belshawelk
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Thank you. Exactly why i shoot elk differently now, with different equipment. And yes i used to use a 300Wm
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You’ll be fine. The first time I touched an elk was when I was showing a guy how to butcher one. He had shot a few at that point but always brought them to a processor, I had cut up a few dozen deer at that point and showed him how to do it. Piece of cake if you have done deer before. Everything is bigger and easier to see, there’s just more of every cut.I have watched a shit ton of videos about it. I bought some game bags and sharpened some knives. I really wont know what to do hauling 300 plus pounds of meat home. I have butchered alot of deer. I am hoping the anatomy is close to the same just on a larger scale.
It’s been my experience that there is nothing more important than cooling the meat ASAP. And not cooling by quickly packing it in ice in a cooler. An animal 3x bigger than a deer slowly dissipates heat 3x longer.I am hoping the landowner will help me quarter and pack it out. He says he can get his skid steer close enough to save us the hard work. I guess I am cheating my first time, with my luck, he wont be home!!!
I have watched a shit ton of videos about it. I bought some game bags and sharpened some knives. I really wont know what to do hauling 300 plus pounds of meat home. I have butchered alot of deer. I am hoping the anatomy is close to the same just on a larger scale.
Well as everyone knows or might not know, I am going on my first elk hunt this fall. Since my elk IQ is weak and not having any time in the field pursuing elk. I have been reading and watching elk videos for a few months now trying to absorb what I can.
I have only shot whitetail with a rifle. Often a good shot will be signaled by a mule kick and rapid running off vs a gut shot is a humped up back and slow movement.
I have seen on video now hundreds of elk shot (thanks to youtube). I have noticed that even with 10x on the kill spot shots, the elk just seem to stand there and not act hit. I have always heard that you shot and elk more than once because they are very tough animals. I just cant seem to understand why they show no reaction to fatal gunshots.
Is this mostly the case that they dont react to a fatal hit? I will be hunting by myself and notice almost all filmed hunts the shooter has a spotter that tells him if he made a hit. When you are by yourself do you just reload and rapidly fire another shot or watch the animal for signs of being hit???
I will be using a 300 win mag with a 200 grain bullet, I cant imagine an animal not acting hit from that round. I have shot maybe a dozen white tails with it and they drop on the spot. Are most these guys in videos using a 6.5 creedmoor or are elk just that damn tough that they can absorb a hit form a magnum caliber with that much kinetic energy?
Well as everyone knows or might not know, I am going on my first elk hunt this fall. Since my elk IQ is weak and not having any time in the field pursuing elk. I have been reading and watching elk videos for a few months now trying to absorb what I can.
I have only shot whitetail with a rifle. Often a good shot will be signaled by a mule kick and rapid running off vs a gut shot is a humped up back and slow movement.
I have seen on video now hundreds of elk shot (thanks to youtube). I have noticed that even with 10x on the kill spot shots, the elk just seem to stand there and not act hit. I have always heard that you shot and elk more than once because they are very tough animals. I just cant seem to understand why they show no reaction to fatal gunshots.
Is this mostly the case that they dont react to a fatal hit? I will be hunting by myself and notice almost all filmed hunts the shooter has a spotter that tells him if he made a hit. When you are by yourself do you just reload and rapidly fire another shot or watch the animal for signs of being hit???
I will be using a 300 win mag with a 200 grain bullet, I cant imagine an animal not acting hit from that round. I have shot maybe a dozen white tails with it and they drop on the spot. Are most these guys in videos using a 6.5 creedmoor or are elk just that damn tough that they can absorb a hit form a magnum caliber with that much kinetic energy?
It's the powder that will get you. mtmuley Oh sorry????Unanswerable question. These guys are right. If they are standing, shoot. Be cautious if you are shooting at cows in a group. Easy to go over limit. Big bullet. Lots of powder
Even a 60" 4K TV Youtube isn't gonna help with the, "Oh shit, what have I done?" when you walk up on a down bull elk. Maybe that's why grown men cry on those videos.I am hoping the landowner will help me quarter and pack it out. He says he can get his skid steer close enough to save us the hard work. I guess I am cheating my first time, with my luck, he wont be home!!!
I have watched a shit ton of videos about it. I bought some game bags and sharpened some knives. I really wont know what to do hauling 300 plus pounds of meat home. I have butchered alot of deer. I am hoping the anatomy is close to the same just on a larger scale.
He's a runnerWell as everyone knows or might not know, I am going on my first elk hunt this fall. Since my elk IQ is weak and not having any time in the field pursuing elk. I have been reading and watching elk videos for a few months now trying to absorb what I can.
I have only shot whitetail with a rifle. Often a good shot will be signaled by a mule kick and rapid running off vs a gut shot is a humped up back and slow movement.
I have seen on video now hundreds of elk shot (thanks to youtube). I have noticed that even with 10x on the kill spot shots, the elk just seem to stand there and not act hit. I have always heard that you shot and elk more than once because they are very tough animals. I just cant seem to understand why they show no reaction to fatal gunshots.
Is this mostly the case that they dont react to a fatal hit? I will be hunting by myself and notice almost all filmed hunts the shooter has a spotter that tells him if he made a hit. When you are by yourself do you just reload and rapidly fire another shot or watch the animal for signs of being hit???
I will be using a 300 win mag with a 200 grain bullet, I cant imagine an animal not acting hit from that round. I have shot maybe a dozen white tails with it and they drop on the spot. Are most these guys in videos using a 6.5 creedmoor or are elk just that damn tough that they can absorb a hit form a magnum caliber with that much kinetic energy?
Shot a 6X6 bull elk using 7mm 150 grain on public land in Canada. First hit on the brisket and the other in the gut.Keep shooting until your out of shells or it's down. They can take heart shots and keep on trucking. I shot a bull at 100 yards, broadside. Absolutely destroyed his heart, he turned and ran straight away from me. I kept shooting and 400 yards later he dropped. I hit him in the ass and the lower jaw as he was running away, missed with a fourth shot.
I have shot elk on purpose in high shoulder and they dropped on the spot but that was when I had time to call my shot. Get them down before they die in a hell hole.
Yes !!! I'm sure we have all read about the hunter that shoots the elk (or maybe deer), then walks up to it and puts his rifle on the elk/deer to take the usual "grip and grin" photo. At that time the animal jumps up and runs off with the rifle/sling in it's antlers never to be seen again. If it really happened as many times as I read about it, there would be rifles everywhere in the mountains.And then the bull that flops over upon impact, lays there for a minute but gets up to escape. That will mess with your head.