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An old guy in the camp next to us had unknowingly gotten his scope knocked goofy, and when he fired his .308, it hit the bull elk in the paunch. Not a lot of bleeding, but enough to follow with the tracks in the snow. The old boy had been camping for many years next to the guys I was hunting with, and asked us if we would help find it, as there was no way he could manage it.
It was one of the nastiest slogs I have ever gone on. That bull wanted to be left alone, and went through every scrub brush, bog, and pole thicket he could get to.
That 4 miles took 6 hours, and then a single shot from Elk Slayer put it down for the count. Gutted, skinned, and quartered it to hang. Packing out the quarters took all of the next day. Not something I would care to do again, nor could I at my age. Oh, to be young and dumb again....
The better part of 4 miles in the Chesnimus Unit of NE Oregon. Right into the Imnaha River Canyon. An old guy in the camp next to us had unknowingly gotten his scope knocked goofy, and when he fired his .308, it hit the bull elk in the paunch. Not a lot of bleeding, but enough to follow with the tracks in the snow. The old boy had been camping for many years next Those who live here will know what that means.
to the guys I was hunting with, and asked us if we would help find it, as there was no way he could manage it.
It was one of the nastiest slogs I have ever gone on. That bull wanted to be left alone, and went through every scrub brush, bog, and pole thicket he could get to.
That 4 miles took 6 hours, and then a single shot from Elk Slayer put it down for the count. Gutted, skinned, and quartered it to hang. Packing out the quarters took all of the next day. Not something I would care to do again, nor could I at my age. Oh, to be young and dumb again....
Me being one that lives there, I'll translate...
That is one dirty steep mother humpin' rock infested no good dirty rotten hole in the ground! Did I mention it's steep?
Good on ya, Chris, for helpin' the old boy out.
My farthest track was only about 40 yards.
Shot placement, boys, shot placement.
I chased it through 2-3 feet of drifted snow until it collapsed and. I was able to get a kill shot from ~ 10 yards....then I collapsed.
Thankfully, one of my wife's younger cousins was near, so he dragged it back to the truck for me. IIRC, that earned him half the deer. Well worth it in my book.
I was kind of surprised that the meat was not affected by the chase.
All the rest of the deer I have killed have dropped inside 40 yards.
We take hogs at 800 yds pretty regularly. Generally they drop like a rock. Only ever had to chase that one. ( and one that bum rushed me out of a thicket and I didnt get good shot on.... Head on was the only presentation available. ) Did I say hog hunting can get a little exciting at times?
Now if we are hunting them with dogs, I never tracked how far the dogs chased them, but we typically don't kill those unless they are sows, the boars get neutered and sent back.... then called a Barr or Barrow hog they will be fit to eat in a year or two and won't reproduce any more....
Not necessary with proper shot placement!
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Maybe about 100 yards for white tail deer.
Spoken like a man that has shot 2-3 whitetails. Or perhaps the best shot ever to hunt.[;)]
Just sayin.......
quote:Originally posted by Dads3040
The better part of 4 miles in the Chesnimus Unit of NE Oregon. Right into the Imnaha River Canyon. An old guy in the camp next to us had unknowingly gotten his scope knocked goofy, and when he fired his .308, it hit the bull elk in the paunch. Not a lot of bleeding, but enough to follow with the tracks in the snow. The old boy had been camping for many years next Those who live here will know what that means.
to the guys I was hunting with, and asked us if we would help find it, as there was no way he could manage it.
It was one of the nastiest slogs I have ever gone on. That bull wanted to be left alone, and went through every scrub brush, bog, and pole thicket he could get to.
That 4 miles took 6 hours, and then a single shot from Elk Slayer put it down for the count. Gutted, skinned, and quartered it to hang. Packing out the quarters took all of the next day. Not something I would care to do again, nor could I at my age. Oh, to be young and dumb again....
Me being one that lives there, I'll translate...
That is one dirty steep mother humpin' rock infested no good dirty rotten hole in the ground! Did I mention it's steep?
Good on ya, Chris, for helpin' the old boy out.
My farthest track was only about 40 yards.
Shot placement, boys, shot placement.
It is a bit on the steep side, isn't it? [;)]
It's been a long time since I thought of that adventure. The old guy didn't really want to ask. He was getting his pack ready to start out after that elk, and his wife was about hysterical that she would never see him again.
For all the effort, he wanted to give us part of the elk, but later in the week we all filled our tags, and I am pretty sure we ate half that animal of his over that time as his wife decided she had to feed us morning, noon, and night. That woman could bake with a Dutch Oven like nothing I have ever seen. [^]
I look back and realize that now I couldn't properly roll my fat * to the bottom of that canyon, let alone get back out.
To answer the original question for me: about 100 yards. Shot a deer running downhill and he made a few more leaps until he figured out he was dead, what with having a heart blown to little bits.
Great question, SF. The stories are great. Thanks.
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top that one uppers.
I would have to instantly hoist the Bullshyzen flag!!!
NONE OF US ARE PERFECT!
If anyone claims that they have dropped EVERY big game animal they ever shot at,dead in it's tracks.
I would have to instantly hoist the Bullshyzen flag!!!
NONE OF US ARE PERFECT!
Or only shot one or two.[;)]
First deer I shot didn't take a step. Both his front legs were stuck in his small antlers and he was stone dead when I walked up to him. 30 yards, head behind a tree, 20ga Ithaca deerslayer, 1979.
I can remember the exact details of maybe 10-12 of the deer I shot, but the other hundred or more are a little sketchy.
...about three miles, shot through the lungs...never did it anymore,only neck shots and head shots.............l have shot 6 or more through both lungs with arrow....They did not go more than 70 yards....
...about three miles, shot through the lungs...never did it anymore,only neck shots and head shots...
Obviously wasn't through the lungs.