My wife got her bull yesterday

Wyosmith · October 13, 2019, 06:46 PM

AnnaElk2 by Steve Zihn, on Flickr
My wife Anna got her bull yesterday. About 3/4 mile from the nearest road and almost 3000 feet higher. A good shot and then the work started.

I fired too at another one elk, but missed and got scoped. I held what I thought was the correct amount of hold-over and found I guessed wrong and the shot went right over the top of the elk. We were on real steep ground and I tried to curl around the rifle to keep from slipping down hill, but it didn't work very well for me ----------as you can see from the dripping blood.

The shot was across a large ravine between 2 crests, with us being near the top of one and the elk being only about 25 yards below the crest of the other. Anna got on a large rock and shot from prone. I was on the slope below her about 10 yards, and in the snow. Not as good a position as I would like, but somethings that's how it works out.

It took 3 of us 7.5 hours to get the elk down to that road. We had to make 2 trips. The slope is steep enough to make going up empty easier then coming down loaded. The pic of Anna with the head and antlers was taken on one of the flattest places we could get to, about 1/3 the way down. The others were taken where the bull fell, and that was not too steep, thank God. We all had to wrap the loads and roll them off the steepest parts and then follow them down on all fours in 2 different places. VERY steep with loose rock covered in about 4" of snow.

What fun!

Anna earned every single ounce of this bull

sako2 · October 13, 2019, 07:01 PM

Congrats to your wife.

huntinaz · October 13, 2019, 07:19 PM

Good deal!

kenny53 · October 13, 2019, 09:47 PM

Great adventure, congratulations

std7mag · October 13, 2019, 10:48 PM

Congratulations to the Mrs!

My Mrs seems to be working against me being able to hunt elk & antelope.
I told her next year was it. I'm going, and don't care how much she umm, complains.
She's worried if i go out west to hunt, i may not come back to PA.
She does have a valid concern.

taylorce1 · October 14, 2019, 05:39 AM

Awesome job Mrs Wyosmith!

jpx2rk · October 14, 2019, 07:36 PM

Congrats to all those involved. Lots of work, but what a thrill.

FrankenMauser · October 14, 2019, 08:44 PM

Congrats!
What were the weapons of choice?

Wyosmith · October 14, 2019, 11:36 PM

She carried her custom Mauser in 30-06, but when she had a chance at this one and it was on the other side of the draw, (which was VERY deep and steep) our friend asked her if she's like to use his 338 lapua, and she said yes.
One shot and it stumbled and dropped in about 35 yards. The laser ringer finder said 568 yards

FrankenMauser · October 15, 2019, 11:23 AM

Bang!
...
...
...
Thwop!

Very cool.

Dufus · October 15, 2019, 12:17 PM

Wowwee. If she was grinning any bigger she might crack her face. Way to go gurl. You too, Steve. I never saw a prettier "scoped".

I did it once about the same way you did. Kinda stings a little.

2damnold4this · October 15, 2019, 02:45 PM

Awesome job!

cosh · October 15, 2019, 03:09 PM

Congratulations! That looks like a healthy bull too - should taste good.

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doofus47 · October 15, 2019, 03:45 PM

Congrats!!

October 13, 2019, 06:46 PM	#1
Wyosmith Senior Member Join Date: December 29, 2010 Location: Shoshoni Wyoming Posts: 2,713	My wife got her bull yesterday AnnaElk3 by Steve Zihn, on Flickr AnnaElk1 by Steve Zihn, on Flickr AnnaElk2 by Steve Zihn, on Flickr My wife Anna got her bull yesterday. About 3/4 mile from the nearest road and almost 3000 feet higher. A good shot and then the work started. I fired too at another one elk, but missed and got scoped. I held what I thought was the correct amount of hold-over and found I guessed wrong and the shot went right over the top of the elk. We were on real steep ground and I tried to curl around the rifle to keep from slipping down hill, but it didn't work very well for me ----------as you can see from the dripping blood. The shot was across a large ravine between 2 crests, with us being near the top of one and the elk being only about 25 yards below the crest of the other. Anna got on a large rock and shot from prone. I was on the slope below her about 10 yards, and in the snow. Not as good a position as I would like, but somethings that's how it works out. It took 3 of us 7.5 hours to get the elk down to that road. We had to make 2 trips. The slope is steep enough to make going up empty easier then coming down loaded. The pic of Anna with the head and antlers was taken on one of the flattest places we could get to, about 1/3 the way down. The others were taken where the bull fell, and that was not too steep, thank God. We all had to wrap the loads and roll them off the steepest parts and then follow them down on all fours in 2 different places. VERY steep with loose rock covered in about 4" of snow. What fun! Anna earned every single ounce of this bull

