Shoot or No Shot 2019 - Episode #7

[WapitiTalk1]

Location: Somewhere in the elk woods
Hunt Pressure Status: Minimal
Hunt: 7 day out of state elk hunt; 4th day of your partner hunt; solo hunt today.
Date/Time: MID September, around 9:30 AM
Tag: Archery; Bull Tag only

Well, to this point in your hunt, you and your buddy have been "into them" each day. The elk have been vocal and you've both been close to touching off a broad head, but no clear shot yet. This morning, you and your buddy decide to split forces and each hunt solo in a two different areas. You have worked across a thick side hill to the point you sit now by a natural mineral lick in a small opening. On the way in, you heard two distant bulls spouting off way down the side hill and it certainly appears you arrived at this particular location a bit too late (the elk had been in this area feeding, breeding, playing cards, etc., last night) and have since moved down and probably across the draw to the NE facing slope to bed (an area you know pretty well). Oh well, you decide to just sit there a bit, up on a small brush nob a bit higher than the opening, watch and listen, make your next plan... and hear and see a slight bit of rustling in the vegetation coming down the opening up to your right. You nock an arrow (not knowing what is moving down through the weeds) and within seconds, you see these two appear out of the brush.

Your view of these two predators are what you see now from your position; the closest is no more than 30 yards away. Yes, you have a wolf tag in your pack.

Shoot or no shot here?

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If you're shooting, save the picture to your desktop and open in MS Paint, then place a spot, X, or whatever on the critter before you save it back to a jpg or png and add the marked up pic with your post.

[Trumkin the Dwarf]

I'm hitting full draw first, then giving my best dog bark to stop this guy in his tracks.

Hisssssss-thunk.

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[WapitiTalk1]

Nice shot Malachi. Now get him skinned, on ice, and back to elk hunting

[Swede]

Malachi has a good shot plan, but he will lose a little meat. Oh well, I am shooting too. Maybe if we are together we can both get one. If I take the back one more meat will be lost as the arrow goes through its left ham. I would sure like to test my new 243W on either one of them.

[Elkhunttoo]

I'm going to grab two arrows, rip a fletching off of one with my teeth and fire both arrows at the same time like I learned while watching Robin Hood... I'm shooting

[WapitiTalk1]

I'm going to grab two arrows, rip a fletching off of one with my teeth and fire both arrows at the same time like I learned while watching Robin Hood... I'm shooting

Pics or it didn’t happen Good movie

[Lefty]

Just a quiet lip squeak. then touch the release.

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

Actually, I don't really care if I have a wolf tag in my pocket or not! BOOM!

[ishy]

I'd shoot the black one first just below the right eye, then quickly reload and bark as quickly as possible hoping to get the closer one to stop and try to figure out the commotion instead of leaving the country. When calling predators we always shoot the back one first to give the most opportunity at a second shot. Then I'd send expense receipts and tag reports to the Foundation for Wildlife Management for $250 per wolf for early season take (up to $1000 per wolf in certain Zones later in the season).

[lamrith]

You already know my answer RJ! Pack out pretty simple. Just cross fingers not a bad wasp year, been there done that.

Interesting thought Ishy, however with a bow not think a headshot is a good option?

[WapitiTalk1]

I hear you “4 tag”

[lamrith]

I hear you “4 tag”

Yah you jinxed me with that RJ! I was on a roll and you crushed it like a snake on a desert road.

[Trophyhill]

I'm hitting full draw first, then giving my best dog bark to stop this guy in his tracks.

Hisssssss-thunk.

Wolfs.jpg

Great answer! But I prefer the frontal right between the eyes of the black one