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CO Festivus elk, so easy a 12 y/o girl can do it #9464430 12/29/14
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,199 Eastern Idaho T T Bone OP Campfire Regular
OP T Bone Campfire Regular T Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,199 Eastern Idaho	Went out for one last Festivus hoo-ra today with the 3 kids. My daughter age 12 still had a cow elk tag. Snow was deep, but we found one small herd of elk in some thick brush. The 4 of us used the Festivus spirit to sneak in to 160-ish yards. She set up on sticks for the shot, hot safety, and.......elk stand up, start moving out. The last cow stopped quartering away. "Shoot!" I whispered..... She took for......ev.......er. But the elk cooperated. Her 7-08 cracked. The cow stumbled and stood broadside. She rechambers and drilled through both shoulders. Elk down! Both shots were exactly right. When this girl does shoot, something dies. She is 100% in her first year of big game hunting. Mid body shot is entrance on the quartering away first shot. We covered the front shoulder as it was too colored for good photography. The entire Festivus elk hunting clan. We broke the cow down into quarters and we demonstrated feats of strength in sledding to the truck. Everyone was pooped, but extremely happy.

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Re: CO Festivus elk, so easy a 12 y/o girl can do it T Bone #9464465 12/29/14
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Ackleyfan Campfire Outfitter A Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,130	Congrat's to the young lady .....looks like she killed the biggest cow in the bunch!

Re: CO Festivus elk, so easy a 12 y/o girl can do it Ackleyfan #9464512 12/29/14
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24mileboy Campfire Regular 2 Joined: May 2006 Posts: 649 Pocatello, Idaho	Awesome, love the smiles!

Re: CO Festivus elk, so easy a 12 y/o girl can do it T Bone #9464623 12/29/14
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Ghostwalker Campfire Regular Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,611 Nebraska	Good for her! Gotta like those 7-08's

Re: CO Festivus elk, so easy a 12 y/o girl can do it Ghostwalker #9464665 12/29/14
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NTG Campfire Regular N Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 2,623 Idaho	Congrats! Good thing you didn't use a 270...that cow would still be pumping air.

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Re: CO Festivus elk, so easy a 12 y/o girl can do it Ghostwalker #9464668 12/29/14
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Proud_Dad Campfire Regular P Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,733 Hutchinson, KS	Congratulations to all of you, especially the young lady putting meat in the freezer! Curious, what bullet did you use? I agree with your choice on the 7-08 and have our daughter shooting one, too. "Kids don't remember their best day of television."

Re: CO Festivus elk, so easy a 12 y/o girl can do it Proud_Dad #9464839 12/29/14
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bsa1917hunter Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 48,169 Likes: 14 Battle Born	Awesome story. Congrats to all of you. Way to make everlasting memories there. Great job!!!! Originally Posted by raybass I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. Originally Posted by Pharmseller You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA

Re: CO Festivus elk, so easy a 12 y/o girl can do it bsa1917hunter #9464886 12/29/14
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bpctcb Campfire Greenhorn B Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 34	Good shooting right there! Congrats to the girl on the big cow. BP

Re: CO Festivus elk, so easy a 12 y/o girl can do it bsa1917hunter #9464888 12/29/14
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bigswede358 Campfire Regular B Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,967 N. Idaho	Gongrats on the Festivus fun times. Love the feats of strength of part. Good job to you and your daughter.

Re: CO Festivus elk, so easy a 12 y/o girl can do it bigswede358 #9464909 12/29/14
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Huntr Campfire Outfitter H Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 10,915 Lubbock, Texas	Very, very cool! Thanks for sharing.

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Re: CO Festivus elk, so easy a 12 y/o girl can do it Huntr #9465180 12/30/14
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dvdegeorge Campfire Ranger D Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 25,843 Western N.Y.	Great job My dog is a member of the "Turd Like Clan" Covert Trail Cameras are JUNK 3 Time Dinkathon Champion #DinkGOAT

Re: CO Festivus elk, so easy a 12 y/o girl can do it Proud_Dad #9465196 12/30/14
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OP T Bone Campfire Regular T Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,199 Eastern Idaho	Thanks for the kind words all. Certainly a memory I'll smile about for a long time. Originally Posted by Proud_Dad Curious, what bullet did you use? Nosler 120 grn BT. 44 grns Varget. First time using it on elk. I'm impressed. Complete penetration on both shots, which is saying something when both shoulders are punched. Last edited by T Bone; 12/30/14.

Re: CO Festivus elk, so easy a 12 y/o girl can do it T Bone #9465255 12/30/14
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hillbillybear Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 27,692 Western NC	Congratulations Member: Clan of the Turdlike People. Courage is Fear that has said its Prayers �If we ever forget that we are one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under.� Ronald Reagan.

Re: CO Festivus elk, so easy a 12 y/o girl can do it hillbillybear #9465257 12/30/14
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CrowRifle Campfire Outfitter C Joined: May 2004 Posts: 10,874 Likes: 1	Uber cool. Congrats!

Re: CO Festivus elk, so easy a 12 y/o girl can do it CrowRifle #9465326 12/30/14
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Razz Campfire Regular Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,062 Idaho	Outstanding! Congratulations to you all, and on Festivus too. One of my favorite holidays. Did the Festivus pole serve as her shooting stick?;-) Great pictures too. Last edited by Razz; 12/30/14. There's 2 dates they carve on your tombstone. Everyone knows what they mean. What's more important is time that is known as the little dash inbetween. Razz

Re: CO Festivus elk, so easy a 12 y/o girl can do it T Bone #9465338 12/30/14
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Proud_Dad Campfire Regular P Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,733 Hutchinson, KS	Originally Posted by T Bone Thanks for the kind words all. Certainly a memory I'll smile about for a long time. Originally Posted by Proud_Dad Curious, what bullet did you use? Nosler 120 grn BT. 44 grns Varget. First time using it on elk. I'm impressed. Complete penetration on both shots, which is saying something when both shoulders are punched. That is impressive. I am loading that bullet, too, using 25.0 gr. of SR4759 for a reduced recoil load. Thanks. Congratulations again to all of you and best wishes for many more successful hunts together! "Kids don't remember their best day of television."

Re: CO Festivus elk, so easy a 12 y/o girl can do it T Bone #9465453 12/30/14
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smokepole Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 46,145 Likes: 7 Colorado	Originally Posted by T Bone Thanks for the kind words all. Certainly a memory I'll smile about for a long time. Originally Posted by Proud_Dad Curious, what bullet did you use? Nosler 120 grn BT. 44 grns Varget. First time using it on elk. I'm impressed. Complete penetration on both shots, which is saying something when both shoulders are punched. I'll say. Congrats to all. A wise man is frequently humbled.

Re: CO Festivus elk, so easy a 12 y/o girl can do it smokepole #9465494 12/30/14
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Tanner Campfire Outfitter Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 11,273 High Country Colorado	Heck yeah, nice work T-Bone. Tanner

Re: CO Festivus elk, so easy a 12 y/o girl can do it Tanner #9465579 12/30/14
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Marc Campfire Regular M Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 631 Cedaredge, CO	That is great!

Re: CO Festivus elk, so easy a 12 y/o girl can do it Marc #9465684 12/30/14
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prm Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 8,748	The 7-08 sure is good elk medicine. My dad shot a nice bull with one too, and it went down right there.

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