it might be ready by march or april as he does his personal customers' work first before anything else. Either way, I can't wait to see the finished product. I'll be sure to post lots of pics when I do get it back.

ag, that's a hog! I am definately well aware of quality on the BC side. Did you ever see the pics of that huge typical that were floating around last year. It was basically just a guy holding a caped out head in some sporting goods store. Heard that one was from DC too. HUGE.

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Ahh yes GSF DAY[:@]!! I'd rather battle the christmas shopping crowds then the last day antics in the field.

Last night was at a christmas party, which a CO was present at, SERM has the decoys out hardthis week. Apparently north of preeceville a local was caught on weds shooting out his window at the decoy right over the "no hunting" sign..[:'(]!

Here is a question for you fellas. What do you think of the decoy tatic?