Red Rabbit

What has been your dream hunt? Still dreaming, or did it come to fruition? For me, after I got out of college and started teaching in 1980, the hunting magazines lead my mind up into the northern mountains of the Yukon for a dall sheep hunt. I thought they were beautiful creatures. The hunt was out of my meager budget back then, and now the active geology has made the mountains too tall and steep for my legs.

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no hits, no runs, no errors

After many years of being due on the second Tuesday, the deadline is indeed sneaky.

Wapiti Wednesday. "Kickstand" says to get those elk applications in by next Tuesday to AZGFD.

Check with Ravenrocks. That is where I purchased my Norma brass. https://ravenrocksprecision.com/rifle-brass/?_bc_fsnf=1&Caliber=270+WSM Powder Valley also has 270 WSM Norma brass in stock. https://www.powdervalley.com/product/norma-brass-270-winchester-short-mag/

Spomer's video showed single digit ES but with data from only 3 shots of one ammo. The AllTerra video was not so rosey with higher ES and SD that equated to poorer long range accuracy. (see the last half of the video.) Sportsmans is showing the ammo prices for 7prc and 7bc being the same at $65 with the Terminal Ascent bullet. The 7bc is using about 55gr powder, which would equate to about 10% less recoil than a 7prc with equal rifle and bullet weight and velocity. We'll see how it shakes out when more factory ammo becomes available and is shot/analyzed.

https://azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/06115757/2025-Pronghorn-and-Elk-Regulations_250106.pdf

The GoHunt app should let you see what units you can draw with only 3 points and give unit profiles. wgfd.wyo.gov will do the same. The winter of 2022-23 took a big toll on the deer and antelope in southwest Wyoming. I have 14 points for WY antelope and will see how this winter plays out. It will take a few more mild winters and no droughts for the herds to rebuild.

I have not seen any discussion about the proposals to be bantered/approved at this Friday's AZGFD commission meeting. https://azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/21115346/AZ-Hunt-Recommendations-Nov-20-2024.pdf

Family, friends, God's grace, help from a stranger, the smile from a child, the beauty of nature...

Raven Rock Precision has Norma 270 WSM brass on a Black Friday Special. https://ravenrocksprecision.com/norma-270-wsm-brass-updating/

Have you seen any good Black Friday sales to share? Some pre BFsales at Sportsmans Warehouse and Cabelas, but nothing to garner great attention yet. I noticed that Kryptek has some good discounts. https://kryptek.com/ Kenetrek boots 20-50% off https://kenetrek.com/

My 6.5 WSM has a Bushnell LRHSi 4.5-18 mounted on it.

Thanks all for the comments and suggestions. I am passing them along.