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[salmonchaser]

Had a busy morning. Had elk to the right, elk to the left, some behind, some in front. Good Bulls, little Bulls, cows and calves. A couple of cows came jogging by inside Bobs comfort zone. He took two shots with his 7mm Remington. Looked like he hit her good.
Glad she did, flattest piece of ground I've ever gutted an elk on.


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[salmonchaser]

Oh, she went almost two hundred yards shot right through the top of the heart.


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[DrMike]

Yeah, elk can travel a prodigious distance when dead on their feet. The good Lord must be smiling on you to allow you to gut on flat ground! Congratulations to the hunter.

 

[Elkman]

Nice fat cow, congratulations! Shooting them on flat ground is not fair at all. And to make matters you probably drove right up to also. Really not fair

 

[gerry]

Nice tough critter to go that far shot through the heart.

 

[JD338]

Nice cow, congratulations.

JD338

 

[truck driver]

Very Nice and thanks for sharing.

 

[sask boy]

Congratulations on a fine cow Elk, that will be some great eat this coming winter!!
Thank for the post with photos.

Blessings,
Dan

 

[Blkram]

Sounds like a great day!

 

[Rol_P]

Congratulations on a nice elk.. Were any bullets recovered?

 

[salmonchaser]

Bill it did take a little work to get the truck in there, but yes, the boss and the rest of his buddies got her in the truck with a little grunting.
All I was able to learn from Bob was he was shooting Federal Premium 160 grain.
I wasn't at the skinning shed but he and the ranch hand found the slug in the off side shoulder and disposed of it.
Sorry guys, I didn't do a good job getting info on this one.


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[NYDAN]

Sounds like a great hunt. There is nothing like being surrounded by game.

 

[efw]

I've heard that the best elk are those closest to the road.

Congrats!

 

[HTDUCK]

Congrats, fine table fare there.

I've heard that the best elk are those closest to the road.

Congrats!

LOL.
I have killed one elk in my lifetime.
I shot it 7 miles back in a wilderness area where vehicles are not allowed.
Being 19 and a private in the US Army I couldn't afford to have someone pack it out with horses.
Took me three days to get that elk down to camp.
Damned if on the last trip out I didn't find a pack saddle an outfitter had lost.
His name an phone number were carved in the bottom of it.
Carried it down, called him when we got back to town.
The next year my buddy killed a bull about two hundred yards from where mine fell.
We went to town and called that fella. He packed the elk out for free as well as bringing two extra saddle horses for us to ride up and back down the mountain.

 

[DrMike]

I've heard that the best elk are those closest to the road.

Congrats!

Absolute, top-'o-the-line elk are those that fall on the road! And I might add near a farm tractor with a fork lift! :mrgreen:

 

[salmonchaser]

No doubt, it is kind of fun to help the boss and his buddies out with easy elk.


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[Elkman]

To me the best elk is the one you just killed, of course you remember the easy ones and the hard ones. The ones in between kind of dim over time. The worst pack I rember at the moment was out of Meachem Creek in the Blue Mountains of Oregon. We had spotted these elk feeding from near the bottom of the canyon. They were on the other side of the canyon , uphill about a third of the way up on the other side. We got in on them, my buddy made an excellent shot and we found her before dark. After taking care of her we started back up the hill and at about 4 am arrived back at camp. After food we laid down for a few hours rest, . After two days packing we were done.
The easiest was near Elgin a few decades ago in the flats outside of town a few min before daylight, she was with a large group crossing the road. We loaded the first one into the truck parked in the barrow pit, the second a few min later on top of her.

I bought a 300 WM in 1970 because I found my 06 lacking at long distances for elk. Remember, range finders, bipods and high powered scopes with turrets were not common in the field in those days. I developed a full power load with a 180 gr PT that shot 1/2 inch MOA consistently. I have never changed that load. . In October I killed a bull trotting at 460 yards, it wasn't textbook shooting, but the 300 got it done. In November I killed a second bull at 360 and 400 yards, a second shot was required. Same load same bullet. I am anal about "never" touching or changing that load in any way. I check the sight settings every year at 300, 425 and 600 yards to insure nothing has changed. I practice with other rifles, shooing several times a month weather permitting. I have other frequently used rifles, all using only one bullet and one load. These also will never be changed, as long as I don't mess with them they will do the job I ask them to. Consistency is a blessing and it's not obtained by fiddling with ones equipment. Just my . 02 on one of my favorite topics.

 

[DrMike]

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Sounds pretty serious, Bill! :shock:

I'm joshing you. Looks as if you leaned a little heavy on the keys. :mrgreen:

 

[Elkman]

Mike, my desk top is at the doctors office, and the spell check on the i-pad frequently fails me. We lost a beautiful dog yesterday when he was hit by a car in the dark and I was not in full control. It was a heartbreaking loss and it was my error that caused him to be out in the dark. I am still not recovered. He was one one the kindest gentlest dogs I have ever known And have to bury him this morning. And I am heartbroken

 

[DrMike]

Bill,

I am so very sorry. Of course, I didn't know. It was a poor joke, and I apologise sincerely. Please do forgive my insensitivity. I know how deeply we love our pets. I pray you find comfort in the memories of great times with a good friend, Bill.