Hunting in Medicine Hat

[Bratwurst]

Seriously; don't worry about the snakes, they'll all be denned up sleeping by Rifle season. Bow season is only gonna be dangerous if you are hunting near a river as they'll be heading home for winter.
And 308 is about right IMO... and nope, I don't have one ( perturbs me when folks pump up a caliber because they own one... means more when they give it a thumbs up just because it's good)

Fair enough, that being said we like to go on a lot of walks so it might not be the worst investment in the world.

I looked at the drop on 308 and 270 and just didn't see much difference at all up to 400m. 6.5x55 does quite a bit better and 7mm Rem Mag definitely is a 400m calibre with great ballistics but ultimately not enough there to convince me to drop a lot of money on an expensive calibre.

 

[tokguy]

Fair enough, that being said we like to go on a lot of walks so it might not be the worst investment in the world.

I looked at the drop on 308 and 270 and just didn't see much difference at all up to 400m. 6.5x55 does quite a bit better and 7mm Rem Mag definitely is a 400m calibre with great ballistics but ultimately not enough there to convince me to drop a lot of money on an expensive calibre.

6.5 x 55 is a family favourite. Reaches out real nice, but doesn't tear the meat up like a Magnum.
In the 115 or so years here one family member has been bitten by a Rattler... my mother, 4 years ago. It wasn't really that big of a deal, she went in, spend the next 24 hours ( in Emerg waiting room for 2 ) in ICU. Then home... no biggy... and I'm scared sh*tless of snakes LoL. They are more scared of you than you of them... or so they say.

 

[coyoteking]

You didn’t tell him about the Black Widows and Fiddlebacks.... lol.

My sister lives in Redcliff right on the top of the valley. She found a black widow in her garden last September, she’s also had a few rattlers on her front step.

 

[Bratwurst]

6.5 x 55 is a family favourite. Reaches out real nice, but doesn't tear the meat up like a Magnum.
In the 115 or so years here one family member has been bitten by a Rattler... my mother, 4 years ago. It wasn't really that big of a deal, she went in, spend the next 24 hours ( in Emerg waiting room for 2 ) in ICU. Then home... no biggy... and I'm scared sh*tless of snakes LoL. They are more scared of you than you of them... or so they say.

I do have a couple 6.5x55s, truly a fantastic calibre

 

[tokguy]

You didn’t tell him about the Black Widows and Fiddlebacks.... lol.

My sister lives in Redcliff right on the top of the valley. She found a black widow in her garden last September, she’s also had a few rattlers on her front step.

The rattlers are because she's right on the river...where they den. Go 5 miles from the river...precious few snakes.
Black widows... I find them a bit tart, just a hint of sweetness. Fiddlebacks... you have to pretty unlucky to even see one. My chickens freerange and eat them all LoL

 

[coyoteking]

In case it wasn’t already mentioned- you can apply for the whitetail draw in Saskatchewan as well, seeing as you’re only a half hour drive from the border. You have till the end of May to apply.