Ken, yes I'll be at Raton in a few weeks, looking forward to it very much, seeing all the guys & just hanging out. Funny thing about that 243, Shane didn't have time to load so he bought Federal factory 80 gr ammo! Ya, 80 gr. stuff, thats what Ridge killed the big buck with last fall too!
You don't have to retreive the meat anymore in Idaho on black bears, I did have them save a front shoulder for some friends that wanted it, 2 days later the guy handed me a perfectly expanded 243 slug, don't know what bullets Federal loads but wow, it worked great. Ken, I'm seeing lots of big fat rock chucks, know anybody that can hit one.........Rock Chuck Central!!

John, I still have my tag in my pocket & I know of a few honey holes here close to home & over towards Wyoming, I'll be looking but they are much tougher to locate in the fall, usaully just bump into them while hunting deer or elk.

Dick