Marlin makes moose meat
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Re: Marlin makes moose meat
Very nice and congrats !
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Awesome. Congrats
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That's a still very capable cartridge & you proved it well!!!
what was your load?
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Way to go with the moose!
I'm impressed, and this is a great inspiration for me. I'll be trying to the same next fall with a vintage Marlin.
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I'm impressed, and this is a great inspiration for me. I'll be trying to the same next fall with a vintage Marlin.
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Oh man! THATS the way to do it! And a very large congratulations to you and your Marlin. Elmer Keith said it years ago that bullets of that configuration and velocity will plow through to get the job done. There's just something about a 30-35 caliber bullet traveling 2000-2400 fps.
I hunt the same way and as far as I am concerned, there is no other way. Nice job!------6
I hunt the same way and as far as I am concerned, there is no other way. Nice job!------6
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Very nice!
That's the way to start winter - with a full freezer.
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That's the way to start winter - with a full freezer.
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Nice moose with a honest rifle! What a thrill it must of been.
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Re: Marlin makes moose meat
A great photo, well done with a classic old time tested rifle rifle and round.
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Good hunting and good shooting with a great rifle and caliber!
Moose is soooooooo good to eat...enjoy, enjoy!
Moose is soooooooo good to eat...enjoy, enjoy!
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+1JerryB wrote:A great photo, well done with a classic old time tested rifle rifle and round.
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Good shooting be some fine eating there. danny
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Great!
What time is supper? I'll bring the beer or wine (or single malt....)
What time is supper? I'll bring the beer or wine (or single malt....)
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Thanks guys, very glad I could do the hunt in style, had an opportunity shortly before this cow showed up on a long 250+ yard shot (thought about borrowing my buddies rifle to make it...) glad I passed on that one to use the Marlin. I used the standard Winchester 170 gr round nose factory ammo.
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Nice little cow! I like those best - they taste better than the bulls. I also like the .32 WS and the older Marlins. Lot's of moose have dropped in front of old leverguns over the years; a lot more than have fallen to the "required" .300 or .338 magnums I bet.
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Very Well Done and congratulations !!!!!Nothing is better than a Classic rifle hunt. ,Should be some fine eating. DT
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But...But..But.....
You don't have a 3-14x50 auto-ranging illuminated reticle TACTICAL scope...!!!!!
And STILL you bought her home...!!!
Congratulations. That's a heck of a way to start the season.
Thanks for sharing.
You don't have a 3-14x50 auto-ranging illuminated reticle TACTICAL scope...!!!!!
And STILL you bought her home...!!!
Congratulations. That's a heck of a way to start the season.
Thanks for sharing.
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Well done! Not the moose steaks , I prefer mine medium.
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It just doesn't get any better than that. .
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Great job and a nice 93 carbine.
Been saying it for years, those cartridges are so underrated nowadays it isn't even funny. Those old carbines in .30 and .32 are some of the most well balanced rifle-cartridge combinations ever devised.
Been saying it for years, those cartridges are so underrated nowadays it isn't even funny. Those old carbines in .30 and .32 are some of the most well balanced rifle-cartridge combinations ever devised.
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Its the 32 Special, its Special because it can kill moose, elk, deer and other assorted tasty critters.
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Been saying it for years, those cartridges are so underrated nowadays it isn't even funny. Those old carbines in .30 and .32 are some of the most well balanced rifle-cartridge combinations ever devised.
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Congrats and a great rifle as well !!
I've got a model 1936 in 32 ws , I think the only change was the shape of the furniture from yours . It made venison the first year I carried it .
I've got a model 1936 in 32 ws , I think the only change was the shape of the furniture from yours . It made venison the first year I carried it .
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The 32 Special is no better then the 30-30 but for some strange reason I have always liked the 32 Special more then the 30-30 .
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Great rifle, great shot, class act!
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With moose, that means cook them rare, and they will be medium. It will always be more cooked than you think.BenT wrote:Well done! Not the moose steaks , I prefer mine medium.
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It has certain advantages over the .30-30, but only if you hand load, since factory ammo is so limited today.6pt-sika wrote:The 32 Special is no better then the 30-30 but for some strange reason I have always liked the 32 Special more then the 30-30 .
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Re: Marlin makes moose meat
Great photo and nice shot! Thanks for sharing.
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Congratulations!
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+2 ... that's a nice rifle and cartridge combo...and your right you don't need the latest wiz-bang-high-powered-short-mag... :)Paladin wrote:+1JerryB wrote:A great photo, well done with a classic old time tested rifle rifle and round.
