Well, I took advantage of the long weekend and headed up into Peace River country to hunt
WT deer and Elk. Arrived on Sunday afternoon at 3:30 PM....had a WT doe on the ground by
5:30 PM. 257 W-Bee and the 115 Partition. Shot was 155 yards, she ran about 35 yards and
piled up at the edge of the bush. Nice, fat dry doe, just over 100 lbs hanging, skinned, no head.
Monday morning, I spotted a big cow elk, but by the time I found a way to get into reasonable
shooting range and position, she had moved into the bush. My pal, who lives in the area told me
to return in the late afternoon and wait....she is likely to come out to feed in the field tonight.
So, acting on that advice, I arrived in mid-afternoon, and found a comfortable place to watch
from. Over the next 3 hours, I watch numerous WT deer come into the field to feed and then
leave. At one time, there were 10 deer in that field, mostly does and fawns. Saw a 2 point buck
but left him be, since I wanted the elk.
Sure as can be, when there was about 30 minutes of shootable light left, out into the field steps
a big, dry cow elk. Range was 355 yards, so I sent a 142 LRAB her way from my 6.5x55AI.
At the shot, she simply disappeared, down for the count. She was almost quartering toward me,
and that bullet entered fairly high in the chest and touched the spine, then angled down through
right lung, and I recovered the remainder of it in her right flank [82 grains left]
She is in very good shape....been in the fields all summer, fat and in fabulous shape. 367 lbs on the
butchers scales for the 4 quarters. Think we are all set for the winter now. Pic below. Dave.
WT deer and Elk. Arrived on Sunday afternoon at 3:30 PM....had a WT doe on the ground by
5:30 PM. 257 W-Bee and the 115 Partition. Shot was 155 yards, she ran about 35 yards and
piled up at the edge of the bush. Nice, fat dry doe, just over 100 lbs hanging, skinned, no head.
Monday morning, I spotted a big cow elk, but by the time I found a way to get into reasonable
shooting range and position, she had moved into the bush. My pal, who lives in the area told me
to return in the late afternoon and wait....she is likely to come out to feed in the field tonight.
So, acting on that advice, I arrived in mid-afternoon, and found a comfortable place to watch
from. Over the next 3 hours, I watch numerous WT deer come into the field to feed and then
leave. At one time, there were 10 deer in that field, mostly does and fawns. Saw a 2 point buck
but left him be, since I wanted the elk.
Sure as can be, when there was about 30 minutes of shootable light left, out into the field steps
a big, dry cow elk. Range was 355 yards, so I sent a 142 LRAB her way from my 6.5x55AI.
At the shot, she simply disappeared, down for the count. She was almost quartering toward me,
and that bullet entered fairly high in the chest and touched the spine, then angled down through
right lung, and I recovered the remainder of it in her right flank [82 grains left]
She is in very good shape....been in the fields all summer, fat and in fabulous shape. 367 lbs on the
butchers scales for the 4 quarters. Think we are all set for the winter now. Pic below. Dave.
