I was shooting the 143 grain eldx as well. I was surprised that the bullet hadn't mushroomed as much as I was expecting, but I had one bullet past through, and one stay in him. There was definitely a good entrance wound though. Overall I was very impressed with it.
Yeah this was definitely a limited entry hunt. It was also in November, so the bulls are already starting to group up a little with a decent amount of snow in the high country. It was pretty awesome being able to take my pick out of the group! Glad to say I came out with the biggest of the bunch!
It is definitely a long shot with a 6.5 for elk. Honestly it was pushing it and I knew that. Had I not have had a good rest and a nice scope which I trusted, I would definitely not have taken the shot. I personally would agree that 400 should normally be the max for elk with a creedmoor.
Thanks, I appreciate it! I've got the Vortex Copperhead 4-12X44 on it. Yeah I would have taken a closer shot, but they were about ready to run out of the country already at 600 yards.
Well I got my 2017 Idaho late season bull last week! This was actually my first bull, so I'm pretty stoked about it! He was the largest in a group of 20 bulls. Took him at 600 with the trusty 6.5 creedmoor.
Long story short. I drew a good Eastern Idaho (units 58, 59, 59a) Late Season rifle Elk Tag (Nov1-Nov30), but am currently not in possession of a truck ( I know its a sin)! I have a couple buddies who will be tagging along with me for a weekend or two and allowing me to use their truck, but the...
I also saw a herd of about 100 (with 20 bulls or so) at the end of October which still had a couple bulls which were actively bugling. The bulls ranged from spikes to a 320 6-point. Honestly if you're finding cows, the bulls (especially the smaller ones) won't be too far.