Swamp Donkey

BigSky56 · Post by **BigSky56** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 11:19 pm

Neighbor rancher got this meat bull this morning he said the hind 1/4's went 200-225 lbs rack was 38" I didnt get a chance to ask him what he used but his saddlegun is a 250 savage he will have some good meat this year. danny

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 7:57 am

Cool, good day for sure.

rjohns94 · Post by **rjohns94** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:18 am

I think moose is my favorite red meat. mmmmmmm

RIHMFIRE · Post by **RIHMFIRE** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:44 am

with envey

piller · Post by **piller** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 9:07 am

Very nice. I don't know much about them, but I would like to know if a .250 Savage is enough gun to kill something as big as a moose with any reliability. I have never even shot any one of the .25 caliber rounds which are commonly available.

harry · Post by **harry** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 10:14 am

piller wrote:Very nice. I don't know much about them, but I would like to know if a .250 Savage is enough gun to kill something as big as a moose with any reliability. I have never even shot any one of the .25 caliber rounds which are commonly available.

250 savage is fine for moose or elk for the old timers, I never have killed a moose with mine but would if I had a tag!! There are better places to shoot than in the chest for a clean kill, I always go for the head or neck.
Harry

2ndovc · Post by **2ndovc** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 10:51 am

piller wrote:Very nice. I don't know much about them, but I would like to know if a .250 Savage is enough gun to kill something as big as a moose with any reliability. I have never even shot any one of the .25 caliber rounds which are commonly available.

Glad Grandpa never heard that. He used his Model 70 / .250-3000 on just about everything on this continent including moose. Only used his '06 lookin' for bears.

jb

Riley/MN · Post by **Riley/MN** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 10:53 am

harry wrote:
piller wrote:Very nice. I don't know much about them, but I would like to know if a .250 Savage is enough gun to kill something as big as a moose with any reliability. I have never even shot any one of the .25 caliber rounds which are commonly available.
250 savage is fine for moose or elk for the old timers, I never have killed a moose with mine but would if I had a tag!! There are better places to shoot than in the chest for a clean kill, I always go for the head or neck.
Harry

Lots of Scandinavian moose fall to the 6.5 x 55. (.264)

Of course we all know the BEST place to shoot a moose, right?

piller · Post by **piller** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 10:56 am

I did say that I don't know much about the 25 calibers. From the posts here, sounds like they work.

kimwcook · Post by **kimwcook** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 4:02 pm

Moose is my favorite of the wild meats that I've tried. Good on your buddy, Danny. My dad shot three up in BC, but I have never hunted one.

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 6:56 pm

piller wrote:Very nice. I don't know much about them, but I would like to know if a .250 Savage is enough gun to kill something as big as a moose with any reliability. I have never even shot any one of the .25 caliber rounds which are commonly available.

Why, a .250 Savage is nothing more than a watered-down .25-06, or a fat-and-slow 6mm Remington; it couldn't kill anything bigger than an anemic chipmunk. Besides, out of a lever-action rifle, it wouldn't be able to hit anything as big as a moose at more than 10-20 yards.

...gotta wean off them 'gun' magazines...

kimwcook · Post by **kimwcook** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 7:16 pm

AJMD429 wrote:...gotta wean off them 'gun' magazines...

Now that's funny.

BigSky56 · Post by **BigSky56** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 11:10 pm

KIm you need to draw a tag over here no sweat to get a meat bull a big bull will take some horse riding. danny

kimwcook · Post by **kimwcook** » Sat Oct 01, 2011 12:03 pm

Danny, I really should take a look into that. Not afraid of a long horse ride. I'll have to get some callouses on my derriere as I haven't been doing a lot of riding.

Hunting around here is getting alot like going to work and I don't feel like wearing a bullet proof vest for pleasure.

BigSky56 · Post by **BigSky56** » Sat Oct 01, 2011 3:19 pm

Piller theres alot of moose elk deer & bear taken with the old caliber saddle guns 25-35 30-30 32 win 38-55, 250 303 & 300 sav its the shooter not the gun. AJ mentioned the gun magazines, they have convinced people that you need a big magnum a 6X20 scope with 2$ bullets to take biggame. What it takes is knowing where they feed bed and water pick your shot then have a sharp knife. danny

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Sat Oct 01, 2011 4:36 pm

I looked at the title of this several times and passed over lookin' at it. Thought, "what the heck's a 'swamp donkey'?" Finally opened it up... an AHA moment! Congrats to your neighbor Danny.

Post by **Chuck 100 yd** » Sat Oct 01, 2011 6:03 pm

Some good eats for sure!

6pt-sika · Post by **6pt-sika** » Sat Oct 01, 2011 7:03 pm

Wow , I'd like to take one decent moose before I leave this earth !
And one decent elk !

The 250-3000 thing is great if thats what ya wanna do !

I got a few others if oppurtunity for either presents itself that I'll use instead

Riley/MN · Post by **Riley/MN** » Sat Oct 01, 2011 10:04 pm

Riley/MN wrote:Of course we all know the BEST place to shoot a moose, right?

No takers, huh?

The best place to shoot a moose.....

...is right next to the truck!

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