The bill will probably fail again like it has the last several times, hopefully, but the Footloose Montana shitheads are persistent and will bring it up every year. I was in Missoula for the western NTA convention and was surprised there weren't any protesters there.
Grass calves are a good way to lose your ass if your goal is to claim a loss, lose one and you're in the hole. I would go with pigs. Roughly 17-20 bushels of feed to bring one from weaning to butcher weight. With most commodities at less than 3 bucks a bushel it doesn't cost much to raise them...
It's hard to say 22-250 and fur friendly in the same sentence without hand loading. Even then you will get some nasty exits. The Winchester's suggested work pretty good though. Best get good at sewing, because there is no magic bullet for fur.
Thanks for the info guys. I ended up going with Robert Brendel. Very happy with his work. He went through the yard several times with a magnet and I've only found 3 nails since he left. He also upgraded my shingles from what was on there at no extra cost as well. I live on a hill that would make...
A couple years ago I scored on a leica 1600 Cabelas had listed for $549. An hour later it was pulled from the site. The next day it was back on for $649 but pulled down again a few hours later and the day after that it was listed on sale for $749. Somebody screwed up a few times, I kick myself...
The way it was explained to me was if it's during regular deer gun season it has to meet the requirements as a legal weapon for harvesting deer. You can carry any handgun when bowhunting ( mountain lion protection).