Shoot or No Shot 2020 – Episode #2

[WapitiTalk1]

Tag: Bull tag
Season/Hunt: Archery, partner hunt
Time/Date/Location: 16 September, 5:40 PM; in an elk state
Camp/gear: Base camp.

You are the shooter in a cold calling setup. Your buddy (caller) is behind you, off to your left a bit, about 25 yards and has successfully called this guy in from your 3 o’clock, across the small opening, to a point where the bull stops and decides to advertise his bullhood a bit by thrashing a small fir sapling. You know its 35 yards to the bent over pine that the elk has so rudely stopped on the other side of. It's the 5th day of your 10 day hunt and light wind (thermals actually) is/are blowing as shown from where you are located. You're on your knees at full draw with good cover to your back, in the direction of the yellow arrow.

Shoot or no shot here?

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Reminder that if you save the picture to your desktop and open in MS Paint, you'll be able to place a spot, X, or whatever on the critter before you save it back to a jpg and add the marked up pic with your post.

[saddlesore]

I'd wait to see if he turns a bit. At that angle, to get to the vitals, you would have go thru his shoulder. Not a good shot for an arrow

[Swede]

I'm Shooting.

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[Lefty]

Swede from your tree thats a good shot placement

that is a big bull out strolling around without the ladies


Im hoping he moves in and rotates his body, beating up that innocent tree, which will give me a clear shot without the annoying branch.
But I know from experience those branches jump in front of arrows. Or maybe he really goes at the branch and changes his body angle and I can stand, or move up on him 3-5, 10 yards and take a standing shot.


Patience,.. just a few seconds and I think the right shot will be there!

[muzzyelk]

I'm shooting because if I wait I ain't gonna get another chance at least thats what usually happens.

[Tigger]

Twwwaaapppp, thud, hoofbeats.....hoofbeats stop. crash. I am with Swede on this one.

[>>>---WW---->]

Dead bull!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Indian Summer]

I shot the bull in episode one already so I’ll have to pass. Otherwise I’m Robinhooding Swedes arrow!

[Marble]

I'm with Swede.

[WapitiTalk1]

I'm with Swede.

Geesh, don’t agree with Swede; it’ll go straight to his head

[Swede]

I see that Marble has lost none of his. You jerks should pay attention to him.