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Offline WapitiTalk1

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Game Plan #5
« on: May 19, 2014, 07:49:07 PM »
Awesome stalk!  You've spent the last 1 1/2 hours, ensuring you have the wind in your favor and pretty much crawling in on this nice bull.  Thermals are gently moving (not much wind) in the direction of the yellow arrow.  The bull has been hollering periodically from his mid day bed for almost two hours.  You decided to keep your trap shut and see if you could ninja in, let things develop, and perhaps get a shot.  You didn't expect to see antler tips from a bedded bull beyond Clara cow as you finished your low crawl on an elk trail up and out of the dry creek bed where you are kneeling now, but, there he is.  What a story you'll have!  You're located at the blue X, 40ish yards away from Bullwinkle.

9th day of your 14 day SW MT hunt.  It's 20 September 2014, 2:00 PM in the afternoon.  The bulls have been "very" vocal and you've been into them every day for the past 4 days in the early morning, and, an hour or so before dark. 

A bit of a different slant for this one.  You "are" shooting.  You've had time to range the bull, 42 yards, are drawn back and are touching your release "NOW" as the cow you see is fixated on something besides you.  Based on where you aim on the other side of the bull (where your arrow will enter), mark a spot where you think your broadhead comes out on this side.  Nice shot by the way.       

Reminder that if you save the picture to your desktop and open in MS Paint, you'll be able to place a spot, X, or whatever on the critter before you save it back to a jpg and add the marked up pic with your post.
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Re: Game Plan #5
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2014, 12:01:50 AM »
I don't think I'll get penetration on this side. My broadhead is stuck in his left humorous just below the joint with the scapula. But I think I have both lungs.

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Re: Game Plan #5
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2014, 10:11:49 AM »
I'm shooting Radsav's new fancy pants broadheads so my arrow blew clean through! :chuckle:
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Re: Game Plan #5
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2014, 11:37:35 AM »
I'm shooting Radsav's new fancy pants broadheads so my arrow blew clean through! :chuckle:

Im thinking slightly to the right but ya my vipertrick is staying inside....doing nice wobble damage while he trys to pull it out just before he closes his eyes


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Re: Game Plan #5
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2014, 03:28:41 PM »
Hoping I get very lucky and get a quarter inch of blade sticking out right here!

 


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