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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: Piscatory_5 on September 24, 2015, 06:25:32 PM

Title: What to do?
Post by: Piscatory_5 on September 24, 2015, 06:25:32 PM: Shot at a cow just an hour or so ago and missed. Found arrow no blood. Elk came back into clearing, wind in my favor, 280 yards away. While way to them in in plain sight. Aarrggh!
West side Rosie's.
Title: Re: What to do?
Post by: Watimberghost on September 24, 2015, 06:27:55 PM: Sounds like you have some elk to kill. Good luck :tup:
Title: Re: What to do?
Post by: Piscatory_5 on September 24, 2015, 06:32:20 PM: Guess try walk down road and hope. Ground on other side of road is crap, steep and log in infested
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Post by: Pete112288 on September 24, 2015, 06:38:17 PM: Whatever you do, do it. My biggest regrets stem from standing there thinking too long haha
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Post by: steeliedrew on September 24, 2015, 07:02:28 PM: Belly crawl! You only have a half hour of shooting light left in the season. Go get it done. :tup:
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Post by: tgomez on September 24, 2015, 08:48:18 PM: Good try, atleast you got a shot at one. That is an accomplishment all in itself. Better luck next time my friend.
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Post by: Piscatory_5 on September 24, 2015, 11:19:39 PM: Walked down edge of road slowly to 120yards from them and one of the cows barked and they all left. Figured I didn't have anything to lose anyway. Late season here we come.
Title: Re: What to do?
Post by: Firedogg on September 24, 2015, 11:27:02 PM: Get off the darned phone and internet and get after those steaks on the hoof.