WYO Bull Elk - HAMMERED .284 177s

[WYO300RUM]

My only regret is not playing the sheep points game. I'm probably too old to start.

I quit on moose and sheep while I was non res. Easier to draw as a resident . More tags and random draw. Points way cheaper too !

 

[WYO300RUM]

For anyone wondering (and those of you who asked) how we hunted elk this early with a rifle please study your regulation book unit 126 added raven creek drainage it was a change this past April at the meetings. It's a general elk season no archery started September 1st. Yes it's right on the boundary of the limited draw 123 unit we were 100% legal.
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[MTbackwoods]

For anyone wondering (and those of you who asked) how we hunted elk this early with a rifle please study your regulation book unit 126 added raven creek drainage it was a change this past April at the meetings. It's a general elk season no archery started September 1st. Yes it's right on the boundary of the limited draw 123 unit we were 100% legal.

I had to do a quick search when I first saw this post and found unit 126 pretty quick and easy. It's my dream to hunt elk with a rifle in September and now, thanks to your post, I'm gonna make it happen soon. Thanks for sharing. Were you guys hearing any bugles yet?

 

[JMack]

I had to do a quick search when I first saw this post and found unit 126 pretty quick and easy. It's my dream to hunt elk with a rifle in September and now, thanks to your post, I'm gonna make it happen soon. Thanks for sharing. Were you guys hearing any bugles yet?

No bugling yet

 

[M T Roberts]

Looks like you found the honey hole. Nice bulls, Congrats.
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Just got back home here in Pennsylvania last Saturday from a few great days of elk hunting on a general tag in eastern Wyoming and wanted to give a full report. I teased you all a bit in another thread but this one is the official report

shooting a short 20" barrel 28 nosler, 177 hammer hunters at 2860 mv, accuracy is less than 1/2 moa so I just left it at that.

The mid morning of second day we headed to a lookout above some cut banks in sage country, my buddy had been seeing a few good bulls in the area last few weeks, bedded in the sand and shade. We get to a nice big flat rock and weren't there 3 minutes maybe out pops a nice 6x6 from the canyons. As you'll see in the pic he came out between the two trees on opposite side of cut from where we were, both of my buddies ranged him at 521, by the time I got on him he had taken a few more steps, I checked my dope, dialed 7.5 moa put the crosshairs on crease behind shoulder and touched it off. I saw him flinch in scope so I knew it was a solid hit and by the time I got another round in and back on the scope I watched him tip over. He did the ten step shuffle and it was lights out. We hooted and high fived for a minute then drive to him, as we were gawking at my bull another slightly larger bull busted out of the canyon and stopped at 250 ish yards my hunting buddy let him have it. DRT. Low and behold another bull of the same caliber busts out of the opposite side of canyon.

The three of us just kind of looked around wondering what just happened. Ha!

The next day we went back to the rock and I witnessed my buddy knock down a coyote at 900 yards. Pretty impressive!

Enjoy the pictures!

This was my longest kill shot and the hammer bullets gave me the confidence to make the shot!

Disclaimer: I do not work for hammer bullets nor do I get anything for endorsing them. They work.

Congratulations! Great story and Photos.....well done.

 

[HRM Johnny]

Excellent. I love the shot of the cooler the most. Although, all the pictures were great. I enjoyed seeing the bulls. Congratulations on a great hunt; thanks for the post.
Johnny

 

[Fotis]

Where in Wyoming was this?

 

[JMack]

Where in Wyoming was this?

Eastern

 

[Fotis]

Cool I'm in Cheyenne.

 

[D.Camilleri]

Congratulations on a couple nice bulls!

 

[JMack]

Congratulations on a couple nice bulls!

Thank you sir!

 

[JMack]

Excellent. I love the shot of the cooler the most. Although, all the pictures were great. I enjoyed seeing the bulls. Congratulations on a great hunt; thanks for the post.
Johnny

You are welcome glad you enjoyed it! Hope you have a great season!

 

[thunder12345+]

Congratulations Nice bulls. Something like that happens once in a lifetime if your lucky.