Cool! someones watching the show ~~LOL!!~~
Ok, lemme see.......Eric wasnt hunting Moose, he shot a yearling Caribou. We were hunting Cariboutoo.
Yes, we often shoot animals on the move, although Most usuall walking, Caribou are known as the Walker" and they wont be at 1;05 where they were at 1;00oclock, but sometimes running, its a matter of "carry through" just like shooting a Goose on the wing. For shots at animals and such that are still, a rested shot is always taken, you cant 'swing through' rested, but mostly it has to be understood that Wolves, Caribou and other animals do NOT stand there and let you shoot, especcially when you have taken a shot allready......our limit is 5 caribou perday, and we like to get 3 or 4 for the months eating, more when were looking at longer times between hunting (like dark Winter, when the sun is down from Nov to Jan) as well, they edit in "misses" to show how "tough' it is when the screen cant let you feel cold, fatiuge and such. They completely ignored the dozen or so Caribou we caught while "Wolfing', a week long hunt at that, compressed into 12 or so minutes.They try to hit the highlights, and the early episodes had us with 3 Caribou and showed he only getting one, and a hit on a Red Fox that was made into a "miss" , as we dismounted and theres the tree is in the background ~~LOL!!~~ (youll see me inna preview holding Mr. Fox up
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No shots were taken at moveing animals that wernt check up on (blood on snow is pretty clear) and we do mostly head shots, and with snowmachines, we easily track any wounded animals down.
The Wolf was one of two, she shot and hit the first one, we went down to see, and the Wolves had gone down to a creek head and were comming up the other side, so I persued and dispatched the wounded Wolf while the wife went after the other. The other ditched her in the rocks. I clearly stated that the Wolf was dead for an hour on the show, as dead Wolves can wait for us to get their brothers
BUT! , and this but is bigger than my Butt
They are trying to get the 'story' across, and I give them an 8 outta 10 for at least sticking to the story, as well NOTHING is scripted at all. We flat refused to do such, as it would interfear with what we have to do...and thats worked out quite fine.
My opinion; a .223 placed correctly is good enough for the Moose. Placement is everything. I preferr the 7.62X54r for its accuracy and range, something it has over a .223 with our open rolling Tundra, and the Wolf shot was a good demonstration of that , but a .223 or .30 cal hole through the Heart, lungs or brains is still Death as we know it.
The Mosin is a VERY accurate rifle, its the ammo thats gotta be chosen with care, as well as the person shooting has to have 'skills'. God surplus is Czeck silver tip, as its accurate and tumbles to great effect, while others , we avoid, are not so consistent and accurate. .223 in a store is 40$ a box of 20 around here, whilst the wife has some cases of Czeck, bulk buy, 68$ a case of 800 7 years and 12 cases later. As well, shes been buying Soviet "EXTRA" and EXTRA MATCH" bythe case of 360rds in a case, used in her PU scoped 91/30, also exceedingly accurate ammo.
The M-39 is the hight of Mosin Nagantness. The M-39 my wife carries has been on every trip she's taken for almost 11 yaers, its not pretty anymore, but the bore is pristine.
I'm glad ya like the show, we keep it as "real" as we can, then the editors smuch it into 13 minutes..... ~~LOL!!~~
