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Lord what a tough hunt. Hunted an out-parcel of a big ranch this year in Northern NM. Gorgeous weather, scenery, etc, but no one was seeing any elk on this ranch...none (relatively small 4,500 acre ranch). We hardly saw any fresh elk sign at all, but that's how it goes sometimes. As one of my elk hunting buddies says, you just gotta keep chopping wood! I was the only one of our party to even see elk, much less score. It just happens this way from time to time I reckon.

Hunting my legs off, I never heard the first bugle, nor saw an elk until I ran into this guy. Murphy's Law was in full force for me and my two buddies!

I finally saw a spike and two 5x5's one evening and took the larger of the two with my 338 loaded with 225 grain North Forks. Brought em in closer with a few cow calls and I caught him broadside at 227 yards and took him down with the first shot. He tried to get back up and I anchored him for good with a shot angling in from the last rib on his right side, with that bullet stopping in his neck. It weighed 197.1 grains. I have been very impressed with North Forks these past few years! The first shot was a little high and the exit hole, I could stick my fist through. Wow.

All in all, I felt very blessed and fortunate (lucky?) to get this bull. Not all hunts end with them jumping into the back of your truck do they?

Life is good. Thanks for looking.

My bull:

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Beautiful scenery:

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Recovered bullet:

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Exit hole:

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Elk backstrap fajitas when I got home at our favorite Mexican Restaurant!

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Nicely done, congrats!

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Congrats Godsdogs57!


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Very good! Congrats!


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Great pics. Nice bull.

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Outstanding, congrats.


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Very nice!

I agree with your statement sometimes you gotta keep cutting wood. Sometimes you make your own luck.


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Persistence pays,alot of folks give up to early,
congrats

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Congrats!



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Congrats...nice bull and beautiful scenery.


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Congratulations


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Congrads! nice Bull!


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Godogs congrats! That NF looks pretty good. Impressive exit.




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Love northern NM.


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Way to go. Nice lookin' bull.


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Congratulations on a nice bull!


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Excellent job! Very nice bull.


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Congrats on getting elk!


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Then STFU. The rest of your statement is superflous bullshit with no real bearing on this discussion other than to massage your own ego.

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Good going! Thanks for the post and pics, nice looking bull.


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Comments much appreciated. Thanks!


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Cool!


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I probably hit more elk with a pickup than you have with a rifle.


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Congrats, that's a very nice elk! Love that exit hole!

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Originally Posted by Sako76
Congrats, that's a very nice elk! Love that exit hole!

^^^^^This^^^^^


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Great work.
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Congrats on a successful hunt!

Love your choice of bullet, too, although I've been taken to task for using North Fork bullets for various reasons including the following:

1. They are 'too expensive'.
2. They are a 'boutique' bullet.
3. They have a relatively low B.C.

None of which I give a crap about. They work great and that's all that matters. That and they have been very accurate in every rifle I've tried them in.





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Originally Posted by Coyote_Hunter
Congrats on a successful hunt!

Love your choice of bullet, too, although I've been taken to task for using North Fork bullets for various reasons including the following:

1. They are 'too expensive'.
2. They are a 'boutique' bullet.
3. They have a relatively low B.C.

None of which I give a crap about. They work great and that's all that matters. That and they have been very accurate in every rifle I've tried them in.





I've used NF's since 2014 when I couldn't find any old style Trophy Bonded Bearclaws for my 338. I bought them for their fantastic terminal performance, but have been nothing short of amazed at their accuracy as well. I know it sounds cliche, but the bullets were the cheapest part of the hunt. Regarding B.C., you know it must be low when the folks at NF cant even tell you what it is!


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I wouldn't sweat the BC thing.

Not all elk are killed in the next zip code. In fact I bet most are killed at 300 yards or under.

Looks like that 225 NF made a great wound channel...exactly what a medium bore cartridge is all about on heavy game.




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Shooting ability and practice trump BC every time.

Bit to much damage on the exit for my tastes, but thats personal.

Great elk, great job, grand fajitas, congrats!!!

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BC does not kill,expanding,penetrating and putting a hole in the vital organs does.


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Well done, Congratulations!

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Excellent!!!


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