After 14-Year Wait, Happy Hunter Bags 700-Pound Elk
BAY CITY (WWJ/AP) - After waiting 14 years to bag an elk, Donnie Krzysiak is content to enjoy the meat himself instead of selling it at his restaurant.
Krzysiak recently killed a 700-pound bull from his blind in Michigan's northeastern Lower Peninsula. He said the 12-pointer was too far away when he first spotted it. But the next evening, he dropped the elk with a single shot.
"He was about 140 yards out and I knew that was my opportunity," Krzysiak told Mlive.com.
He landed one of 30 licenses issued this year to shoot a bull elk in Michigan. He entered the annual lottery 14 times until getting a license.
"It's just a really good feeling," he said. "He'll look good on the wall."
Krzysiak runs a Polish restaurant in Bay City. He's not allowed to sell game there, so the meat from his prize elk won't be on the menu.
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