Huntmaster
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I called a bull in a couple of years ago and killed it with my 300 wsm at about 15 yards. Almost made me feel bad. just curious how close your closest called bull kill shot has been.
Closest kill shot on an elk
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Cam@strawberry
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less than 20 yrds on the last 5 bulls ive killed......3 of those have been less than 15......I was guiding a kid once and had a 5 point bull so close we reached out and touched it as it went by.....
OK...Kind of embarrassing.....
In about 1980, I was living in Oregon and the guys I worked with talked me into a spike tag.
2 days before the hunt, I broke off a piece of cartilage in my knee and had to have surgery to remove it. This was pre orthoscope, so I had a pretty good wound and a full leg cast.
I decided to go on the hunt anyway.
The guys proped me into a huge stump, at the edge of a clearcut in the Cascades and went off on their own.
No radios, cell phones or any communication devices in them days either.
By 10 AM, I have seen nothing and am bored out of my mind and in pain. It is raining, foggy and visibility is 80 yards, maybe. I am drinking coffee, eating Codene and smoking cigarettes.......I damn sure was no longer hunting.
I start blowing John Philip Sousa parade marches on the elk call, pretending like it was a tuba.....I told you I was bored. I figured the guys would hear me and come get my ass out of there.
Anyway, I look up and 3 spike bulls are at 30 yards and closing.
By the time I recovered my senses and my rifle, one was at 22 feet.
I shot it between the eyes.
".....but by God, I never said a word to a pig!"
In about 1980, I was living in Oregon and the guys I worked with talked me into a spike tag.
2 days before the hunt, I broke off a piece of cartilage in my knee and had to have surgery to remove it. This was pre orthoscope, so I had a pretty good wound and a full leg cast.
I decided to go on the hunt anyway.
The guys proped me into a huge stump, at the edge of a clearcut in the Cascades and went off on their own.
No radios, cell phones or any communication devices in them days either.
By 10 AM, I have seen nothing and am bored out of my mind and in pain. It is raining, foggy and visibility is 80 yards, maybe. I am drinking coffee, eating Codene and smoking cigarettes.......I damn sure was no longer hunting.
I start blowing John Philip Sousa parade marches on the elk call, pretending like it was a tuba.....I told you I was bored. I figured the guys would hear me and come get my ass out of there.
Anyway, I look up and 3 spike bulls are at 30 yards and closing.
By the time I recovered my senses and my rifle, one was at 22 feet.
I shot it between the eyes.
".....but by God, I never said a word to a pig!"
one_dryboot
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Two years ago I shot a bull with my bow at 10 feet. I was laying out in the open and I thought he was going to walk on top of me. luckily he turned and when he did, I gave him a dirt nap. He died less then 20 yards. It was almost sad being so close as he fought to take his last breaths.
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LAST EDITED ON Aug-03-11 AT 10:39AM (MST)[p]I shot this bull in '09 at 5 yards. I was sitting under the little pine behind me casually cow calling when he came charging in. It honestly made me a little nervous having him that close screaming his head off and pissing on himself. Not once did I feel bad or sad, probably the most awesome hunting experience i've ever had.
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bucklover
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Do you have any close-ups or the bases? Those are really strange.
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Edpre
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Had TWO 5 points - one at 2 yards and 1 at 3 yards - NO SHOT! Go figure.....
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HorseCreek
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Less than a yard
Traditional >>>------->
Traditional >>>------->
2-3 FEET AS I HID BEHIND A TREE AND A 5 PT BULL RAN DOWN THE HILL RIGHT BY ME. STUCK THE BARREL ABOUT WHERE I THOUGHT THE RIB CAGE WAS AND PULLED THE TRIGGER. HELD THE RIFLE ABOUT WAIST HIGH, HE PILES UP 30 YARDS AWAY. I WAS GLAD THE TREE WAS THERE.........YD.
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Thunderhead2
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LAST EDITED ON Aug-03-11 AT 01:09PM (MST)[p]>OK...Kind of embarrassing.....
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>The guys proped me into a
>huge stump, at the edge
>of a clearcut in the
>Cascades and went off on
>their own.
Im surprised you didnt kill a monster. Wouldnt be the first time it happened to some guy sitting on a stump day dreaming.
