2020 Colorado 2nd Rifle Success

[Steelruger22]

Despite a season of highs and lows for my hunting party, the hunting Gods were very good to me this year. I was able to tag out mid-day on the Saturday opener. Seen a decent herd earlier in the morning but the only legal bull never gave me a shot. Came up on this guy, a lone satellite, around 1300 while side sloping the thick pines. 300wsm put him down @ 60 yards. Was able to get him all packed out Sunday just as the first snowflakes were starting to fall. This guy and my mulie that I took on the next Thursday made my hunting season.

 

[Steelruger22]

Something cool and unique to talk about for years to come....

Someone, last year, shot him in the head with a bow. He still had the broadhead imbedded into his skull right below the left antler. A testament to how tough these critters are.

 

[justinspicher]

That’s crazy! Congrats on the bull.

 

[aquanologist]

You gotta pull that broadhead and ID it. It has the potential to send the 17,000 elk broadhead threads into a tailspin.

Congrats on the bull!

 

[AaronMColeman]

Right on!

Of course for a cav guy just throw those quarters on your horse and ride out with that sweet cowboy hat

 

[5MilesBack]

Something cool and unique to talk about for years to come....

Someone, last year, shot him in the head with a bow. He still had the broadhead imbedded into his skull right below the left antler.

I doubt that bull would have even been legal last year.

 

[rayporter]

wow

 

[sasquatch]

I can’t help but think someone tried to shoot him in the head to “drop him”

Sad if that’s the case.


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[Steelruger22]

Right on!

Of course for a cav guy just throw those quarters on your horse and ride out with that sweet cowboy hat

If only it was really that easy!

 

[Next Ridge]

Would love to see a pic of the broadhead out of the skull. Something about the angles on the top blade just don’t look right.

 

[Steelruger22]

Would love to see a pic of the broadhead out of the skull. Something about the angles on the top blade just don’t look right.

While I won't be removing the broadhead, I did trim down all the skin and meat and am in the process of making a skull plate mount. I will post up some pics once it's cleaned up. I think the head is a cheap Allen brand or something along those lines. Thinking that the same guy who tries to head shoot an elk also has only the most exquisite taste in his equipment....

 

[Steelruger22]

Here are some pics of the cleaned skull plate and the broadhead. I was also able to get a positive id on it. It is an Allen brand. Wally World sells them for less then $8 for a 3 pack. Pretty sure he had a pretty good headache for a while after this one.

 

[CJF]

That is a pretty cool picture and story!

 

[LongCut]

Nice work OP. Sounds like you are having an incredible season.

$8 for a 3 pack?? Sounds likes the kind of quality only a true archer/sportsman would rely on! "For when you only feel like having your gear perform some of the time on that hunt of a lifetime"

 

[AaronMColeman]

Nice work OP. Sounds like you are having an incredible season.

$8 for a 3 pack?? Sounds likes the kind of quality only a true archer/sportsman would rely on! "For when you only feel like having your gear perform some of the time on that hunt of a lifetime"

60% of the time it works 100% of the time!

Lack of reliability only makes the hunt more fun and challenging . Maybe Utah could require allen broadheads since one of their stated goals is to make elk hunting more of a challenge.

 

[LongCut]

GOOD POINT!!

Maybe hunting with equipment that works and is actually reliable, is unfair!!!

In addition to point/draw systems, perhaps they should implement quality standards to further complicate matters!

It could be like: Archery with good equipment or without? (1 or 3 points)

Rifle with good ammo or with garbage? (4 or 7+ points)

Late season with whatever you feel like (3 or no points)

 

[Carbonaero]

In all fairness to the Allen company, the elk was shot in the pedicle of the antler. Not great shot placement. LOL