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I may not, since the cooler will be out off my control. I am hunting in Catalina and the shipping company can accept the package up till 3pm. I will not be able to pick it up until 10am.

I am going deer hunting next week. With the temperature as high as it has been lately, I am concerned about getting (and keeping) the meat cold. I have read lots of things about getting it below 40 if possible. Is there such a problem as too cold? What if the meat were to freeze? I am...

I got the Leopold VX-6 2-12x42 with Boone and Crockett reticle. I have it mounted with S&K mounts and rings. I have Murray leather sling on order. So far, I am very happy with this rifle. I will dial in with 150gr this weekend out to 200 and 300. I hope to keep the same groupings once I get...

Just picked up the Sako and had the scope mounted (Thanks NBK!). Took it out to the range yesterday and had a hell of a time. 300wsm is just a LITTLE more powerful than the .223 AR I am used to shooting. :) I just wanted to dial in the scope at 100 and 200, only had access to the 100 yard...

agree that reloading is the way to go. This will at least get me some ammo to dial in with and use this season. I will save all my brass and hopefully learn to reload and try that next season. I have a buddy who reloads and he wants a better setup. I may buy his used setup.

After buying my new rifle, I went online to find non-lead ammo. Cabela's is having one heck of a sale on Barnes Vor-TX. 300WSM is $39.19 + $5 mail in rebate (limit 4). That is $21 less per box than Bass Pro. Plus, Cabela's is offering $5 flat shipping on all orders over $99 (yes, ammo...

What lead me to the new rifle? (It is all my wife's fault ) ;-) I knew I was going to start hunting this year, so I asked lots of questions of those I know and research on the web. I pretty much decided 30-06 would be my best option and I had limited rifles to the Rem700 (if I could find an...

Well, in 10 days, i will have a new 300wsm in the safe!!!! :) Thanks for the feedback. This season, I will use off the shelf ammo. Next year, I may give a try to hand loads.

I am looking at buying a new hunting rifle and want to get a good all around gun for deer, elk and anything else I choose. Is the 300wsm a good option, or is it too much for the mule deer? Is there a bullet that would work well that is lead free and good between 150 and 300 yards? Thanks,

Yes, Catalina is part of D16, but that does not matter. What I have learned is that you just need to have 1 or 2 deer tags. It does not matter the zone or type of hunt. You must turn those over to the Catalina Island Conservancy in exchange for their "tags". Downside is you don't get your...

Thanks Aeon, Do you know how the meat was? I assume it was just fine on the decent size buck, but what about the other one? I know none of the meat would go to waste, but it would be a little disappointing if the dogs got more of it than the wife and I. The price does seem a little...

Anyone hunt Catalina before? I heard they really want to limit population this year.

From now on, I will just do it online. Since this was my first hunting license, I had to do it in person. Now I need to continue figuring out what to do now??? I know I applied for a D15 Deer tag, but is it a Buck tag? Are there minimum size (points on rack)? I know better than to shoot...

I called DFG and they said that D15 was definitely available. As of this morning, there were over 1400 D15 tags available. The nice guy at the Los Alamitos office told me to go back to Big 5 and have them fix it, or just go in on July 2 and get my D15 tag. My concern was that if Big 5 could...

OK, so I went to pick up a license at Big 5. Everything was fine until I told them my first choice is Preference Points and second choice was D15. They said D15 was not available, only D12, D16 and D17 were available. Now I am confused. How do I get the D15 tag if it is not available? I...

Thanks, Off to a retailer I will go! The plan is to get Preference Points and then a D15, D16 or D19 tag.

I just took my Hunter Safety course and passed. I have not picked up a license yet. I see that the hunting license is valid from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015. The application deadline for deer tags is June 2nd. I assume I must have a 2013-2014 license to apply for a 2014-2015 deer tag...

The name here is Jeff. I am a complete newb to hunting. I have been contemplating for years (ever since college buddies went hunting) but finally decided to pursue it. I am in OC and just took the hunter safety class this weekend. I guess I came to this forum for the "Now What" phase! I...