Archery elk 2009

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ckvnuk

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I am new at this so let me know how I did.

My buddy and I are from Minnesota and we decided to go on a elk hunt and we picked a DIY over the counter Colorado hunt, for our first ever elk hunt. We did a ton of research.
When we got to the spot the day before opening day there were about 4 other camps. We went for a quick scouting trip to see where to start in the morning.
Opening morning we saw 3-4 bulls, so we thought, here we go. The following day we packed up our packs and we headed about 2.5 miles and set up our tent. We brought enough food for about five days. It was slow going for the next 3 days. A few cow and calf sightings. We had found wallows, minearal licks and alot of elk sign. Yet, by the forth day, of hard hunting from daylight to dark, we were questioning or plan.
On the fifth morning I had a bull at about 5 yards and I was at full draw and I needed on more step and yep, he bolted. I mewed with my mouth while I was still at full draw and the bull stopped and turned broadside. I guessed the range at 40 yards and setteled the pin and released. The bull wheeled and took off.
Bill was about 20 yards from me and asked what happened and I told him that I wasn't sure if I hit him. We wlked quietly up to the bush where the elk stood and there was alot of blood. Bill being a good friend calmed me down and helped me wait for 45 minutes.
After the wait we got on the trail and within about 80 yards I had my first ever elk, a 5x5.
We took pictures and we boned everything out and packed it back out and to the walkin cooler in town.
The next afternoon we headed back up to try and get Bill his elk. I asked Bill what he wanted me to do, hunt with him or go and check out the next valley. He said that he would like me to check the other valley out. So we went or seperate ways that evening and I was setting at camp when Bill came back and I asked him how it went and his reply was "I hope you are rested, because I hit one, but I watched it for about 2 minutes and then it bolted off". We made the decision to wait until morning. We had a hard time finding blood, but once we did, the bull had only gone about 80-100 yards from where he had shot it. A beautiful 6x6.
This was truely a hunt of a lifetime!!
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my 5x5
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Bill's 6x6
 
Dude that is awesome. You do it like I do...all DIY. Great story too. My buddy and I always pick a new state or new area to elk hunt in and that is the most challenging way to hunt I can think of. To go to an area based only on research and kill two great bulls is something to be very proud of. Oh and sorry about your team...I was rootin' for em. Thanks for sharing.

HK
 
you mean you dont have to kill a 500" bull to have a hunt of a life time.

congrats fellas you did well!!

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Archery is a year round commitment!!
 
>you mean you dont have to
>kill a 500" bull to
>have a hunt of a
>life time.
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>congrats fellas you did well!!
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>Archery is a year round commitment!!
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I guess that would depend on the hunter wouldn't it..
 
congrats. you guys did awesome! it can be tough to put it all together while "scouting" from a distance. it sounds like you worked hard and earned your trophies.

well done.

mshred
 

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