Bbear
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So, four of us took off for the second season in Colorado this year ('16). One had never hunted anything larger than squirrels. One hadn't ever taken an elk before.
The scoreless one bagged a nice 5x5 that according to the CO's was probably only 2 years old. He lucked into it. It was in a small herd of about 13 that ran across the road in front of he and his Dad. First shot entered behind the ribs angled forward and he slowed to a crawl. 2nd shot put him down for good. He went to put a 3rd round into his rifle and the bolt stop broke and he ended up with the bolt in his hand. Luckily, 2 shots was all it took.
The last morning I decided to go back to a canyon where we'd seen plenty of sign and even one bull out over 1500 yards away.
I first spotted my bull at 676 yards. Wind estimation over an open canyon isn't easy, so I tried to move in closer.
I found a spot on the edge of the canyon that was a sort of point and started looking for him again. I caught motion off to my left and there he was. Drop the binoculars and up with the 264 WM and put the crosshairs on him. He gave me a perfect broadside shot. First round was a high shoulder shot that went below the backstraps but penetrated both shoulders and down he went. I quickly loaded a second round and checked him out. He had stood back up! This time facing nearly perfectly away from me. I had an angle on the back of his right-side ribs and took the shot. Trying to find a way through some twigs that were right in front of him. I nicked a twig and the second shot went in the ham, through the pelvis, through the internals and ran through the left-side lung and lodged inside the left shoulder and he was down for good.
Good thing, I had one more round in the rifle and had left my Barney-bullet in the truck.
He's an old bull on the downhill side of life. Great mass but not much in the length of tine department. Still, any elk is a trophy!
Entrance
Exit
142 gr LRAB found inside the left shoulder
Weighed in at 69 gr.
Here' are the two bulls we took Mine is on the right
Even made a new friend! Meet Daisy, she's 3!
The scoreless one bagged a nice 5x5 that according to the CO's was probably only 2 years old. He lucked into it. It was in a small herd of about 13 that ran across the road in front of he and his Dad. First shot entered behind the ribs angled forward and he slowed to a crawl. 2nd shot put him down for good. He went to put a 3rd round into his rifle and the bolt stop broke and he ended up with the bolt in his hand. Luckily, 2 shots was all it took.
The last morning I decided to go back to a canyon where we'd seen plenty of sign and even one bull out over 1500 yards away.
I first spotted my bull at 676 yards. Wind estimation over an open canyon isn't easy, so I tried to move in closer.
I found a spot on the edge of the canyon that was a sort of point and started looking for him again. I caught motion off to my left and there he was. Drop the binoculars and up with the 264 WM and put the crosshairs on him. He gave me a perfect broadside shot. First round was a high shoulder shot that went below the backstraps but penetrated both shoulders and down he went. I quickly loaded a second round and checked him out. He had stood back up! This time facing nearly perfectly away from me. I had an angle on the back of his right-side ribs and took the shot. Trying to find a way through some twigs that were right in front of him. I nicked a twig and the second shot went in the ham, through the pelvis, through the internals and ran through the left-side lung and lodged inside the left shoulder and he was down for good.
Good thing, I had one more round in the rifle and had left my Barney-bullet in the truck.
He's an old bull on the downhill side of life. Great mass but not much in the length of tine department. Still, any elk is a trophy!
Entrance
Exit
142 gr LRAB found inside the left shoulder
Weighed in at 69 gr.
Here' are the two bulls we took Mine is on the right
Even made a new friend! Meet Daisy, she's 3!
