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  1. #21
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    Re: Rifle in sheep country

    ^^^^or a porcupine....and that is no fun. Good to pack along small locking needle nose vice grips to yank out.

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    Re: Rifle in sheep country

    Quote Originally Posted by Bugle M In View Post
    You are fine with a 270 Win.
    Find some books on good old Jack O'Connor.
    I think he more than anybody made that cartridge legendary while hunting in North America, especially here in BC.
    Or a 7mm mag if you wanted added security and a great ballistic rifle for sheep.
    Likely while he had a guide along, who may have been heavily armed....or not
    Never say whoa in the middle of a mud hole

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    Re: Rifle in sheep country

    Quote Originally Posted by northof49 View Post
    ^^^^or a porcupine....and that is no fun. Good to pack along small locking needle nose vice grips to yank out.
    Good advice haha thanks

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    Re: Rifle in sheep country

    Want a cheap camp alarm? Get a $12 personal rape alarm and a cheap flyfishing reel full of backing line
    Set up is fast and easy. Works for saving a meat cache too.
    Never say whoa in the middle of a mud hole

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    Re: Rifle in sheep country

    Quote Originally Posted by boxhitch View Post
    Likely while he had a guide along, who may have been heavily armed....or not
    True.
    I have to say, I did stop listening to all those Hunting magazine writers a long time ago.
    I realized most of them were basically riding the coat tails of guides/outfitters, who are the folks with the
    "real experience".
    Sort of why I liked talking to the pioneers who did it themselves, which there are a few of them who write and do
    videos.

    But the 270 will do the job.
    Can always pack 150gr in the pocket after the sheep/goat is down, for that just in case moment.
    Close range, the gun/bullet will work.
    Plus you get to have a couple extra loaded in compared to most magnums (granted many now carry higher capacity clips
    but that wasn't the case when I used to go).

    Only reason I really carried the 300 win mag now is because longer shots on elk, I found the 270 didn't go thru and thru,
    which made finding blood a real pain in the ass at times.
    One can never really know where gbear will be hanging.
    For me, have seen them closer to where I hunt elk, rather than sheep.

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    Re: Rifle in sheep country

    Quote Originally Posted by northof49 View Post
    ^^^^or a porcupine....and that is no fun. Good to pack along small locking needle nose vice grips to yank out.
    on our fly in we seen no less than a dozen porcupine, 2 of them chewed the shit out of our camp one night and my brother had a heck of a fight with them but in the end he won out !
    7mm PRC soon to be the most popular cartridge in North America

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    Re: Rifle in sheep country

    Hmmm .270 is plenty.
    Leave the familly dog at home..he will come running back to hide between your legs..he WILL fit..400 pound grizz not so much.
    Cheers
    Srupp

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    Re: Rifle in sheep country

    Dogs like a husky are good in the tent to tell you something lurks outside!
    But are a pain in the ass for hunting anything.
    But they will chase gbear! (stupid dogs)

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    Re: Rifle in sheep country

    Give this article a read if you have the time:

    https://journalofmountainhunting.com...topping-rifle/
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    Re: Rifle in sheep country

    Thanks again for all the information! Definitely really enjoy getting a bunch of different perspectives on what works for certain people. It has been really helpful.

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