elephant
08-01-2008, 03:56 PM
#11
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Mont County, Pa
Posts: 7,368
RE: elephant
ORIGINAL: salukipv1
NO.
I believe howard hill was the 1st man to take an elephant with a bow, that wasn't with the use of a poison tipped arrow.
Sure some have done it since, but this seems like a ridiculous proposition to me. I think a bow/arrow would be a rather ineffective weapon to use on an elephant, the risk of losing such a trophy, and the likelihood that it would take a long time to die, just doesn't suit me.
Taking one with a .577NE double, sounds like much more of a hunt.
NO.
I believe howard hill was the 1st man to take an elephant with a bow, that wasn't with the use of a poison tipped arrow.
Sure some have done it since, but this seems like a ridiculous proposition to me. I think a bow/arrow would be a rather ineffective weapon to use on an elephant, the risk of losing such a trophy, and the likelihood that it would take a long time to die, just doesn't suit me.
Taking one with a .577NE double, sounds like much more of a hunt.
08-01-2008, 04:10 PM
#12
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location:
Posts: 21,043
RE: elephant
You guys have them in your woods......you're just not hunting hard or smart enough to kill them. Just because you haven't seen them.....and you don't have trail cam photos of them.......that doesn't mean they aren't there.
You need to do a better job, hunting.
You need to do a better job, hunting.
08-01-2008, 04:36 PM
#15
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Erie, Colorado
Posts: 1,530
RE: elephant
"All men die, but not every man lives!"
I wish I had ten dollars for every time I was told 'I couldn't with a bow'. If they bleed, they can be killed! With the proper gear, I would do it without hesitation!
Shirleys and Shelas need not apply...
I wish I had ten dollars for every time I was told 'I couldn't with a bow'. If they bleed, they can be killed! With the proper gear, I would do it without hesitation!
Shirleys and Shelas need not apply...
08-01-2008, 04:44 PM
#16
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Horse Country, VA
Posts: 937
RE: elephant
I actually saw a guy on an outdoor show who shot one with a crossbow. They were culling the older bulls. Supposedly when they get real old they lose all of theirteeth and molars and cant shew food anymore and suffer greatly and die.
The guy used a typical crossbow with a fixed broadhead and hit him right between the eyes and he dropped like a......um.....elephant.
no BS
The guy used a typical crossbow with a fixed broadhead and hit him right between the eyes and he dropped like a......um.....elephant.
no BS
08-01-2008, 04:50 PM
#17
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Mont County, Pa
Posts: 7,368
RE: elephant
ORIGINAL: Hoyt_Viper
I actually saw a guy on an outdoor show who shot one with a crossbow. They were culling the older bulls. Supposedly when they get real old they lose all of theirteeth and molars and cant shew food anymore and suffer greatly and die.
The guy used a typical crossbow with a fixed broadhead and hit him right between the eyes and he dropped like a......um.....elephant.
no BS
I actually saw a guy on an outdoor show who shot one with a crossbow. They were culling the older bulls. Supposedly when they get real old they lose all of theirteeth and molars and cant shew food anymore and suffer greatly and die.
The guy used a typical crossbow with a fixed broadhead and hit him right between the eyes and he dropped like a......um.....elephant.
no BS
08-01-2008, 04:57 PM
#18
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Horse Country, VA
Posts: 937
RE: elephant
ORIGINAL: early in
Is there a soft spot there? I would have thought that would be skull between the eyes.
ORIGINAL: Hoyt_Viper
I actually saw a guy on an outdoor show who shot one with a crossbow. They were culling the older bulls. Supposedly when they get real old they lose all of theirteeth and molars and cant shew food anymore and suffer greatly and die.
The guy used a typical crossbow with a fixed broadhead and hit him right between the eyes and he dropped like a......um.....elephant.
no BS
I actually saw a guy on an outdoor show who shot one with a crossbow. They were culling the older bulls. Supposedly when they get real old they lose all of theirteeth and molars and cant shew food anymore and suffer greatly and die.
The guy used a typical crossbow with a fixed broadhead and hit him right between the eyes and he dropped like a......um.....elephant.
no BS
08-01-2008, 05:24 PM
#20
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Mont County, Pa
Posts: 7,368
RE: elephant
ORIGINAL: Hoyt_Viper
Not sure but the guy had nuts made of titanium. He walked out in front of him at about 30 yrds and popped him. It either crushed the skull or maybe through an eye socket, but the thing dropped right in its tracks.
ORIGINAL: early in
Is there a soft spot there? I would have thought that would be skull between the eyes.
ORIGINAL: Hoyt_Viper
I actually saw a guy on an outdoor show who shot one with a crossbow. They were culling the older bulls. Supposedly when they get real old they lose all of theirteeth and molars and cant shew food anymore and suffer greatly and die.
The guy used a typical crossbow with a fixed broadhead and hit him right between the eyes and he dropped like a......um.....elephant.
no BS
I actually saw a guy on an outdoor show who shot one with a crossbow. They were culling the older bulls. Supposedly when they get real old they lose all of theirteeth and molars and cant shew food anymore and suffer greatly and die.
The guy used a typical crossbow with a fixed broadhead and hit him right between the eyes and he dropped like a......um.....elephant.
no BS