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Nice looking rifle and good shooting! Congrats
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Good thing you posted a picture because nobody would believe such an old gun and caliber could get the job done. I always smile when I tell someone that I got my mule deer, moose, elk or whatever with my 30/30 or Dad's 32 Special and they tell me how I need a bigger scoped rifle. Funny how their freezer is always empty and mine is full. Most of my game is taken under 100 yds. and their game is missed at 350 to 400+ yds.
Congratulations, good shooting. Enjoy that meat.
Congratulations, good shooting. Enjoy that meat.
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Re: Marlin makes moose meat
Well done indeed! Congrats!!!
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I know it is nonsense but some old timers were convinced the 32 Special was a better moose rifle, or was it nonsense?
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+1TedH wrote:That's how it's done.
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Thanks all for your comments. I am lucky that I live in a state where you can apply for a tag for elk, moose, bear, antelope, deer, big horn sheep and MT goat.
The DOW here allows you one bull moose tag in your lifetime which I had 6 years ago which I filled using a rifle with a carry handle. Then you can start applying for a cow moose tag and it took me 6 years to get this tag. With the knowledge fro the bull hunt, I felt very confident that if I put in the time, I would get a cow at a range that I could use the old Marlin, so happy it worked out that way.
I turn 60 this month and will start applying again for a cow moose tag this next year. I am still waiting to draw my big horn sheep tag here, I have been applying for 16 years .......got to have hope that one of these years I will get the tag and be successful on that hunt.
Anybody coming through the Denver area, let me know, we can share a moose burger and cold beer while you are here.
The DOW here allows you one bull moose tag in your lifetime which I had 6 years ago which I filled using a rifle with a carry handle. Then you can start applying for a cow moose tag and it took me 6 years to get this tag. With the knowledge fro the bull hunt, I felt very confident that if I put in the time, I would get a cow at a range that I could use the old Marlin, so happy it worked out that way.
I turn 60 this month and will start applying again for a cow moose tag this next year. I am still waiting to draw my big horn sheep tag here, I have been applying for 16 years .......got to have hope that one of these years I will get the tag and be successful on that hunt.
Anybody coming through the Denver area, let me know, we can share a moose burger and cold beer while you are here.
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Careful what you wish for... I'm headed north in a couple of weeks to visit family in MT (at deer season, coincidence??)dkmlever wrote:Anybody coming through the Denver area, let me know, we can share a moose burger and cold beer while you are here.
And Blaine is floating around like a loose cannon somewhere...........
I'm also curious...is that moose a yearling? If so it will sure be tender. I just expected a moose to look much bigger, based on the few I've seen in person.
I don't know what I'd do with all that meat....I shot a cow elk almost 2 years ago and ended up with 200+ pounds of processed meat. The wife and I have eaten a LOT of elk burgers and steak and we are just now about to run out. That moose oughta last you a while.
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Yes, the DOW and I both thought it was 1 1/2 years old not this years calf but last years. My buddy who's bull he killed the day before was significantly bigger! I wanted a young one as it will be better meat, tender and less of it! I took a nice antelope buck three days after this moose , and still have two doe antelope tags and three, yes three cow elk tags for CO. So even if I only get one cow elk there will be plenty to share.
FYI, the DOW will age the moose as they pulled a tooth, but it takes 5-8 weeks to get the results (along with the test results for CWD).
FYI, the DOW will age the moose as they pulled a tooth, but it takes 5-8 weeks to get the results (along with the test results for CWD).
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So, has CWD been found in Moose? Or are they just being cautious? I'll have to google that....
I like to hunt horns as much as anyone, but nothing beat s yearling for tender meat. That's one reason I'm not crazy about shooting does....hard to tell how old they are from a distance and sometime you get stew meat
A few years back they changed our regs where we can shoot a spike buck and one with an inside spread over 13 inches. It has sure helped the buck crop and the spikes are nice SAA or pistol caliber carbine fare. And tender......
Are you going to tan the hide for a rug or leather?
I like to hunt horns as much as anyone, but nothing beat s yearling for tender meat. That's one reason I'm not crazy about shooting does....hard to tell how old they are from a distance and sometime you get stew meat
A few years back they changed our regs where we can shoot a spike buck and one with an inside spread over 13 inches. It has sure helped the buck crop and the spikes are nice SAA or pistol caliber carbine fare. And tender......
Are you going to tan the hide for a rug or leather?
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