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<blockquote data-quote="wapitiaddict" data-source="post: 1728308" data-attributes="member: 107569"><p>This exact thing happened to me last year with a very large 7x6 bull elk. I shot the bull from about 275 yards. He dropped like a sack of rocks. I thought game over, but I noticed him kicking some. I tried to get another bullet in him but because of my angle and vegetation, I didn't have a shot. I thought maybe he was dying out because he would go still for a little bit and then start thrashing again. As I was trying to work around the hill to get another shot, I happened to glance away at my buddy who was chasing off after the other elk, when I looked back my bull stood up like nothing happened and bolted off. I took a running shot but missed as he dove into some thick aspens. Never saw him again. Not a single drop of blood anywhere. Searched for two days and my dad searched for another two days after I went back to work. Nothing.</p><p></p><p>After playing the scenario out in my head for days and researching around on the internet and talking to some other experienced hunters and an elk guide, I'm pretty confident I hit him somewhere right below the spine where it temporarily paralyzed him but didn't break it. Some people have indicated animals can live after such a hit. I can only hope because it makes me sick about it every time I think about it. In fact, I couldn't watch any elk hunting youtube videos for months afterwards.</p><p></p><p>I know how the OP feels!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wapitiaddict, post: 1728308, member: 107569"] This exact thing happened to me last year with a very large 7x6 bull elk. I shot the bull from about 275 yards. He dropped like a sack of rocks. I thought game over, but I noticed him kicking some. I tried to get another bullet in him but because of my angle and vegetation, I didn't have a shot. I thought maybe he was dying out because he would go still for a little bit and then start thrashing again. As I was trying to work around the hill to get another shot, I happened to glance away at my buddy who was chasing off after the other elk, when I looked back my bull stood up like nothing happened and bolted off. I took a running shot but missed as he dove into some thick aspens. Never saw him again. Not a single drop of blood anywhere. Searched for two days and my dad searched for another two days after I went back to work. Nothing. After playing the scenario out in my head for days and researching around on the internet and talking to some other experienced hunters and an elk guide, I'm pretty confident I hit him somewhere right below the spine where it temporarily paralyzed him but didn't break it. Some people have indicated animals can live after such a hit. I can only hope because it makes me sick about it every time I think about it. In fact, I couldn't watch any elk hunting youtube videos for months afterwards. I know how the OP feels! [/QUOTE]
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