 Mark Hampton's Latest Adventure-Western U.S.
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Re: Mark Hampton's Latest Adventure-Western U.S.
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10/14/2013 1:52 AM
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Nice. Can't wait to hear the stories. Way to go Mark!
"Better to Remain Silent and Be Thought a Fool than to Speak and Remove All Doubt"
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Re: Mark Hampton's Latest Adventure-Western U.S.
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10/14/2013 1:59 AM
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Many thanks to Darrell for posting photos. Just returned from Wyoming on a late season antelope hunt. Got lucky and took this buck with an MOA in 260 Rem. at 305 yards. Before that hunt I was in Oregon for Columbia whitetail. This unique sub-species can only be found in a couple of regions of Oregon. In northern California I hunted Columbia blacktail and Roosevelt elk. The blacktail was taken on the first morning thanks to ideal weather conditions. I shot the Roosevelt elk with an H-S Precision in .270 WSM using 140 gr. Nosler AB. All hunts were well-organized by Wade Derby of Cross Hair Consulting. The Pacific northwest was a great experience.
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Re: Mark Hampton's Latest Adventure-Western U.S.
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10/14/2013 2:12 AM
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Congratulations on your trophies Mark. Thanks for your trust and Darrell thank you as well. Enjoy!
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10/14/2013 9:53 AM
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Great trophies Mark!
That might be the biggest Columbia whitetail I've ever seen? Tthat's got to be a record book animal - he's a monster.
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10/14/2013 11:06 AM
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WOW!!! I've never seen anything CLOSE to ANY of those during my days afield!
Very impressive to say the least!
A lot of people are like a slinky: Not much fun till you push them down the stairs!
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10/14/2013 12:27 PM
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Congrats on the successful hunts,Mark. Thanks to Darrell for posting the pics.
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10/14/2013 12:35 PM
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Good going Mark!
Those mtns in the antelope pic look very familiar...........were you south of Cody?
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Re: Mark Hampton's Latest Adventure-Western U.S.
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10/14/2013 12:45 PM
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Wow! Huge congrats on some super trophies! reflex264
"A quiet hit in the right place is better than a loud miss in the wrong place followed by 10 more shots on the run"
I was a handgun hunter, when handgun wasn't cool.....
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Re: Mark Hampton's Latest Adventure-Western U.S.
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Very nice animals. Congrats on successful hunts.
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Congrats on a successful 'western swing'!
It's not the gun, but the man behind it.
Sheriff Russell Cottle, Ret.
USMC; 1967-1970; Vietnam-'68-'69
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Very nice, Mark. Congrats!
~BT~
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10/14/2013 5:38 PM
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Thanks for the kind words.
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10/15/2013 12:24 AM
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Congratulations on the successful hunt. I must say that your book is what got me interested in handgun hunting. I had owned a hard copy version of your book that was burned in a house fire. I was able to locate a soft copy locally. I don't know how many times I have read it cover to cover. Thank you
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Congrats, Mark. Those are some beautiful trophies!
It takes 43 muscles to frown and 17 to smile, but only 3 for proper trigger squeeze.
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Very nice animals. All look like great rewards for the hunts
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10/20/2013 11:15 PM
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10/21/2013 4:22 AM
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Re: Mark Hampton's Latest Adventure-Western U.S.
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10/21/2013 12:23 PM
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Mark Hampton
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I thank all of you for your kind words. Hope each of you have a fun, safe, and successful hunting season.
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10/21/2013 7:50 PM
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Hello Mark,
Do the fish gill brakes really help? My 45-70's are beating me up. Congratulations, wonderful trophies!!!!
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10/22/2013 12:11 AM
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Hi Alcorn, Glad to see you are well. Yes, the side-discharge brakes help considerably. All of my big game hunting single-shots wear them. Hope you continue to have a great season.
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Re: Mark Hampton's Latest Adventure-Western U.S.
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10/22/2013 12:39 AM
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Thanks, our Mississippi deer season opens soon. I have 1 whitetail in the record book. Maybe another this year.
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