Well the 3 of us got skunked elk hunting and where driven lower by heavy snows, the elk where heading to their winter areas already when we arrived. We did see elk every day and did have some chances, but no luck. My son and I found sheds and he found the remains of a beautiful 8x7 Bull!! We saw elk on a ridge almost every day in a new area, but the 6 hour hike was way to much. The funny thing was from where we parked to the elk it was a 799 yard shot, I shot a 3" group at 400 with my 340 Arroyo but refused to try that distance. Had a fun time and I brought my buddy with that has damage from being in cardiac arrest for 1/2 hour. He enjoyed being away from his wife and able to make his own decisions.
Opening morning in Minnesota I turned my head at a shot and when I turned back a trophy buck was spinning and heading back down the trail. An hour latter 2 does showed that I passed on and another spooked behind me at lunch. Sunday I was hoping to see the buck again, but at 10 a big doe showed and I decided to test the 340 out. It was the first time I've seen a deer due a summersault and land on her back, she never even twitched. Blew half her heart out the off side shoulder for about 6'!!! Heading back up with my son and his buddy tomorrow.
My buddy is driving back from Denver and we are heading to Wisconsin Thanksgiving week to do some more deer hunting. Going to split time between Moose Junction and Ino, 2 areas we've hunted in the past. So since I will be disappearing soon again I hope you all have a stomach stretching Thanksgiving!!!