Post by: WapitiTalk1 on February 10, 2021, 01:11:16 PM
Hunt Pressure Status: Nobody’s up in your basin this week; woot!
Hunt: Partner Archery Elk Hunt
Camp Type: Backcountry Spike Camp
Tag: Archery; 3 PT or better bull.
SE Idaho, archery elk hunt, 15 September, 5:40 PM. You are the shooter in a breeding sequence calling setup. Your buddy is dead ahead of bullwinkle in the sparse pine about 30 yards, and, has successfully called this fine wapiti in from your 3 o’clock, across the small opening, to a point where the bull stops and decides to advertise his bullhood a bit by abusing a small fir sapling. You know it's 30 yards (ranged it a few minutes ago) to the bent over pine that the elk has so rudely stopped on the other side of. It's the 5th day of your 10 day hunt and the light wind is blowing from right to left from where you are located. You're on your knees at full draw with good cover to your back, in the direction of the bottom yellow arrow.
Shoot or no shot here?
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.
Post by: Stein on February 10, 2021, 01:24:11 PM
Post by: cougforester on February 10, 2021, 02:26:18 PM
Send it!
Post by: Tjv28 on February 10, 2021, 04:49:48 PM
Post by: Mudman on February 10, 2021, 06:08:28 PM
Post by: Shawn Ryan on February 10, 2021, 07:37:03 PM
Post by: SpurInSpokane on March 26, 2021, 01:19:47 PM
Post by: pianoman9701 on March 26, 2021, 02:21:54 PM
Post by: pd on March 26, 2021, 02:29:05 PM
Been there, done that. Sorry, I can't hold that long. And, when I let down (precisely because I have held too long), I make a big commotion. The extra cup of coffee in the morning, the lack of sleep, the awkward sitting/kneeling position, everything means I make a mess when I let down.
But, if I shoot now, I will be shaking too hard to get a good shot.
You are awful. Stop doing this to me.
Post by: Dhoey07 on March 26, 2021, 02:32:13 PM
Post by: lamrith on March 26, 2021, 03:25:53 PM
On second thought, night be easier to just call in a chopper to airlift the bull out and drop it at camp so we can get him on ice before the end of the hunt!
:lol4:
Post by: Threewolves on March 26, 2021, 07:45:18 PM
Post by: WapitiTalk1 on March 26, 2021, 08:22:09 PM
Wait until he gets done with the sapling and hit him right in the ticker.
Dead elk, I'll get the packs. From experience/instinct, I'd go just a tad farther back, a tad, PMan but you're in/on the "<" for sure mister.
This bull was shot at even a bit more quartering to shot, facing left to right. I called this young whipper snapper off his cows twice... the second time, the arrow was on its way almost before he stopped to figure out what I was. He went less than 30 yards and piled up. You must be 100% confident in a shot like this to guarantee your arrow hits its mark. No time for shakey knees here.
Post by: Will on April 01, 2021, 10:46:10 AM
Hunt Pressure Status: Nobody’s up in your basin this week; woot!
Post by: Stein on April 01, 2021, 11:43:41 AM
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Post by: northwesthunter84 on April 01, 2021, 01:10:04 PM