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Truth. just curious, how many points did it take to get that tag. great buck!!! Congrats!!

I have a buddy who has a CHAMP license (legally blind). He drew a cow tag this year, and i was determined to get him an elk, as was he. He rigged up an iPhone to his scope,(he was able to magnify the image, and with glasses he could see the screen of the phone) so he could shoot, as looking through the scope alone proved too difficult to see. I took him to the range to see how it would work out, and he was able to shoot really well with this set up, but i was concerned because of how long it took to get the rifle set up. But he was not dismayed. He missed opening day, but on saturday we got out there and had elk right off the bat. Unfortunately, we couldn't get the gun in position so he could see the elk, even though she was only 100 yards away. That evening he sat water with no luck. We went out again on Monday, and blew a stalk. While it looked like we were road hunting, i was careful to explain to others that we had a champ hunter. Even though he had a permit to shoot from a vehicle, that seemed really hard to facilitate. Shooting from the ground would be best. I had a tri-clawps set up on my tripod. But it was really difficult to get animals to sit still while we got the rig set up, as it took a while. One morning we had a really nice set up on an elk, but it turned out to be a bull. Finally yesterday afternoon we spotted some elk about a mile away. Light was fading fast and i knew it would be a tight squeeze making it that far in rough terrain before dark, but he wanted to go. We scrambled as fast as we could to cover some really rough country, but it took a while. Finally, I ranged her at 250 yards, and thought we could close another 50 for the shot, but a bull had us pegged. We were looking at 4 bulls and 2 cows. So we set up. I was somehow able to get the rig set up quickly, and find a cow in the scope/screen. We had trouble with them moving, and i had to keep checking for antlers because bulls kept walking in the way. But he was really patient. Finally i gave him clearance to shoot. I gotta admit, i was really nervous as to how this would turn out. He held for 250 and let her rip. She ran, and the other elk looked our way, bewildered. I thought, that's a good sign, she's the only one moving. Then she stopped, and all the other elk ran. I thought this was even better. We watched her for ever, actually till the sun went down. She didn't move, after all the elk left. I didn't want him to take a follow up shot, because of all the other elk, and i wanted to make sure we only shot one. What if this was the other cow? So we waited it out. By the time we waited for her to fall, and crossed two super nasty, steep washes to get over there, we lost most of our light. All we had was our cell phone lights. We couldn't find blood, or the spot where we saw her go down in the dark. All of our water and supplies were a mile back at the original hill. So with fading cell phone batteries, we decided to stop looking and come back at dawn. I used ONX gps tracking system, and walked right back to the hill in the complete dark. That was kind of cool. I'd still be out there if we didn't have that. I had to work, so i sent his son, who works for me, and my nephew down to look for her. My nephew and his daughter glassed the whole thing from the original hill. I told my nephew to get there at first light, glass up the spot where we last saw her, and then go look. His daughter was to stay back and look through the glasses and guide them in. Welp, it worked. She was right there at the bottom of the wash. The meat was still good. Pics to follow. If you pm me and ask me where those bulls are, i'm not telling. Seems like somebody always does that.

He made this contraption. It worked.

Ok, so I showed my buddy the video of my sons miss. He noticed something i didn’t. When my son knelt to shoot, the bullet hit a log right in front of him. He could see the elk through the scope, but didn’t allow for the log. Thus the miss. glad he isn’t that bad of a shot!!

sweet! congrats, young man!

https://www.ammoland.com/2019/10/grizzly-bear-attack-in-montana-stopped-with-9mm-pistols/ more on bear attacks

I don’t ride, but a lot of guys go to sycamores creek off the beeline.

They do back east all the time. No big deal, IMO. let me clarify, there are often weapon specifications in urban environments. Archery, slugs, handguns, etc. it should be this way here.

I’m in. Thx.

Spam!!!!

I met some of your crew out there when I was mule deer hunting. Glad you got a nice one.😎

I’ve kicked it around a bit in the past, but never too seriously. I’d love to try it out more, with someone who knows what they’re doing.

Nice!!

Are any of you guys using hunt map apps on your phone to replace the gps? Does it work when you don't have signal? I'm looking for something that is iphone compatible, that would save having to carry a gps, since i usually have my phone with me anyways.

.... for my son..... sure. lol.

Let me know if you find some. Id like to get my iron rangers resoled.

Others can’t? I’d think anyone can if they can get the tags. Back east, if you don’t kill them they will die of disease or get hit by a car. So inventory is not limited. But it I hear ya. 👍

Nope. I lived in Africa for a while, them lions need shot. They eat a lot of people, you never hear about that. im not offended that some is successful. Just tossing out an ethics question. Is it ethical to shoot more than you can eat, when supply is limited. opine, please. But give a reason.

Ok here’s one for ya, what about pro’s? i was watching one hunting show where a guy, I think it was Cameron Haynes, said he killed 6 bulls in one year. Im thinking, did he eat all 6 of those bulls? Who needs to kill 6 bulls? if he gave 4 of those bulls away, It’s almost like robbing 4 hunters from opportunity to harvest a bull. While im sure every one of those hunts was perfectly legal, is it ethical to take more than you need? Im just asking.

It’s a good conversation, I’d rather have it over a steak or some good bar b que than online. Don’t want to further derail this thread.

50 yard shot, clean pass through. What more do you want? I used the shwacker, btw.

All you gotta do, is draw blood, forfeit your tag. I know it seems unenforceable, but it will still put fear in people. if you hired a plumber who can’t plumb, who’s fault is that? Why punish everyone one for the few that mess things up. Free enterprises is a right, not a privilege. If you have to earn it, it’s a privilege. We’ve lost that in this country. We need to take it back.

Say what? I had had a clean pass through at 50 yards last year with a mechanical. Talk about dying fast.... id quit hunting before I used a fixed blade. Well, maybe not, but still.

Not that I want him to quit, just track.