I was only 16, and not very experianced hunter, but an old deadeye on open sight shooting, as I was raised with a bb gun in my hand. This was quite an experiance I will never forget, I shot first at his shoulder and the bull did'nt go down, so I just instinctively aimed at his neck and shot, and yes he did drop, and I bagged my first bull. I am a lot more experianced now and do not recommend a neck shot on an elk. I really enjoy bowhunting elk as I have been quite successful and it is a whole lot more exciting as you have to get a whole lot closer to your game, and really hair raising when you have a bull elk come charging in on you. My dad was an avid bow hunter and that is why I now bow hunt, a very addictive sport. Bow hunt for elk, and rifle for deer, unless I don't bag one on rifle then I will bow hunt on the late archery hunts.

Outdoor: The bullet from the first shot just embedded into the shoulder blade, was not the fatal shot, I would say I was just lucky on hitting the bull in the right place in the neck, as I said before, I don't recommind a neck shot on an ELK, will not do it again...