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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: sethook on November 16, 2009, 09:33:42 AM

Title: 2009 Spike Elk Hunt Success
Post by: sethook on November 16, 2009, 09:33:42 AM: I enjoy seeing spike elk pictures whether they are up or down, so thought I'd share. This was my first elk taken on the run...from 80 yards placed it right behind shoulder, blew out both lungs and shattered opposite leg on departure. Spike was third in line of five elk, with a 5x5 and 4x4 in the lead and followed by two cows. 1959 Winchester 300 H&H Mag has been good to me. The Federal VitalShok 180 grain lodged in hide of opposite leg in perfect mushroom shape for souvenir. I always hate killing 'em but sure love the tasty meat. Hunt day before was delayed putting out a forest fire that looked to be started by cigarette or hunter's small warming fire day prior. Ughh! Elk ran right by me on ridge as I was shoveling ash with a large piece of bark. Ughh again! Still, I feel timing on my side as it may have prevented burn down of entire slope of hillside I've enjoy hunting for 10 years. I'm not much of a poster, but here goes the attempt at adding pictures. Enjoy. Here are a few links:
http://www.box.net/shared/ocx8niqiyz (http://www.box.net/shared/ocx8niqiyz)
http://www.box.net/shared/doibtfi6sj (http://www.box.net/shared/doibtfi6sj)
http://www.box.net/shared/5evnkaxvpk (http://www.box.net/shared/5evnkaxvpk)
Title: Re: 2009 Spike Elk Hunt Success
Post by: C-Money on November 16, 2009, 10:58:50 AM: Great bull. Yakima , blues or Colockum???
Title: Re: 2009 Spike Elk Hunt Success
Post by: saylean on November 16, 2009, 11:26:28 AM: Welcome to the site! I am guessing the clockum...but that is purely a guess. Grats on the tasty bull!
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Post by: MAVsled on November 16, 2009, 11:57:32 AM: great tapered spikes on that bull.

good shooting!
those critters move fast for their size when on the run.
Title: Re: 2009 Spike Elk Hunt Success
Post by: sethook on November 17, 2009, 12:43:14 PM: Yakima Herd...
Title: Re: 2009 Spike Elk Hunt Success
Post by: Wenatcheejay on November 17, 2009, 01:09:36 PM: Good Job!!!!
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on November 17, 2009, 01:23:21 PM: good lookin spike
Title: Re: 2009 Spike Elk Hunt Success
Post by: Thehowler on November 18, 2009, 08:05:54 AM: Very cool!