Author Topic: Young hunter takes a bull elk (Read 3456 times)

T.R. · « **on:** October 30, 2006, 11:44:10 AM »

This photo was recently taken by a proud father. The young hunter took this respectable bull with a neck shot after a long stalk.

30-30 is a keeper!
TR

jpsmith1 · « **Reply #1 on:** October 30, 2006, 01:01:38 PM »

Edit 10/31/06

Congratulations to the youngster. Memories to last forever. Soon, I hope to be posting a similar picture.

Redhawk1 · « **Reply #2 on:** October 30, 2006, 02:01:12 PM »

Congats to that young hunter.

HuntingGuy · « **Reply #3 on:** October 31, 2006, 04:36:06 AM »

Beautiful bull, he'll remember that hunt forever!

victorcharlie · « **Reply #4 on:** October 31, 2006, 05:36:23 AM »

Yep.....very nice! Taken with the lowly 30.30 too.......I guess that animal left his kevlar vest at home!

mdatlanta · « **Reply #5 on:** March 03, 2007, 06:49:11 PM »

It's a good thing that young man didn't know that any caliber less than a .338 Win Mag just bounces off elk!

Dee · « **Reply #6 on:** March 04, 2007, 06:37:18 AM »

I was just about to mention that mdatlanta. Doesn't he know you can't kill anything bigger than the neighbors pomerainin with a 3030.

What's that kid trying to do? Make a fool outa all those gun magazine writhers?

Cottonwood · « **Reply #7 on:** March 04, 2007, 01:41:01 PM »

Someone should have told him that elk are bullet proof when it comes to the low 30-30 cartridge

Keith L · « **Reply #8 on:** March 04, 2007, 02:36:58 PM »

What makes it work is the "long stalk" referred to in the original post. Shows dad and son are good hunters, who recognized the need to get the proper range to kill that nice bull. Many folks never get any closer than 300 yards and then one of the magnums is needed.

Congratulations on the good hunt, and on training another generation of good hunters!

insanelupus · « **Reply #9 on:** March 04, 2007, 09:02:51 PM »

Fellers, that there is elk huntin'!

NONYA · « **Reply #10 on:** March 04, 2007, 11:52:14 PM »

Great elk,where was the bull killed the cape looks quite different than the elk we have here.

Cottonwood · « **Reply #11 on:** March 05, 2007, 11:30:34 AM »

Quote from: NONYA on March 04, 2007, 11:52:14 PM

Great elk,where was the bull killed the cape looks quite different than the elk we have here.

Your sure right about that one.... sent ya a PM NONYA.

dukkillr · « **Reply #12 on:** March 05, 2007, 02:22:29 PM »

Quote from: The Montanan on March 05, 2007, 11:30:34 AM

Quote from: NONYA on March 04, 2007, 11:52:14 PM
Great elk,where was the bull killed the cape looks quite different than the elk we have here.

Your sure right about that one.... sent ya a PM NONYA.

I was curious too...

David Carey · « **Reply #13 on:** March 05, 2007, 06:46:52 PM »

Looks like an Elk from one of the Dakotas maybe south, black hill area.

Dave

teddy12b · « **Reply #14 on:** March 06, 2007, 06:21:04 AM »

I wish I could tell that kid congrats! What a memory to have at that age!

Redhawk1 · « **Reply #15 on:** March 09, 2007, 12:21:28 AM »

You got that right Lloyd..

oso45-70 · « **Reply #16 on:** March 09, 2007, 10:30:40 AM »

T.R.

Congratulations to the young hunter, You can tell by the grin on his face he will be back the first chance he gets to repeat the great feeling he is having now. What difference does it make whose ancestor this bull came from. Again Congratulations to the young man and hope he gets to go again real soon.......Joe.........

NONYA · « **Reply #17 on:** March 09, 2007, 04:37:51 PM »

Bliss..

nomosendero · « **Reply #18 on:** March 09, 2007, 07:29:01 PM »

This could mean that bullets don't discriminate.

Dee · « **Reply #19 on:** March 10, 2007, 01:07:02 AM »

In my part of Texas the deer are quite a bit bigger that the ones in S. Texas. In Illinois the deer are quite a bit darker in color than the ones in Texas. In the panhandle the whitetail and muleys sometimes mix.
The boy's daddy said he shot an elk with a 3030, and it would appear that he did. He didn't sat where (location) just that he did. I say congratulations to the boy and the 3030. The boy made a good shot, and the 3030 proved that you don't need a magnum to punch thru to the kill zone. Just patience, steadiness, and some stalking skill. ;)JMO

billy_56081 · « **Reply #20 on:** March 10, 2007, 03:39:58 AM »

Its great to see our youth hunting! My kids love to go hunting both my petite lil girl and my son that is in the military. They have shot whitetails with bow and gun here in MN. Bears with rifle here in MN. Hogs and exotics with bow in texas. Its all fun. Dad has spent alot of time and money hunting with his kids and it shows in the relationship we have now that they are teens. I'd love to see more fathers taking their kids hunting, whether at game farms or in the wild. I'd also like to see more landowners letting our youth hunt on there lands. They are the future of our sport.

bigjeepman · « **Reply #21 on:** March 10, 2007, 10:26:23 AM »

dang Skunk ... you went and said it better than I could have. To hear my son tell others how he got a 225lb Russian boar hunting in Tennessee on our first hog hunt gives me goose bumps. It made a beautiful shoulder mount too.

qajaq59 · « **Reply #22 on:** March 10, 2007, 03:11:35 PM »

Darn.... No one told the poor boy that a 30-30 wont kill big critters. Shhhh, don't tell him until he is over 21.

Congratulations young man.

billy_56081 · « **Reply #23 on:** March 15, 2007, 05:00:17 PM »

I agree, I'm glad to see our youth out hunting.

teddy12b · « **Reply #24 on:** March 21, 2007, 03:43:07 AM »

Well said DavOh!

Redhawk1 · « **Reply #25 on:** March 21, 2007, 03:53:32 AM »

Thanks DavOh, that needed to be said.

quickdtoo · « **Reply #26 on:** March 24, 2007, 05:47:51 AM »

Enough with the name calling, that's not allowed on GBO and a good way to get a vacation from the forum.

Tim

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Double D · « **Reply #27 on:** March 24, 2007, 06:25:38 AM »

I'm not as nice as Tim, I dumped all the name calling post I could find. They are in the trash can now and Bill can look them over later and decide who of you are going to take a time out.

If you want to have a discussion on High fence hunting take it to an approriate forum. Other wise it topic drift that's sole purpose to flame.

I am now going to go back through the entire thread and dump those post that are flame/topic dirft. I am not going to send any one any nice little notes saying you have been deleted and I am not going edit the bad parts, there is just many. I am just going to delete.

Double D · « **Reply #28 on:** March 24, 2007, 06:42:47 AM »

Now stay on topic!