Shoot or No Shot 2018, Episode #1

[WapitiTalk1]

Location: Somewhere in the elk woods
Hunt Pressure Status: Minimal in the area you’re hunting.
Hunt: Partner Hunt
Date: Mid-September (5th day of your 7 day hunt)
Time: 0730ish
Tag: Archery; bull only.

OK, you and your partner have setup in this sparsely timbered, burnt area to call (nice area, right!). After only 10 or 12 minutes of some whiney cow calls and a bit of raking, this handsome devil comes in silent as a mouse, moves from and along the lime green path shown, weaving in and out of the pecker poles. After a nervous bark from the original shooter, Bradley Bull stops in his tracks where he stands now. The original shooter was Johnny on the spot, realized he didn’t have a shot from where he kneeled, so he gave the nervous bark in an attempt to stop the beast so you may have a shot (original caller now becomes the shooter). As the original caller/now shooter in the lower right corner of the scenario, “shoot or no shot” here. You’re at full draw and it appears your shot would be around 23 yards. Thermals as shown (red arrows). Shoot or no shot here?

If you're shooting, save the picture to your desktop and open in MS Paint, then place a spot, X, or whatever on the critter before you save it back to a jpg or png and add the marked up pic with your post

[elkinrutdrivemenuts]

Shoot.  Let him take one more step and expose a lung, send it.

I think the original shooter would have the best shot though as it appears he would have a broadside shot.

[Crunchy]

Just in front of the shoulder would be my shot.

[hunter399]

Shoot ,even though shooter doesn't have a shot!

[Oh Mah]

as crunchy said.right in front of shoulder

[The scout]

  but I would probably wait for a better angle until he winded me or saw me and blows outta there, so I can replay it all offseason waiting for the next season thinking about what I coulda done differently. It’s happened to me alot

[WapitiTalk1]

Shoot ,even though shooter doesn't have a shot!

I need to get some graphic lessons from you mister 

[luckyman]

Just in front of the shoulder would be my shot.

Thats my shot.

[coachcw]

I would only put it in front of the shoulder from strait on . If I can hit a lung I'm gonna send it but I guess I always send it...lol

[Whitpirate]

He really does always send it.

[Big6bull]

Nope

[Calvin Rayborn]

I'd go for the pony on the Left

[Indian Summer]

I’m never desperate so I’m never in a hurry. Ibsee nonreason not to wait for a better angle. He’s relaxed and the wind is right. Plus I still have elk meat in my freezer. 

[Stein]

I would wait, it's heading in my direction and likely to get a better angle at a shorter distance.

[Bullkllr]

I’m never desperate so I’m never in a hurry. Ibsee nonreason not to wait for a better angle. He’s relaxed and the wind is right. Plus I still have elk meat in my freezer. 

I agree. I'd wait. But if partner just stopped him with a bark, he might not be relaxed for long.

[VortekNW]

What crunchy said.

[Gringo31]

Absolutely no shot.

To each their own but I'm a little shocked how many arrows would fly at that angle.

[Tbob]

If he kept walking after the bark, I’d wait for a better angle as I have the wind. If he stops and just stands in that spot and I’m at full draw already, then I’m shooting where Crunchy put his red dot, just in front of that shoulder. If it was any longer than the 23  yards mentioned, I’d probably not take that shot in this situation.

[Shawn Ryan]

From the keyboard, I'd consider a shot about 2" towards 4 o'clock from Crunchy's spot.  In the field, I'd likely be waiting for a couple more steps or a whirl-around-and-gone.