Shot a heifer

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Shot a heifer

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For the past several years I have been getting this cow elk tag which is good until the end of December but is only valid for a friend's 800 acres out east of town. So I drive out occasionally, make a couple hour circle, see that there are "no elk today" and so cut a little firewood and go home. Then about the middle of December we got enough rain/snow I could no longer get to the firewood spot so had to make a genuine "hunt". Last Friday (the last day we were going to hunt) my friend Butch who is my usual "partner in crime" and I had made our larger elk-hunting circle and determined that the elk had been there in large numbers a few hours before we arrived but had exited our friend's property and headed east. Sitting happily there in the cab of the pickup with beer and peanuts and philosophy (Bill in Oregon knows how we do this) and that herd of elk began showing up in our view, headed back our way.

We wanted a fat calf because they are so tasty, but no calves to be seen out in the front of the herd (from the tracks we had seen earlier this was a herd of something over 50 animals so I'm sure there were calves back there somewhere). Danged lead cow seemed "interested" in us, so I looked for the smallest cow I could see that was presenting a nice shot and plunked her. (Sav 99 in 260 Remington that was rebarreled from an 308 a few years ago). Sorry -- I don't have a picture but it looks just like this one which is still in 308
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. I'd normally take a pic of the real thing but granddaughter with a school project has my camera borrowed.

Anyway, my "cow" turns out to be a 2-yr old animal which hadn't yet had a calf. Out in these parts that makes her a heifer. Tasty heifer, as I sampled some marinated round steak last night and it passes the taste test in fine fashion.
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Sounds good. Hope all pf the meat is tasty. The fact that you took it with a levergun just makes it all the better.
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Most excellent! In addition to the successful hunt, I know for a fact that two hunting buddies, fueled with a little beer, can solve the world's problems in 10 hours or less. 8)
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That's Great News !! Enjoy, what a way to start the New Year. :D :D :D
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That's something I'll never do. Sure glad you got a young cow with a lever gun.
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Greetings and Congratulations !
Popping a heifer with a Savage sounds like a right fine way to put a pardner to work. Amazing how a 260 from a lever flipper can get the job done.
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Congratulations Earl! That 2 yr. old should provide some great meat for the table!
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Congratulations 8)
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Nice work !

The only Elk hereabouts are in the zoo...........Hmmmmmmm. ;)


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Earl, that's just excellent news! Maybe I should try having beer and peanuts and see if the elk will come to me. Elk sign all over up int eh Sacramentos today, but I was hunting fossils. Found some.

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Happy for you Earl. I know you'll enjoy that meat and the feeling of accomplishment from harvesting it.

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Good for you but you wanna watch using that peashooter on elk, why that bullet could of bounced back and harmed you!!

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Here I thought I would have to move this over to the "Political" section. When I read "heifer", I just naturally assumed you were talking about Roseanne Barr or Rosie O'Donnell! :lol:
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Good deal on getting a elk!! never have shot a calve but not for trying, seems some thing bigger was always in the way
so had too settle on a heifer which was never a bad choice


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Good going Earl! I didn't post it but shot a bull calf on my last morning on a New Mexico cow hunt. They are fit to eat! I didn't have the cool facter of a Savage 99. I used my .338 Ruger but the result was the same.
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Nath wrote: Sat Jan 06, 2018 5:42 am Good for you but you wanna watch using that peashooter on elk, why that bullet could of bounced back and harmed you!!
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Yeah Nath, that's why I was looking for a small and tender one to shoot :D

Just finished getting everything packaged up -- any of you levergunners happen to stop by Prineville we'll grill up a little of this girl. I could use a little help: the wife won't eat any meat that doesn't come from the store sitting on a styrofoam tray wrapped in cellophane.
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BlaineG wrote: Fri Jan 05, 2018 1:51 pm Most excellent! In addition to the successful hunt, I know for a fact that two hunting buddies, fueled with a little beer, can solve the world's problems in 10 hours or less. 8)
3 or 4 hunting pards can do it in less... Or start WW3!!! A few times, I think be both started and ended WW3 in the few days were actually out hunting! Congrats on a fine, successful hunt!
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earlmck wrote: Sun Jan 07, 2018 1:08 am
Nath wrote: Sat Jan 06, 2018 5:42 am Good for you but you wanna watch using that peashooter on elk, why that bullet could of bounced back and harmed you!!
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Yeah Nath, that's why I was looking for a small and tender one to shoot :D

Just finished getting everything packaged up -- any of you levergunners happen to stop by Prineville we'll grill up a little of this girl. I could use a little help: the wife won't eat any meat that doesn't come from the store sitting on a styrofoam tray wrapped in cellophane.
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Earl, she won't ever chew on a piece of elk jerky?
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Congrats Earl, and nice rifle.
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When i was in high school shooting a heifer had a different meaning
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