@MaxP you talk about your bovine bash here in my neck of the woods South Texas. Have you ever hunted at the Texas Hunt Lodge near Ingram Texas? That's where I'm looking at my Kudu hunt.
Initial pricing is 17k for kudu. Don't know if that's considered a "good" deal.I have not. Are they offering a good deal? Where we do the Bovine Bash, the proprietor is able to get pretty much anything that walks, crawls or flies if you want to talk to him. Can't hurt.
Initial pricing is 17k for kudu. Don't know if that's considered a "good" deal.
Initial pricing is 17k for kudu. Don't know if that's considered a "good" deal.
Perhaps so, but it still won't be a kudugood deal? I can buy a lot of beef for that and pay for a lot of hunts for many deer etc on top of that...
We have Oryx here in the Lincoln National forest.
I've seen a few at fort bliss. magnificent animals.We have Oryx here in the Lincoln National forest.
Will have to check it out!Episode 3 is up on Amazon as of last night and it gives a glimpse into the Bovine Bash where we test revolver bullets, loads and calibers on bovine flesh.
My 7.5" bbl 6 shot SRH in 480 Ruger is a "Big Iron", and is good choice for taking down large game with the right loads, mine has only taken down paper and cans.Sorry I didn't address this sooner.
1) Yes I have. I have also been in on bovine kills with lots of caliber/bullet combinations. The .44 works, it just doesn't produce the "hurt" of the bigger calibers. I've used a number of them on bovines. The .45 Colt loaded hot is pretty good. The .480 has served me well on a number of them, to include the biggest bovine I've ever taken. With the right bullet they are all suitable, I just prefer making a bigger impression if possible.
2) I've had both the .500 Linebaugh and .500 JRH for quite some time. There are a lot more good bullets available in .500 versus .510. The .500 Linebaugh is typically loaded in the mid-30,000 PSI range, the .500 JRH we load in the high-40,000 to low-50,000 PSI range. The fat Linebaugh case eats a lot of cylinder wall, and I don't recommend loading the .500 Linebaugh anywhere near the operating levels of the .500 JRH. Frankly, when facing something big, heavy and mean, I want as much reliable velocity as possible. However, the .500 Linebaugh is still one of my personal favorites.
3) Not that I noticed. I thought it might be an issue and it absolutely was not. Hire a good "meet and greet" outfit to collect you at the airport and get you through the bureaucratic pain, then they whisk you off to a hotel that sits behind a wall with barb wire. It's in their best interest to keep you safe and whole.
Hope this answers your questions.
You have them on a national forest? Are they escapees, or being grazed by a permittee? Or are you talking about a game farm surrounded or near national forest ground?We have Oryx here in the Lincoln National forest.
Who did those Bisley grips? I have a BFR in 460 (and just sold another in 450 Marlin) and the "plowshare" grips on them are terrible.
You have them on a national forest? Are they escapees, or being grazed by a permittee? Or are you talking about a game farm surrounded or near national forest ground?
Very interesting and thank you for the education on this subject. I’m a professional forester so hearing about this really sparked my interest.Between 1969 and 1977, 95 oryx were released on White Sands Missile Range and the surrounding areas. Wild oryx were brought from the Kalahari Desert in Africa to an experimental range at Red Rock, New Mexico. Federal law prohibits introducing wild animals from other countries into the wild, so offspring were obtained from these first oryx to introduce onto the missile range.
There are thousands of oryx in residence on the missile range today. Annual hunts for the oryx began in 1974 and continue to this day to help control and stabilize the population. Because the oryx is not native to this country, the National Park Service (NPS) is concerned about how this animal affects the native plants and animals of White Sands National Monument. In 1996, the NPS erected a 67-mile (108 km) boundary fence to prevent the oryx from entering the monument.
We all keep learning more every day, Friend.Very interesting and thank you for the education on this subject. I’m a professional forester so hearing about this really sparked my interest.
I had no idea.
Back to business.