Willapa Hills/Swakane 08' here we come!

[rasbo]

I hit a 6X6 a couple years ago in Montana that took off. Three of us searched for several hours that day and never found it. I drove back the following weekend by myself, hiked back up there and found it, it was pretty easy all I had to do was look for the birds. Anyway, I tagged it and my Montana hunt was over, even though I didn't get any meat.

cudos to you phool,thats how I would work it.if you hit it its gonna die somewhere..that to me is the sportsman like thing to do

[huntnphool]

cudos to you phool,thats how I would work it.if you hit it its gonna die somewhere..that to me is the sportsman like thing to do

Well thanks rasbo, I was sick all week thinking about it. 70 degree weather and all the critters eatin on it made one hell of a sick mess. I called WF70 and told him I had found it but there was nothing to save but the rack. I still feel bad about it but what are you to do It only cost me another $300 in fuel to go back and find it

[mrgoodwrench]

We've killed them in our group with bows, muzzleloaders and all the different 300 mags on a yearly basis.  We finally lost a bull in 2007 with a 300 win mag.  The issue was shot placement, that is the key no matter the weapon.  My sister shot a bull with a 260 remington a couple years ago...shot placement one shot at 30 yards and he dropped in his tracks. Last winter I found three lost westside elk at work , a modern bull and two bow cows. The only thing is you can usually find the arrow on a bow loss, from my unscientific analysis, don't use muzzy broad heads, all the dead elk with arrows I've found, and random broken arrows laying in the woods have had muzzys on them=)

[spin05]

I dont know about the muzzy  theory.. They are one of the more popular broadheads.Could be why you found more of them.Those broadheads are almost industructable due to there design.I bought a cabelas broadhead that came apart twice when i pulled them out of a bail of straw.