Rick Cox
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- Dec 17, 2015
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- Armstrong British Colombia
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- Armstrong Fish and Game Club
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- Namibia, South Africa, British Colombia Ca.
Two of those are heart shots. Oh well... like I used to tell a boss I had when he was trying to crtitcize my work: "you can't be perfect all the time..."My experience with eland is only one animal so my advice is next to worthless, but I had a bad experience that I want to share so you can learn form it. I made a poor first shot with a small light bullet, and I was amazed at how tough that unfortunate animal was when following up to finish it off. I hit it too far back with a 30-06 165gr tsx, just clipping one lung and the liver. Shot was fairly far too, just under 300 yards. I kept shooting, and he kept walking. It took five more shots properly placed before that bull finally succumbed. He deserved better, and I'm not proud of the incident, but I learned something. Next time I hunt eland I'm stalking closer, taking more care with shot placement, and using my .375 .
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You can see three of the five shots it took to finish this bull, once they get their adrenalin pumping those little 30-06 bullets just didn't seem to get his attention.