Well you might remember that last year Jacob swam to help a hunter get his elk. Well Jacob got his own elk this year. He is one happy young man. It was a one shot kill. He shot the cow at 345 yards and the 270 winchester with a 140 gr Hornady yanked the rug on this lead cow. The heard started to mill and then left. Some other hunters got a spike and then they helped us by packing the elk out on their 4 wheelers. It was a great day. Ron

Tell Jacob Congrats!!


It is good to hear that Jacob had helped that one hunter (in the earlier thread), and then this year he got helped out with his.

345yd is a heck of a shot!

Justin

congrats on your beautiful cow!!!!
thats also a great shot,thanks 4 the great pictures
regards

Jacob's the man !!! What a fine shot !

Nice job, Jacob! Awesome shot.

Kudos to Jacob!!
Good for him.
Don

Congrats Jacob & Ron,

A job well done! That should make for some good Elk and even better memories!
Congrats,
Dave

Congrats!
That last picture says it all!
Dave

Hey Jacob,

Congrats on a great hunt! As far as the transport.....timing.....and Karma is everything!!

Good Hunting,

Bob

Great job Jacob!

congrats to jacob and congrats to dad also thanks for sharing

Fantastic job by the young man and father alike.
You should both be very proud. Big congrats!

KG

P.S. NOT trying to be a spoilsport here, and I'm sure it was unloaded, but that rifle pointed at your boy's chest with the bolt closed make me cringe a teeny bit...

Congratulations!Nice shot & nice Elk & with a 270 awsome!

Congratulations. Way to go.

Thanks guys. The rifle while it looks to be pointing at him was actually not pointing at him but about foot to his right. The gun was unloaded I saw him unload all the bullets and magazine. I can appreciate the concern but it was not pointing at him. Thanks again

Good job, everyone, I'm sure it was a great hunt! What kind of rifle is it?

Great job Jacob, but what could you expect from an Idaho boy.lol

Good job, and a nice elk. congrats.

I hope all those naysayers who say you cant take an elk with anything less than a 338 wm look at this post. .270 is a great round, and this shows what it can do, even with a little distance........

Great job.

Why let him shoot the lead cow? Generally your older cow and on a meat hunt, not smart.

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Originally posted by SG Olds:
Why let him shoot the lead cow? Generally your older cow and on a meat hunt, not smart.

Great story and fine shooting.

Congrats to Jacob and to you as well. His unselfish action last season is the kind of deed we should all aspire to.

Nice shooting, too!

SG Olds wrote:

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Why let him shoot the lead cow? Generally your older cow and on a meat hunt, not smart

Give me a break...

This is a teenager who was simply thrilled to get the opportunity to take an elk. While I was not there and can only surmise, I'd wager that the first good, clean, safe shot opportunity that presented itself was the one taken.

When our oldest took his first whitetail, he was THRILLED and did not care if it was a doe or a record buck (it was a young doe, by the way). Don't try and curb the exuberance of youth. There's plenty time for hunters to start concerning themselves with the best meat animal or the best rack or whatever floats their boats.

Just be thankful that some of today's youth is actually out there hunting instead of gluing themselves to a TV screen and playing video games all day long...

Well done Jacob.

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Originally posted by SG Olds:
Why let him shoot the lead cow? Generally your older cow and on a meat hunt, not smart.

Well done Jacob, excellent shot.

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Originally posted by SG Olds:
Why let him shoot the lead cow? Generally your older cow and on a meat hunt, not smart.

Rain on someone else's parade, please.

Great hunt, great shot, next year - tell your dad you want to hunt that bull he was after!!!

Congratulations Jacob. Now you know the meaning of what goes around (your generosity last year), comes around (help this year).
May you always be as good as you are now.
Max

Wonderful! More congratulations to the young lad. Dang that's a lot of meat on the ground!

Way to go Jacob. Man, I still have not taken anything that big or that far and I am 46.

I envy your experience young man and can only imagine what life will provide for you with your values.

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Originally posted by SG Olds:
Why let him shoot the lead cow? Generally your older cow and on a meat hunt, not smart.

Jacob. Good on you. And always remember that there are folks who will play down whatever you may accomplish. This "SG olds" is not one of us, he is one of them. There are no negatives to your hunt and your shot.

Congrats to him and some good shooting. don't sweat the Lead cow BS, They eat just as well.

Good job! I read your story about swimming out to the elk and laughed. Jacob is racking up alot of experience. That is a BIG cow, and alot to be proud of.

Good deal Jacob and Dad!

Yes indeed, congratulations to Jacob and Ron. Absolutely GREAT smiles on those flicks, which spread right on over to me too.

Continued good Hunting and clean 1-shot Kills.

Thanks again guys.
There were a couple of reasons I had him shoot the lead cow. First was his hunt was cow only. She was the first cow to come into range. And I knew for a fact he could pick out the lead cow and stay on her. I didn't want him to get confused and shoot a bull by mistake. Also we were on the trail to the bedding area. There were a lot of other guys hunting the area so he had to get her down as quick as he could or the other guys were going to be on them. That day was the opening day for Youth cows and a open spike hunt. Several hundred hunters hit the area that day.
I am not worried about her being tough. We make hamburger out of most of the elk anyway.
Jacob also thanks you guys for the attaboys.
He is a good kid. Ron

I wonder what that young man will do next year??

I thought last year's exploit was a tough act to follow....

He wants a moose tag BAD! Ron