October 13, 2019, 07:19 PM	#3
huntinaz Senior Member Join Date: September 21, 2010 Location: az Posts: 1,332	Good deal! __________________ "When there’s lead in the air, there’s hope in the heart”- Hunter’s Proverb "Feed me, or feed me to something. I just want to be part of the food chain." -Al Bundy

October 13, 2019, 10:48 PM	#5
std7mag Senior Member Join Date: June 23, 2013 Location: Central Taxylvania.. Posts: 3,609	Congratulations to the Mrs! My Mrs seems to be working against me being able to hunt elk & antelope. I told her next year was it. I'm going, and don't care how much she umm, complains. She's worried if i go out west to hunt, i may not come back to PA. She does have a valid concern. __________________ When our own government declares itself as "tyrannical", where does that leave us??!! "Januarary 6th insurrection". Funny, I didn't see a single piece of rope...

October 14, 2019, 05:39 AM	#6
taylorce1 Senior Member Join Date: November 18, 2005 Location: On the Santa Fe Trail Posts: 8,248	Awesome job Mrs Wyosmith! __________________ NRA Life Member

October 14, 2019, 08:44 PM	#8
FrankenMauser Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2008 Location: In the valley above the plain Posts: 13,424	Congrats! What were the weapons of choice? __________________ Don't even try it. It's even worse than the internet would lead you to believe.

October 13, 2019, 07:01 PM	#2
sako2 Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2009 Posts: 741	Congrats to your wife.

October 13, 2019, 09:47 PM	#4
kenny53 Senior Member Join Date: December 30, 2015 Location: My back yard Posts: 971	Great adventure, congratulations

October 14, 2019, 07:36 PM	#7
jpx2rk Senior Member Join Date: December 29, 2015 Posts: 387	Congrats to all those involved. Lots of work, but what a thrill.

October 14, 2019, 11:36 PM	#9
Wyosmith Senior Member Join Date: December 29, 2010 Location: Shoshoni Wyoming Posts: 2,713	She carried her custom Mauser in 30-06, but when she had a chance at this one and it was on the other side of the draw, (which was VERY deep and steep) our friend asked her if she's like to use his 338 lapua, and she said yes. One shot and it stumbled and dropped in about 35 yards. The laser ringer finder said 568 yards

October 15, 2019, 11:23 AM	#10
FrankenMauser Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2008 Location: In the valley above the plain Posts: 13,424	Bang! ... ... ... Thwop! Very cool. __________________ Don't even try it. It's even worse than the internet would lead you to believe.

October 15, 2019, 12:17 PM	#11
Dufus Senior Member Join Date: December 10, 2014 Posts: 1,965	Wowwee. If she was grinning any bigger she might crack her face. Way to go gurl. You too, Steve. I never saw a prettier "scoped". I did it once about the same way you did. Kinda stings a little.

October 15, 2019, 02:45 PM	#12
2damnold4this Senior Member Join Date: August 12, 2009 Location: Athens, Georgia Posts: 2,526	Awesome job!

October 15, 2019, 03:09 PM	#13
cosh Member Join Date: August 14, 2013 Posts: 39	Congratulations! That looks like a healthy bull too - should taste good. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

October 15, 2019, 03:45 PM	#14
doofus47 Senior Member Join Date: June 9, 2010 Location: live in a in a house when i'm not in a tent Posts: 2,483	Congrats!! __________________ I'm right about the metric system 3/4 of the time.