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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.
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That'll make a handsome mount. L.W.
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That calf (not a yearling) should be tender vittles.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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do heifers have those spike things you mention?
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It depends on if they identify as a heifer or bull calf. Maybe they are gender neutral. do heifers have those spike things you mention?
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do heifers have those spike things you mention? The OP calls it a 'him several times.
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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
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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
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the pic of the elk?.....why not.......bob
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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. 🦫
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The compact shaped face, neck, and body all look like a calf to me.
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