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Dave the 300 Win mag works there....and everywhere else.

I've used it there a few times.

I prefer a more compact rifle for AB. Between the truck and small box blinds, it is easier to manuever a 300wsm with a 22" barrel when it matters.

Sue with Raven Wear usually stays at the Ramada outside Edmonton airport. Makes it easy to pick up your order or rent one of her body bags. The body bags are heavy but saved my butt a few times on late Nov hunts.

Couple of time I just picked up a cheepo sleeping bag.
Used it for the hunt and then left it.
dave

I'm going to sask next year for first time...
Cabelas makes a stand hunter extreme parka and bibs.... Feedback on site is very positive
I know koM makes great stuff but ill never need it in GA and its pricey

The KOM is stupid expensive.
My other out fit is Cabelas....
The getting wet thing how ever you manage it, is where KOM really shines.
With KOM it just doesnt matter.
You get wet in Cabelas.
You can get and stay miserable.

In 85 we had -35 degrees the week I was there.
You want a deer you better figure how to stay out in it.
I over did it, like I do on most things.
But I never regretted buying the stuff.

I off to kill some chit this morning.
See if I cant get the STW barking.
Its not Alberta.
But it still beats the hell oit of working.....


dave

You going to love it.
I was in sask twice.
Different than Alberta.
But still great place to hunt.
Studie BIG deer heads before you go....
Just sayen...


dave

I assume you mean the areas outside the air weapons range. The range itself is closed to hunting for obvious reasons. I used to hunt that area back in the 90's when I lived in Edmonton. Great deer around there.
My choice for hunting deer in Alberta is Ruger 77 RSI 35 Whelen 225gr TBBC. I have mounted a Leupold 4X M8 although I prefer to use the open sights, the action is bedded in a B&C stock I got here at the 'Fire. Trigger was cleaned up years ago. Not a full out custom job but some decent modifications. I really don't care to take a shot over 250 yards and try to keep them closer to 100, but I live here and have the luxury of time so I can afford to take a few chances trying to get closer. Great fun!

Good advice, more clearly identify mature deer by aging their body versus rack. In Canada a big blocky body, no neck and a sway back means shoot. Even if the rack doesn't look huge it's still likely a 150 up there as your taking animals that go 250 dressed. Done Sask twice and Alberta twice, I'm more of a fan of hunting natural deer movement and rattling which sets up better for Alberta as most outfitters in Sask bait deer. Different strokes . . .

WOW!! .640" at 300yds.

How big was the group when you shot the rifle twice?

Never tried the KOM outer wear, but I've heard from others that it's good stuff. Went with Raven Wear cause lots of folks who did Sask multiple times liked RW. I recently looked at their new prices and it seems to have doubled in price from what I originally paid for the stuff. I have two 3/4 parkas (one white, one RT Hardwoods), one bomber jacket, one pair bibs and one sherpa lined/comformax IB fleece vest. One week the temps went down below -20 during the day and the price didn't seem so bad then as I was still pretty warm even in a ground blind. The owner of RW, Susan Hindbo, is one of the nicest folk you'll ever do business with and their customer service is outstanding.

RD.

They still have to wear the solid color white or red in
Sask?
Time I was there they bought us over sized meat cutter coveralls to wear over our stuff.
Kinda weird.
The bait piles were ok.
Some of there other "rules" were kinda dumb.


dave

Actually heard bombs dropping and felt the thump....
Got a low level buzz by an F-18.
Great deer is an understatment....




dave

6-06AI or 6.5 WSM

Sendero contour 24"
McMillan A2/3/4/5
Talleys
4.5-14X40 CDS and B&C
1 pound tricked
700 action (of course)

Amaxs/TTSXs/SSTs/Accubonds/etc etc at light speed. Send the deer for a point and click dirt nap.

My coyote shooting this weekend would seem to indicate I need a few extra rounds on occasion.

I actually don�t find it to be a particularly onerous burden to pack the rifle around at that weight. I do find it particularly helpful on occasion when all that I have is a tough shot.

To each his own, but I sure hate missing after climbing the mountain.

I used to worry about rifle I'd take and having the perfect setup. And I was changing a lot, building and customizing for the following years Canadian hunt. Then, one day it dawned on me - save the money from all the screwing around with rifles, hunt what I've got and be able to hunt TWO provinces in a year rather than one.

Dave, you still need to wear one of the approved solid colors up top. Camo's are allowed as pants/bibs.

I've never been very comfortable with the cuff mounted round carrier type set up.
Dont have anything to do with weight.
Might be fine playing around on yotes.
What I dont like about it, is the the bullet tips are exposed.
All of my rounds are are carefully spun and checked for concentricity.
It does not take awhole lot of pressure to push a bullet out of wack causing things to go haywire.
Thinking about all the crap i've put my rifles through up there.
For an Alberta hunt, I would never even consider it.
YMMV.
dave

I never did that


dave

I use one for every day hunted of every year. And in AB, to boot! Somehow I still manage to kill things every now and again!

Bob,
Been pretty busy and just returned to the forum for a visit late last night and today. I am thinking just for something to do converting my 7RM to a Mashburn might work well and be a lot of fun. If I could just find some time to mess with it.

Dave