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Back from my elk hunt, I'm just sick
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<blockquote data-quote="waha" data-source="post: 126105" data-attributes="member: 6252"><p><strong>Re: Back from my elk hunt, I\'m just sick</strong></p><p></p><p>I feel for you also and your sick feeling shows what kind of a guy you are and that you are a true sportsman who cares about the game and you give elk hunters credit with your philosophy. I've killed a lot of bulls and I wish there was consistancy to them just all dropping over but it just doesnt happen. Quick story to make you feel better. About 12 few years ago I was hunting right under the Lolo Trail in the Lochsa country in Idaho when me, my F&amp;G buddy and another fellow ran into 5 branch antler bulls and I made a good shot at 75 yards and knew I made a good hit. I was using a 200 SGK at 3,000 FPS and had no snow and couldn't find blood, nothing. A full week later my F&amp;G buddy shows up in my office and tells me he found my elk and it was still alive after a full week! He accidently ran into it driving the Lolo trail which was about 1/2 mile uphill from where I hit it and caught up with it and finished it off. He had seen blood on the road and followed the tracks and the elk was only about 50 yards off the road. I had actually clipped one lung and it had survived a full week after walking uphill 1/2 mile! As you know elk normally don't go uphill when hit either. All I can say is it happens to the best and you are a good man for being honest.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="waha, post: 126105, member: 6252"] [b]Re: Back from my elk hunt, I\'m just sick[/b] I feel for you also and your sick feeling shows what kind of a guy you are and that you are a true sportsman who cares about the game and you give elk hunters credit with your philosophy. I've killed a lot of bulls and I wish there was consistancy to them just all dropping over but it just doesnt happen. Quick story to make you feel better. About 12 few years ago I was hunting right under the Lolo Trail in the Lochsa country in Idaho when me, my F&G buddy and another fellow ran into 5 branch antler bulls and I made a good shot at 75 yards and knew I made a good hit. I was using a 200 SGK at 3,000 FPS and had no snow and couldn't find blood, nothing. A full week later my F&G buddy shows up in my office and tells me he found my elk and it was still alive after a full week! He accidently ran into it driving the Lolo trail which was about 1/2 mile uphill from where I hit it and caught up with it and finished it off. He had seen blood on the road and followed the tracks and the elk was only about 50 yards off the road. I had actually clipped one lung and it had survived a full week after walking uphill 1/2 mile! As you know elk normally don't go uphill when hit either. All I can say is it happens to the best and you are a good man for being honest. [/QUOTE]
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