Teknys
Handloader
- Jan 14, 2008
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My son James is having a good year. He shot a 5x5 Whitetail on Sat and then the day before Thanksgiving we went out to see if he could find a elk for his cow tag. We didn't get 1/4 mile past the gate and there they were. About a dozen or so 200 yds up the ridge in an old clearcut. He got down on one knee and shot the "right" one. We talked about the differences all season on what a big cow might look like compared to yearlings and calfs.
He waited for her to stop and he shot. You could see she was hit good and she went about 20 yds and stopped again. He shot and she came crashing down the hill side for twenty feet in the brush. He was using a Savage 16 in a 300WSM w/ 180PT. Two entry holes about 1" apart above the "elbow" into the shoulder and top of the heart.
Forgot to get pics until we got her down to the trail and tied getting ready to dress her out.
He waited for her to stop and he shot. You could see she was hit good and she went about 20 yds and stopped again. He shot and she came crashing down the hill side for twenty feet in the brush. He was using a Savage 16 in a 300WSM w/ 180PT. Two entry holes about 1" apart above the "elbow" into the shoulder and top of the heart.
Forgot to get pics until we got her down to the trail and tied getting ready to dress her out.
