Wasatch LE Elk Hunts

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flyfish

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I find it interesting and kinda funny that pretty much every time someone puts a post on this website wanting help with there LE Wasatch elk hunt, there's not too many people willing too jump in and talk about the area.

It just seems like the Wasatch unit is never really talked about to much. Is the unit so sacred that people can't give any information on what mountain range or area they might have filled there tag, or helped one of there buddy?s fill there's. There seems to be good discussions on other good units on this site, but never any on the Wasatch. I am not saying that someone needs to get on here and tell everybody the exact spot and GPS location of where they killed there elk, but rather talk about there hunt, talk about the general mountain ranges hunted, tell us how hard the hunt was, how many hours of scouting did you put in.

Don?t get me wrong here, I feel very strongly that if you were lucky enough to have drawn a tag, you should make as much time as you can to get out and do as much of your own scouting as possibly. People wait there entire life?s to draw a great tag and then they pay some kid to go and find them a great animal to shoot. I don't really agree with this, but if you have the money, more power to you.

This is where I think this forum could be such a great help to those people who don't want to pay that kid, but need some help in there scouting, because they can't get out as much as they would like. Most people have to work 8 to 10 hours a day, take care of family members, and do other stuff that takes them away for there scouting trips.

Okay, I'm calling out all you guys and gals that have been lucky enough to have drawn any of the WASATCH LE ELK TAGS? tell us your stories. You don't have to tell us the exact drainage or mountain, just the general area.

Break it down for us?

Tell how many days you put in scouting and the general area? (Strawberry/Current Creek, AF canyon, SF canyon, Mapleton/Hobble Creek, your backyard).
How many hours did you put in practicing with your weapon? (Bow, rifle, mz)
How many days did you hunt? What day of the hunt did you harvest your bull?
What did he score? How many points did he have?
How hard was it to get him out of the high country? Did you use an ATV or horses?
Did you pull the trigger or let the arrow fly? Did you harvest an animal? Did you lose one?

I will admit right now that I was very fortunate to have drawn 1 of the 7 all seasons LE Wasatch tags. I would love to here your stories?I will post my story and pictures when my hunt is over. I will tell my complete story?I will have nothing to hide.

Come on someone, be the first one to step up and tell us your story.
 
No hunting story yet!
Just to let you know I have posted free help for the wasatch unit already. And I have also made plans to hunt and scout with someone I met on this forum. You've got to keep in mind that people will make a post and from there may communicate from either a PM or by email. Both of mine have been flouded with reponses. If I had a story I would be the first to post it. When the hunt is over I'll be sure to post all the details.

Good luck on your hunt!
 
Well Fly, I've spent a total of 31 days in the field since May scouting for my bull. I have a LE Wasatch Archery tag and I have put in the time (just ask my wife). I will post some information after my hunt. I won't give it out until after the rifle hunt because I have commited some information to somebody on this site already. I'm not stingy, just selective. If I had a choice, I would guide the older guys that have done their time and max points. They deserve to have a great hunt and all the help we can give them.

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I hunted an LE last year and let me give you some advice. These units are not as easy as you might think by some of what you read here. Getting a 350+ bull will take a lot of scouting time, luck, and knowledge of what you are shooting.

If someone does tell you a great spot you will still have to go find him. These units are big and focusing on a few spots is your best bet or you will run yourself ragged. If you chase all of the big ones you hear about you will never get a thing done.

Wasatch has some great bulls, but if it was me, I would not let a legit 350 walk.

Enjoy and get out there!
 
I agree with flyfish.

I have made 2-3 posts on this site over the past 6 month's regarding the wasatch LE hunt and basically received zero responses. No one is talking. Evidentally no one has killed an elk on the Wasatch that is using this forum??? I saw one guy in Eastmans hunting journal that killed a nice one last year, but no one else seems to be talking.

I have a wasatch early rifle tag and have been out beating the brush this year - it has been great and will only get better as the next few weeks go by.

Good Luck to everyone!!

EH4
 
I don't think there are many secret spots on the Wasatch, and I don't know that any one area is a whole lot better than any other. Although it seems that almost all of the truly big bulls are shot South or West of Highway 40. There is likely 1 or 2 400? class bulls on the Wasatch this year, but realistically a 350? bull off of the Wasatch is going to be one of the bigger bulls, and I wouldn't think twice about shooting him-maybe with the premium tag as I think the late hunt has the most potential??

