moosehunter30

This year I drew a late season antler less elk draw. I got permission from a farmer to hunt his property where according to him there was a herd of 60-70 tearing apart his bales. On the morning of the 27th I walked 500 yards down the road in the dark and then snuck into position on the property. The elk had a trail packed on the north side of the property where they were leaving the field in the morning. Nothing showed up other than a dozen whitetails, so I walked right into the yard and found out the farmer out up an elk fence the day before to keep them out. I went back to my friends house where we are staying and he told us the elk were in his field that morning while me and my dad were gone. The small band of elk that hang around his place usually hang around for a few days and then leave for a few weeks. The last time he saw this herd was December 9, so we knew they would be back. Sure enough in the last 30 minutes of shooting time they came out again and we ranged them at 600 yards. Moved the custom turret on the huskema scope for 600 yards and I took a practice dry fire shot at the cow I picked out. Click, crosshairs perfect on her shoulder. Put a live round in and shot. I knew I hit her hard as the rest of the elk started to go while she stood in the same spot. My dad had a tag as well so I passed the 300 RUM to him. The elk had no idea where the shot came from and were running at an angle and closed the distance to 500 yards. Got the scope turret turned back for 500 yards and my dad dropped one on the run. Meanwhile my elk is still standing in the same spot so I took the gun back,
Got it set up for 600 yards again and settled the crosshairs on my elk. Held steady behind the shoulder and squeezed the trigger. No reaction. Put another shell in and held for a high shoulder/spine shot.
Squeezed the trigger for the 3rd time and dropped her. We left the elk for 2 hours while one of my dads friends got us a snow machine. I never got the chance to take nice field photos; however, my dad took some pictures in the barn after we pulled them out with the sled. I did take some field pics of mine with my phone when I found her.