So let me say THANK YOU guys, your input was excellent and very helpfull. special thanks to jmorris for the bullets, also a big thanks to the DLNR guys who did so much to help set up, run, and make these hunts happen.
We hunted yesterday from dark to dark, and collected 3 decent bulls, and one monster. Probably walked away with 1k-1200lbs of meat..oh and a piggy.
The weather was over cast and drizzly for the whole day, we didnt get dumped on, and temps stayed low but not miserable. This made life alot easier.
I shot two bulls early, just inside the forest reserve boundary. Our lead atv scared them, and one of our guys managed to keep them from coming out of the reserve.
On his shot they broke up towards myself and my buddy Vince, who was having issues getting rounds into his .300.
The herd of all bulls ran pretty much strait at us and stoped at 30yds.
I kept waiting for Vince to get his shot off, so they were just beginning to move again when we started shooting. Vinces first round missed, because he forgot to pop his scope cap, and mine went through the lead bulls head, but unfortunately too low, it did drop but wasnt an instant kill.
The cows broke left and tried to go around us when the first bull hit the ground. I shot another high in the shoulder, as Flint had suggested, and the bull collapsed on the shot.
Vince shot one at about 10yds behind the shoulder, and it kept going like nothing happened. I couldnt get another shot on it without shooting basicly strait at one of our other guys or the atvs.
We lost that bull across the fence. Bummed me out cause he only went a few 100yds across the pasture, and stoped again.
I ended up finishing the first bull i shot with another round, but it never got up again after the first shot.
Later in the day, Vince blew up a pretty nice meat sow.
We had just spooked a big boar(full back mohawk big), and a herd of other med ones, so were taking a break, and talking. When I looked around a tree, there were 5 or 6 more happily munching on a cow carcase. I told Vince "Hey, shoot one of those"
He looked around the tree and goes "Where?"
"No, right there in front of you"
"Oh"....Bang!!!! Dead piggy 20yds.
Vince and Terrance picked up two more bulls later in the day. Both with longer 75-100yd shots. Including a 1kish bull, the one were all behind in the picture.
Our other guys unfortunately didnt get any shots off, but we did walk away with plenty of meat. Everyone had a blast, and this was probably the best cow hunt weve had so far.
We are putting in for another round, but it looks like the hunt is winding down.
They were hoping to extend it, I really hope they do, its a wonderful resource for the community, but its no sure thing.
Again thanks all for your input!
*I have pictures and ill post them, but ive got to sit at my pc and resize them it seems*
