BuzzH
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Not just another cow elk, pretty neat to kill one with my late Grandfather's 300 winchester. Was a miserable day to be out, but better than sitting on the couch. Saw 4 wrecks on the way to my spot, 3 on one tight corner. Thought about turning around and heading home, but by that time I figured may as well press on.
Found 3 herds of elk and the last group of 150 or so were in a good spot for me, bad spot for them.
With the wind blowing full insane today, I knew I had to get close. Glassed them and looked like I could be in business stalking up a draw. Got right on top of them, the closest ones were about 30 yards, but all bedded in a big knot, no way to not hit 2. One on the far edge finally stood up to stretch and that was a bad move. Shot was only 72 yards and one shot from Grandpa's 300 Winchester did the trick. Last time I fired that rifle was checking zero for him in the summer of 1999. Since then, my Dad has shot 3 shiras moose with it, by brother killed a shiras with it and I wanted to, but killed a moose before they got down here to help me out. Haven't adjusted the scope at all since at least the mid-90's. My brother shot it before they brought it down, dead on at 100 yards.
Not sure how old this one is, but real old. I kept a tooth to have it aged by the GF.
I think this was the last whitetail my Grandfather shot with his rifle, November of 1999, he was 84.
The elk I shot with it today:
Old cow, kept a bottom tooth to send in for aging...I'm guessing crowding 20 years old:
Ivories, or what's left of them:
Found 3 herds of elk and the last group of 150 or so were in a good spot for me, bad spot for them.
With the wind blowing full insane today, I knew I had to get close. Glassed them and looked like I could be in business stalking up a draw. Got right on top of them, the closest ones were about 30 yards, but all bedded in a big knot, no way to not hit 2. One on the far edge finally stood up to stretch and that was a bad move. Shot was only 72 yards and one shot from Grandpa's 300 Winchester did the trick. Last time I fired that rifle was checking zero for him in the summer of 1999. Since then, my Dad has shot 3 shiras moose with it, by brother killed a shiras with it and I wanted to, but killed a moose before they got down here to help me out. Haven't adjusted the scope at all since at least the mid-90's. My brother shot it before they brought it down, dead on at 100 yards.
Not sure how old this one is, but real old. I kept a tooth to have it aged by the GF.
I think this was the last whitetail my Grandfather shot with his rifle, November of 1999, he was 84.
The elk I shot with it today:
Old cow, kept a bottom tooth to send in for aging...I'm guessing crowding 20 years old:
Ivories, or what's left of them:
. Nice work and some nostalgia thrown in as well.
