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Killing Elk out to 1000 yards with a 300 WM
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<blockquote data-quote="trhall" data-source="post: 2058263" data-attributes="member: 26233"><p>Elk are tricky critters when it comes to locating the vitals. The lungs are heart are much lower than my instinct tells me they are with a lot of open space between the top of the lungs and the spine and this issue gets compounded when they're standing on a steep hillside with odd angles. I often seem to find myself with the crosshairs settling dead center and then have to remind myself to pull it down and center in the bottom third. It doesn't feel natural but if you want center lung that is where they lie. </p><p> Situations don't always work out perfectly but I believe that when it comes to killing elk that the first shot is the most important one. They can amp up the adrenalin very quickly and go a very long ways with not much left in the system. They are just one of the toughest animals you'll find in North America when it comes to surviving with what would be a lethal wound for other animals. When you mentioned that he went down hard and rolled down hill a ways before getting back up and walking off I was thinking that sounded like a classic high shoulder shot that was a bit too low to destroy the spine. There have been allot of elk get back up like that from that shot. It can be a devastating one but in my opinion it has little margin for error and that's why I am a crease shooter and not a shoulder guy. Regarding bullets not expanding, make sure you use a wire drill and ensure the tips are clear on your Berger bullets before using them for hunting. I find about 2 or 3 in every 50 of the 215 Hybrids that are plugged and those I just color with a black sharpie and set aside for target shooting. </p><p> It's heart breaking to lose an animal like that and it sounds like you did everything you could to try and recover it. Your other post shows that you definitely put the effort in to tune your shooting skills. My only suggestion would be to have an open mind to the possibility that your shots might not have impacted and traversed exactly where you thought. I'm sure this event will haunt you for a long time but I hope you don't give up. </p><p> Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family. Best of luck in 2021.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trhall, post: 2058263, member: 26233"] Elk are tricky critters when it comes to locating the vitals. The lungs are heart are much lower than my instinct tells me they are with a lot of open space between the top of the lungs and the spine and this issue gets compounded when they're standing on a steep hillside with odd angles. I often seem to find myself with the crosshairs settling dead center and then have to remind myself to pull it down and center in the bottom third. It doesn't feel natural but if you want center lung that is where they lie. Situations don't always work out perfectly but I believe that when it comes to killing elk that the first shot is the most important one. They can amp up the adrenalin very quickly and go a very long ways with not much left in the system. They are just one of the toughest animals you'll find in North America when it comes to surviving with what would be a lethal wound for other animals. When you mentioned that he went down hard and rolled down hill a ways before getting back up and walking off I was thinking that sounded like a classic high shoulder shot that was a bit too low to destroy the spine. There have been allot of elk get back up like that from that shot. It can be a devastating one but in my opinion it has little margin for error and that's why I am a crease shooter and not a shoulder guy. Regarding bullets not expanding, make sure you use a wire drill and ensure the tips are clear on your Berger bullets before using them for hunting. I find about 2 or 3 in every 50 of the 215 Hybrids that are plugged and those I just color with a black sharpie and set aside for target shooting. It's heart breaking to lose an animal like that and it sounds like you did everything you could to try and recover it. Your other post shows that you definitely put the effort in to tune your shooting skills. My only suggestion would be to have an open mind to the possibility that your shots might not have impacted and traversed exactly where you thought. I'm sure this event will haunt you for a long time but I hope you don't give up. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family. Best of luck in 2021. [/QUOTE]
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