Post by: ghosthunter on January 21, 2012, 07:58:27 PM
By 10 am i was sitting under old growth fir watching a 65 acre feild. With a herd of 30 just across the fence. several bulls. I was restricted to a cow only. it rained and snow dropped from the trees still I sat hour after hour waiting for a elk to cross the fence. At 3 pm at the farest Corner the herd pressed up to the fence. At 3:05 pm a lead cow and another jumped the fence.
I was running out of day so I decided since this was the first day to see how close I could stalk. I went down the fence line closer and closer. At 50 yards the lead cow started to get nervous and turned broad side. I sent a 30.06 165 grain soft point her way and hit her at the shoulder crease. She jumped fence and I watched as she ran out of my hunt area and colasped in 2 fet of snow on private property.
I had been warned to cross the fence because the property owner was a hard case. What to do. Called 911 for a game agent after none I had on speed dial picked up. As I was walking back to my truck to unload and regroup. The renter next door came to the fence.
He asked if I had shot an elk I said yes but I ws sorry it jumped the fence on yourside. He said NO Problem come on over lets get your elk.
Wow a real nice guy. Once i got to the elk i new we need help 100 yards from the road in snow. I started dialing friends. My son headed up to help with a friend and a friend of mine from Birds veiw showed up with a snow Machine. We tied the elk to the sled and he took off for the road with it. Thats was great. Loaded in my sons truck as he needed weight than had to unstick all the rigs except mine which were bogged down in the thawing 1/4 mile drive way. Hour & Half late we hit 20 on our way to Mt. Vernon.
Since I had no place to hang it we put it on a table in my G and i skinned it out. Cut off the hind quarters and hung them on a ladder.
Took it ot a butcher today T nT wildgame. It tipped the scale at 400 lbs.
Picked up a small freezer on way home off Craigs List.
Not the kind of hunt I am use to but filled the tag I had in my pocket.
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Post by: PlateauNDN on January 23, 2012, 10:34:21 AM
Awesome! Glad you connected and all worked out with the other land owner accross the fence! :tup:
:yeah: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: thanks for sharing she looks tasty.
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Post by: ghosthunter on February 04, 2012, 08:39:06 AM
he kept saying it was the biggest cow he had seen.
He also wanted to know what I shot it with because there was alot of trauma on one side. about 3-4 pounds proud flesh. He told me brisket shots do alot of trauma. Never heard that before. How about you guys?
I played the shot back in my head. Had my cross hairs right on the grease of front shoulder, she was facing left and I remember finding the bullet just under the skin of the right shoulder center. The rest is a blurr in the heat of battle.
However I am very happy with the meat and the salami is great.
Hope you other MH conect up there near Birdsveiw. And if anyone gets one down I am willing to help you get it out as needed. Just call me 360-661-6704
I have a life where I can drop and run to mess around with dead animals any time. Now the snow is gone things maybe a little easier.