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On Nov 11, at first light. Creeping slowly thru dense forest. Elk was moving thru, passing at a sharp angle to my right . Range about 30 to 35 yds. Savage model 16 , 260 Rem. pushing Badlands Precision 125gr mono at 3039fps. Bullet entered a few inches back behind the left shoulder. It angled across slicing thru the back side of the heart. It passed thru & came to rest just under the hide of the right shoulder. Elk went right down & slid a bit in the snow. Recovered bullet weighted 105grs.