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Post by sixshot on Nov 30, 2018 20:00:27 GMT -5
Can you imagine what it would be like if we were actually required to SHOOT & qualify before we could hunt! Especially at a moving target, some people would be up to their ankles in empty brass....practice! That's for sissy's!!
Dick
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Post by bigmuddy on Dec 1, 2018 0:16:57 GMT -5
I think it would be a lot quieter on opening day Dick.
Can we in the U.S. imagine being told how many guns we can own? Thanks Mathias for the explanation and congratulations on your success.
It helps to make us appreciate and not take our freedoms for granted.
Dan
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Post by mathias on Dec 1, 2018 11:46:07 GMT -5
Thanks for al the kind remarks  When it comes to practice i try and shot some 250rnd running target with my moose rifle before hunting season begins, unfortunately not everybody shoot as much as they should and one of big topics are the cost of ammunition, here in sveden 1 rnd 308 Win fmj (traning) costs about 1,4$ and a good hunting rnd costs about 4$ Our national caliber 6,5x55 tend to cost a little less and rounds like 9,3x62 8x57 a little more You can save a lot of money by reloading your own especially if you like me likes strange and odd calibers  /Mathias |
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Post by bushog on Dec 1, 2018 13:25:55 GMT -5
Congrats! No better way to harvest a white tailed deer, than one pursued by a pack of hounds, preferably beagles so the deer dos not run so fast. Still a few states in good ole Dixie that allow deer hunting with hounds. I used to hunt dogs in the swamps of E. North Carolina and later in the Everglades/Big Cypress. Better be running walkers cause those little ole' beagles would have drowned. I agree though. Those little 4in beagles were great for rabbits for the same reason on dry ground. |
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Post by mathias on Dec 1, 2018 14:19:37 GMT -5
Bradshaw sorry i missed your question about my rifle
But here is what it is:
It was made in 1929 by Husqvarna on the same action as a Swedish mauser M/94 s (same as the m/96 but with the handle turned down) they called it model 46 caliber 9,3x57 and was given to me on my 18 birthday by my grandmothers husband and i used it for some years before i tried some other guns. it has been a safe queen until last year when i had a gun smith change the bolt handle so i could mount a scope a 1-4 Karl Kaps. It had a Aimpoint reddot mounted before but i use scopes on al my other rifles and was not comfortable using that as we sometimes are required to count how many tines a bull moose have before you shoot him.
Regards
Mathias
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Post by jfs on Dec 1, 2018 16:57:09 GMT -5
Congratulations Matty... speaking of tests.. Here in NJ my outdoor range removed the 100yd handgun set up because of land dispute. I petioned the higher ups for a 100yd handgun and they had me take a shooting test at the 100yd rifle for exemption... The VP and a few others were there to watch me shoot at 100 with my FA 357.... Anyway I made a 4" group and heard them say "that`s better then some rifle shooters". I was then allowed to use the 100yd rile range with my handguns but that was one of the hardest tests I`ve ever took with those guys watching me..
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Post by mart on Dec 1, 2018 17:09:25 GMT -5
Congratulations on the moose. It's always great to hear your stories and learn about hunting in your country. My moose season was a success as well. I found and killed a legal bull while helping a young lady from our church fill a cow tag. A couple of days later we found a cow for her. Her first head of big game.
Keep the stories coming. We truly enjoy them.
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Post by coldtriggerfinger on Dec 4, 2018 18:04:37 GMT -5
Yes, Congratulations !
Nice eating moose there.
Very effective cartridge also.
I've had and used the 9.3x62 Mauser and 9.3x64 Brenneke . Great rounds. Haven't used the 9.3x57 yet.
We also have to count tines and at times ( size the tines on the frontals)
Most of our moose hunting in Alaska is spot and stalk , calling or tree stand/blind .
Again , congratulations and thanks for sharing !
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Post by Snyd on Dec 9, 2018 23:58:16 GMT -5
Good to see someone got Moose this year! Congrats! It was a tough year here in Interior Alaska this year for myself and quite a few others. Low bull cow ratio caused Fish and Game to shorten the season and crappy weather for the first half of it. Plus I've been noticing more pressure in my little area which didn't help matters. Might be time to find a new spot next year.
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Post by mathias on Dec 10, 2018 12:36:35 GMT -5
Sorry to hear that Snyd
Hear our "game department" are telling us we need to shoot more, our allocation this year was 6 (preferable 3 cows and 3 bulls) adult moose and 7 calves. Trying to keep the feeding damages down. And we are now starting to see elk coming in to our area, as we never have had them hear before i think it is quit exiting to see what that will bring to the hunting experience
Regards
Math
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Post by crazycarl on Dec 10, 2018 14:34:46 GMT -5
That is a LOT of meat. Woof.
I wish I had done the training & certification to hunt in Germany while I was stationed there. I did however join a local sport shooting club during my 2nd tour. Very, very different gun culture & mindset than here.
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Post by Snyd on Dec 10, 2018 15:19:54 GMT -5
Sorry to hear that Snyd Hear our "game department" are telling us we need to shoot more, our allocation this year was 6 (preferable 3 cows and 3 bulls) adult moose and 7 calves. Trying to keep the feeding damages down. And we are now starting to see elk coming in to our area, as we never have had them hear before i think it is quit exiting to see what that will bring to the hunting experience Regards Math Do you have any large predator populations besides humans?  Like wolves and bears? |
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Post by mathias on Dec 11, 2018 11:07:23 GMT -5
Yes that is plenty of meat but we are 12 persons in my hunting team that shares the meat, but that said i can´t seem to remember the last time i bought minced meat at a store From what i have read there seems to be some rater big differences i our ways of hunting both in the metods and price. From what i understand it can be a little pricy hunting in both Canada and the USA ? For me to hunt moose and small game a year i pay a little under 300$ Yes we have brown bear where i hunt thankfully no Wolfes (yet) Regards Mathias |
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Post by Snyd on Dec 11, 2018 12:24:45 GMT -5
The hunting license here in Alaska are cheap. What can be expensive is the hunt itself! Alaska is a huge land mass, 1/3 the size of the lower 48 yet we have hardly any roads. Access is via off-road vehicles, boats, airboats, airplanes, etc. $$$$$
A resident hunting license is US$ 45.00. That includes numerous Harvest Tickets that have no cost. 1 Moose, 1 Dall Sheep, 3 black bears, 1 griz (some areas require a $25.00 toag), 5 Caribou (some areas more). In addition there are registration hunts like 2 goat tags in certain areas on Kodiak Island. There are also draw permits that have a cost but not much.
Non-resident and Alien licenses are more.
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Post by mathias on Dec 11, 2018 13:21:33 GMT -5
That was not bad at all ! At least for those resident. Prices tend to vary quit a bit depending on where in Sweden you hunt, more expensive in the southern parts and if you have to but day cards instead of lease a hunting area
Mathias
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Like wolves and bears?