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Two elk down yesterday.
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<blockquote data-quote="memtb" data-source="post: 2946005" data-attributes="member: 75451"><p>Ronald to sum up what ridgewalker said, the thicker the stuff you hunt in…..the closer the shots are! <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😉" title="Winking face :wink:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" data-shortname=":wink:" /> </p><p> </p><p> My closest was a spike that I walked up on, walking very slow, no breeze, about 1" of fresh, moist snow on the forest floor, was taken while asleep at about 8 or so yards!</p><p></p><p> Actually, asleep is a bit misleading! I was very slowly (9maybe too slowly) bringing my rifle to my shoulder, when his eyes "popped open"! It's truly amazing how fas an elk can go from asleep to somewhere near "light speed"! He was moving right to left so fast, at that range I had difficulty swinging my rifle as fast as he was moving! As I realized that my swing was falling behind…..I "slammed" the trigger. </p><p></p><p> Yep, I "gut shot" him! <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤬" title="Face with symbols on mouth :face_with_symbols_over_mouth:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f92c.png" data-shortname=":face_with_symbols_over_mouth:" /> But, a 270 grain Hornady SP from my .375 H&H @ about 10 yards will make them very sick! A follow-up shot wasn't too difficult! memtb</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="memtb, post: 2946005, member: 75451"] Ronald to sum up what ridgewalker said, the thicker the stuff you hunt in…..the closer the shots are! 😉 My closest was a spike that I walked up on, walking very slow, no breeze, about 1” of fresh, moist snow on the forest floor, was taken while asleep at about 8 or so yards! Actually, asleep is a bit misleading! I was very slowly (9maybe too slowly) bringing my rifle to my shoulder, when his eyes “popped open”! It’s truly amazing how fas an elk can go from asleep to somewhere near “light speed”! He was moving right to left so fast, at that range I had difficulty swinging my rifle as fast as he was moving! As I realized that my swing was falling behind…..I ”slammed” the trigger. Yep, I “gut shot” him! 🤬 But, a 270 grain Hornady SP from my .375 H&H @ about 10 yards will make them very sick! A follow-up shot wasn’t too difficult! memtb [/QUOTE]
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