I was talking to a long time friend and he told me this years ELK hunt was a bit different, in that he brought two rifles, on his hunt, one in 300wby and one in 375H&H and had 60 rounds each in those slip top plastic containers that hold 20 cartridges, in the back of his van,on opening morning he slipped 5 cartridges into a elastic cartridge holder on the butt stock of the 375 H&H and slipped the next box of cartridges, from his supply stored in the 50 cal ammo can, into his pack and proceeded to walk into the area he hunts for several hours walk well before dawn, with a buddy, who hunts with a 35 whelen
as the sun started to come up he went to load his rifle and found he had stuck 300 wby ammo in the butt stock elastic sleeve, reaching into the pack for his spare ammo ...yeah! he brought 300 wby....searching his pack he found a single 375 H&H cartridge
he loaded that and started still hunting the dark timber, with his friend, he said the whole time he kept thinking about how stupid it was to not check more carefully and that while he usually brings a ruger 44 mag revolver, on elk hunts, but he left that home this trip, (another dumb decision) he saw over a dozen ELK and about 40 mule deer during his days hunt but nothing, he felt he had a 100% dead certain shot at.
his friend shot a nice mule deer near dusk so the day was not a total loss,
he told me that from now on hes going to be far more careful and make darn sure hes carrying both the revolver and the correct ammo
any of you guys ever screw up?
I know I have in the past, but I almost have 8 cartridges in my rifles elastic ammo sleeve on the butt stock,(almost all my rifles have one) so even if I pick up the wrong box of ammo IM not totally screwed
"HEs picked up the habit of using an ammo sleeve but he rarely leaves it loaded like I do"
but Ive sure left equipment in camp on occasion
as the sun started to come up he went to load his rifle and found he had stuck 300 wby ammo in the butt stock elastic sleeve, reaching into the pack for his spare ammo ...yeah! he brought 300 wby....searching his pack he found a single 375 H&H cartridge
he loaded that and started still hunting the dark timber, with his friend, he said the whole time he kept thinking about how stupid it was to not check more carefully and that while he usually brings a ruger 44 mag revolver, on elk hunts, but he left that home this trip, (another dumb decision) he saw over a dozen ELK and about 40 mule deer during his days hunt but nothing, he felt he had a 100% dead certain shot at.
his friend shot a nice mule deer near dusk so the day was not a total loss,
he told me that from now on hes going to be far more careful and make darn sure hes carrying both the revolver and the correct ammo
any of you guys ever screw up?
I know I have in the past, but I almost have 8 cartridges in my rifles elastic ammo sleeve on the butt stock,(almost all my rifles have one) so even if I pick up the wrong box of ammo IM not totally screwed
"HEs picked up the habit of using an ammo sleeve but he rarely leaves it loaded like I do"
but Ive sure left equipment in camp on occasion
