CoRoMo
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Thanks to all the advice I got in my pronghorn thread here.
It turned out to be a walk in the park, compared to all the elk hunting I do. I basically did exactly what exbiologist said to do. Find a herd on public land, drive over the next hill or two, park the truck, and stalk back toward the herd. I was done, Saturday morning (opening morning) before the temperature hit the 60s.
During this past summer, I practiced with this particular .270 by shooting bowling pins from a quarter mile away. I thought it might come in useful. But I nailed this button buck from a whopping 30-40 yards. Poor guy. I was using some of the hottest handloads I've ever developed because I seriously thought I would be taking 400 yard shots. I'm sure they won't come this easy in years to come. Actually, this one didn't come out of the first herd that I stalked. I totally blew it on my first stalk (Man can these things run!). Also, looking back, there were a couple things I didn't immediately like about the setup, and I wouldn't have taken the shot, if I could do it over again. But a bird in the hand, as my Dad always says.
No trophy of course, but I subscribe to the idea that your first filled tag shouldn't necessarily be a trophy. I'll work my way up to a wall-hanger from here.
Thanks again guys!! The advice was invaluable.
It turned out to be a walk in the park, compared to all the elk hunting I do. I basically did exactly what exbiologist said to do. Find a herd on public land, drive over the next hill or two, park the truck, and stalk back toward the herd. I was done, Saturday morning (opening morning) before the temperature hit the 60s.
During this past summer, I practiced with this particular .270 by shooting bowling pins from a quarter mile away. I thought it might come in useful. But I nailed this button buck from a whopping 30-40 yards. Poor guy. I was using some of the hottest handloads I've ever developed because I seriously thought I would be taking 400 yard shots. I'm sure they won't come this easy in years to come. Actually, this one didn't come out of the first herd that I stalked. I totally blew it on my first stalk (Man can these things run!). Also, looking back, there were a couple things I didn't immediately like about the setup, and I wouldn't have taken the shot, if I could do it over again. But a bird in the hand, as my Dad always says.
No trophy of course, but I subscribe to the idea that your first filled tag shouldn't necessarily be a trophy. I'll work my way up to a wall-hanger from here.
Thanks again guys!! The advice was invaluable.