Wasatch muzzy bull
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sjhgraysage
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Really Nice Bull!
How about some details / story?
Congrats!
How about some details / story?
Congrats!
WhiteMooseTaxidermy
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Great bull! Congratulations.
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way cool bull, congrats, and thanks for sharing
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NETO
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Nice Bull Bryce!
I'll post mine up in a seperate post!
Randy
I'll post mine up in a seperate post!
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elkslaya
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Tell them the story brotha!!!!
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shootem
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Ok so let me share my story with those that are interested. I applied for the wasatch knowing I would draw because I had 11 points. I decided that this would be my year to get it done and felt the wasatch would be a good choice since i know it well. May finally came when I was able to see the charge to the credit card, so knowing I would be hunting for sure I decided to make every attempt at success. Beginning in may I made scouting trips to the unit from Logan every other weekend. I began shooting different loads in my gun on a weekly basis trying several bullet choices and decided on BH209 with a 290 grain barnes TEZ. From may to the end of july I was into elk every scouting trip but I was unable to find any bulls, nothing but cows and calfs. Finally the very last weekend of july I had finally found some bulls. I actually believe the bull I shot was one of the same bulls I saw towards the end of july.
Anyway, the hunt was finally coming near. I arrived at camp on the saturday before the hunt to do some last minute scouting. In the three days following the hunt I was able to locate several bulls in and around the area I scouted all summer and decided I would try this spot for opening morning.
Now to opening day... My buddy and I arrived at our spot to begin hiking in and had three bulls bugling in the pines. It was still dark so we waited for some light to begin calling with no luck. We decided to work up the trail that takes us up onto the ridgeline. We saw several cows working the ridgeline but no bull. we continued on hearing bulls bugling in all directions. For the rest of the morning we made several attempts at calling and stalking but were not fortunate enough to even see a bull. The wind was bad, swirling all over which made it difficult. We had decided to take a break and come back later that afternoon. Well it began to rain hard with no end in sight, at around six thirty we decided to throw on the rain gear and try it anyway not wanting to waste time by sitting at camp. We got back to the same spot where we saw the cows earlier and I thought to myself what is the chance that the elk would be in the same spot. sure enough my buddy spots a bull just standing on the ridge 175 yards away. I walk back to take a look but for some reason the bull looked small. My buddy says well he looks good to me. I was ready to move on but I was also sick and didn't know if I was to get worse if I would be able to hunt any longer so I decided to sneak a little closer and take a look. The bull just paced back and forth on the ridge either not knowing what we were or not caring. I got to within 125 yards and decided to shoot. Boom... and down he went. My buddy says you gonna be happy with him, and I say it's a little late to release him now. As we got up to the bull we realized he was nicer than we thought and I am thrilled to have made the choice to shoot. I want to thank my great friend Steve for coming down from Idaho to be apart of my hunt and helping me with everything. It came together better than I could have hoped.
Anyway, the hunt was finally coming near. I arrived at camp on the saturday before the hunt to do some last minute scouting. In the three days following the hunt I was able to locate several bulls in and around the area I scouted all summer and decided I would try this spot for opening morning.
Now to opening day... My buddy and I arrived at our spot to begin hiking in and had three bulls bugling in the pines. It was still dark so we waited for some light to begin calling with no luck. We decided to work up the trail that takes us up onto the ridgeline. We saw several cows working the ridgeline but no bull. we continued on hearing bulls bugling in all directions. For the rest of the morning we made several attempts at calling and stalking but were not fortunate enough to even see a bull. The wind was bad, swirling all over which made it difficult. We had decided to take a break and come back later that afternoon. Well it began to rain hard with no end in sight, at around six thirty we decided to throw on the rain gear and try it anyway not wanting to waste time by sitting at camp. We got back to the same spot where we saw the cows earlier and I thought to myself what is the chance that the elk would be in the same spot. sure enough my buddy spots a bull just standing on the ridge 175 yards away. I walk back to take a look but for some reason the bull looked small. My buddy says well he looks good to me. I was ready to move on but I was also sick and didn't know if I was to get worse if I would be able to hunt any longer so I decided to sneak a little closer and take a look. The bull just paced back and forth on the ridge either not knowing what we were or not caring. I got to within 125 yards and decided to shoot. Boom... and down he went. My buddy says you gonna be happy with him, and I say it's a little late to release him now. As we got up to the bull we realized he was nicer than we thought and I am thrilled to have made the choice to shoot. I want to thank my great friend Steve for coming down from Idaho to be apart of my hunt and helping me with everything. It came together better than I could have hoped.
jarheadhunter
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That bull has some cool character. I like the splittling browtines up front and the split 5th on the other side. Congrats on both.
HorseCreek
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That's the biggest 340" bull I've ever seen! Congrats!
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