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Campfire Kahuna
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The shot was in the base of the neck foward of the shoulder-it shttered the spine and left a fist sized hole on the entrance (right) side. I found no remnant of the bullet and there was not an exit wound-I don't know if the bullet skipped out or up through the entrance wound, enlarging it. I didn't get into a full blown exam, we had four elk down (one 5x5 bull, two cows and a calf), it was warm and there was a lot to do. Two of us gutted, skinned and quartered the four elk and then I boned my cow. I did cut that section of the neck out and look at the damage to the area trying to salvage what meat I could. Missed that one... I thought the one eye looked fairly bugged out IE head shot. I'll bet that was super eating! Jeff
We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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It was a San Luis Valley depredation tag. The sand with all the elk prints used to be alfalfa, hence the tags. The Colorado DOW wants the elk population in the valley to be zero (the herd is about 3000 strong now) since they have to compensate the farmers for crop loss. These elk live in the tall sage and chico brush and don't really go back and forth from the mountains as you'd think. A lot of spot and stalk-watching them bed down, letting them settle in then work a stalk. I boned this cow and there was a suprising amount of meat and it is very good. So, I got to shoot an elk, got some ivory and great meat, and spent time in a very pretty place. I'd go again. The sand gave it away....... Casey
Casey
Not being married to any particular political party sure makes it a lot easier to look at the world more objectively... Having said that, MAGA.
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Campfire Tracker
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The sand gave it away....... Casey Yup. (That and the haystack and the steep range.)
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Campfire Outfitter
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Nice elk! Congratulations! Hope she eats as good as she looks...
Six days away for me.
Ben
Some days it takes most of the day for me to do practically nothing...
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