Elk Pictures

[James Stella]

Just got on the forum yesterday. Thanks for the warm welcome. I leave for my first traditional muzzleloader hunt in two days. It is going to be an elk hunt. Just to get me even more excited (if that is possible) do any of you have pictures of elk you have killed?

 

[hoochiepapa]

Nope, we didn't take pictures back in the day, and mine were all with cf's.

Opps! I found this one in Phototbucket. Shot with a Cabela's .54 Hawken, 100 grs. of pyrodex, Hornady Great Plains bullet at about 70 yards. Took two rounds to put him down.

Here's another, same gun and load, at about 110 yards across a meadow. He went about 25 yards and dropped.

 

[James Stella]

Thanks that is cool. You used the same load I am goint to use. .54 Lyman Great Plains Hunter with Hornady Great Plains Bullets and 105 grns of Pyrodex Select.

 

[hoochiepapa]

If I hadn't been so ignorant, I would have used black powder. But I didn't know anything, and now I know just a tiny bit more. Pyrodex is filthy, and is hard to clean, and stinks.

 

[James Stella]

LOL - I may switch. No sure yet. I only had 2 months to get the gun and develope a load. Had very little time to try different loads.

 

[cynthialee]

If you can get real black powder do so.


That pyrodex smells like satans hindquarters when it is rifle cleaning time.
(coming from the girl who has been using pyrodex just to get rid of the stuff)

Good luck on your hunt and you best post pics!

 

[gsday]

Sending good luck wishes for your hunt.

This is an off year for me and elk. Hoping to see some good sories from my fellow muzzleloaders.

This is one from about 370 days ago.

and one from 09.

Have fun. Take pictures!

Greg

 

[jrmflintlock]

Here is a bull I took two years ago during a General Rifle hunt!

Welcom aboard!!! You won't find a nicer bunch of folks to talk to and listen to!! Lots of knowledgable folks here!!

Good luck and Shoot Strait!!

 

[James Stella]

Thanks for the great pics and nice welcome. My wife and I leave first thing tomorrow morning. It is not a great picture but here is a couple of elk we saw while scouting the area we are going to hunt. It is a still off a video I took.