![]() While they were out of sight I leveled the Ruger with my leading hand resting against a pine trunk. I threw in some cow mews and soon saw a cow and calf trotting in. The young man set up about 30 yards behind me and bugled perfectly. Seth led me to a ridge where he thought the bull might want to go en route to a distant alfalfa field. It did.ĭespite a steady rain, my guide, Seth, and I sloshed into the hills our first evening, crossed fresh tracks and heard a bull bugle. Hunting pressure there might push bulls to us. Our only advantage was we were hunting with Fulldraw Outfitters on Fred Eichler’s small, private ranch bordering National Forest lands. No special draw tags, trophy units or special seasons. Mag., Ruger Hawkeye, Nosler 180-grain Accubond, Leupold VX-6 3-18x44, 2015, Colorado:This was a meat hunt during Colorado’s regular, second season. This time, let me describe how a 300 Win. You can watch this reaction in this video. In Part 3 of this series I related how a bull about 70 yards away absorbed three 160-grain Nosler Accubonds launched from a Mossberg Patriot with barely a ripple. Here is the story of one that did, though not quite the way many of us might think it should have. ![]() Many have worked well for me, some have not. I have no favorite, beloved rifles, cartridges or bullets. Nonetheless, I try to be observant, impartial to any tools I’m using and honest in my assessments. ![]() Even if we could perfectly arrange for every bull to be the same size standing the same way with the same bullets at the same impact velocities applied to precisely the same spot, we cannot control their adrenaline levels, blood pressure, relative strength or energy levels or what they ate for lunch. Of course, this is anecdotal evidence, not scientific testing, but that’s the best anyone can hope for in uncontrolled conditions. General consensus seems to be that the larger caliber, heavier bullets and higher velocities should perform best, but this isn’t always the case, as detailed in earlier blogs. Our intent is to determine if there are any clear differences in killing efficiency among the variety I’ve used. Here is part four and the final installment of our performance review of elk rifles, cartridges and bullets I’ve worked with over the years. ![]()
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