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>The guys proped me into a
>huge stump, at the edge
>of a clearcut in the
>Cascades and went off on
>their own.
Im surprised you didnt kill a monster. Wouldnt be the first time it happened to some guy sitting on a stump day dreaming.
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springbear
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I called in and shot a 9 x 6 at less than 29 inches.
I know it was less than that because my arrows are 29 inches long, and my arrow did not clear my bow rest before it hit him. He had to move his antlers around me as he came by.
I know it was less than that because my arrows are 29 inches long, and my arrow did not clear my bow rest before it hit him. He had to move his antlers around me as he came by.
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>I called in and shot a
>9 x 6 at less
>than 29 inches.
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>I know it was less than
>that because my arrows are
>29 inches long, and my
>arrow did not clear my
>bow rest before it hit
>him. He had to move
>his antlers around me as
>he came by.
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Holy crap! Self defense shot eh?
>9 x 6 at less
>than 29 inches.
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>I know it was less than
>that because my arrows are
>29 inches long, and my
>arrow did not clear my
>bow rest before it hit
>him. He had to move
>his antlers around me as
>he came by.
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Holy crap! Self defense shot eh?
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LAAngels
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Well, once upon a time while I was riding my 6 pt bull to work I got pissed at him for bucking and shot him in the back of the head...damn near broke my neck when he fell....
blindsquirrel1
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2 bulls w/bow @ 3 yards or less. Ive been lucky enough to have several others this close, but its hard to make it happen when they get that close.
huntinfanatic
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Bucklover here are a few, you can see where it fused back together. My theory is he was hit by a car when he was younger.
outdoorsdude
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first one is still my closest: 14 yards.
but does it count that I got stepped on by a spike, calling for someone else? didn't think so, but it was still cool.
but does it count that I got stepped on by a spike, calling for someone else? didn't think so, but it was still cool.
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Amazing stories. I love hunting, but the closest I've been is about 30 yds. from bulls while cow elk hunting. These stories of "reach out and touch"...or the animal so close you can smell it or look it in the eye, TOO close for me! I'll bet unforgettable instances in most cases.I've seen a video of an elk hunter at full draw with a nice bull with its face by the brim of his hat, the bull even appeared to bugle in his ear! I think what spooked the bull was when the hunter BLINKED!... he swung on the elk but the small tree he was crouched next to was interfering...still amazes me!
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I was guiding another client one day and showed him really how dumb i am.....
There was a lost calf elk crying for his mother and i kept toying it with my cow call. We were on a well used trail in thick pines and i worked the young calf in closer and closer. I told my client "lay down, hold still and watch this". We were lying just off the trail coaxing it and here it came trotting right at us on the same trail. It stopped within inches of me and i jumped out and grabbed it.......NOT SMART.
I'm sure you can imagine how that all unfolded!!!
There was a lost calf elk crying for his mother and i kept toying it with my cow call. We were on a well used trail in thick pines and i worked the young calf in closer and closer. I told my client "lay down, hold still and watch this". We were lying just off the trail coaxing it and here it came trotting right at us on the same trail. It stopped within inches of me and i jumped out and grabbed it.......NOT SMART.
I'm sure you can imagine how that all unfolded!!!
I've had too many close encounters to remember but one year a friend of mine and I drove to our archery hunting spot and noticed a lone cow acting weird. She would wander in circles and stumble. I decided to get a closer look so we got out and got on both sides of her while I cow called. She walked up to me and I petted her on the face like a horse. No kidding! Not liking what we were witnessing I stuck a shiv behind her shoulder and watched her bleed out and die right there. She looked healthy but with CWD being such a scare we took her head into the fish and game and never heard one word back about it. Since then the population made a steep decline but everyone blames the wolf. Who knows. I had my video camera in the other hand and yes I should be able to find that copy.
So I guess you could say I killed an elk with a knife.
So I guess you could say I killed an elk with a knife.
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IDmuleyman
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That's crazy Zigga, I would like to see the video...
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Shot this guy at 12yds back in 09!
My first elk was with a bow at 3 yards I was sitting up under a pine and he came charging through the tree's and ran up 3 yards away and I had pulled back when he came out of the tree's released perfect heart shot dropped 40 yards away. Oh and btw I was 12. Not to brag or anything
