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I Hunted from the Paradise Valley south of Livingston and then just a touch east into the mountains at about 6500-7k feet. Over a week my pards and I spotted bighorn sheep, whitetail and mule deer, a wolf, and mountain goats. That’s not to mention elk which were seen almost every day either at dawn or dusk and at various ranges.
My goal was any bull with bon appetit’ in mind. On the second day, a herd moved past us at about a hundred yards with a six-point framed with cows fore and aft. As the bull moved forward between two cedars and the cows separated for a moment allowing a clear view, a 7mm, 140-gr TTSX (a 284 Win, my six-pound mtn rifle) destroyed the spine just above the shoulder. All animals die in their tracks 🙂 but no extra steps were taken here. Despite complete vertebral destruction and the size of the animal (~ 750 lbs) the TTSX exited as has been the case in almost all of my past experiences with this bullet.
I’m very grateful for the opportunity and a safe experience again with a regal bull elk being the bonus.
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Congrats. Glad you found them down that low and had a great experience. That's a pretty area. I was looking for them at about the same elevation in the Beartooths, which is east of where you were, and they're still up high. Hoping the storms that are pushing through this week will get them moving and start pushing them down. I hope to get back out Thurs.
BTW, where are the pics??
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Congratulations my friend that is fantastic!
I wasn’t too far from there earlier this fall w/ my son Elijah fishing. Stunning country just to be in; chasing & shooting a nice bull must have been amazing!
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Great news George, looking forward to some pictures.
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Congratulations, And bon apetit!
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Thanks for your kind comments. Gents, I haven’t gotten around to posting a picture since the PB blowup.
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Glad you enjoyed the hunt.
Congrats.
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Awesome! Like them "bon appétit" fellows!!!
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Nice to be successful and put some meat in the freezer. George are you on the east side of the Yellowstone River?
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Yes, the jumping-off point is a place on East Mill Creek Rd (east of the YS River) near Pray, Mt. and then straight east further up into the Custer Gallatin Nat’l Forest only about 25 mi as the crow flies from YS Park.
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Yes, the jumping-off point is a place on East Mill Creek Rd (east of the YS River) near Pray, Mt. and then straight east further up into the Custer Gallatin Nat’l Forest only about 25 mi as the crow flies from YS Park.
I've hunted and killed elk in that area George...
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Yes, the jumping-off point is a place on East Mill Creek Rd (east of the YS River) near Pray, Mt. and then straight east further up into the Custer Gallatin Nat’l Forest only about 25 mi as the crow flies from YS Park.
good job on the elk...…….were you guided?...…..bob
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I Hunted from the Paradise Valley south of Livingston and then just a touch east into the mountains at about 6500-7k feet. Over a week my pards and I spotted bighorn sheep, whitetail and mule deer, a wolf, and mountain goats. That’s not to mention elk which were seen almost every day either at dawn or dusk and at various ranges.
My goal was any bull with bon appetit’ in mind. On the second day, a herd moved past us at about a hundred yards with a six-point framed with cows fore and aft. As the bull moved forward between two cedars and the cows separated for a moment allowing a clear view, a 7mm, 140-gr TTSX (a 284 Win, my six-pound mtn rifle) destroyed the spine just above the shoulder. All animals die in their tracks 🙂 but no extra steps were taken here. Despite complete vertebral destruction and the size of the animal (~ 750 lbs) the TTSX exited as has been the case in almost all of my past experiences with this bullet.
I’m very grateful for the opportunity and a safe experience again with a regal bull elk being the bonus.
Good job, but what about dinner at the Rib and Chop house?
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