jbnut
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Location: Warren, Pennsylvania
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Post by jbnut on Jun 11, 2018 21:03:15 GMT -5
Since buying a S&W M&P15 a couple of years ago I have had so much range brass follow me home that it just seemed right to get a bolt gun to keep the brass company. Today I picked up a Ruger 77 Hawkeye in .223rem. Made a day of it buy traveling a couple hours to Grice's gun shop in Clearfield Pa. I'm going to need to clean off the reloading bench now.
After that we went to Benezette Pa to check out the Elk herd. We were there too early so we didn't see a lot of elk but there were enough to keep us happy.
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bob
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Post by bob on Jun 11, 2018 22:41:12 GMT -5
Glad you got the rifle. Which Elk do you have, Roosevelt, Tule,or Rocky Mtn.?
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poohzilla
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Post by poohzilla on Jun 12, 2018 11:21:36 GMT -5
JB-funny how the tail can wag the dog sometimes ! I ended up with a 30-30 barrel for my Contender after scoring a hundred empties at the range... Tell us more about the elk !
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jbnut
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Post by jbnut on Jun 12, 2018 18:47:22 GMT -5
The elk that were reintroduced in Pa are of the Rocky Mountain subspecies. Here is some info that I copied from the PGC website. Through the early 1800s, elk ( Cervus elaphus ) inhabited much of Pennsylvania. In the mid-1800s, as human settlements increased, the elk population declined. By the late 1800s, elk had been totally eliminated from their last stronghold in areas around Elk County. In 1913, the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) began reintroducing elk. Elk from Yellowstone National Park, South Dakota, and a private preserve in Pennsylvania were released until 1926. During this time, 177 elk were released into the central and northeastern parts of Pennsylvania, but only the north central population survived. From 1923 to 1931 a hunting season took place. Hunters took 98 bulls; another 78 elk were killed illegally or for crop damage. The season was closed in 1932 due to dwindling numbers of elk. The elk roaming the mountains of North central Pennsylvania today are the progeny of the animals that remained. Today, Pennsylvania is home to 800 - 900 elk — the largest herd in northeast United States. Elk can be found in parts of Elk, Cameron, Clearfield, Clinton and Potter counties, inhabiting more than 800 square miles This link should show a map of the hunting units where the Elk are located. www.pgcapps.pa.gov/Harvest/Elk
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bob
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Post by bob on Jun 13, 2018 19:30:37 GMT -5
Thanks jb, here on the west coast there are the three I mentioned.
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SnapShot
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Post by SnapShot on Jun 14, 2018 18:39:24 GMT -5
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