Duane Ambrose was breathing hard when he crested the snow-covered hill toward the end of day. His hunting partner, Mike Mshar, was waiting patiently. Two nice bull elk were still in shooting distance. The bigger of the two was moving away.

Ambrose, a 48-year-old Aquinas College instructor, tried to calm his heaving lungs. From the truck to the crest was a hard 150 yard uphill slog in 20 inches of snow. The two bull elk were now 60 yards away behind a group of cows.

Ambrose aimed his 7-millimeter Savage rifle at the second one, a 5-by-4 bull. He shot and missed, then quickly composed himself. The bull turned and started to peel off. Picking an opening in the herd, Ambrose put the crosshairs of his scope where he thought the walking bull would appear.

"When its chest showed up, I pulled the trigger and he went down like a box of rocks," Ambrose said.

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