Could you shoot this bedded Cow Elk?
- Thread starter mtnmutt
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Absolutely not! To risky :crazy: the bullet might pass thru her, ricochet off the side walk, kill the magpie that is sitting on the back of the second elk behind her, go thru the window and hit the porcelain thrown, shatter it, and leave the owner that was sitting on it in one heck of a mess. Nope, I ain\'t taking that big of a chance! :downthumb:
Buglemaster
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- Aug 25, 2017
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Picture upload test: :upthumb:
Take the shot test....only with a camera. :clap:
Ma\'am , that\'s a nice picture!
Take the shot test....only with a camera. :clap:
Ma\'am , that\'s a nice picture!
Still hunter, those guys were being bad like me. They knew you can\'t shoot that cow elk because of the location.
Location: A Church in Estes Park, Colorado; the weekend after the end of CO archery season. A 20 head herd was hanging out with the herd bull attacking cars that got to close. It is a blast to watch them up there the 2 weekends following archery season.
A few minutes before the picture was taken, that cow in the foreground was standing and almost head butted a lady in the ass. The lady practically tried to shove her camera in that cow\'s face and the cow took offense.
The second cow did finally get rid of the bird.
I took my picture at a more comfortable 5 yard distance and never got head butted.
I also would not shoot an elk laying down. My archery club has a bedded bull elk 3D target that I can practice on, however, I would never take the shot.
Location: A Church in Estes Park, Colorado; the weekend after the end of CO archery season. A 20 head herd was hanging out with the herd bull attacking cars that got to close. It is a blast to watch them up there the 2 weekends following archery season.
A few minutes before the picture was taken, that cow in the foreground was standing and almost head butted a lady in the ass. The lady practically tried to shove her camera in that cow\'s face and the cow took offense.
The second cow did finally get rid of the bird.
I took my picture at a more comfortable 5 yard distance and never got head butted.
I also would not shoot an elk laying down. My archery club has a bedded bull elk 3D target that I can practice on, however, I would never take the shot.
JJ OVERKILL
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- Mar 20, 2014
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could I YES, would I next to the house NO, in the woods oh yes. I would send an arrow through her.
Okay, so I couldn\'t shoot her, but I would give her a lecture about not pressing her luck too far. If she stops by my house in hunting season and lays there like that, I would have to really think about it. I would be asking myself if I really wanted a mile plus uphill pack out of some canyon or if I could just be satisfied filling the freezer. It is all hypothetical as I have never had elk in my yard. Still she looks interesting. :lol:
elky McElkerson
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- Mar 13, 2014
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i\'d shoot her.
that is a pretty fat cow!! look at all that neck meat! in the woods, yup..arrow flying.
that is a pretty fat cow!! look at all that neck meat! in the woods, yup..arrow flying.
elkmtngear
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- Aug 9, 2017
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Walked right in on a cow bedded like that, except quartering away more, about 3 years ago...10 yds. Plenty of time to plug her, and I let her go.
I very much regretted not shooting her at the end of my 10 day hunt (I walked in on her on day 3).
I very much regretted not shooting her at the end of my 10 day hunt (I walked in on her on day 3).
Not next to a house. I would as soon as she stood and was clear of the other elk in the wild. I once saw a whitetail bed down 150yds from my tree stand. I had the wind in my favor and decided to sneak in on him. I got to 20yds and shot at him bedded. He jumped up took a few steps then stopped. That is when the second arrow deflated his lungs. My first was only in his leg and not fatal. The target is small on a dee bedded and faceing away from you. I wouldn\'t try that shot again.
