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After 7 years of applying, I finally drew a 412-20 permit in the Judith Mountains of North Central, Montana. On the first evening hunt, I missed a very very nice bull at 330 yards. In retrospect, even though I had a solid rest; I should have not taken the shot given the strong swirling winds. I got lucky in that it was a clean miss. Three evenings later, this bull stepped out of the timber way up the top of a ridge and we were able to sneak over to a parallel ridge that was one over from him and below him about 250 yards away. I was able to go go prone over the pack and scrunched up my stocking cap and used it as a rear bag. At the first shot I got a satisfying "thwack" and the bull shuddered. The second shot resulted in another satisfying "thwack" and the bull shuddered again. As I was re-acquiring the bull in the scope for a third shot, I heard - "He just went down" followed by breaking branches as the bull rolled down the slope thru the timber. Browning X bolt 300 WSM, 168 grn TSX over 66.1 grns of H4350, 3135 FPS chronographed. Leupold 4.5x14, 30mm, side focus Boone and Crockett reticle. First shot was in the lungs and stopped under the hide on the far side. The second shot was top of the heart and exited. ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/SF3A9Nth.jpg) The guiding crew Olivia (who is an outstanding guide) and outfitter Keith Atcheson: ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/0jnGoQ4h.jpg)
Last edited by Mike_Dettorre; 11/30/21.
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Ping pong balls for the win.
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Great bull and account of the hunt! Congrats! Well earned!
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Well done!! And some good eating to follow!
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Very nice, congrats. Its amazing how they can take two 300 WSM rounds in the boiler room and just shudder. Tough Bull.
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What a great bull. Was the first one bigger than this?
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Awesome bull !!!! Congrats!
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Yes, the first bull was bigger.
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Good to hear from you Mike! That’s a solid bull.you got a pic of that bullet?
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Fireball2,
Yes, the first bull was bigger. Mercy.
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Congratulations! Nice bull!
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only 1 bullet recovered ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/ZGVj3Dal.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/JpZ0oFXl.jpg)
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Nice bull that would make any hunter happy!
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That is awesome. Congrats Mike! Nice bull.
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You done well. Very nice bull. Congrats.
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