My guess is that more than 75% of the bulls harvested will score under 340?. There are lots and lots of 300-330? class bulls shot. I've been on several Wasatch elk hunts and only 2 of the bulls score over 350".

Like most areas you're going to find the biggest bulls in the nastiest, steepest stuff you can find, and lucky for you there's quite a bit of that.

You can find a good bull in just about any part of the unit, but if it was me I'd be looking South and West of Highway 40 for the monsters. The only exception to that would be during the late hunt.

Good luck! Here?s a couple of Wasatch bulls from last night. The biggest bull may go 300", I saw a few bigger but it was too dark to film.

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"Watch the season unfold!"
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Prism,

Thanks for the information, the pictures look great. I m Having a hard time waiting for opening day to get here. I would be really happy with a 350 bull.

Thanks again,

Flyfish
 
Dido on what Paul said. I have been hunting the Wasatch Unit all of my life and watched it grow to what it is now. I finally drew my tag this year and have seen some exceptional bulls, however, I will not pass up a 340-350 class animal if I get the opportunity, especially with a bow. Also, don't rely on water this year, it's everywhere.

www.awholelottabull.com
 
Here's my bull from last years Wasatch hunt. Not huge by any means and I passed up bulls that were bigger early in the hunt with a 350 goal. He's respectable and actually makes me think I'm getting too picky with this trophy hunting stuff when a beautiful bull like that is "sub-par".

I hunted hard for 16 days and found elk pretty much everywhere I went with plenty of 280-310 bulls some 310-340 and two that I'd say were 350 class. However, a bow and all the brush in that unit can make getting shots on the big boy difficult to say the least but it was plenty of fun!!

In retrospect, I maybe should have sat water more during the hunt but I grew up in MT with miles of country to chase elk in and sitting still when there are bulls I could be chasing bugling over the rise is contrary to my nature.

This bull came in to 15 yards, and stopped with his vitals in the only shooting lane I had amongst the brush with his stronger side to me. Not like you have a lot of time to judge points, draw, aim and all that is required in those situations but it sure makes the adrenalin flow! I think it may have just been time to let an arrow fly with 1 1/2 days left in the season and my Dad's LE rifle hunt to start in 2 days. He traveled about 50 yards and toppled over - love those G5 broadheads.

There were no ATVs or horses involved in the pack - just backpacks and my best hunting partner who happens to be my brother. Boned and at the truck by about 1:00 am the next morning.

Heres' the pict and one from the follow up LE hunt as well. Dad's bull could have been bigger but he was stuck with me for a guide the night we came across the big boy. A 7x8 with 55" main beams for a 73 year old isn't too bad though and the memories are awesome especially as Dad just diagnosed with cancer earlier this summer. If you're looking for a story here's a link to a pre-hunt stofy of Dad's hunt which has a link to the story of the hunt itself.
http://www.dezell.com/public/hunting/stories/dreamHunt.html


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Not all who wander are lost!
 
Flyfish,

How is your hunt going? The weather sure helped on Saturday! I have the rifle tag and was able to score this weekend, the snow moved the elk around once it cleared up.

How is everyone doing on the wasatch unit this season? I hope well!

Thanks,

EH4
 
Eh4,

Thanks for asking? I am taking the day off from hunting today, if you can believe it I even went into work today. I've put the miles on my feet the last few days.

The weather didn't help me, it never stopped snowing on us Saturday we didn't see an elk the entire day. This hunt has definitely been harder than I would have expected. I have really put the mile on my boots trying to locate a good bull.

On Monday morning we found a bull that was bulging, he was a decent 6x6 330 range, and so I decided that I would give him try. He was out there a little ways, and I clearly missed him. We hiked up the mountain too where the bull was standing to double check and make sure that I didn't connect. I cut his tracks and followed him for a mile or so and never did find any blood or him.

