Great photo. Love the chocolate color or the antlers. My first two elk were Roosevelt. Much larger bodied. Congrats
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Thank you! Yes they are big animals that’s for sure. Still haven’t hunted a rocky but will someday.
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Beautiful bull, congratulations
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cloverleaf
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Jason- That sure is a handsome animal. You look like one pretty happy hunter. Was he hanging out in that clear cut or is that just where he ended up? CL
gerry
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Absolutely beautiful congratulations! If you can please give us a few more details on how it came together for you and what you used to bring him down.
Thank you very much! I saw him and two rag horns the day before the opener a long ways off while I was scouting. I pulled out of the area in hopes to not disturb him and see him first thing in the morning. I woke up at 2am and got my butt up there. Hiked in close enough and waited for the fog to lift at first light. It was very foggy but I got a window and spotted the bulls in the same cut. So I kept working my way in with the wind in my favor. Got close enough to put him down where he stood. 280 yards or so.
I used the ol tikka 338 federal. Didn’t have time to put a load together this year so I ended up using the factory 200 grain federal fusion. I put 3 behind his shoulder to make sure he went down where he stood. 1 pass through, one recovered on the off side hide and couldn’t find the third.
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DrMike
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Handsome bull you tagged. The 338 Federal is a fine cartridge. I've only taken one moose with mine, but it did work putting him down with authority. The Fusion is a fine bullet. Congratulations.
gerry
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Thank you, glad it all came together for you. Maybe you haven't seen it yet but there is a bullet testing section on here where people post up their recovered bullets. The Fusion is a great bullet.
salmonchaser
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Great looking Rosie,
RL338
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Congrats on a fine looking elk. Definately has great color
Nice buck! Whitetail?
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Beautiful buck, congratulations
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JD338
Thank you. I also like to see the details. Congratulations on using your handload to harvest this great buck.
