This year's hunting bullets & Elk Success

[Wolftracker]

Unfortunately, my wife wanted me to take the carcass to a meat cutter this time (I usually do my own) due to my use of blood thinners. It wouldn't be pretty if I got my usual collection of cuts so I didn't recover the bullet. There may have been a little meat loss in the right shoulder but not a lot. I can say the entry hole in the hide was small but about 2 1/2 inches wide by the time it got through the ribs and both lungs were thoroughly wrecked. I should have done some exploratory surgery before taking him in. The bullet wasn't bonded and was made with one of Richard Corbin's jackets.

[Traffer]

Thanks for the great account of your adventure. I can't hunt anymore so it is particularly delightful for me to hear the stories. I would like to encourage other hunters to share their stories. I have never hunted elk. Raised in Wisconsin, we only had whitetail deer. But I am not against the long shots at all. If you are prepared, long shots are fine. That being said, the vast majority of game bagged is close shots. I was once a pretty good shot. My problem was hitting em when the were running. lol. Trap shooting is a good practice also.