Thanks guys....

Weather was mild. To nice really. We spent a lot of time in elevation as well, but the weather was really to warm. Lows in the lower to mid 30's with high's in the mid 60 during the day.

We seen 4-5 bucks, like the one I shot, everyday. Just wasn't seeing anything that was an eye popper per se. I was hunting with a cousin that has lived in the area for 40 years, and has taken some nice buck from this area. The weather just was not helping us. He has taken elk from this area as well, and he had a cow tag but we never seen an elk the whole time we were out.

Spotted this buck in a wash and went after him. He had another buck with him and I couldn't get any closer to him because of some doe in the wash between him and myself. Set the rifle up on a rock and glassed him, reached for my range finder, and found out I left it in the truck. I guessed the range at about 350 yds and shot. No reaction, ran the bolt and shot again but held for 400 yds.

He was quartering away, at the shot, he and the second buck went around some oak brush and I lost sight of them. I was a little lower in elevation than the buck were, but my cousin was at a higher elevation than I was and saw him go down. From where he was standing at the shot, he went about 40yds. Shot went through the last rib and out the off shoulder.

Took him with a Remington 700 in .257 Weatherby Magnum, 100 gr TSX, 3700 FPS