http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKC6T7APkmg

Im on dvd for a hunting promo...

Sorry about the quality, had to butcher it to upload....

I was thinking the same thing KG.

Looks like you shot Him up the ole Keyster

The vid quality was horrific, it was a front center mass shot...

And waiting...

Was that one of them thar canned hunts uh I mean high fenced operations?

What did you shoot him with?

Was that with a Casull?

Interesting video, will probably cause a huge stink on these forums

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Originally posted by Gentleman Jack:
The vid quality was horrific, it was a front center mass shot...

Really?

Frans

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Originally posted by Frans Diepstraten:

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Originally posted by Gentleman Jack:
The vid quality was horrific, it was a front center mass shot...

Really?

Frans

I thought it was facing away until I paused it. The elk is definitely quartering towards him.

Looks like a helluva good shot, anyway. Also curious what the handgun is????

Cheers,
Canuck

Sorry, don't see it. But I take a man's word for it.

Wouldn't mind a handgun like that to schlep around when scouting in the mountains...

Frans

You have to pause at the right moment, or else its pretty blurry. The elk is looking right at him, with its head up and on the right, rump on the left. Probably stating the obvious but the neck is chocolate brown, and the rump light.

That weapon does look like a hella good bear attack protection device.

Cheers,
Canuck

http://www.wolfcreekranchltd.com/about_ranch.htm

Is this the place? When the first few frames of the video you post are shot through hog wire you should probably not hope for the best.

Greeting gents, I apologize again for the quality. Its on a DVD and I have yet to figure out how to cut out my segment without double taping it.

As you may notice (or not) the shot was center mass with a 5'' barrel .454 Taurus raging bull. I was using 300 grain soft point factory loads. The shot went into the chest and traveled the length of the body, destroying the loins, hence the collapse.

When I become more educated in the techno field, I will post the proper quality vid.

PS When I posted this same load and firearm as a bear defense weapon, I was laughed at by some

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Originally posted by DC Roxby:
http://www.wolfcreekranchltd.com/about_ranch.htm

Is this the place? When the first few frames of the video you post are shot through hog wire you should probably not hope for the best.

That was a freak buck that was made a pet since birth. Instead of confusing things, I didnt elaborate. He had a normal rack on the left and a side/down rack on the right....

How much to shoot the pet deer?

LOL, and thats why I didnt say anything. He was a pet, not a target.

Gentleman Jack,

Tell us about this ranch. How big is it? Where is it? How was the hunt, challenging, easy, etc, etc?

I thought it was a darm good shot I should be so lucky.

Hello all. Well I must say that this was the most uncomfortable hunt I have ever been on. Now this is by no means directed toward the ranch itself. As soon as I stepped foot into the lodge, my stomach turned into something horrific. Now I am the type of guy who never gets sick, ever. The next 24hours, I spent puking every 15 minutes amongst other things. My bed was covered in sweat and I would shake uncontrollably from chills. I never went to sleep, even after driving 5-6 hours to get there. The pain was terrible and, had I been in some region I was familiar with, I would of been in the hospital. The guide was to meet me at 530ish the next morning and I was sitting on the deck when he arrived, zero sleep. I explained my condition and he was nice enough to offer a prolonged stay. I suggested a quick scout of the area and check on any movement.

We began our decent into the mountains and dont let anyone fool you, hunting along huge hill sides isnt clean or easy. We had traveled about 3 hours into the woods and I began to feel faint. I wondered how in the hell the guide was going to get me back up to the lodge if I go unconcious. Weak and incapable of normal thought, we spotted a huge 7x7 bull. We could never position ourselves in the appropriate angle with the weapon I had brought. Following along the creek bottom, I suggested that we start to head back because of the long trek still ahead. I figured we knew the general area well enough to return the next day. The guide suggested, and rightfully so, we try to head off the Elk and if unsuccessful, make a bee line to the lodge. It was in the same direction back anyway, so what the hell. I must say though, I have never been that sick in my entire life and it wasnt getting better. We cut across, ahead of the big game by about a 1/4 mile. When we got well ahead, we waited approx. 15 mintues and no game was to be found, ambush unsuccessful. We proceeded directly into their direction (head on) at a low step. Soon, above the incline, I could see the radar like antlers rotating around. Just the tips were visible and as I watched the situation unfold, I learned that 2 elks were present, the 7x7 and a 6x6. As I crept up, the 7x7 never posed a clear shot. The 6x6 and myself had a stare down for about 10 minutes before I could actually draw my weapon up. A careful balance and you see the rest. So when you go to zero your weapons for your hunt of choice, dont always make the practice ideal. Try to predict scenarios and what ifs as much as possible. My situation certainly was not expected nor wanted....

Jack, we still would like to know more about the ranch you hunted on.
Cost-? How much land behind tall fence-? How much land on short fence-? Location-?

HD

I thought when he posted this hunt before we determined it was killed behind a high fence. Ron

I cant recall the exact amount of acreage but I remember it being atleast a few hundred, less than a thousand total. Cost was about 2500 and you had to take your own food. Lodge was provided with initial butchering of the meat (which happened to be the best steaks I have ever seen.) Taxidermy was about 700 with a huge wood plate. As far as high fence/ low fence, the fencing around the lodge was high not only to keep criters away from the lodge but to also deter poachers, as there had been some. When scouting, I noticed low fencing at best in very few areas at all. By that, I mean in 2 hours of walking, I maybe saw a few hundred yards worth that looked like it had been there since the depression.

So the ranch had a high fence around the several hundred acres, and then some lower fence to fence off different pastures. So the ranch provided Taxidermy and everything. That is different. Ron