After I shot and miss him we walk up the drainage another 250 yards to get a closer look at the 20 or so cows he had with him and found that there were two smaller bulls with the group?The smaller bulls were about 300 yards up the hill, and I decided to pass on them. One was a small 6x6 and the other was smaller that him. Didn?t get a real good look at the other bull, but good enough to know he was smaller. These are the only bigger bulls we've seen. (Maybe I am hunting in the wrong areas.)

My son has a baseball tournament this weekend in Vegas, so we leave for Vegas tomorrow afternoon through Sunday. That leaves me only Monday and Tuesday next week with my rifle. I do have the premium tag, so I can hunt the MZ and the late season. I would really love to let the air out of one next week. So tell me about the bull you took and in what unit?Would love to hear the story and see some pictures.

Thanks,

Flyfish.
 
How about some pictures and a story elkhunter4?

Flyfish, I'm hoping (weather permitting) to be on your unit Friday - Sunday. If I see any quality bulls I will respond to this thread. Where have you been hunting the so far on the hunt?
 
rutnelk,

Well we Started in CO-OP on Saturday, and then walked up the bottom of Cow Hollow on Monday and Tuesday. I have hunted the Trout Creek and Cow Hollow area for the past 10 years or so. I normally camp in the bottom of Cow Hollow and drive around on top through Trout Creek and hunt back down to camp.

Because of the weather on Saturday we decided to hunt a bit lower in CO-OP area. During the bow hunt we had been seeing a few shooter bulls in the CO-OP area and so we decided to try and go after one of them. We didn't find them. I heard this morning from a buddy that a few bowhunts he knows, found the bulls on Friday and pushed them over the face.

Any help would be great?I would love to shoot a 350+ bull, but if given the chance I wouldn't hesitate on shooting a 330 to 340 bull.

Thanks,

flyfish
 
I spend more time on the Strawberry side of the unit so I am not as familiar with the Current Creek side. You still have two more hunts to go so don't get discouraged. The past two years I have seen 6 bulls over 340 during the muzzle hunt, and one of them was over 370. Nobody was even near any of the canyons where these bulls were seen. This just goes to show you that there are still quality bulls after the rifle hunt. Like I said before, I will let you know if I see any bulls over 320ish.

Good luck on the baseball tournament how old is your son?
 
I didn't know the Wasatch unit real well so I started asking question's to anyone I knew, I did get alot of information from alot of people and started scouting. I scouted diamond fork, hobble creek, sheep creek, wallsburgh, strawberry, white river and American Fork Canyon. I saw elk everywhere but saw most of them in the strawberry and wallsburgh area. I decided to start the hunt in the strawberry area.

Friday night, the eve of the hunt came and I was there in the rain looking for elk, but didn't see much.

We woke up to 3 inches of snow the next morning and the wind was brutual, 30-40 mph! Good thing I decided to bring the winter hunting clothes! Anyway we rode the atv's to the trailhead and started walking, we saw 1 nice bull and two smaller bulls before we were blew off the mountain that morning.

We sat in the trailer watching it snow and blow until about 3:00 when we saw blue sky and took off again. We started glassing the canyons and saw at least 5, 6 point bulls and 4, 5 point bulls during the evening hunt. We were working our way back to another canyon to glass before dark when we saw a real nice bull with his cows in a meadow. When he turned to tend to his cows, we knew he was the bull we were after. He has 8 points on one side and 6 on the other, his outside spread is 53 inches and he scores 366! My bull of a lifetime.

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Thanks for reading,

EH4
 
Thanks rutnelk...

My son is 10...He play's on a 10 and under team out of Pleasant Grove. I am the assistant coach witch makes it even funnier. We do have a good time playing baseball. My son also loves to get out with me and walk the hills. He's pretty much a dead eye di## with my Ruger 10/22. He will be taking hunter safty this winter, and hunting dove with me next September. He turns 11 in October.

Also, thanks for keeping an eye out for me this weekend.
 
flyfish,

I wouldn't worry to much about scoring on a trophy bull, I wouldn't even consider anything under 350 if i where you with that tag. I hunted the late hunt last year and I could have shot 5 or 6 bulls opening day that where over 350.

Be patient you have a tag of a lifetime, and are not missing anything if you don't connect on the early rut hunt.

Good luck, I would be willing to give some advice if you get to the late hunt.
 
