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Schaub takes mammoth elk in hunt

Click. That’s the sound of a firing pin striking a centerfire bullet that didn’t show up for work.
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.

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