Recent content by Guy Miner

They can sure get a man's attention! All that jaw popping... Guy

Excellent! I've known Glen Seekins for a long time, he's a good man. I did give him some trash a while ago for putting the rifling on the outside of his barrels, but I see that he's still doing that. Must make the rifling super easy to clean... ;) Really glad that your new rifle is...

The description of the area seems like it's near or includes the famous 9-mile canyon... Lots of ancient native rock art there, and yes, the country is rough. There's also a lot of private land, ranches mostly. Interesting place. I'd like to spend more time there.

Outstanding! :)

Excellent! Congratulations on what must have been a fun hunt. :) Guy

Ol' Maverick and I walked along the Columbia again this morning. The beaver swam past. We watched three raccoons foraging along the bank: Guy

Something to try is ejecting a loaded round... Once I had 30-06 rounds that shot great but were too long. The bullet stuck in the rifling! So when I tried to eject the loaded round, the bullet stayed in the barrel while the case was ejected and powder spilled, filling the chamber and action...

Both of these critters were hoped for, but not expected. They "could" be there, but usually they're not. I really lucked out this morning and both of them showed up, well lit by the morning sun. I'm grateful. Guy

Maverick and I walked nearly 5 miles in town this morning, some of it along the Columbia River. We saw a beaver, which is fairly unusual for me to see. Also saw a raccoon on the bank of the river: The osprey were quite active too - but I didn't get any particularly good photos of them. Guy

You've got one mighty fine hunting rifle there! Thanks for sharing the photos & info. Yes, the 30-06 is good about tolerating different powders and bullets. Guy

Excellent! They can be tough little rascals to photograph. Guy

One heck of a story from years ago, hunting down a man-killing black bear. Some scoff at black bears, but I respect them...

Cool photo! :)

We've got rather a lot of raccoons in the area. I used to see them often in the city while patrolling at night. Before heading out today I actually thought "well maybe I'll see a raccoon or something on today's walk, better take the telephoto." :) Guy

My dog and I met a new friend while walking along the Columbia River this morning: I don't think the raccoon really trusted my hunting dog... good judgement there! :) Guy