My Elk Hunt
by Extreme Elk Hunting on Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 | 25 Comments
I took this bull extreme extreme elk hunting hunting in Northern Utah in November 2008. Having this opportunity to take such an amazing animal was an incredible challenge and thrill. I scouted for months and when I finally found this bull, I hiked a very difficult and steep 3 miles each day for 3 days before the hunt to watch him. On opening morning he had moved, but I put a stalk on him and made a much-practiced 320 yard shot to kill him instantly in his bed. THE VIDEO SHOWS THE KILL SHOT, BUT IT IS NOT BLOODY OR GRUESOME …
and all you have to do is pack it out always fun
It’s nice to see a real hunting video like this. I live in British Columbia, Canada and we have an area that we hike many miles into. I took my first bull this year and it was a great experience. Just curios as to how you found this bull so far away from where you first filmed him during the rut. Was it just luck that you ran into him again or did you have an idea of where he might be?
We figured he’d go back ‘home’ to winter, so we kept watching the hills between the very high country and his home range (on private, unhuntable property). I happened to spot him right at dark at 3 miles away as he skylined himself for 5 seconds one night. I then watched him move for several days and then put the move on him opening day. So it was a nice combination of knowing elk behavior and sheer luck.
Yes, very nice bull. I got a nice one yesterday on a late hunt. (Cache) Ran in to a no-it-all up there telling me my .270 was too small for elk. I know of plenty big elk taken with this, now one more.
it takes a real nutbag to shoot an elk at that distance, try shooting that bull at 30 yards like we do in montana if you want to call your self an elk hunter!
great bull, great shot and good for you for doing it the hard way on your own on public land no big money guides.
Your 270 is all right for elk It does not matter what you use shot placement is the key knowing where to put that bullet is important. Jack O’connor shot many elk with a 270. So tell that IDIOT to Kiss your ass and keep using that 270. I use a 375 H&H Magnum a great hunting rifle for elk and i have used it on deer as well and never runined a bit of meat.
Well congratulations and once again, it’s nice to see someone who does some actual work to get their animal. Up here we do it just like that and every year we come away with a bull. To me, it’s much more satisfying to do it the way you did than to pay big money for some guided hunt where you can walk right up to the animals. That is why I will never pay for a guided hunt. Your video truly shows what hunting is all about and how people like us want to be shown in the public eye. Nice work.
im tired of huntig deer where do you go to hunt elk and mooses at i want to hunt a mooses and elks
New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, and Idaho are all good elk destinations
Well done mate,well done and nice shot,well done.
did you shoot him laying down? cause that would just be unsportsman like….
to shoot him in his bed is very unsportsman like i dont care how long you tracked him
What is more sportsmanlike – to take a clean ethical shot at a bedded animal where he is still, you can time the shot, and quickly make a follow up shot if necessary, or is it better to wait for him to stand up, make a more difficult shot, and risk him running away to die and not be harvested? Sportsmanship is ensuring a clean and efficient harvest and shooting this elk in his bed was by far the best option available to me. But thanks for armchair quarterbacking.
Thats a cool hunt. You are right. Its better to take the shot when the elk is calm and in its bed. Once they start running and get excited they are a whole lot harder to bring down. As for the .270 i think is a sweet elk caliber. I have killed two bulls with it. One at 409 yards and one at 44 yards. It gets the job done.
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good bull dude wut did he scre out as like 330 or so ? and i think a .270 is a little lite for elk ppl say ooo i kill with a this and that but u should use the biggest cal. u cand handle and shot well with
Thanks! The official score is 372 1/8 gross, 359 5/8 net. A lot more mass and length there than you might think.
I wouldn’t say a .270 is too light, but I certainly wouldn’t go any lighter. I opted for it because I’ve shot it my entire life and know how the bullet flies and where it will land better than anything else. Shot placement is most important, certainly more so than caliber, and I think this example highlights that very well. Still, I’d recommend bigger to almost anyone hunting elk.
Well done. Way to scout and learn his habits. I have no issues with shooting him in his bed. Whoever thinks it’s “unsportsmanlike” has never hunted elk and has no idea what they are talking about. Well done and congrats. He’s a lot bigger than the cow I shot in Colorado with my bow this year.
great elk man i sure hope i shoot one like that if i draw out. But i don’t know and nice score!!!!!
great! hunting at its finest! thx for the video! hit is hunting you fagots out there!!! not driving around in a fuckin suv and shooting out of the car!! merry christmas buddy. what was the calibre you were using? .300?
ya i agree with the 270 its fairly light, I know from my experience this year. I shot my bull at 427 3 times and he still ran a 100 yards before he died. I lunged him 3 times, about a 4 inch group at that range. ill be buying a 338 most likely this summer lol. but if your a good shot like i am with mine, you can do it, just might have to track a little ways
A truly magnificent Bull you got there, congrats.
You put together a great vid.
Thats some cool footage and pretty cool how you also showed different perspectives using the spotting scope.
Nice work.
5/5
Damn man ur real hunter! hunting isnt just drivin on desert with sum big car and shooting every buffalo u see! thats real hunting congratulations!
you guys and full of it i have killed over 20 elk and half of them were with a 243 100 grain bullet and the others were with a 25-06 and they were all over 200 yards. it does not matter about how big the gun is it just depends on the shot placement