Amongst the family we have 1 elk tag, 1 bear tag, and 3 deer tags. Bear starts next week. We hike, bike and do some weight training year round. Everybody is in good shape. Our back country equipment is maintained and provisioned. The rifles were taken out last week, zero and dope was verified out to 600 yards. My daughter shoots a Steyr Scout in 6.5 CM. Yesterday she took it out and shot a .75”, 5 shot group at 100 yards then proceeded to put 3 rounds inside of 3” at 500 yards. I have been playing with my M71 Winchester in .348. I have the desire to kill my elk with it this year. With its factory iron sights I’ve been shooting about a 3” group at 100 yards, 6” or so at 200 yards and can keep them in an elk kill zone at 300. My limitation would be a max 200 yard shot and preferably closer. That old lever gun wants to be a bench rest rifle when it grows up. I’m shocked at how tight that rifle groups.
My older daughter is as lean and hard as I ever seen her and has been doing some kind of HIIT training everyday for the last year. She’s got 6 pack abs and veins popping out on her arms. In a senseless act of self preservation I’m just walking out the door to do a 12 mile Mt Bike ride with the false hope of beating back age and morbid decay.
We are ready to go.
My only concern is being able to keep up with the girls this year.