BuzzH
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Decided yesterday to make a trip over to my hunting area and try to find a cow for my type 6 tag. With the recent storm, I figured if I could get to my usual spot, the elk would be there.
I pulled out of my driveway at 12:54 pm, planning on spending the night and hunting the next morning. But, I got there with about an hour to hunt so decided to look around.
I soon found that there was no getting into my usual spot...wayyy too much snow. I stopped on the highway in a likely looking area and in the very first spot I put my binoculars on, there is 15-20 elk.
I put my boots on, grabbed up my rifle and headed their way. Before I could get to those elk, I spotted another dozen or so about half the distance from the highway as the ones I glassed first. I edged down to 490 yards and if not for the brush, I know I could have easily made the shot. But, with all the aspens, chokecherry, etc. in the way, I decided to close the distance...plus I like to get closer when possible anyway. The wind wasnt good, but it was swirling enough that the elk werent getting my scent.
I closed about 100 yards, but as I dropped toward the elk, the brush got worse. So I just kept moving downhill until I got to 211 yards. I ranged the elk, picked a nice smaller cow, leaned up against a tree and touched the trigger. The shot felt good...and I heard the familiar smack of the bullet. The cow jogged about 30 yards and that was it. The 160 grain accu-bond worked perfectly...finally starting to trust them.
I quickly snapped a few pictures with light fading fast. I checked my gps, found I was only .4 miles from the truck. I broke the elk down and had the quarters to the truck by 8:45 pm. Drove home and was back just after 11:00 p.m. Thats it for elk in Wyoming this year for me, a 1.5 year old cow. Good way to end the elk season, saw over 150 elk, a dozen or so good mule deer, including an absolute toad, trash everywhere...200+ B&C all day long...all on public land.
Another look, that rifle flat makes it wayyyy too easy, almost aint fair...almost:
I pulled out of my driveway at 12:54 pm, planning on spending the night and hunting the next morning. But, I got there with about an hour to hunt so decided to look around.
I soon found that there was no getting into my usual spot...wayyy too much snow. I stopped on the highway in a likely looking area and in the very first spot I put my binoculars on, there is 15-20 elk.
I put my boots on, grabbed up my rifle and headed their way. Before I could get to those elk, I spotted another dozen or so about half the distance from the highway as the ones I glassed first. I edged down to 490 yards and if not for the brush, I know I could have easily made the shot. But, with all the aspens, chokecherry, etc. in the way, I decided to close the distance...plus I like to get closer when possible anyway. The wind wasnt good, but it was swirling enough that the elk werent getting my scent.
I closed about 100 yards, but as I dropped toward the elk, the brush got worse. So I just kept moving downhill until I got to 211 yards. I ranged the elk, picked a nice smaller cow, leaned up against a tree and touched the trigger. The shot felt good...and I heard the familiar smack of the bullet. The cow jogged about 30 yards and that was it. The 160 grain accu-bond worked perfectly...finally starting to trust them.
I quickly snapped a few pictures with light fading fast. I checked my gps, found I was only .4 miles from the truck. I broke the elk down and had the quarters to the truck by 8:45 pm. Drove home and was back just after 11:00 p.m. Thats it for elk in Wyoming this year for me, a 1.5 year old cow. Good way to end the elk season, saw over 150 elk, a dozen or so good mule deer, including an absolute toad, trash everywhere...200+ B&C all day long...all on public land.
Another look, that rifle flat makes it wayyyy too easy, almost aint fair...almost:
