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Not a record by any means but this is my first elk so its a trophy for me, nonetheless a nice 5x5. Taken in N.E. New Mexico mid October at about 7am in 20 degree misty weather. He was the most mature bull in a herd of about 30 elk. Shot at 198 yards with a Remington 700 XCR 270 WSM loaded with Barnes 130gr mounted with a Zeiss Conquest 4.5-14x. He made it about 60 yards after being shot, but he was running dead as it was a two lung shot (just missed the heart). Hope to go again this year and get something a little more mature.


This is how we found him.



All ready for the long ride home.

Never even had the privilege of hunting Elk but I am sure there are a LOT of hunters out there that would be tickled w/ that one for their 3rd or 5th Elk.
I know you are thrilled & congrats.

Thanks LT, I was/am very proud of him. He sure looks good on the wall and better yet completely filled my freezer. We had some elk meatloaf just lastnight.

Never had the chance to hunt an Elk either. I would be happy as a lark with that kill Kimber. Very nice Elk for your first. Taken on public land, or with an outfitter?

It was taken on private land owned by a family member. He has 350 acres and he and his 5 neighbors hunt each others land, totaling a little over 2000 acres. They are completely free range and follow natural migration/breeding routes.

That is a nice elk.

Congratulations.

Thanks Cope, I called my guy today to set something up for the fall. Fingers crossed.

Thanks for taking us along. Congrats.