i'm not one to judge or call names,BUT. i think you should step back from your ego and take some of the advice that was givin to you in this thread. in my life time of hunting i have had the pleasure of seeing some amazing shots both at the range and in the field from friends. shots that i would never take myself but these folks take all the time.so i'm not saying nobody should take what I would consider as a high risk shot.and i'm not saying that you dont practice or you dont know the differance between a cow and calf. but what i AM saying is BRAGING ABOUT SHOOTING AN ELK IN THE JAW AND BLOWING HER TEETH OUT ON A PUBLIC FORUM!!!!!!! is not only stupid but shows imaturity and bad (VERY BAD) form.a "jaw shot" IS NOT a "poleaxe,hand of God,lightning strike,insant death,ect." "head shot".period.A HEAD SHOT DOES NOT MEAN ANYWHERE IN THE HEAD. IT MEANS A DIRECT BRAIN SHOT. LET ME REPEAT THAT .BRAIN SHOT.
if you are "blowing teeth" out you are not "hitting where you are aiming".and therefor not up to taking "eithical" HEAD SHOTS.
you got very lucky with this shot period. a head shot is NOT a hit or miss situation. its a hit or wound or miss. dont kid yourself in thinking anything differant.