2012 Colorado 5x6. DIY Public land rifle hunt. We had just hiked to the top of a peak, my dad showed me the public land boundaries and said “dont shoot an Elk down in that hell hole” and pointed down the very steep side of the mountain. He then headed out the top of the mountain to his spot, 10 minutes after he walked out of site this bull popped out onto a flat almost at the bottom of the steep side my dad just pointed at. Ranged him at 484 yards, he was 50 yards from the private land below. It was either pull the trigger and deal with my dads yelling or let him walk into the oak brush and disappear. I squeezed one off and he ran into the steepest ravine on the mountain. Needless to say I got cussed out and did the roughest pack out Ive ever done solo. You can see the ridge I shot him on in the background of the second pic.