Old rifles and Blacktails

[TitusFord]

I had a mission this year to kill a buck with my old Remington 722 chambered in 300 savage.

After passing on some spikes and forkies throughout the general season I decided to go hunt some higher country and got turned around after hiking up to 2 feet of snow before reaching my spot. We went back down and found a new area I hadn't been before and decided to hunt it in the morning. After sleeping in we drove up to the spot and loaded our packs to go for the day. We rounded the first corner on the trail and this buck was standing 23 yards away quartering towards me. I very quickly took the rifle off my shoulder, flipped the safety off and shot him before I could even judge antler size but knew based on body size I wanted to tag him.
I shot him at 3200' right along the snow line at around 9:45 A.M.
He weighed 166 field dressed and I put 61 pounds of trimmed meat in the freezer.

Anyone else using old rifles out there?

[addicted1]

Very cool, congrats on meeting your goals. For modern I take one of my Mosin’s out or my M70 pre64. I am a sucker for old bolt actions, so I get it. I’ve got a Hawkins ML I assembled/built using one of those kits that I would like to use one of these seasons.

[hunterednate]

Hey, congrats! What a gorgeous buck. Very cool to get it done with the old rifle. Thanks for sharing.

[Griiz]

Congratulations. I harvested my largest blacktail with a model 99 300 savage my grandpa gave me. His brother Fred, bought four of them, one for him, his two brothers and their dad. I was given Fred's rifle. It was well worn as he lived in Alaska and used it a lot. I  harvested that buck the year my grandfather passed, so it is a special hunt for me. I also harvested my largest black bear at 20 feet that year with the same rifle. Thanks for sharing.

[TitusFord]

Congratulations. I harvested my largest blacktail with a model 99 300 savage my grandpa gave me. His brother Fred, bought four of them, one for him, his two brothers and their dad. I was given Fred's rifle. It was well worn as he lived in Alaska and used it a lot. I  harvested that buck the year my grandfather passed, so it is a special hunt for me. I also harvested my largest black bear at 20 feet that year with the same rifle. Thanks for sharing.

That's awesome! I killed my bear this year with this same Remington at 35 yards!

I know a couple of people who still hunt with their model 99 in 300 savage!
I'll own a model 99 one of these days.

[BuckDuck77]

Nice big blacktail!  I took my ol’ model 94 30-30 I inherited from my grandfather out for the late blacktail season.  With a goal to harvest a blackie but I let my son harvest the only buck we seen.  So have to try again next year! It’s awesome to see the guys and gals taking out guns that have been passed down and using them for the purpose they were intended for.

[Not selected]

Not a Blacktail but grandpas  passed down .300 savage. Decided a cow tag was the perfect time to use it.

[Falcon]

Sweet looking blacktail        Great write up 

[brew]

I need to get me one of those savage 99's

[pd]

Nice big blacktail!  I took my ol’ model 94 30-30 I inherited from my grandfather out for the late blacktail season.  With a goal to harvest a blackie but I let my son harvest the only buck we seen.  So have to try again next year! It’s awesome to see the guys and gals taking out guns that have been passed down and using them for the purpose they were intended for.

On the last day of the late rifle season I took out my 1952 JS stamped Marlin 336 short carbine in .30-30.  I never saw anything that rainy day, but it sure was lightweight!  She is back in the safe, oiled and waxed, and I will do this again next year.

[Bullkllr]

I've come to use my mod 99 pretty much exclusively for blacktails. Just feels right.

[2MANY]

Nice work!

[TitusFord]

Not a Blacktail but grandpas  passed down .300 savage. Decided a cow tag was the perfect time to use it.

Getting an elk with my .300 Savage is on my bucket list. I just can't bring myself to hunt rifle elk season over archery.
I never got to meet my grandpa but I grew up hunting with his rifle identical to the one I carry now. While mine wasn't grandpa's rifle it is still special to me for that reason and why I bought and hunt with it.
Congrats on the nice cow!

[Westside88]

Many of my deer and one elk were taken with my Great Grandfather’s Remington 721 in 30 06. He and my Great Grandmother hunted together (brother has her 30 30) for many years. He gave me the rifle when I was about 14 and I’ve always cherished the fact that he gave it to while they were still with us. Every time I’d get a buck I’d call them and tell the story. They were both on the line cheering and laughing and loving it. So fortunate

[PNWheckle]

Always had good luck with my 721, haven’t rifle hunted for a few years


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