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I only thought it was dyin cuz I honestly can not remember the last time I saw on in the case.

lean wolf



i was just given you a hard time kinda,



now that i know you where in 62 i I belive you. i always belived you but now i realy do. how close to henrys lake were you.



i hope you draw the 43 hunt well have to get toghether for coffee or dinner at nesters like we talkeda about..





have any of you guys seen a a numberd super red hawk.



says national rifle asciation on the barrel along with a number designateiong it number such and such of 550.



Evan

Evan, we were about 50 miles south of Henry's Lake. Went to Ashton and then cut east over toward the Wyoming line. Lots of moose over that way, too.

We put in this year for the late season in Unit 43, Nov. 10-Nov. 24, so if we'e lucky enough to be drawn, maybe there'll be a little "tracking" snow.

Count on getting together, if we get over there. I'm always up for good conversation and good food! Where is Nester's??

Did you put in for a Controlled Bull Elk tag this Fall??

L.W.

My T/C Contender in 7-30 water in what ever bullet I can get to shoot in it.

Haven't had much time for load development with the moving, 2 kids, new business and ect....

Leanwolf

nesters? you did go up there a month or so ago i think or maybe you havent yet.

nesters is the store thats right at the head of anderson. you come around the lake and make the first right hand turn to go up stream towards 43 and its on the right, theyve got alittle gas station there and a fairly good little restraunt. we usualy stop in the restraint if were comeing through in the evening, and have been known to make the trip down from baumgardners a few evenings in a row, (baumgardners? is probly farily close to were your gona be)

yeah you should have some pretty good tracking snow by the 1st of november probly sooner, by the 15th or so more like a foot and a half or more up in the higher ridges. by the 24th our horses are usualy belly deep cutn trails for us on the mtn sides.

no i didnt put in kept putting it off and putting it off, cant hardly stand to see my string of 100% draws on that hunt go away, ive drawn every other year for bulls when i put in.

did i give you my number I havent i PM you my cell number. if nothing else we could getogether and do some scouting or fishing this summer

Evan

1. 454 Casulls- open sighted and scoped
2. 7-30 Waters Contender, with Barnes bullets
3. .45 LC Ruger handguns- ammo also works well in Win. 94.

Blammer my T/C in 7-30 waters just loves Nosler BT 120 grain, over a healthy dose of AA-2460. I am getting 2400 fps out of a 14" barrel <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Good shooting,

Mark

Evan, we went up there, dropped off Highway 20 at Milepost 16, and later crossed the Anderson Dam. On the other side of the dam we took that road south, along the river, and went up into the Meadow Creek/Prairie area (Davison Ranch land), to see an elk ranch my friend wanted to examine. (I have no interest in "elk petting zoos," but he did.)

Then we came back the same way, caught the hwy on up to Pine, and then Featherville, to meet with a man I know, out eight miles east, who knows the country. (He grew up there.)

I don't recall a cafe in either Pine or Featherville named "Nester's" but I wasn't paying particular attention to that.

I don't have your number, so shoot me an e-mail. If we are drawn, I'll definitely be back over there a couple times at least, for a few days, scouting out. If so, we'll grab some chow and maybe catch a fish or two.

L.W.

you drover right by it.

so you went and crossed the damn, turned left then went to prairie turned around hopped back on highway20, jumped off turned left at the county shed, follwed the road down around the damn till it turned right and went up river to to pinie.

nesters is at the corner where you make the right hand turn to go up the river that feeds anderson..

anayways I thought i had something else to say. ohhhhhhh i just pm'd you my number.

ill be scoutn 39 and 43 for deer and elk here pretty soon, probly a few monthsalong with doing some stream fishing

but i wont be sqoutn very heavy till a few months before the season opens

if you draw ill show you around in the high country 43. where the bulls are. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

have a good one

Evan

oooo that sounds really good!

I don't even know what bullet wts I go in stock right now. Just moved into new house 3 wks ago and don't have half my hobby stuff unpacked.

I just managed to fire form 20 cases about 11 months ago and found 1 box of 7-30 water loaded ammo at a store. It has the 120 gr flat points. I'll have to see how they fair. I was trying the 100 gr HP i got and have heard really good things with them as far as the small deer we have around here.

thanks for the suggested load! If I have any Noslers about I'll definitely try them!

Any other recommended loads for the waters?

Blammer,
I'll have to check my notes & give you the actualy load for the AA-2460... it shoots great!!! I actually got the load directly from Nosler, Nice folks there!!!

I too have used the Factory 120 gr flat points (Federal if memory serves me) & they shot great too!!

Mark

7-30 Waters, AA-2460 @ 34.5 grns under a 120 grn Nosler BT

2464 FPS... enjoy <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Mark

Something in 120gr that your's shoots well.

As for elk/bear, 44mag, 7-30w, 30-30, or 375w. Cogitatin' on getting a 375JDJ or 338JDJ

6" S&W 657 .41 mag 210gr

thanks MarkT, I'll have to give it a try...

FA 83 .454 Casull w/ Leupold 2x20 firing 370 gr Cast Performance WLN's @ 1550 fps.