I agree with all these post I think that the only elk he should be going after is that one bull. He should have respect for the animal and himself to finish the deal. I know I did it on a deer two years ago and kept hunting for that animal and it made me sick when we never found it. I had a complete pass threw on a bedded buck and good blood and it just quit bleeding so this sort of stuff happens you just have to roll with the punches I guess.