Something you don't see every day

[358mag]

Is there a LEH for cow elk in that region ? or is that the result of a missed headlight shot from a ............. or .. ?

[wideopenthrottle]

I think we are looking at the exit hole if I see it correctly...to me it looks like significant amount of sinus still intact....not much more "discomfort" than a nose piercing perhaps but it sure looks brutal

[Walksalot]

I’ve thought about this before posting.
In this new age of attacks on hunting from every angle that picture.....even though “interesting to many” is nothing more than fuel for the anti hunting entity.
With the drama that’s been created by hunters posing with dead lions, giraffes...etc, I can hear the howls of the huggers when they look at that elk with a hole in its face.
What’s next....pictures of gunshot deer.....dragging their entrails.
We need to clean up our image and educate the public as to what’s right about hunting.....not show what goes wrong.

I could have posted it on many other sites but I chose only this one. If this makes one person rethink ones hunting strategy or shot placement then I think it is a worth while post.

[wideopenthrottle]

I could have posted it on many other sites but I chose only this one. If this makes one person rethink ones hunting strategy or shot placement then I think it is a worth while post.

without an outdoorsman pointing it out as a bullet wound, many would just think it was the elks eye....or perhaps damage from an elk antler tyne

[albravo2]

I could have posted it on many other sites but I chose only this one. If this makes one person rethink ones hunting strategy or shot placement then I think it is a worth while post.

My two cents is that your post is fair and thought provoking. I'm not going to criticize the shooter because I have no idea of the circumstances under which the shot was taken. Shots get missed sometimes. Bet that elk is glad that one did.

[Downtown]

That is why Headshots are an absolute NO NO for any Ethical Hunter.

Cheers

[twoSevenO]

That is why Headshots are an absolute NO NO for any Ethical Hunter.

Cheers

x2 ... big NO NO in my book, as well.

[rocksteady]

You are assuming that it was an intentional head shot on that animal.. maybe it was collateral damage from someone shooting, not very accurately, at a different animal.. lets not jump to conclusions people..

[rocksteady]

Ps.. i love head shots when its close range with a good rest

[Foxton Gundogs]

Good post BValley, image is becoming everything. It only takes a minor flinch by the shooter or the animal while the trigger is being squeezed for things to go south in a hurry. We once shot an emaciated old Buck with it's bottom jaw blown apart. Slow death by starvation is not pretty. I agree with the statement Boiler Room People much less chance of a terrible OOOPS