Not a deer, my first bull elk though. Slowed him down considerably. We had fresh snow and I followed a nice size track down into the heavier timber. Then up ahead lay a very nice 5x6 with his head up, but looking directly away. I didn't dare go any farther for fear of spooking him, so I took the shot off hand at his upper neck. Brush deflection, a wiggle or elk fever or a mixture of all three, but the elk got to his feet and trotted about 50 feet to the right giving me a perfect broadside lung shot. Strange I thought because elk should run faster than that. Not that one with a perfect 7mm hole through the base of his left antler. That must have rung his bell pretty good.
