X2, I have to laugh at people who criticize others on long distance shots just because they cant make them themselves.
What is your definition of "make the shot"? Hitting the vital zone? Recovering the animal? Just hitting the animal?
X2, I have to laugh at people who criticize others on long distance shots just because they cant make them themselves.
What is your definition of "make the shot"? Hitting the vital zone? Recovering the animal? Just hitting the animal?
I love it, nice shooting.
Anyone who has hunted Idaho knows it is all fair chase, no easy hunts in this country.
Great Job!
Now, that is a fact. Have not found a flat spot yet..............
Randy
I was watching through the ATX and that 1583 yard shot was a beautiful work of ART ! As for packing , I took the picture of Ryan's load with one on my back. Not going to lie , I was hurting before the day even began and I was a zombie by 1am. No pictures of me the next day as I went the other direction to retrieve the LRKM from where we had stashed it. Not mentioned the two days of waiting for the perfect shot and the many hours that day waiting. Ryan had a heck of a kink in his neck from sitting behind the rifle waiting for the shot opportunity. He didn't just hike up and shoot. There was nothing easy about it.
That's no joke ! I was just looking at the pictures of the elk and they don't do justice to how freaking steep that mountainside was. Notice we have both elk tied off to keep them from starting to slide again when we cleaned them. All you had to do is lift a leg or move them the tinyest bit and they wanted to slide down the mountain. Damn is that a tough place to hunt !
Ryan - I'd like my first post on this forum to be one congratulating you on a successful hunt. I appreciate the skill, preparation, equipment and responsible go/no-go decision making that all come into play on a shot like that. Well done - Ron