Schaub takes mammoth elk in hunt

  • Roger Schaub, left, stalked elk with guide James Bunker for six days before they caught up with this 700-pound trophy. Schaub’s gun went click, but the second shot worked. Courtesy photo
    Roger Schaub, left, stalked elk with guide James Bunker for six days before they caught up with this 700-pound trophy. Schaub’s gun went click, but the second shot worked. Courtesy photo
Click. That’s the sound of a firing pin striking a centerfire bullet that didn’t show up for work. In the case of Lake Leelanau native Roger Schaub, it could have also signaled the unsuccessful end to a miles-long stalk behind one of the biggest bull elks in Michigan, which in turn would mean a sixth straight frustrating day in Pigeon River State Forest. But Schaub’s guide, lanky James Bunker…

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