MilliGun
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LAST EDITED ON Dec-26-13 AT 05:33?PM (MST)
Was able to finally conect. I left the truck after glassing up a couple cows on a ridgeline at light. Hiked for 45 min. as fast as I could and got to an adjacent ridge to get a vantage point.
The snow was so crunchy that they had me pegged after 20 min into the accent.
They started to move away but, I wasn't in a place to shoot.
I hurried to close the distance and trying to slow my breathing down so I could ready myself for the shot.
I crested the hill I was on, keeping behind a bush to get within 500 yrd. I got to a tree that would provide cover and a wimpy limb to hang grandpa's old model seventy 30-06. I had little time to get set up since the cows were getting on the move out of the drainage.
I picked one of three out and held accordingly " Boom" ---------- wack.
Slight twitch. I thought id missed other than the sound,and let another go --------- the dang thing stood there and then started to go. Just then it stumbled and stumbled but remained on its feet. I sent a third " boom"-------- nothing that resembled a hit.
The cow collapsed, then slid some 50 yards down hill fast piling up at the base of a tree. The rest went slow since I wanted to get it out whole and was alone till a buddy met up with me on a trail towards the bottom with my kids plastic yellow sled. What a relief. He carried out my pack and gun and I kept moving. Loaded up, hung, skinned, and ready to cut up. One bullet was recovered and after looking at holes in the elk. 2 of the 3 hit one taking a corner of lung and other one was a high rib/shoulder area that didn't seem to do much. Back and done 1oclock
LAST EDITED ON Dec-26-13 AT 05:33?PM (MST)
Was able to finally conect. I left the truck after glassing up a couple cows on a ridgeline at light. Hiked for 45 min. as fast as I could and got to an adjacent ridge to get a vantage point.
The snow was so crunchy that they had me pegged after 20 min into the accent.
They started to move away but, I wasn't in a place to shoot.
I hurried to close the distance and trying to slow my breathing down so I could ready myself for the shot.
I crested the hill I was on, keeping behind a bush to get within 500 yrd. I got to a tree that would provide cover and a wimpy limb to hang grandpa's old model seventy 30-06. I had little time to get set up since the cows were getting on the move out of the drainage.
I picked one of three out and held accordingly " Boom" ---------- wack.
Slight twitch. I thought id missed other than the sound,and let another go --------- the dang thing stood there and then started to go. Just then it stumbled and stumbled but remained on its feet. I sent a third " boom"-------- nothing that resembled a hit.
The cow collapsed, then slid some 50 yards down hill fast piling up at the base of a tree. The rest went slow since I wanted to get it out whole and was alone till a buddy met up with me on a trail towards the bottom with my kids plastic yellow sled. What a relief. He carried out my pack and gun and I kept moving. Loaded up, hung, skinned, and ready to cut up. One bullet was recovered and after looking at holes in the elk. 2 of the 3 hit one taking a corner of lung and other one was a high rib/shoulder area that didn't seem to do much. Back and done 1oclock
