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c86man3
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LAST EDITED ON Oct-08-11 AT 10:25PM (MST)[p]I can't believe it happened, but I got a bull today. It was a pretty miserable day up until we got the elk. Everything was wet, it was snowing on us, and we hadn't seen any elk all day.
At about 1230 we were calling it quits and heading back to the car when we decided to peak over one last ridge to kind of get an idea for the next time we go up. About 60 yards away there was a bull scraping his antlers on some aspens. I couldn't believe my eyes. My buddy and I had decided whoever spotted the elk first would get to shoot, so I got to shoot. The bull had no idea I was there until I chambered a round. He wipped his head around and looked right at me. I had to make it fast and shot. He lurched forward and ran about 30 yards and stopped, I shot again and he went down.
The pack out was pretty narly as we hiked out a way we didnt really know. We will never go that way again. It was all downhill, but too downhill. Cliffs in many areas. It was actually pretty scary
Edit: you guys are right, my buddy and I talked it over and we are gonna go in on foot tomorrow and get the rest. I know the meat would be fine for another day, but it will be best to just get it done.
Anyways, here are the promised pics, He isn't HUGE, but he is pretty dang nice for the general any bull. The only other bull that I've killed was a spike.
At about 1230 we were calling it quits and heading back to the car when we decided to peak over one last ridge to kind of get an idea for the next time we go up. About 60 yards away there was a bull scraping his antlers on some aspens. I couldn't believe my eyes. My buddy and I had decided whoever spotted the elk first would get to shoot, so I got to shoot. The bull had no idea I was there until I chambered a round. He wipped his head around and looked right at me. I had to make it fast and shot. He lurched forward and ran about 30 yards and stopped, I shot again and he went down.
The pack out was pretty narly as we hiked out a way we didnt really know. We will never go that way again. It was all downhill, but too downhill. Cliffs in many areas. It was actually pretty scary
Edit: you guys are right, my buddy and I talked it over and we are gonna go in on foot tomorrow and get the rest. I know the meat would be fine for another day, but it will be best to just get it done.
Anyways, here are the promised pics, He isn't HUGE, but he is pretty dang nice for the general any bull. The only other bull that I've killed was a spike.
