Shoot or No Shot 2019 - Episode #1

[WapitiTalk1]

Tale of the tape. It's the 8th day of your 10 day Idaho archery elk hunt. Today is 23 September 2019. You've had some very good bugling action during your hunt, managing to get within 30ish yards of several decent bulls but no shot opportunities yet (this is a bull only area). As an OOS hunter in Idaho, you can use your elk tag (if you wish) on either a bear or a cougar. Yah, I know.... pretty cool rule. You've taken a few elk with a bow over the course of your hunting career but never a big cat (with any weapon). If this guy walked by you while you were quietly having a mid-day snack, would an arrow fly? Just curious. If you're shooting the cat, please put a mark where your arrow is heading. Charlie Cougar is about 35 yards from where you sit. Remember if you decide to take the cat, that elk tag is spent.  Shoot or no shot?     

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.

[Karl Blanchard]

If there were more elk tags available I'd send one and go get another bull tag.  That being said, elk are dumb so I wouldnt have an elk tag in the first place.  No I would not use either of my deer tags on a cat

[Karl Blanchard]

I'm not seeing a pic

[WapitiTalk1]

I'm not seeing a pic

Sorry, you were too quick on the draw or I was too slow getting the pic up  .  Kitty, kitty, kitty 

[BULLBLASTER]

I’m shooting that cat right in the shoulder hole!

[Karl Blanchard]

Zip

[Stein]

Pass


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[BULLBLASTER]

Zip

PERRRZACKELY!!!

[Angry Perch]

BP is 180 over 115. Pulse is 165. I'm jerking an arrow 4 feet high and left.

[duckmen1]

BP is 180 over 115. Pulse is 165. I'm jerking an arrow 4 feet high and left.

Now this is a realistic post. 

[luckyman]

No way am I not shooting.

[Brushcrawler]

95% with Karl, 5% with Perch!

[Stein]

You guys would hang $550 in tags on that cat?  Maybe I'm missing out?

[duckmen1]

Shoot 100% if given that opportunity.

[Karl Blanchard]

You guys would hang $550 in tags on that cat?  Maybe I'm missing out?

more like $600 actually   and yeah why not.  You can buy a second elk tag in most units anyways so I'd be snagging a second tag probably depending on how far I had to go to buy a tag