...sure are tough, thick hided critters. I got the opportunity to take my first elk in Idaho a couple weeks ago. Shot was at exactly 200 yards with a Tikka 7mm Rem Mag and a 168 grain Nosler Accubond. Double lung shot, broadside, bullet lodged on the inside of the hide on the far side. My buddy shot his elk with a 180 grain Winchester Ballistic Silver tip out of his 300 Win Mag at 75 yards. Same scenario, broadside, double lung, bullet was in the same spot as my elk. I have shot my share of whitetail and back bear here in NH, often resulting in complete pass throughs. I'm glad my buddy and I chose the calibers we did, as both elk we shot were one shot kills. I'msure there are plenty of other bullets in plenty of other calibers that would have done the job, but I discovered on my experience, elk are tough critters.
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There are only a couple of Idaho rifle bull hunts this early.
Did you have a special draw somewhere or were you on one of the early backcountry general hunts like in the Selway maybe?
