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<blockquote data-quote="Chadp82" data-source="post: 2246624" data-attributes="member: 114151"><p>To echo a lot of comments above. Well constructed bullet is key.</p><p></p><p>Then shot placement, shot placement, shot placement. Even with a good hit, I have seen elk stand longer than they should have. One example, I shot a cow double lung, that took 2 hours to expire. She stepped into a grove of trees, I waited an hour or so, approached and she got up and walked away so I backed off. I heard her bed down, and then cough for another hour. I dared not approach even though it was tough to listen to the situation. I couldn't afford to jump her and lose her, and if she ran, the timber for her exit would have been a nasty tracking job. I confirmed the double lung during field dressing. One lung was like a ball of hamburger, the other had one side shredded and pretty beat up all around.</p><p></p><p>If you are lucky enough to connect on one and it doesnt drop immediately, take your time and don't rush the recovery. If you can take a follow up, do so if it's still upright. During rifle seasons you typically have temperatures on your side, where as archery in Colorado can be 90 degrees or hotter and time is not your friend.</p><p></p><p>Best of luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chadp82, post: 2246624, member: 114151"] To echo a lot of comments above. Well constructed bullet is key. Then shot placement, shot placement, shot placement. Even with a good hit, I have seen elk stand longer than they should have. One example, I shot a cow double lung, that took 2 hours to expire. She stepped into a grove of trees, I waited an hour or so, approached and she got up and walked away so I backed off. I heard her bed down, and then cough for another hour. I dared not approach even though it was tough to listen to the situation. I couldn’t afford to jump her and lose her, and if she ran, the timber for her exit would have been a nasty tracking job. I confirmed the double lung during field dressing. One lung was like a ball of hamburger, the other had one side shredded and pretty beat up all around. If you are lucky enough to connect on one and it doesnt drop immediately, take your time and don’t rush the recovery. If you can take a follow up, do so if it’s still upright. During rifle seasons you typically have temperatures on your side, where as archery in Colorado can be 90 degrees or hotter and time is not your friend. Best of luck! [/QUOTE]
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