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Post by AJ on Oct 15, 2017 9:37:06 GMT -5
Yesterday was the first day of my 5 day elk muzzleloader season here in New Mexico. In the morning we saw and heard a lot of elk but could not get the bulls to come in. After a mid day nap, we went back out and set up in the edge of a meadow, expecting the elk to come in for the evening. We waited a few hours and the last 15 minutes before sunset a bull bugled. He bugled again and was a lot closer. I prepped for the shot and waited as some cows came in and the bull ran in hard bugling. His shoulder was behind a tree but I got to look at his rack for a bit and decided to take him. He is a good representative of the area but not huge. As soon as he cleared the tree the RemPac barked as 105 gr of BH209 pushed a 327 gr Match Hunter into his chest taking out both lungs. He ran about 20 yards and piled up. It was just over a mile recovery after we quartered him. My buddy and I managed to get it done in 2 trips with the help of a game cart. We got back to the cabin about 2:00 am exhausted.
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Post by Dave W on Oct 15, 2017 9:41:05 GMT -5
Awesome, and congratulations!
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Post by Dunthat on Oct 15, 2017 9:42:13 GMT -5
Nice bull....You earned him for sure
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Post by rambler on Oct 15, 2017 9:50:31 GMT -5
That is incredible, stuff some of us can just dream of! Good job!!
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Post by schunter on Oct 16, 2017 8:25:01 GMT -5
Way to go! Nice bull for sure. I bet that BH209 load with the 327 talks to you! Does your Rempac have a brake?
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Post by 10ga on Oct 16, 2017 8:31:12 GMT -5
Great hunt and thanks for the narrative. Our ML season opens November 4 this year and I'm getting excited. Like 55 years ago I'll not sleep a wink the night before. Thanks, 10
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Post by BuckDoeHunter on Oct 16, 2017 19:38:58 GMT -5
Congrats!
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Post by AJ on Oct 17, 2017 8:49:11 GMT -5
Way to go! Nice bull for sure. I bet that BH209 load with the 327 talks to you! Does your Rempac have a brake? Yes it does. I wear electronic ear plugs when I hunted with it. The report and recoil is not as bad as a 50k psi load of 3031, or 322 though.
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