how many of you have taken a wounded Elk

[Rakkasan00]

Damn. That's all I have to say. These Elk are fricken tough sons a bitches.

[4fletch]

Bull from 3'yrs ago had a bullet scar in the front quarter completely healed up

[elk247]

I shot a archery bull that upon skinning found a rifle slug in the back strap. A few inches of meat were discolored and in all I lost only a couple steaks out of the deal. The bull was otherwise healthy, wound healed and fit as can be. Wish I had pictures.

[Humptulips]

When I was just starting hunting I was with my Dad and his hunting partner when we came on the tracks of a lone elk. My Dads partner had a cow tag. They started tracking it and followed that elk for probably a mile over some pretty rough ground. When it crossed a draw my Dad said this elk is hurt because it had a hard time getting up the other side. It had went down on its knees.
Not long after we sighted it about a 100 yrds away and my dads partner shot it. It was a cow.
It had two broken legs. No sign of a wound. I think it must have broken them in a fall. One front leg was dangling and it was not using it. One back leg was broken close to the hip and it was swelled up tight and using it. Meat was no good and they left it after cutting it open and inspecting it.

[Buzz2401]

The bull my mom shot this year had a 9mm FMJ that hit the fumur and just stopped. Totally healed over

[plugger]

A bull with 3, 22 bullets. A bull with what we figured to be a 44 slug in the hind quarter and a cow with a broad head in the back and you would not have known anything was wrong with them until you skinned or started cutting them up. We did figure the one with the 44 had a problem once we hung up the quarters. It was 15lbs lighter than the other side.

[GoBeavs85]

Surprised to hear of all the elk w bullets in them. Seems like all you ever hear is how many animals archery hunters wound.

[Big6bull]

Not wounded but severely sick. I got 15 lbs of meet off a young cow elk. Wdfw didn't  even want to look at it. It was a special permit. They told me it was safe to eat without even looking at it...

[usmc74]

My hunting buddy found a doe in a gravel pit with a broken back (fell in?).  I still had a valid deer tag, so I went over to get it.

Got a razzing, cause I missed the first shot (archery).  NOTE: Arrows don't survive hitting granite.

Second shot got it.  Was good eating, no meet damage.

[LeviD1]

Ive only shot a buck with about an 8" hole in its upper chest from a fight he must have got in. only buck ive ever grunted in and shot him running at me from 5 ft. he was itching for another fight.

[D-Rock425]

Surprised to hear of all the elk w bullets in them. Seems like all you ever hear is how many animals archery hunters wound.

i would bet more animals are shot and lost with guns than archery.

[Humptulips]

Surprised to hear of all the elk w bullets in them. Seems like all you ever hear is how many animals archery hunters wound.

i would bet more animals are shot and lost with guns than archery.

I would go the other way on that. I would think it is less likely for an animal to heal up with an arrow in it.

[D-Rock425]

Surprised to hear of all the elk w bullets in them. Seems like all you ever hear is how many animals archery hunters wound.

i would bet more animals are shot and lost with guns than archery.

I would go the other way on that. I would think it is less likely for an animal to heal up with an arrow in it.

i did say anything about healing.  I just think the number of animals shot and lost by rifle hunters is greater than that of archery hunters each year.

[steelhead59]

My wife killed a cow elk 4 years ago that had about a 2 inch long bull elk antler point in its hind quarter. It was covered in scar tissue.

[blackveltbowhunter]

Last year's bull had an arrow in his neck/shoulder area. Shot a cow with a muzzy ball in her hindquarter.  Have shot several late archery bucks that were shot with rifles (I assume) one had large chunk blown out of his hindquarter. Heavy infection, lost all meat in that quarter. Another had a slug in the top if his shoulders. Healed over with gristle. Another late rifle buck had a
Large open wound on the top of his back. Don't know if bullet or fighting. It was oozing and smelly, but no meat loss.