BC Billy - "I really thought my first shot was lethal because the GrizzlyStik blew right through him. We immediately had lots of blood and I was sure it was a heart shot. What we didn't know was my arrow was just a little far forward and I had just missed the pump.
The billy was very sick but moved down from us and was in danger of getting into an area were we couldn't retrieve him. My guide wanted to put him down with the rifle but I asked if I could try making the shot with my bow first.
At 62 yards and a 42° angle, my calculated shot distance was 86 yards downhill in a stiff wind. Thank goodness for high FOC arrows and single bevel broadheads - my second arrow found his spine and dropped him in his tracks!" - Jay Osting of Bowhunting Safari Consultants
It was a calm morning with no wind. Very cold 15 degrees. I went early in the morning into the timber to climb up my treestand. He came by my treestand 20 minutes into legal light. I shot him at 20 yards broadside. I watched him for about 10 minutes before I shot him. Couldn’t have been a better way[...]
My first elk ever. I’m from Southern Illinois and got the elk in North Central Montana on a public land unit. It was an all day stalk in 30+ mph winds which helped me close the distance to 30 yards. The shot blew THROUGH his right scapula, hit both lungs and stopped as it split a rib on the left side.[...]
Overall, it was a slow start to the pre-rut, but with temps dipping down into the low 30s, what a difference a front can make in the deer woods. Sitting in the dark I could hear grunting, chasing and snort wheezing in the woods in front of me. After daylight broke things quieted down. An hour later a[...]
