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yearling elk this morning #16615690 11/12/21 Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 10,366 WA rain forest Clarkm OP Campfire Outfitter OP Clarkm Campfire Outfitter Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 10,366 WA rain forest From my brother in Eastern Montana 7mm mag 140 nos ballistic tip. He dropped like a rock when hit in the neck at 250 yards. But 30 seconds later he got up and started to run away. I hit him again in the neck. This time the spine was broken. Its a big yearling the picture does it no favor. It dwarfed the deer cart. A week ago several elk were taken in the same area. I hear it was a regular bullet festival. This one was an orphan trying to cross a fence to join some beef cows. I hunted the same spot for 3 days now. There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. -Ernest Hemingway The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.-- Edward John Phelps

Re: yearling elk this morning Clarkm #16615760 11/12/21 Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 10,953 Washington D dye7barrel Campfire Outfitter dye7barrel Campfire Outfitter D Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 10,953 Washington Good eats

Re: yearling elk this morning Clarkm #16615784 11/12/21 Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 17,779 Wyoming W WyoCoyoteHunter Campfire Ranger WyoCoyoteHunter Campfire Ranger W Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 17,779 Wyoming Nice!! Molon Labe

Re: yearling elk this morning Clarkm #16615889 11/12/21 Joined: May 2003 Posts: 13,366 Idaho Leanwolf Campfire Outfitter Leanwolf Campfire Outfitter Joined: May 2003 Posts: 13,366 Idaho That'll make a handsome mount. L.W. "Always go straight forward, and if you meet the devil, cut him in two and go between the pieces." (William Sturgis, clipper ship captain, 1830s.)

Re: yearling elk this morning Clarkm #16616210 11/12/21 Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 10,086 Whttail_in_MT Campfire Outfitter Whttail_in_MT Campfire Outfitter Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 10,086 That calf (not a yearling) should be tender vittles.

Re: yearling elk this morning Clarkm #16616233 11/12/21 Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 22,911 Kiowa/Deer Trail, Colorado huntsman22 Campfire Ranger huntsman22 Campfire Ranger Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 22,911 Kiowa/Deer Trail, Colorado veal.....

Re: yearling elk this morning Clarkm #16616425 11/12/21 Joined: Apr 2019 Posts: 456 Central WA. F fishingnut71 Campfire Member fishingnut71 Campfire Member F Joined: Apr 2019 Posts: 456 Central WA. who the hell shoots a calf? if i had an antlerless tag id be looking for a mature cow and if not then just eat my tag. this is what anti hunters use to shut us down.

Re: yearling elk this morning fishingnut71 #16616565 11/12/21 Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 20,205 T_Inman Campfire Ranger T_Inman Campfire Ranger Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 20,205 Originally Posted by fishingnut71 who the hell shoots a calf? if i had an antlerless tag id be looking for a mature cow and if not then just eat my tag. this is what anti hunters use to shut us down. Orphaning a calf wouldn't be something antis use against us? To each their own but normally when I have an antlerless tag I purposefully look for a calf, for a variety of reasons.

Re: yearling elk this morning fishingnut71 #16616623 11/12/21 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,671 colorado bob Campfire Tracker colorado bob Campfire Tracker Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,671 Originally Posted by fishingnut71 who the hell shoots a calf? if i had an antlerless tag id be looking for a mature cow and if not then just eat my tag. this is what anti hunters use to shut us down. It's better to shot the calf------If it's a bad winter they are to first to die off. Mama cow will probable survive the hard winter and have another calf in the spring.

Re: yearling elk this morning Whttail_in_MT #16616641 11/12/21 Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 69,327 Filer, ID Rock Chuck Campfire Kahuna Rock Chuck Campfire Kahuna Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 69,327 Filer, ID Originally Posted by Whttail_in_MT That calf (not a yearling) should be tender vittles. my 1st look said calf, too. A yearling would have spikes and a heavier body shape. “In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.

Re: yearling elk this morning Clarkm #16616956 11/13/21 Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 22,911 Kiowa/Deer Trail, Colorado huntsman22 Campfire Ranger huntsman22 Campfire Ranger Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 22,911 Kiowa/Deer Trail, Colorado do heifers have those spike things you mention?

Re: yearling elk this morning huntsman22 #16616979 11/13/21 Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 18,917 NM S SLM Campfire Ranger SLM Campfire Ranger S Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 18,917 NM It depends on if they identify as a heifer or bull calf. Maybe they are gender neutral. Originally Posted by huntsman22 do heifers have those spike things you mention?

Re: yearling elk this morning Clarkm #16617120 11/13/21 Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 10,779 Good Life Esox357 Campfire Outfitter Esox357 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 10,779 Good Life Congrats!

Re: yearling elk this morning huntsman22 #16617174 11/13/21 Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 69,327 Filer, ID Rock Chuck Campfire Kahuna Rock Chuck Campfire Kahuna Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 69,327 Filer, ID Originally Posted by huntsman22 do heifers have those spike things you mention? The OP calls it a 'him several times. “In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.

Re: yearling elk this morning Clarkm #16617274 11/13/21 Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 19,074 Colorado Springs, CO, USA S saddlesore Campfire Ranger saddlesore Campfire Ranger S Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 19,074 Colorado Springs, CO, USA No problem shooting calves,but I think that may have been an early spring calf.Here is a yearling I shot several years ago with a ML. It was a bull and no spikes. Just small buttons If God wanted you to walk and carry things on your back, He would not have invented stirrups and pack saddles

Re: yearling elk this morning Clarkm #16617547 11/13/21 Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 69,327 Filer, ID Rock Chuck Campfire Kahuna Rock Chuck Campfire Kahuna Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 69,327 Filer, ID I've shot spikes several times. They ranged from 3' spears down to one in Sept with 6" velvets. All had much larger bodies, though, and a more mature shape. I have no doubt that this one's a calf “In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.

Re: yearling elk this morning Clarkm #16618359 11/13/21 Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 2,628 Where The Birds Are S Switch Campfire Regular Switch Campfire Regular S Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 2,628 Where The Birds Are Why post this?

Re: yearling elk this morning Switch #16619448 11/14/21 Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 3,026 B BobMt Campfire Tracker BobMt Campfire Tracker B Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 3,026 Originally Posted by Switch Why post this? the pic of the elk?.....why not.......bob

Re: yearling elk this morning Clarkm #16619452 11/14/21 Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 23,506 Oregon Beaver10 Campfire Ranger Beaver10 Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 23,506 Oregon Originally Posted by Clarkm From my brother in Eastern Montana 7mm mag 140 nos ballistic tip. He dropped like a rock when hit in the neck at 250 yards. But 30 seconds later he got up and started to run away. I hit him again in the neck. This time the spine was broken. Its a big yearling the picture does it no favor. It dwarfed the deer cart. A week ago several elk were taken in the same area. I hear it was a regular bullet festival. This one was an orphan trying to cross a fence to join some beef cows. I hunted the same spot for 3 days now. That’s the perfect size to fit into a Toyota Celica. Great eats, right there. 🦫 Curiosity Killed the Cat & The Prairie Dog “Molon Labe”

Re: yearling elk this morning Clarkm #16619491 11/14/21 Joined: Jun 2020 Posts: 10,160 Michigan TheLastLemming76 Campfire Outfitter TheLastLemming76 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2020 Posts: 10,160 Michigan The compact shaped face, neck, and body all look like a calf to me.