Comments on: Trail Cam II http://www.blogsmonroe.com/hunting/2008/10/trail-cam-ii/ From field to freezer and in between Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:21:42 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Tom Sorenson http://www.blogsmonroe.com/hunting/2008/10/trail-cam-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-7308 Tom Sorenson Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:32:09 +0000 http://www.blogsmonroe.com/hunting/?p=388#comment-7308 Interesting - I took a look at that photo and the only thing I could find strange was that it was big! To me, that's strange, because I never see big bucks! But, it's very well that could be true. I've been corresponding with a guy recently that hunts elk in the same area as we do during rifle season - we hunt during bow season. He shot a bull a few years ago with a broadhead in it's shoulder - and we're in the process of trying to determine if it is an elk that my uncle had hit that same year. Speaking of tough animals - I've seen elk stay on their feet with their heart shot out of them for several hundred yards - no kidding. Not sure how that happens - I recall one year when my uncle put a shot (rifle) on a running elk, it wasn't a long shot, but the elk never broke stride or anything as it picked up speed running downhill. It was now into the trees and he couldn't get another shot off, and we watched it run for 150-200 yards and then smacked head first into a tree. We went up to it and found that my uncle's shot had taken the bull in the heart - he was dead on his feet, I'm guessing, but his legs were still put distance between us somehow! Who knows how far he'd have gone had he not hit that tree! Animals are amazing how tough they are. Interesting – I took a look at that photo and the only thing I could find strange was that it was big! To me, that’s strange, because I never see big bucks! But, it’s very well that could be true. I’ve been corresponding with a guy recently that hunts elk in the same area as we do during rifle season – we hunt during bow season. He shot a bull a few years ago with a broadhead in it’s shoulder – and we’re in the process of trying to determine if it is an elk that my uncle had hit that same year.

Speaking of tough animals – I’ve seen elk stay on their feet with their heart shot out of them for several hundred yards – no kidding. Not sure how that happens – I recall one year when my uncle put a shot (rifle) on a running elk, it wasn’t a long shot, but the elk never broke stride or anything as it picked up speed running downhill. It was now into the trees and he couldn’t get another shot off, and we watched it run for 150-200 yards and then smacked head first into a tree. We went up to it and found that my uncle’s shot had taken the bull in the heart – he was dead on his feet, I’m guessing, but his legs were still put distance between us somehow! Who knows how far he’d have gone had he not hit that tree! Animals are amazing how tough they are.

]]> By: Arthur http://www.blogsmonroe.com/hunting/2008/10/trail-cam-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-7307 Arthur Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:23:21 +0000 http://www.blogsmonroe.com/hunting/?p=388#comment-7307 An ethical and humane shot is definitely important. Double lung and heart shots are definitely the way to go when it comes to proper shot placement. I wonder if it is a wound, and if that is what is in fact causing the interesting characteristics. An ethical and humane shot is definitely important. Double lung and heart shots are definitely the way to go when it comes to proper shot placement.

I wonder if it is a wound, and if that is what is in fact causing the interesting characteristics.

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