Recent content by tapehoser

Lucky 13

LOVE mine. Been my go-to gun for years now. I load 300 grain Nosler Partitions to about 2,300 fps. It's a stout load and packs a whallop, but it'll take down anything on this continent...and maybe any other. So many folks got "scope eyebrow" from my gun (not me) that I finally removed my...

Yup....Wyoming folks are outstanding people. Thanks for the story.

So the fact that I am training with my 72-pound backpack is a good thing? Wow....I thought I'd be huffing it with a hind-quarter in the pack. Good to know!

Cabela's, Cabela's, Cabela's. I took a regular old Cabela's Alaskan Outfitter external frame pack and loaded it up with 50 pounds, walked on the treadmill at the highest incline for 5 hours a week, 4 months in a row. For 2 more months I loaded it with 72 pounds for 5 hours a week. It'll handle...

And by the way, Todd and Dave are the best of friends.

I watch the show and follow Todd on Twitter. His trip to South America caused him some major sinus issues because of some high altitudes and having to stay/sleep in some pretty unsanitary conditions. This was all taped and will be aired on TV. Pretty good show. Saying that Dave Turin saved his...

The only thing way I lose ANY weight or inches off the middle is one of two things: 1. An insane workout program like P90X 2. Eating right For the past 30 days I have put on a 70-pound backpack and set the treadmill on a 10% incline for 60 minutes straight. Without altering my eating habits, I...

Just wondering the conditions we carry in when we're in the field hunting big game. Feel free to share the why's and why-not's. 1. One in the chamber and the safety on? 2. One in the chamber and the safety off? 3. Cartridges in the magazine, but nothing in the chamber? 4. Cartridges in my...

Served to me in Ecuador - my last meal in the country before I came home - FISH JELL-O. Not kidding. Raw, white-flesh fish from the coast mixed in a blender with plain Knox gelatin, served on a mound of white rice. I ate two bites and claimed I was sick and could not continue.

That is a seriously beautiful bull. A prize, for sure!

My son and I did a test a while back with various types of bullets. We shot hunting rounds (Nosler Partition, Sierra Pro Hunter, Hornady Interlock, and Barnes Originals) into 2-liter water bottles. All bullets were around the 300 grain mark. The Hornady and Nosler went straight, straight...

I am looking to use a taxidermist close to me and considering Evans Taxidermy in West Valley. Anyone used Chad before? Got pictures and reviews? If not, is there someone you'd recommend in the Salt Lake Valley for an elk shoulder mount?

I drew a general tag. Have a friend that lives in Teton County that'll be my private guide. VERY happy!

Agreed. Partitions are my only option when hunting. Period.