North to Alaska

[markiver54]

Interesting...congratulations!
I never knew Sand Hill Cranes were hunted or eaten. Hmmm. Looks like fun. Enjoy that flying rib eye.

[JEBar]

Interesting...congratulations!
I never knew Sand Hill Cranes were hunted or eaten. Hmmm. Looks like fun. Enjoy that flying rib eye.

that makes 2 of us .... I'm really enjoying following Gene's thread

[Sir Henry]

Wake-up was 4:15, at the range by 5. Got to bed around midnight.

[Sir Henry]

Slow today and no one has even got a shot off. The lay down blinds. One is open and one is closed. Six blinds side by side.

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My view up while calling them in. Only the caller is up far enough to see what is happening. He calls and gives out commands like left 30. When you spring up on command look left and forward 30 yards. If you are on the left blind tou shoot the left bird center takes center and right takes birds to the right.

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[Sir Henry]

No crane action today. We have both shot two speckled geese with few flying.

[Sir Henry]

We just dropped two cranes each. One more each for limit. Plus two more geese each.

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Nothing happens then everything happens.

[Dahliathemeh]

Looks great!!!

[Sir Henry]

The final days tally. Three Sand Hill Cranes and two spec geese each. Half day of hunting tomorrow.

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[Vaquero]

Looks good Gene,
more fun than I had yesterday.

RP

[Hatchdog]

Great pic Gene with the two of you and all those birds. That sky in the background looks amazing. How much “night” time are you getting at this time of the year?

[Sir Henry]

Great pic Gene with the two of you and all those birds. That sky in the background looks amazing. How much “night” time are you getting at this time of the year?

Sunset around 8:45 and rise 6:33

[Sir Henry]

Might be hard to but there is a moose walking across.

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[Vaquero]

I see 'em, but will have to take your word that it's a moose.

RP

[markiver54]

I see 'em, but will have to take your word that it's a moose.

RP

What Vaquero said.

[Sir Henry]

I see 'em, but will have to take your word that it's a moose.

RP

Someone had a spotting scope and confirmed. They frequent this area.

[JEBar]

Might be hard to but there is a moose walking across.

just curious, what would you estimate the distance to the moose in the picture

[Vaquero]

Might be hard to but there is a moose walking across.

just curious, what would you estimate the distance to the moose in the picture

While waitin on Gene....
Hey Jim, bet ya can reach him with that 300 of yours.

RP

[JEBar]

While waitin on Gene....Hey Jim, bet ya can reach him with that 300 of yours.

RP

I was wondering about that .... the rifle is much more capable of shooting long distances than I am

[Vaquero]

While waitin on Gene....Hey Jim, bet ya can reach him with that 300 of yours.

RP

I was wondering about that .... the rifle is much more capable of shooting long distances than I am

What grain bullet would you use 180

RP

[JEBar]

What grain bullet would you use 180

RP

in our 300 WBY, my favorite hunting round is a 180 gr Nosler Accubond bullet .... my favorite practice round is a 180 gr Nosler Ballistic Tip .... almost no scope necessary when moving from one to the other