Last minute Utah Elk (Pics)

woodruffhunter

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Well, as you can can see from the pic, I am still in a little bit of shock. Yesterday, which was the last day of the Utah General Elk hunt, I was able to get my elk.

The last 30 minutes of the elk hunt I decided to give my cow call a try. I had no confidence that it would work because I figured that the elk were no longer in the rut.

Immediatly after I made some soft calls I heard a crash then nothing but silence. I tried again and could hear, but not see anything. I hate to over use my call but tried again. After that call I heard cows/calves "meowing" everywhere and one bugle. I have never had that kind of a response (from cows) ever; to a cow call.

Then again it was silence. The guy I was with suggested that we walk quitely over the next ridge. When we came over the top we could see the elk. One shot and I was fortunate to make a quick kill. Its not a monster but I feel very fortunate to take a 6X6 on the Utah General.
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30 min of last day of elk season? wow must be a lucky!

can u image..i shot my 30 min later of legal shooting on opening day?

thats great bull!!

vinihunt
 
my dad did this same thing a couple years ago. me and my grandpa had already killed and he wasnt going to kill unless it was a good one, he passed on a few spikes and raghorns, ended up killin a good 5x5 the last 30 minutes of a elk season, shot it in the shoulder and it walked right to him then at about 75 yards he shot it in the heart and did a back flip and died. lol he yelld out to my grandpa to bring the bone saw and the winch(how we get them in the truck) lol he forgot to mention the truck, i guess the excitment of his first elk got to him!lol
casey
 
Good hunt!! Just goes to show ya that nothing will get harvested if a guy isn't on the mountain to the last chance of the hunt dates! Ya done real good! Thats not a bad bull at all.
 
To me it doesnt matter whether its the first 5 minutes or the last 5 minutes the tag is filled and the memories will last forever.Beautiful bull, congradulations.
 

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