Just finished up a cow elk hunt with my dad last week. First day we chased a few groups of cows till around 11. We spotted a bull two ridges over and quickly saw 3 cows on his tail. We got posted up on a rock pile at the end of a ridge and got on glass. Eventually the 3 cows came out of the wash but stayed under cover. I really wanted my dad to get his cow first but he was not comfortable at the range they were at. I got on the rifle and when I had a clean shot I made it happen at 763 yards. She walked about 15' and collapsed within a few seconds. We humped down to retrieve the cow and packed it out to the trucks.
Second day, Most of the day we covered a ton of ground in the trucks with not one elk to be seen. in the afternoon I spotted 10+ cows and a few bulls. We came up with a plan and hiked up another Ridgeline across from them. Everything worked perfect and we were able to get my dad prone to take a shot. He was not comfortable yesterday at 763 yards so luckily his was at 753 yards, Haha! I think him seeing me do it and laying next to him doing all his data and wind calls helped his confidence ti get the job done. Spent about an hour hiking over to the other ridge and another 30 minutes to find the elk. We dressed it out in my Tricer game bags and hiked out.
Second day, Most of the day we covered a ton of ground in the trucks with not one elk to be seen. in the afternoon I spotted 10+ cows and a few bulls. We came up with a plan and hiked up another Ridgeline across from them. Everything worked perfect and we were able to get my dad prone to take a shot. He was not comfortable yesterday at 763 yards so luckily his was at 753 yards, Haha! I think him seeing me do it and laying next to him doing all his data and wind calls helped his confidence ti get the job done. Spent about an hour hiking over to the other ridge and another 30 minutes to find the elk. We dressed it out in my Tricer game bags and hiked out.
