2025 elk meat pole

[Subzeroeng]

This is my first elk, after 3 years of chasing shadows. Solo hunt and packout on a Utah Any Bull tag.
I bumped 2-3 bulls and tracked them about 100 yards. This was the first one to give me a shot when I caught up with them. 51 yrds with a 77 gr TMK from my .223. He didn’t go 20 yards before he crumpled. If there is anyone left that doubts the value of a suppressor, I forgot the existence of my ear pro around my neck but didn’t even have the slightest ringing after the shot, and the other bulls didn’t run until he crumpled and startled them.

 

[HighUintas]

This is my first elk, after 3 years of chasing shadows. Solo hunt and packout on a Utah Any Bull tag.
I bumped 2-3 bulls and tracked them about 100 yards. This was the first one to give me a shot when I caught up with them. 51 yrds with a 77 gr TMK from my .223. He didn’t go 20 yards before he crumpled. If there is anyone left that doubts the value of a suppressor, I forgot the existence of my ear pro around my neck but didn’t even have the slightest ringing after the shot, and the other bulls didn’t run until he crumpled and startled them.

That is awesome. Congratulations. That's a hard hunt

 

[Subzeroeng]

That is awesome. Congratulations. That's a hard hunt

Thank you. From your username you know exactly how hard that area and hunt are.