I hope everyone had a good Christmas, I know I did. Yesterday I drove out to the black hills and got there just before dark. I managed to find an area with a ton of elk tracks, made a general plan, then set up camp. Today on the way out I could hear a ton of elk. At first light I could see them through the trees. Unusual for my nature, I decided on a very aggressive approach. I had the wind strongly in my favor, a good ditch to walk down, and a perfectly placed bunch of trees at the bottom. How often does that happen?
There's not much more to the story. I snuck down to them, got to the end of the trees, then belly crawled to a nice shooting spot. There was a cow broadside at 180 yards. I took a shot with the Henry single shot in 30 hate. She dropped on the spot, and managed to crawl an extra 10-20 yards into a little drainage ditch. I sprinted up to her. She was not breathing, but after a kick I saw a twitch so I put a finisher with the TC scout pistol. So yes, I did shoot it with a cast bullet, it just wasn't the main means of death. All that by about 7:30 am.
I deboned it ready for a mile hike out. I opted for one trip, one bag in the pack, the rest in a sled. I then noticed a trail out which I thought went to the main road. On the way out a nice man driving by offered me a ride back to the truck.
I ended up with the perfect Christmas tree.
Unfortunately no real report on the cast ball. From 3 feet away to the side of the head it was lethal. Go figure.
As for the 308, it was a jacketed bullet, but I figure I should post anyway. I hate how most 150gr bullets perform. This is a great contrast. It is the Hornady 180gr soft point Interlock. These are identical results to what I saw on deer. Good sized hole, but nothing crazy. None of the fragments or random brushing or bloodshot you get from most 150gr bullets.
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Originally Posted by elk hunter
