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king' s outdoor world - Hunting Illustrated - October/November 2007 - Index

my 300 Ultra Mag. The first shot
went right through his shoulders.
He got up so I double-lunged him.
He went a short distance before I put
the brute down for good with a shot
to his neck. I didn't want to lose a
bull of this caliber. After high fives
and a few war whoops, I called my
cousin Dewey Wesley Jr. on the
radio. Dewey and Jimmy Duane
had watched and heard everything
from down below, so they came up
to help out and celebrate.
The bull ended up grossing
407 5/8 Boone & Crockett. He is an
8x8 with triple brow tines. This bull
is also the second, 400-plus bull I
have killed. I took both bulls thirty
minutes into each hunt and on the
first day. Lucky!
My bull from 2004 was
a 9x8 and grossed 419 5/8 inches.
I killed both bulls about a half a
mile apart in the same unit. Woody
ended up killing a different bull
which grossed 402 as a 6x6. His
party talked him into shooting this
bull because they thought that they
couldn't locate the big 9x9 before
the season closed. I would like to
thank all of my friends and cousins
who helped out on my hunt, as well
as my buddy Woody who shares my
love for hunting and being out in
our playground. I'm also thankful
to my wife Rachel and my children
Mariah, Rayel, Tyler and Kevin who
all put up with me being gone a lot to
go hunting and scouting.
Hunter: Gabriel Jackson ? Location: Arizona ? Area: San Carlos Apache
Reservation ? Outfitter: Turnbull Guide Service ? Guide: Self ? Date: September
16, 2006 ? Time: 6:30 am ? Days scouted: Many ? Days hunted: 1 ? Weather: Hot
& slightly overcast ? Moon: 27% waning crescent ? Temperature: 90's ? Terrain:
Pinion pine/juniper ? Camouflage: King's Mountain Shadow ? Gun: .300 Ultra
mag ? Bullets: 180 grain Nosler partitions ? Spotting scope: Burris 20-60x80 ?
Binoculars: Steiner ? Range finder: Bushnell
Author with his second 400 class elk
in three years. His 2006 bull scores an
impressive 407 5/8 gross B&C.
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