| cordite |
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| 05/09/16 12:51 PM |
Alaska caribou with 303 savage
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Just got back from a great caribou hunt. Decided to take my model 1899 savage, made in 1908 and chambered in 303 savage. My brother got his caribou in a brushy saddle and told me that it would be a good place to get a short range shot. So the next day I got my chance. He was quartering towards me at 75 yards and I hit him in the chest. He dropped right there and I later found the bullet under the skin behind the last rib.
Fellas, don't let anyone tell you that an old 1899 in the little 303 savage won't work just as well now as it did 100 years ago.
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| gryphon |
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| 05/09/16 12:56 PM |
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and it will do it for another 100 years
| cordite |
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| 05/09/16 12:56 PM |
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Here is a picture of a particularly white maned caribou.
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| cordite |
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| 05/09/16 01:08 PM |
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Taking him with this old rifle made it extra special.
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| lancaster |
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| 05/09/16 02:00 PM |
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its a pleasure to see it
congratulations
| eagle27 |
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| 05/09/16 04:25 PM |
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Very nice animal with plenty of good Hurrumph in that antler velvet. What are caribou like to eat?
And yes a great classic rifle and cartridge.
| Ash |
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| 05/09/16 06:28 PM |
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Beautiful rifle and Caribou! Congratulations
| Postman |
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| 05/09/16 11:06 PM |
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Very nice animal with plenty of good Hurrumph in that antler velvet. What are caribou like to eat?
And yes a great classic rifle and cartridge.
Really nice caribou and a classic old and effective cartridge!! We rarely if ever see caribou of that caliber in the eastern part of North America. Very well done, and something to be very proud of indeed!!!!
Wild Caribou to me taste very mild and much less gamey than other venison. It is my favorite game meat. The easiest way to get the kids to the dinner table is to tell them I'm making caribou steaks. Their diet (the caribou, not the kids!) in northern Quebec is primarily lichens instead of the browse that other animals such as deer and moose eat. The meat is a darker red and is very tasty indeed particularly when thick cut steaks and medallions of back strap are done rare in a cognac cream peppercorn sauce.
| DarylS |
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| 06/09/16 02:04 AM |
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Nice Caribou and great time with an old rifle. The .303 Savage's 190gr. bullet was always a good one!
Taste's vary, of course. Caribou is my least favourite ungulate to eat. I've only eaten the from Spatsizi Park & they seem dry and tasteless, like eating cardboard.
I used to prefer moose, but now elk and white taildeer are my favourites. Much depends on their diet.
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| 06/09/16 05:50 AM |
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Nice Caribou and great time with an old rifle. The .303 Savage's 190gr. bullet was always a good one!
Taste's vary, of course. Caribou is my least favourite ungulate to eat. I've only eaten the from Spatsizi Park & they seem dry and tasteless, like eating cardboard.
I used to prefer moose, but now elk and white taildeer are my favourites. Much depends on their diet.
Are the caribou you're eating old males?
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| 06/09/16 05:51 AM |
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Well done Cordite and great to see a vintage Savage lever action and .303 Savage cartridge used as well.
Did you hunt in Alaska or Canada?
| cordite |
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| 06/09/16 06:24 AM |
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Hunted out of Tok Alaska which is in the eastern part of the state. 40 mile caribou herd.
Got the meat processed yesterday and in the freezer. It is good eating, not as good as elk, but still pretty good.
| 93x64mm |
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| 06/09/16 06:47 AM |
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Very nice animal with plenty of good Hurrumph in that antler velvet. What are caribou like to eat?
And yes a great classic rifle and cartridge.
Really nice caribou and a classic old and effective cartridge!! We rarely if ever see caribou of that caliber in the eastern part of North America. Very well done, and something to be very proud of indeed!!!!
Wild Caribou to me taste very mild and much less gamey than other venison. It is my favorite game meat. The easiest way to get the kids to the dinner table is to tell them I'm making caribou steaks. Their diet (the caribou, not the kids!) in northern Quebec is primarily lichens instead of the browse that other animals such as deer and moose eat. The meat is a darker red and is very tasty indeed particularly when thick cut steaks and medallions of back strap are done rare in a cognac cream peppercorn sauce.
Not sure if we have a 'recipe' section on Nitro Express - but this one should be in it!
Sounds like a real hearty meal.
Great to hear that your rifle (& yourself are still going strong matey), keep up the good work
Cheers
93x94mm
| Postman |
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| 06/09/16 07:34 AM |
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I'd be happy to write up and share the recipe. It is REALLY good!!!! There is a recipe section in the forum and I'll publish it there shortly.
| cordite |
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| 06/09/16 09:18 AM |
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Great!!! I want to try it.
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| 06/09/16 09:43 AM |
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I'd be happy to write up and share the recipe. It is REALLY good!!!! There is a recipe section in the forum and I'll publish it there shortly.
BTW someone likes his caribou cooked almost raw and wriggling!
| Postman |
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| 06/09/16 10:07 AM |
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One can turn a nice piece of meat into a bad piece of meat, but one cannot make a bad peice of meat into a good peice of meat. Medium rare is the devil's gate cutoff!!!!
