The high plains of Wyoming witnessed an unprecedented resolution to a regional hunting debate last Tuesday when veteran antelope guide Rhett ‘The Eliminator’ Jenkins, 48, definitively ended a verbal provocation from his Texas-based client, Chadwick 'Chad' Montgomery, 52, via a cold bore shot on Montgomery’s insulated beverage container at 900 yards. The incident, which unfolded near Elk Mountain, began with Montgomery's misguided assertion regarding the relative difficulty of Western vs. Eastern game pursuits, specifically deriding pronghorn hunting as "barely more challenging than knocking over a tripod at 100 yards" and suggesting his home state's whitetail required superior fieldcraft.
Jenkins, a perennial top-10 finisher in the ‘Wyoming Long Range Precision Hunter’ series, initially attempted to de-escalate, referencing density altitude and the nuanced wind calls inherent to high-desert engagements. However, Montgomery’s continued insistence that "a good treestand and a box of Federal Power-Shok is all you need" proved to be the final straw. Jenkins calmly retrieved his personal rifle, a BAT Machine HR action chambered in 6 Dasher, running 105gr Berger Hybrids at 2950 FPS, topped with a Kahles K525i DLR in an MPA chassis. He presented Montgomery with a single 105-grain projectile, stating, "If you think it's so easy, watch this."
Without a spotter, Jenkins quickly established a stable prone position on a rock outcropping. A quick wind call—a 7 MPH full value from 10 o’clock, requiring 2.8 MRAD—was made. Accounting for 0.4 MIL of trued elevation and a negligible Coriolis effect at their latitude, the target was acquired. Montgomery’s custom-engraved Yeti Rambler, placed conspicuously on a sagebrush clump, became the impromptu target. The impact, perfectly centered, reportedly vaporized the contents and sent the lid spiraling over 50 yards, silencing the client for the remainder of the hunt. Sources close to Jenkins confirm no charges were filed, and Montgomery paid his guide fee in full.
