Confirmed 1800 yard kill on elk

[ragsi]

Thnx H&H

Thnx H&H....I knew what you meant about the hunters being able to see orange better.....I just was thinking aloud about a comment made to me and wondering why it wasn't used in the clothing for the protection of a hunter if animals couldn't distinquish it.......just me thinking. I will wear an orange kerchief, though.....ragsi

 

[spacemanspiff]

surprised no ones mentioned the impatience-ness of the hunters who couldnt wait for the elk to get up again.

 

[Mannlicher]

all I can say is 'even a blind squirrel will find a nut now and then'

 

[GunGoBoom]

ragsi, camo questions...

Why isn't all camo made with orange/camo rather than brown/black/camo? Answer - because turkeys, ducks, and other birds CAN see color very well.

Why doesn't SOME camo come in orange with camo patterns? It does, and this is what I prefer during gun & muzzleloader season. While it's true what H&H said, that deer & elk don't really see colors - they only see movement; still, they COULD potentially spot a large solid-pattern blaze orange vest, if you're not in the shadows, so I give myself every advantage by wearing the orange vest & hat with some black camo patterning in it. Other hunters can still easily see, but hooved animals cannot, unless you move. If you move while the game is looking, it doesn't matter what you wear.

But the non-colored camo is for birdies, who see both movement AND color very well.

 

[H&Hhunter]

surprised no ones mentioned the impatience-ness of the hunters who couldnt wait for the elk to get up again.

Spaceman..

Here is a quote from my original reply.

All these gentlemen in the original post needed to do was sit and wait and enjoy this fine beast until he eventually stood and offered a shot. That would have been a glorious and wonderful outdoor experience to treasure for years to come.

My thoughts exactley Sapceman. Just a pure case of inexperience and impatience with a healthy dose of buck fever.

Greg

 

[ragsi]

My hunt is the 14th

I leave for my cow elk hunt tomorrow.......opening day is Friday. My husband and I scouted last weekend and saw a nice herd and a few bulls with cows at different locations.

Thank you for the info on the coloring with camo....it's just after reading the post about the hunter that fired a mile away to spook the elk.... actually spooked me....ragsi

 

[capnrik]

I must say that I find it astonishing to discover that using radios in hunting is illegal. I certainly hope that whoever wrote that law never goes fishing with us in the Gulf of Mexico...

 

[Art Eatman]

caapnrik, having radios for keeping track of hunting buddies is one thing. That's okay. It's the using to drive game that's frowned upon. "Unfair advantage"...

Art