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DPhillips
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Reged: 09/10/03
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Loc: Alaska

Re: .375 on a Sheep hunt??
07/03/04 02:48 PM

Unless you are going to be hunting for bear along the coastal areas of Alaska, I'd be confident with the 300. If you are sheep hunting mainly and are wanting to take a bear if the opportunity presents itself, instead of doing a sheep hunt, then a bear hunt, the 300 is plenty. The bears that typically inhabit sheep country just aren't as big as those along the coast.

If you are uncomfortable with "just" a 300, load it with some premium 200 grain bullets put the bullets were they do the most damage, if charged by a bear. Hunting sheep in the high country does give you the open vistas where you can see the bears from a distance and avoid them, or plan your stalk. There are some places in the valleys that the brush is very thick and the visibility is limited, you probably won't spend much time there. I've carried both the 338 and 300 during my sheep hunts here in Alaska, and either is great for the purpose. I do believe the flatter trajectory of the 300 does give it a bit of an advantage though. I've never felt "undergunned" with either.

More telling, is the fact that I just picked up a 300 H&H for my sheep hunts in bear country. I believe it to be ideal for that purpose. Sort of like the giver of advice putting is money where his mouth is. I have used it, I believe it is the best of possible worlds, and am customizing that rifle for just that purpose.

Whatever you decide to do, I'm sure it will work fine for you. Good luck on your hunt. Hunting the Glacier Ghosts here in Alaska is my passion, to me there is nothing like it.

What area will you be hunting? Not asking for an exact location, just curious about the area.

Good luck!!!

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.375 on a Sheep hunt??	470Nitro	05/03/04 08:42 PM
Re: .375 on a Sheep hunt??	allenday	03/08/07 12:50 AM
Re: .375 on a Sheep hunt??	Ripp	03/08/07 06:06 AM
Re: .375 on a Sheep hunt??	DarylS	17/08/06 01:25 PM
Re: .375 on a Sheep hunt??	600JDJ	26/07/07 05:48 AM
Re: .375 on a Sheep hunt??	NE450No2	27/07/07 07:17 AM
Re: .375 on a Sheep hunt??	DPhillips	18/08/06 10:31 AM
Re: .375 on a Sheep hunt??	allenday	12/07/06 11:39 AM
Re: .375 on a Sheep hunt??	AzGuy	16/08/06 09:44 AM
Re: .375 on a Sheep hunt??	AdamTayler	28/03/04 04:17 AM
Re: .375 on a Sheep hunt??	Tightloop	12/07/06 05:25 AM
Re: .375 on a Sheep hunt??	WyoJoe	06/03/04 04:40 AM
Re: .375 on a Sheep hunt??	470Nitro	06/03/04 06:25 PM
Re: .375 on a Sheep hunt??	DPhillips	07/03/04 02:48 PM
Re: .375 on a Sheep hunt??	DavidAk311	07/03/04 08:10 PM
Re: .375 on a Sheep hunt??	470Nitro	07/03/04 06:13 PM
Re: .375 on a Sheep hunt??	DPhillips	08/03/04 06:12 AM
Re: .375 on a Sheep hunt??	470Nitro	08/03/04 09:23 PM
Re: .375 on a Sheep hunt??	IronBuck	08/03/04 10:23 PM
Re: .375 on a Sheep hunt??	Dark_Helmet	26/03/04 08:56 AM
Re: .375 on a Sheep hunt??	Chasseur	27/03/04 08:32 AM
Re: .375 on a Sheep hunt??	luv2safari	28/03/04 02:25 AM
Re: .375 on a Sheep hunt??	Boghossian	07/03/04 01:05 AM
Re: .375 on a Sheep hunt??	mikeh416Rigby	06/03/04 03:27 AM
Re: .375 on a Sheep hunt??	luv2safari	06/03/04 03:41 AM
Re: .375 on a Sheep hunt??	AspenHill	06/03/04 12:19 AM

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