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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: longrange7mm on September 14, 2018, 07:28:52 PM

Title: 2018 Wy general bull
Post by: longrange7mm on September 14, 2018, 07:28:52 PM: It’s surprisingly hard to open up the gun safe, take a quick inventory and reach past all the fine tuned long range rifles to the far back corner and grab the old Winchester 94 chambered in .44 Mag. Knowing good and well this decision just significantly decreased my odds of taking an elk in a otc unit that already has a very low success rate. I’m not sure if it’s me just getting older and finding my passion lies more with in the pursuit over the harvest of the hunt or if I’m just finally able to see through the veil of skewed perception social media has casted over the hunting community. Whatever my reasoning I’m glad I stayed persistent with the the old lever gun. It’s been a life long goal to take an elk with one of my old 94s. I called this bull off of private and into 56 yards. The HSM 305s did great 2 pass through sand recovered the quarter away shot under the offside shoulder
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Post by: huntnfmly on September 14, 2018, 07:52:41 PM: Congrats and very cool getting it done with an old '94
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on September 14, 2018, 08:42:31 PM: Way cool and beautiful bull :IBCOOL:
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Post by: Bob33 on September 14, 2018, 08:51:39 PM: Awesome and done without an ultra super duper magnum rifle mounted with a Mount Palomar scope shot at distances beyond the curvature of the earth.
:tup:
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Post by: emac on September 14, 2018, 08:58:29 PM: Very cool nothing better than an old lever action open sight elk kill congrats

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Post by: Mfowl on September 14, 2018, 09:58:09 PM: Awesome bull! Congrats!
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Post by: Widgeondeke on September 14, 2018, 10:14:35 PM: Congrats :tup:

Which part of WY?
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Post by: MikeC on September 14, 2018, 10:16:31 PM: Beautiful!!!
Both the Bull and the Rifle, Congrats!
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Post by: cem3434 on September 14, 2018, 10:19:12 PM: Well done, beautiful bull.
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Post by: csaaphill on September 14, 2018, 11:03:28 PM: :tup: very nice love that gun. I still once in a while grab for the 30/30 lever action, or my dads 30/40 Krag.
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Post by: Dan-o on September 14, 2018, 11:26:30 PM: Fantastic bull and terrific story.

I have to admit, I don't think I could grab a 44 for elk. I just wouldn't be confident that I'd get in range.
I'd be afraid that dude would be staring at me for a 1/2 hour form 150 yards.

Way to get it done.
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Post by: redi on September 14, 2018, 11:39:36 PM: Great bull congrats
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Post by: BullMagnet76 on September 14, 2018, 11:56:46 PM: Wow!!! Congrats!!!
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Post by: longrange7mm on September 15, 2018, 06:04:47 AM: Quote from: Widgeondeke on September 14, 2018, 10:14:35 PM
Congrats :tup:

Which part of WY?

Cody region
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Post by: CaNINE on September 15, 2018, 06:25:07 AM: That’s cool man
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Post by: longrange7mm on September 15, 2018, 06:31:29 AM: Thank you all. Here is the one I was able to recover the finish shot was about 85 yards hard quarter away. He went about 20 yards I’m know the first shot would have done the job but he was in a nasty section of Russian olives and on the edge of private I didn’t want him going anywhere.
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Post by: ribka on September 15, 2018, 06:36:27 AM: Outstanding bull looks like really nice mass and cool way to harvest it

Bringing my 94 to Montana this year
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Post by: furbearer365 on September 15, 2018, 07:46:56 PM: Time to get Dusty to do his magic and put that thing on your wall!!!!!! Well done :IBCOOL:
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Post by: longrange7mm on September 16, 2018, 07:07:59 AM: Quote from: furbearer365 on September 15, 2018, 07:46:56 PM
Time to get Dusty to do his magic and put that thing on your wall!!!!!! Well done :IBCOOL:

Nah I just European elk they take up to much room
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Post by: mfswallace on September 16, 2018, 07:45:35 AM: U got a good year!
Nice Elk and rifle!

https://www.sheridanmedia.com/news/elk-populations-booming-ahead-hunting-season100953
Title: Re: 2018 Wy general bull
Post by: C-Money on September 16, 2018, 08:32:20 AM: Very nice! Congrats on your bull with the 44 mag!!
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Post by: bowhunterforever on September 18, 2018, 05:42:17 PM: Quote from: C-Money on September 16, 2018, 08:32:20 AM
Very nice! Congrats on your bull with the 44 mag!!
:yeah: :tup:
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Post by: 724wd on September 19, 2018, 08:19:02 AM: WOW! that's so cool!!!
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Post by: grundy53 on September 19, 2018, 10:33:57 AM: Awesome!

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Post by: elkoholic1 on September 19, 2018, 11:48:22 PM: :tup:
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Post by: Ironhead on September 20, 2018, 05:22:12 AM: Cool, I love the old lever guns. Beautiful bull too.
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Post by: sjhgraysage on September 20, 2018, 10:19:52 AM: Congrats!
That is a great looking bull :tup: :tup: