First bull elk, finally!

[newmexkid]

Those pictures are worth a million words! Good shooting.

 

[djm670]

Nice Bull and great shooting! I spent a lot of time on the other side of the Castle Mountains growning up. No place better.

 

[ncwg2boatguy]

Great Bull. Gods country for sure. great place to practice long range and hunt when season rolls around. beautiful.

 

[he lives]

Congrats on a great bull

 

[operator1]

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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Beautiful animal and great shot. Nice first bull

 

[RegionRat]

Congrats! No worries about all that long range shooting an only having to make a chip shot. We never know how the season will turn out and chance favors the prepared. Sooner or later, you will see a season where being able to throw down and shoot makes the difference between tagging and going home empty.

 

[GSP814]

Slammer bull, congrats. what bullet were you shooting?

 

[igordon81]

Slammer bull, congrats. what bullet were you shooting?

140gr Accubond

 

[Beardeddeer91]

Congrats on a good looking bull! Looking forward to getting after one next year myself.

 

[Go 8mm]

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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Congratulations on the first bull

 

[Pdvdh]

You're one bull elk ahead of me, and a dandy to boot! Good for you and thanks for sharing your hunt with pictures.

 

[TMill308]

That is a really nice bull, congratulations!

 

[Paisano]

Congrats and thanks for sharing. Really interesting to hear about the 6.5 performance!

 

[Idahohuntr]

Very nice ! One heck of a nice first elk