Great write up! Nice shooting, too. I’m sure you rushed the second shot from some serious adrenaline, but great that you refocused and made your last round count!
I saw in classifieds you were looking for 375 Weatherby ammo - did you decide on the 375 in lieu of the 338 or in addition? I shoot 300 Weatherby and 375 Weatherby. I had decent performance with my 300 on an elk this year, but not quite the like my 375, which really knocked things down when I...
I’m going to say you probably pulled the shot on the first doe and clean missed; I’ve seen it many times. Also, Texas does are pretty small, doesn’t take too much of a pull depending on how the rifle was supported. When you haven’t pulled the trigger on a living thing in awhile...
I’m in Belton. Got my first elk this year in CO, 1st rifle season. I also hunt archery and have done some muzzleloader as well. It would be fun to have lunch or a beer sometime.