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I spent the last several days in unit 13 chasing caribou. Yesterday I found a few and made a stalk. We ended up circling one another without either knowing where the other was for a while before I finally got a shot. I was thinking about 250 yards and it turned out to be right at 200 yards so I hit a bit high but the 400 Whelen did the job.

I tried the 300 grain Barnes TSX bullets this year and while they penetrate like crazy I don't think I'll use them again for a meat hunt. The 400 grain bullets do a great job without the blood shot mess to deal with. I think I'll save the TSX's for bears and shoot 400's for meat.

The bullet entered on the right side about the third rib from the last and angled across to the left shoulder, cutting the top of the lungs.

It ended up being a 3/4 mile pack to the truck with two big loads. The aches and pains are gone now, for the most part.



Entrance wound



Exit wound