I'll admit, I do like my red meat on the rare side, but one will find that the more well cooked a piece of red meat is cooked, the tougher and gamier it will taste, particularly with ultra lean game meat. One should strive to enjoy red meat as rare as one can stand. Some meats like ostrich, beef, kudu, gemsbok, whitetail deer, moose and caribou and the like, lend themselves well to being cooked toward the rare side. Pork and chicken is the toughest to cook. It needs to be cooked so the juices run clear, but not a micro second more. Most people cook pork until the meat looks white when cut open: news flash: pork is supposed to freakin well be pink and is at its finest that way so long as the juices run clear.
For those that like their steaks cooked medium or more done, I would suggest eating the sole liner product at the local shoe store for an equivalent dining experience. I rarely feel strongly opinionated about much of anything at all, but cooking red meat is an art form and a religion that if asked to be done in an uncouth or philistine-like overly cooked manner, would be cause to have the executive chef of any truly fine restaurant run out of the kitchen swinging a meat cleaver with vengeance on his mind and blood lust in his wild eyes!!!
| DarylS |
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| 06/09/16 11:23 AM |
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Hunted out of Tok Alaska which is in the eastern part of the state. 40 mile caribou herd.
Got the meat processed yesterday and in the freezer. It is good eating, not as good as elk, but still pretty good.
Maybe I was spoiled by the Elk, Moose tenderloin and of course, the Grizzly roast my wife cooked one year for the Wild Game Banquet in Smithers.
Incidentally, that Griz rump roast was the best meat there & the first platter of meat cleaned off. The first guide (might have been Ray or Reggie Collingwood) through the line took the sign off it - then is was GONE in about 15 minutes - people sampled as walking through the line!
My meat-hound dog wouldn't eat a piece offered, but seriously, it was really good!
| eagle27 |
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| 06/09/16 03:47 PM |
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Back to the antler velvet, a product worth big dollars here in NZ as it is prized in many Asian countries for its aphrodisiac qualities. What do you guys do with any velvet you shoot, are you permitted to sell it as we are?
| DarylS |
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| 06/09/16 09:25 PM |
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There are some fellows who set up around here to buy moose, elk and deer antlers by the pound - sheds and stored racks.
I was told the antlers are ground up and sold to the aphrodisiac market. Old, new - doesn't matter.
| gwh |
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| 06/09/16 11:39 PM |
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Fantastic animal , well done !!
| Ripp |
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| 08/09/16 09:54 AM |
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There are some fellows who set up around here to buy moose, elk and deer antlers by the pound - sheds and stored racks.
I was told the antlers are ground up and sold to the aphrodisiac market. Old, new - doesn't matter.
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Back to the antler velvet, a product worth big dollars here in NZ as it is prized in many Asian countries for its aphrodisiac qualities. What do you guys do with any velvet you shoot, are you permitted to sell it as we are?
My goodness--those Asians sure seen to need a lot of help to get an erection..what's up? ah, or not up as this seems to be the case...
Fantastic Caribou by the way--Looks like a great hunt..congrats...
Actually up in Alaska right now on business.. great place to be this time of year, hunting or otherwise
Again congrats on the hunt...
Ripp
| Rod4861 |
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| 07/07/17 02:58 PM |
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Nice Caribou and great time with an old rifle. The .303 Savage's 190gr. bullet was always a good one!
Taste's vary, of course. Caribou is my least favourite ungulate to eat. I've only eaten the from Spatsizi Park & they seem dry and tasteless, like eating cardboard.
I used to prefer moose, but now elk and white taildeer are my favourites. Much depends on their diet.
I've only eaten caribou once. I rated it higher than moose, and Dall ram. I'd rate caribou secondly only to Whitetail .
Cheers
Rod
| DarylS |
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| 08/07/17 02:22 AM |
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Incredible Rack, Rod, for only one shovel.
| Rod4861 |
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| 09/07/17 06:40 PM |
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Yeah Daryl, only one shovel. But as everyone tells me you can't get everything with a Bou. That one went 401&7/8 B&C (gross score was 422) He's in the all time records.
Drew another tag for a Bou in the same area this year...I seriously doubt that I'll be as lucky again but who knows ?
Cheers
Rod
| cordite |
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| 09/07/17 11:47 PM |
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Very nice. Seems like there is only so much horn to be grown. If they have super tops then the fronts are weak, or vice versa. The record book ones, like yours, are the exceptions, great all over.
| Rod4861 |
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| 10/07/17 09:22 AM |
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G'day Cordite, nothing wrong about using an old cartridge and an old rifle. Unfortunately I can't see the photo of your Bou. All I get is a Photobucket logo. And I see that my photo (hunting pictures 101) is about 50 times larger than normal.
Not sure what is happening .
Cheers
Rod
| cordite |
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| 10/07/17 11:30 PM |
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Yes photo bucket has decided to no longer allow users to link photos without paying for it. Instead of doing it from now forward they have gone back and taken away all old photos people have posted. Time to find a new photo hosting sire.
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| 11/07/17 03:00 PM |
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Yes photo bucket has decided to no longer allow users to link photos without paying for it. Instead of doing it from now forward they have gone back and taken away all old photos people have posted. Time to find a new photo hosting sire.
Yes. I tried to access your photos to load up on the NE server and it went nowher except to excessive amounts of advertising.