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Originally Posted by chg
   "Once the animal was down, the writer told him to bring the horses as close a possible, to get his T/C black powder rifle from the scabbard and to bring his day pack.

Gus did, the guy changed into some camo clothing and posed for photos with the T/C rifle and the elk.  When the article came out a year or so later, it was "one of the largest bodied bull elk, my guide had ever seen" and it was killed with one shot from his trusty T/C rifle. The camo manufacturer was named, as were the boots worn,  just about everything with the exception of his underwear was named with address and/or telephone number.  Gus got a good tip." 

This probably happens more than you realize as you need to get as much mileage as you can out of a hunt. Many years ago I wrote two articles for a hunting magazine based out of the state of Washington it was a good magazine but due to other reasons went out of business.

The owner publisher asked if he could send me one of his advertisers rifles and another advertisers custom loaded ammo he wanted me to use it in Africa and promote it in an article. I could not keep the bullets on a pie plate at 100 yards. Since I did not reload for that caliber I had no way of doing anything with it. He sent me other loads but they too were horrible. I never determined if it was the rifle, scope, or ammo. It did not make that trip with me but in the article was mentioned as the rifle used.

Len



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