huntinfool18
Well-Known Member
I'll try to make this as short and to the point as possible.
This past weekend my girlfriend, kids and I went on a little family elk hunting trip. We arrived to our camp late Friday night after a few minor set backs as we were leaving town. This was my girlfriends sons first elk hunt and he was chomping at the bit to get into the woods. Saturday was a busy although we saw 5 elk, 8 deer and a few moose. We went on about a 3 mile hike which wore all of us out. Fast forward to Sunday morning. I choose to drive to a spot over looking a large open park. I choose this for 2 reasons. It was cold, the kids weren't prepared for and to let the kids sleep in. Getting there about a half hour before shooting light, I shut off the truck, cracked the windows and enjoyed the crisp clean air and the silence of the mountians. As it got light enough to see I got out of the truck and made a few cow calls. I got a response almost right away. Shortly after I spotted the cow. I set up for the shot with the kids fast asleep in the back seat. At the shot she did the classic face plant of a high shoulder shot. I look back at the truck, the kids are looking at the window for a few seconds and lay back down like nothing happened. I look back towards my downed elk, there's another cow standing about 100 yds closer. I rush to get Austin set up as he's half asleep and in a daze. He misses the first shot but drops her on the second with his little 7/08. Then all hell broke loose, for the next ten mins there was elk running across the park. I still ha a bull tag as did my girlfriend. As usual the last 2 elk to come across were bulls and we weren't ready. This is when reality finally hit him. He gets up starts dancing and singing then all the sudden makes a 200yd mad dash to his first elk. Once we get caught up to him, we took pics, cleaned her up and headed back to camp for breakfast and recruit help for the pack out.
My cow
His first elk
As luck would have it, we come around the corner looking into the park and 2 bulls are stand out in the middle minding their own business. They are us about the same time and start heading for the trees. I get out set up for the 300yd shot, boom, nothing he dosnt even flinch. Work the bolt, boom, nothing again. I think to myself. I have got to be hitting him. There is no way I am missing an elk this close. I work the bolt again, boom, nothing. He gets to the trees and stops for once last look. Boom, he drops. I get back to the truck drive the rest of the way to the park, grab my rifle and pack and start ghe hike to see what I got. Me and the gang get to were he dropped but he's gone. I took a few steps forward following his tracks and he busts out at a full run about 40yds ahead of me so me knowing I have a wounded elk running away from me I take an off hand shot and connect but he keeps going. By the time he was down, this bull had been hit 5 out of 6 shots all of which were in the vitals. As I was gutting him it looks like ALL of the accubonds buzzed right through like a full metal jacket doing no damage.
The bull an family
Sorry for the babble. Has anyone had problems with the 225 accubond?? This is being fired from a diablo custom rifles 338 rum @3200fps.
This past weekend my girlfriend, kids and I went on a little family elk hunting trip. We arrived to our camp late Friday night after a few minor set backs as we were leaving town. This was my girlfriends sons first elk hunt and he was chomping at the bit to get into the woods. Saturday was a busy although we saw 5 elk, 8 deer and a few moose. We went on about a 3 mile hike which wore all of us out. Fast forward to Sunday morning. I choose to drive to a spot over looking a large open park. I choose this for 2 reasons. It was cold, the kids weren't prepared for and to let the kids sleep in. Getting there about a half hour before shooting light, I shut off the truck, cracked the windows and enjoyed the crisp clean air and the silence of the mountians. As it got light enough to see I got out of the truck and made a few cow calls. I got a response almost right away. Shortly after I spotted the cow. I set up for the shot with the kids fast asleep in the back seat. At the shot she did the classic face plant of a high shoulder shot. I look back at the truck, the kids are looking at the window for a few seconds and lay back down like nothing happened. I look back towards my downed elk, there's another cow standing about 100 yds closer. I rush to get Austin set up as he's half asleep and in a daze. He misses the first shot but drops her on the second with his little 7/08. Then all hell broke loose, for the next ten mins there was elk running across the park. I still ha a bull tag as did my girlfriend. As usual the last 2 elk to come across were bulls and we weren't ready. This is when reality finally hit him. He gets up starts dancing and singing then all the sudden makes a 200yd mad dash to his first elk. Once we get caught up to him, we took pics, cleaned her up and headed back to camp for breakfast and recruit help for the pack out.
My cow
His first elk
As luck would have it, we come around the corner looking into the park and 2 bulls are stand out in the middle minding their own business. They are us about the same time and start heading for the trees. I get out set up for the 300yd shot, boom, nothing he dosnt even flinch. Work the bolt, boom, nothing again. I think to myself. I have got to be hitting him. There is no way I am missing an elk this close. I work the bolt again, boom, nothing. He gets to the trees and stops for once last look. Boom, he drops. I get back to the truck drive the rest of the way to the park, grab my rifle and pack and start ghe hike to see what I got. Me and the gang get to were he dropped but he's gone. I took a few steps forward following his tracks and he busts out at a full run about 40yds ahead of me so me knowing I have a wounded elk running away from me I take an off hand shot and connect but he keeps going. By the time he was down, this bull had been hit 5 out of 6 shots all of which were in the vitals. As I was gutting him it looks like ALL of the accubonds buzzed right through like a full metal jacket doing no damage.
The bull an family
Sorry for the babble. Has anyone had problems with the 225 accubond?? This is being fired from a diablo custom rifles 338 rum @3200fps.
