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<blockquote data-quote="mnoland30" data-source="post: 1734131" data-attributes="member: 29323"><p>I mostly hunt elk with a muzzleloader, and shot several with tipped bullets that did not exit, thus no blood trail. First, use a bullet with a sectional density of .280 or more. It will almost always exit. Use flagging to mark where you shot from and range to where the animal was. Don't move for at least 20 minutes. 30 minutes is better. Often, if not pressed, they will lie down within a couple of hundred yards. If you get their adrenaline up, they can run a mile. I've hit them in the heart with 400 gr. pure lead bullets, and had them run 75 yards with no blood trail. After seeing a friend shoot one near the spine, I've started aiming higher. He shattered the spine, and it dropped the elk, and sent a spray of blood in a 4' semi-circle. A high lung shot fills the lungs, and stops them faster. I've shot two at over 300 meters with Berger 168gr. from my 7mm WSM at 2750 fps. They work well. With the right bullet, and the right shot placement, only one of my last 6 elk has moved over 10 feet. The one went 35 yards. I hate waiting 20 minutes, and I hate trailing wounded game.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mnoland30, post: 1734131, member: 29323"] I mostly hunt elk with a muzzleloader, and shot several with tipped bullets that did not exit, thus no blood trail. First, use a bullet with a sectional density of .280 or more. It will almost always exit. Use flagging to mark where you shot from and range to where the animal was. Don't move for at least 20 minutes. 30 minutes is better. Often, if not pressed, they will lie down within a couple of hundred yards. If you get their adrenaline up, they can run a mile. I've hit them in the heart with 400 gr. pure lead bullets, and had them run 75 yards with no blood trail. After seeing a friend shoot one near the spine, I've started aiming higher. He shattered the spine, and it dropped the elk, and sent a spray of blood in a 4' semi-circle. A high lung shot fills the lungs, and stops them faster. I've shot two at over 300 meters with Berger 168gr. from my 7mm WSM at 2750 fps. They work well. With the right bullet, and the right shot placement, only one of my last 6 elk has moved over 10 feet. The one went 35 yards. I hate waiting 20 minutes, and I hate trailing wounded game. [/QUOTE]
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