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The BEST way to kill Elk
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<blockquote data-quote="Sako7STW" data-source="post: 565235" data-attributes="member: 2112"><p>Another mistake I have seen a ton of elk hunters make is shooting for the neck. Bad idea on a elk. For one, the majority of the neck is covered in LONG hair and it can be hard to tell exactly where the neck actually is. Second the way the spine runs in an elk is more of a "S" shape than straight. Ever notice how a cow elk running looks like a camel? You stand a big chance of missing the vital area when shooting at the neck! If I need a finisher and the neck is all I can see I will shoot at the neck but I will NOT take a neck shot as my initial shot. The bull my Dad shot last year was shot in the neck by another hunter right before the bull ran to where we were. He had missed the spine by 2". Meat in our freezer and not his due to a bad choice in shot placement. Only thing he managed to do was alert us that Elk were on the move. That bull would have easily recovered.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sako7STW, post: 565235, member: 2112"] Another mistake I have seen a ton of elk hunters make is shooting for the neck. Bad idea on a elk. For one, the majority of the neck is covered in LONG hair and it can be hard to tell exactly where the neck actually is. Second the way the spine runs in an elk is more of a "S" shape than straight. Ever notice how a cow elk running looks like a camel? You stand a big chance of missing the vital area when shooting at the neck! If I need a finisher and the neck is all I can see I will shoot at the neck but I will NOT take a neck shot as my initial shot. The bull my Dad shot last year was shot in the neck by another hunter right before the bull ran to where we were. He had missed the spine by 2". Meat in our freezer and not his due to a bad choice in shot placement. Only thing he managed to do was alert us that Elk were on the move. That bull would have easily recovered. [/QUOTE]
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