mlycrzy
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LAST EDITED ON Dec-28-11 AT 09:25PM (MST)[p]This year my Dad drew a great elk tag for our home state of Nevada. We spent a few weekends in the hills and found some great bulls my Dad would be happy to hang his tag on.
We arrived 2 days before the opener to relocate some of the bulls we had scouted earlier. While glassing we found this great 7x7 bull. He was very narrow but he was heavy and had "the look"! My Dad was excited as we knew where he would be feeding opening morning.
We were up early and started hiking well before the sun came up. My cousin was spotting from a high vantage point and when it was light enough to see he let us know he had 5 bulls spotted and the 7x7 was one of them. He also told us he had spotted 3 other hunters hiking into the same canyon ahead of us. I knew once I heard that news our chances at the 7x7 weren't very good.
Just as we reached the top of the ridge that over looked the canyon a shot rang out. It didn't take long and we found the 5 bulls standing about 800 yards away. Another shot boomed across the canyon and the bulls weren't sure what to do or where to go. Just as we found the big 7x7 a 3rd shot rang out and he dropped like a sack of rocks. It looked like somebody pulled the carpet right out from under him. Talk about disappointment. Since we were already there my buddy decided to film the bull as the lucky hunter walked upon his kill. We weren't sure exactly where the hunter was positioned when he/she shot but it was taking a long time for them to get down to the bull.
15 minutes went by and the downed bull started to move. We couldn't beleive it. Within a few minutes the big boy rocked onto his side then to his feet and started moving out. We were too far for a shot and we had no clue where the hunter was. It only took the bull about 10 minutes but he made it up and over the top of the next ridge and he was gone. About this time the hunter made it to where the bull had dropped and he had no clue of where he had gone. My buddy worked his way down the mountain to tell them what had happened. They couldnt believe he had gotten up as they had waited 15 minutes after the last shot to make sure he was down for good. They thanked my friend and started up over the top to try and relocate the bull. If you look close on the 2nd clip you can see a small trickle of blood running down the neck of the bull.
After this experience I will always if possible leave a spotter to guide me into any downed animal. Any guesses on score??
http://www.monsterhuntclips.com/video/1734/Dead-Bull-Walking
http://www.monsterhuntclips.com/video/1735/Dead-Bull-Walking-part-2
We arrived 2 days before the opener to relocate some of the bulls we had scouted earlier. While glassing we found this great 7x7 bull. He was very narrow but he was heavy and had "the look"! My Dad was excited as we knew where he would be feeding opening morning.
We were up early and started hiking well before the sun came up. My cousin was spotting from a high vantage point and when it was light enough to see he let us know he had 5 bulls spotted and the 7x7 was one of them. He also told us he had spotted 3 other hunters hiking into the same canyon ahead of us. I knew once I heard that news our chances at the 7x7 weren't very good.
Just as we reached the top of the ridge that over looked the canyon a shot rang out. It didn't take long and we found the 5 bulls standing about 800 yards away. Another shot boomed across the canyon and the bulls weren't sure what to do or where to go. Just as we found the big 7x7 a 3rd shot rang out and he dropped like a sack of rocks. It looked like somebody pulled the carpet right out from under him. Talk about disappointment. Since we were already there my buddy decided to film the bull as the lucky hunter walked upon his kill. We weren't sure exactly where the hunter was positioned when he/she shot but it was taking a long time for them to get down to the bull.
15 minutes went by and the downed bull started to move. We couldn't beleive it. Within a few minutes the big boy rocked onto his side then to his feet and started moving out. We were too far for a shot and we had no clue where the hunter was. It only took the bull about 10 minutes but he made it up and over the top of the next ridge and he was gone. About this time the hunter made it to where the bull had dropped and he had no clue of where he had gone. My buddy worked his way down the mountain to tell them what had happened. They couldnt believe he had gotten up as they had waited 15 minutes after the last shot to make sure he was down for good. They thanked my friend and started up over the top to try and relocate the bull. If you look close on the 2nd clip you can see a small trickle of blood running down the neck of the bull.
After this experience I will always if possible leave a spotter to guide me into any downed animal. Any guesses on score??
http://www.monsterhuntclips.com/video/1734/Dead-Bull-Walking
http://www.monsterhuntclips.com/video/1735/Dead-Bull-Walking-part-2
