What shooting position were you in for your last shot at an elk?

[11boo]

Sitting / crouching using SG frame pack for rest. Not the most stable, but able to put a 12 gauge slug in a bull at 200 yards

That could be some kind of record for a 12 G.

 

[Timberline001]

That could be some kind of record for a 12 G.

A rifled slug gun with a scope shooting good slugs can kill out to 300 easily.


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[Mosby]

Sitting with a Bog pod tri pod. 182 yds.

 

[pirogue]

Standing, same position as I do a archery range. Dead bull.

 

[Bl704]

Kneeling, 35yd bow kill.

 

[sickles107]

Kneeling with a bow.. 7 yards

 

[elkguide]

The last two elk that I shot were a bull, off hand at 243 yards followed by a cow at 270 yards from a prone position.


As to the 12 gauge shotgun with slugs, having hunted whitetails where all that was allowed was a shotgun, I have a scoped, Remington 11-87 with a Hastings rifled barrel. It will shoot Lightfield slugs @ 1" @ 100 yards, 2" @ 200 yards but after that the slugs fall off so quickly that without putting a scope that I could dial, I haven't found any point in shooting that distance.

 

[Ron.C]

my bull last year was shot from the kneeling position. Had just dropped my pack, bull showed up, circled me and gave me an 18 yard shot with the 7mm-08. Shooting position was pretty much irrelevant at this range, but I'll take it anyday

 

[Bluumoon]

For me this is really reinforcing the practice vs equipment thread started by Formidilosus. Almost 30% of votes for shots so far are from off hand.

 

[wyosam]

Last one was a cow at 430 something, prone with javelin bipod on my pack in deep snow. My bull earlier this year was offhand (technically offhand supported I guess- I leaned against a tree) at 170ish. I’d say about half my elk over the years have been taken prone, the other half a mix of standing offhand/sitting/kneeling/random support (tree etc). Practice them all, because you never know what you’ll need in the situation. Prone is first choice, and about all I’ll take anymore beyond 250 or so.


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[Tobe_B]

Standing leaning against a tree trunk, 340 yards.


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[Elkfitness]

Standing, offhand with the assistance of a sling, 100yds.


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[Raygun15E]

Standing leaning against an aspen. Cow elk at 309yds. Hit her right in the front of her chest.


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[Ralphie]

Prone over my pack. My favorite by far. I think my last 4 were that way.

 

[Mustang06]

Last year prone over my pack. @348 yds. Before that kneeling using a tree to rest against @ 220 yds. I always try to get steady against something....but every shot presents a different challenge and you need to be ready to adapt to the moment. I try to practice prone, sitting, standing resting against something, standing with a sling wrap around the arm, etc.

 

[GotDraw?]

Bent over.
Tag Soup.

JL

 

[WYCFM1]

Seated behind two trees, pack leaning against trunk of both trees. 187 yards through timber


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[LostArra]

Kneeling with a bow surrounded by a gnarly juniper.

 

[5MilesBack]

I'd be quite proud of my self if I felt like I could pull off a 225 yard shot off hand, going to take a lot more practice.

I was shooting off hand my entire life from the time I got my first BB gun at 5. I didn't even know there was any other way until I got older. I'm LH, so when I had time I'd throw my right arm through the sling and around the back of my elbow. That helps stabilize the rifle as well. My last rifle deer shot was at 375, and that was seated with my right elbow resting on my knee.

 

[Tradchef]

2020 was prone, bipod and had time to stabilize my buttstock with my mitts. 300 yards roughly and took his heart and lungs out.