You don't have a knife? Scared of a thrashing bull?
You evidently haven't been on the receiving end of what a crippled bull can do, or seen the raw power of their hooves and horns in person.......
don't have a knife? good grief......
Was in that situation just last week....but I was prepared.
You had extra shells or you had to use the knife?
Extra shells. My point in the whole thing is that I found it hard to understand how a person could watch a wounded elk for 30 minutes, do nothing, then walk back to camp....elk still not dead.....it was a tough situation to be in for sure. But, good Lord, do something. In that 30 minutes I would have at least tried something....and I bet y'all would have too.