Muzzleloader Bull Elk, 2023.

[IdahoHawken]

It has been a good season this year. White Knob Mountains, Idaho. Rachel (my muzzleloader) took her 4th bull Elk. The rifle is a Traditions kit gun, and the projectile used was Hornady Great Plains Bullet. One shot.

 

[Hatchet Jack]

Congrats on a great hunt! Good looking rifle too. It suits and serves you well.

 

[ORBushman]

Wow, congratulations on a fine bull! Your Rachel is proof those Traditions nay sayers can...well, that's a fine accomplishment right there!

 

[tom_in_vt]

Great job, love to see this.

 

[user 31232]

Great hunt! Congratulations!

 

[deerstalkert]

got some fine eating right there! congratulations !

 

[Bushfire]

Congratulations mate, whats your load?

 

[Stykbow]

Congrats on a nice bull!

 

[Spikebuck]

That's a dandy! Rifle is clearly a keeper and is serving you well. Congratulations!

 

[ETipp]

Congrats on a fine bull.

 

[deermanok]

Congrats on a fine bull.

 

[jackpine54]

That's a great picture! Congratulations

 

[mtfishn]

Good Job!!! Not everyone can get within ML range of those critters. What kind of shot opportunity did you have? What cal./load did you use?

 

[Loja man]

Nice!!

 

[Codger Craig Wilcox]

Lots of high-grade protein there - for the cost of a wee bit of lead and powder - and a LOT of footwork!

 

[64Springer]

Great Job and Picture.

I need to get over my disdain for tacky brass patch boxes and buy a Traditions half stock rifle kit.

 

[Hammond79]

Congratulations!! Verynice bull!!

 

[Britsmoothy]

What a cool picture and cool adventure

 

[IdahoHawken]

Thanks all.

Regarding questions about load, I used a .50 cal Hornaday Great Plains 385gr. bullet with 80 grains of goex FFFg. The shot was about 20 yards. The three previous bulls I have taken with this rifle were with patched round ball. For years I had a hard time with accuracy of conical/slugs, and still do a bit.

It was more of an accidental ambush than a stalk. I was sneaking up a brushy ridge and had been approaching some cows, which were also legal to shoot. This bull was bugleling in full rut, and suddenly the cows came stampeding staight at me with this guy screaming at their heels. Don't mean to vulgar, but he might have departed his life, "in the mood" so to speak.

 

[VA Hawken]

Great hunt! I had a Montana Elk hunt up in the Bob Marshall Wilderness a couple of years back, and never saw, or even heard and elk the entire hunt.