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<blockquote data-quote="royinidaho" data-source="post: 1405249" data-attributes="member: 2011"><p>It was 12 years ago when some dude from DC asked if there were any decent deer/elk spots in Idaho.</p><p></p><p>I responded and started a conversation. Ended up directing him to a couple of decent areas. Yellow Jack/Shovel Creek/Middle/Panther Creek and North Fork.</p><p></p><p>The dude headed out for a Long Range hunt. Spent time in WY filling coolers with speed goat and stumbled on a spot on Colson Creek off of the North Fork of the Salmon.</p><p></p><p>It was spud harvest and I couldn't get away to spot for him. Darn good hard work and patience plus being a darned good shot he down'd a nice bull elk with two shots within about 0.6 MOA at 996 yards with his 7mm Allen.</p><p></p><p>I was out in a field and I saw his Tacoma coming down I-15 by Shelley. Met him in Blackfoot. Had a nice chat and made plans for next year.</p><p></p><p>Next year found both of us back at Colson Creek. Spent 31 days glassing and traipsing. I wasn't much good. Was sicker than I've ever been. Something about a spleen going bad. Still logged 26 miles by the GPS tracker.</p><p></p><p>Saw lots of cows and zero bulls except for one about 1400 yards away that wasn't retrievable by us. We being old.</p><p></p><p>Finally on day 30 a herd appears in a choice spot we had scouted and ranged the day before.</p><p></p><p>Finally a bull steps out. Due to an excessive LRF beam size the dope was 1 MOA too short. My Leica 1200 would reach and the one miler he had painted the whole hill. Well at least the lone lodge pole about 40 some yards short.</p><p></p><p>At the shot absolutely nothing happened except the lead cow ushered the herd to another draining.</p><p></p><p>After some head scratching and scientific calculation plus reference to my range chart showed error in range. The bullet may have touched hair under the chest if it did anything. Can't recall the exact distance but the 40 yard difference was good for the 14 inch error.</p><p></p><p>Next day he put 3 shots on an 8 1/2 x 11 piece of paper at 1500 yards across the same canyon.</p><p></p><p>I can say that after spending 31 days with Jim Collier (Buffalo Bob). He being a special forces Viet Vet I can say I spent time with one of our nations silent heroes.</p><p></p><p>Good men are welcome anywhere.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="royinidaho, post: 1405249, member: 2011"] It was 12 years ago when some dude from DC asked if there were any decent deer/elk spots in Idaho. I responded and started a conversation. Ended up directing him to a couple of decent areas. Yellow Jack/Shovel Creek/Middle/Panther Creek and North Fork. The dude headed out for a Long Range hunt. Spent time in WY filling coolers with speed goat and stumbled on a spot on Colson Creek off of the North Fork of the Salmon. It was spud harvest and I couldn't get away to spot for him. Darn good hard work and patience plus being a darned good shot he down'd a nice bull elk with two shots within about 0.6 MOA at 996 yards with his 7mm Allen. I was out in a field and I saw his Tacoma coming down I-15 by Shelley. Met him in Blackfoot. Had a nice chat and made plans for next year. Next year found both of us back at Colson Creek. Spent 31 days glassing and traipsing. I wasn't much good. Was sicker than I've ever been. Something about a spleen going bad. Still logged 26 miles by the GPS tracker. Saw lots of cows and zero bulls except for one about 1400 yards away that wasn't retrievable by us. We being old. Finally on day 30 a herd appears in a choice spot we had scouted and ranged the day before. Finally a bull steps out. Due to an excessive LRF beam size the dope was 1 MOA too short. My Leica 1200 would reach and the one miler he had painted the whole hill. Well at least the lone lodge pole about 40 some yards short. At the shot absolutely nothing happened except the lead cow ushered the herd to another draining. After some head scratching and scientific calculation plus reference to my range chart showed error in range. The bullet may have touched hair under the chest if it did anything. Can't recall the exact distance but the 40 yard difference was good for the 14 inch error. Next day he put 3 shots on an 8 1/2 x 11 piece of paper at 1500 yards across the same canyon. I can say that after spending 31 days with Jim Collier (Buffalo Bob). He being a special forces Viet Vet I can say I spent time with one of our nations silent heroes. Good men are welcome anywhere. [/QUOTE]
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