Customweld
WKR
I started out this morning and found a herd of about 60 head. Unfortunately they were across a canyon, which by itself wasn’t bad but the 18 inches of snow put me at a serious disadvantage. They were in timber and I had to cross about a half mile of open country to get to them, so that wasn’t going to work.
So I put my snowshoes on and decided to try to get to the top of the ridge and work down to them. It worked, I got down without being seen . I caught one lone cow below me bedded at 75 yards. I set up for a shot and whistled to stand her up. She got up ,I settled in and pulled the trigger...click.Damn! I opened my rifle and the cap was hit but didn’t go off. I pulled back down to try again, at which time the cow had moved off to 150 yards. She blew this time! Everything was gone when the smoke cleared, so down the hill I went hoping to find her piled up(after I reloaded)When I got down to where she was standing, I could see the bullet impact in the snow. I had over shot her.
I started shoeing my way back up to the top and got into another little herd of about 12. They were 220 yards above me with no ethical muzzleloader shot offered. I’m so happy to be in the elk woods, but muzzleloaders are gonna drive me to drink!
So I put my snowshoes on and decided to try to get to the top of the ridge and work down to them. It worked, I got down without being seen . I caught one lone cow below me bedded at 75 yards. I set up for a shot and whistled to stand her up. She got up ,I settled in and pulled the trigger...click.Damn! I opened my rifle and the cap was hit but didn’t go off. I pulled back down to try again, at which time the cow had moved off to 150 yards. She blew this time! Everything was gone when the smoke cleared, so down the hill I went hoping to find her piled up(after I reloaded)When I got down to where she was standing, I could see the bullet impact in the snow. I had over shot her.
I started shoeing my way back up to the top and got into another little herd of about 12. They were 220 yards above me with no ethical muzzleloader shot offered. I’m so happy to be in the elk woods, but muzzleloaders are gonna drive me to drink!