First bull elk, finally!

igordon81

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This was not my first elk hunt, but the elk were undefeated against me up until this one. I was fortunate enough to chase these critters this time in a beautiful spot near White Sulphur Springs, MT with Anchor P Outfitters for the rifle opener. I put in a ton of practice behind my rifle to be ready for the hunt and ready for any shot within reasonable range. On day 4 this 6x6 gave me an opportunity at 157yds and my 6.5 GAP 4S was more than enough! After a double lung hit just behind the shoulder with a 140gr Accubond, he took two steps uphill and tipped over. I could not be happier with the results, and a full freezer is always a perfect payoff. After reading just about every line on this forum regarding the 6.5mm calibers for elk, I swapped my 300WM for the GAP 4S and was looking forward to putting it to the test. This shot certainly didn't push any limits, but after opening up that animal I will be absolutely confident going forward in that combo performing at 3-4X the distance. I'll be back on the DIY chase next year, but I learned a ton from the guides there and hopefully I can improve my record!
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Tough shot..eh.....
Sweating out there all those hours...thinking "gotta be able to shoot a 900 yard bull".......and you stumbled on to his yellow rump at a couple hundred yards........same as my mule deer this year....262.....
 
Nice bull! I just got back from Nevada hunt and shot my bull with 6.5 saum 140eld at 160 yards. Same results dropped right there with 1 shot.
 
Congrats on a super nice bull. He looks like a giant. Beautiful landscape you were in.

I assume this was on private land?
 
Congrats on a super nice bull. He looks like a giant. Beautiful landscape you were in.

I assume this was on private land?
Yes. This was my first time hunting them on private with an outfitter. Parts of the ranch were in block management, but the areas we were hunting were not.
 
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