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I have been offered a 3yr old spike elk next year. The land owner said that for the last two years it has been a spike. It should be bigger than the cows. For same price would you shoot it or an older cow? thanks, capt david
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How does he know its the same elk?
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He has 30-40 elk under high fence on 4200acres. He see's them on a regular basis and seems to know. capt david
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ear tag bar code...
Unless its out in deep west texas, this would be from a game farm.
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It's behind 4200 acres of high fence, with no interior high fences. It's hardly a game farm IMHO. He put a couple of small bulls and half a dozen or so bred cows on it 5-6 years ago. He dad put several more cows, that had tags, but it's obviously not one of them. capt david
"It's not how hard you hit 'em, it's where you hit 'em." The 30-06 will, with the right bullet, successfully take any game animal in North America up to 300yds.
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See if the owner will pay you to take it out for him then... Nothing wrong with 3 or 4 year old bull meat at all
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Its livestock raised to be shot. It's a game farm. Nothing negative implied, its just what it is. Looks like elk, tastes like elk, but its not the same as elk hunting.
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I have been offered a 3yr old spike elk next year. The land owner said that for the last two years it has been a spike. It should be bigger than the cows. For same price would you shoot it or an older cow? thanks, capt david Never heard of a 3 year old bull elk still being a spike--if true, somthin ain't right with that bull........no wonder the rancher wants to get rid of those genetics. Casey
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That's why he wants it taken. capt david
"It's not how hard you hit 'em, it's where you hit 'em." The 30-06 will, with the right bullet, successfully take any game animal in North America up to 300yds.
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