That's awesome flyfish. I coached my sons Super League team for the past 4 years and I enjoyed it so much, so I know you are having a great time. Appreciate every minute of it because before you know it they will be 14 and their Super League years will be over. We just finished our final year and the kids will be moving onto high school programs (hopefully). It should be a little warmer in Vegas than what you had on your hunt so work on your tan.
 
ARROWHNTR,

I am not a very patient person...Maybe this tag will force me to become more patient. I know I drive my wife completely nutts because I always have to have what I want right now.

I'll take you up on the late season advice when the time comes. Thanks for the offer.
 
You aren't a very clean person either, if you took a bath you wouldn't smell like a rhino's a$$ & the elk may hang around?

Just kidding bud, I wish I could be helping but I committed to helping my uncle. I'll be there for the late hunt if you need help.

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>ARROWHNTR,
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>I am not a very patient
>person...Maybe this tag will force
>me to become more patient.
>I know I drive my
>wife completely nutts because I
>always have to have what
>I want right now.
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>I'll take you up on the
>late season advice when the
>time comes. Thanks for
>the offer.
 
I played baseball from the time I could walk and mixed in the hunting and fishing with my family as much as possible. All three hobbies have always run deep in my blood.

I hope my son and two daughters will always love the outdoors and a good baseball game.

What high school will your sons be attending?
 
It is just one son that I coached and he will be going to Spanish Fork. I noticed that I could have worded that a little better in my post. My other son is only 2 so it will be a few years until he plays competitive baseball. Sounds like you've got your kids off to a pretty good start.
 
EH4,

Congrats again on an awesome bull! Your scouting efforts really paid off. You need to start a new thread so more people can see your bull. I'm afraid it's buried here.


Ggap
 
Hey Flyfish,

Blah Blah Blah - try by getting your ass out of bed and go hunting. Maybe you should try calling your friends and ask them to help, hell you know some of the better elk killers in the frikin state!!!! Plus you need someone around to help keep your finger off the trigger until it's time.

Man I hate it when you lucky SOB's whine help me I can't find my 350 bull off the road!!

Just kidding - I'll have some time on the ML hunt - hell you can shoot it with my ML if you want, as long as YOU clean it!!!!
 
ktc - when are you giving up the score on that raghorn you killed?

Last I heard our fearless flyfish was feeling under the weather & didn't make it out today. Looks like it's on to the late hunt.
 
Attached is a photo of my Wasatch bull. I scouted for a month prior to the hunt and had several people from the forum help me as well as one person join me on the hunt. It was a pleasure to have him along as he was great company. I passed on this bull at 200 yards on opening morning because I was after a 380 7x7. We almost got the big bull twice. First time, missed him by about 5 minutes trying to get over a large hill to get a close shot at him. There were several outfitters trying to take him and two of them even slept in the snow with him the first evening to radio in where he was for the tag holder. They had horses and we were walking. They told us we had no right to be that far in without horses, but I am happy to say we scored and did not leave any meat in the field although it took us several long hikes to get it all out. The outfitters scouts were the ones that told us he left the meadow about five minutes before we topped out. It would have been a 200 yard shot. That evening we had him cornered at 200 yards. We had the gully covered and he was bugling just out of view. Then it started to snow so bad that we could not see 50 yards in front of us. We held our position hoping he would still be there, but it never let up after 3 hours and we never could see the hillside. The next morning I passed on another large 6x6. A few of my friends thought I was crazy to pass on the bull. Both of then said they would have taken him and told me to shoot. He was very heavy and had long perfectly symmetrical tines, but he just did not do it for me. He had nothing that stood out and his rack was really tall, but very narrow. I wanted one with whale tails. I passed on a couple other smaller size bulls and then finally saw this one again and decided to take him as I really liked him even the first time I saw him. I had watched the video we shot of him several times the evening prior and had felt that I made a mistake passing him up. The only reason we passed him is we thought he was a 5x6 and I had seen so many bulls in the area, it did not seem like a good idea to shoot him as he was the first bull we saw opening morning. However, he was the second largest bull in the canyon and the outfitters were trying to take either him or the big bull. Nobody had seen the big bull that day although I knew where he was from his bugle that morning on another hill behind us. Anyway, I only had one quick shot at this bull straight down hill. He dropped instantly at the shot and rolled down the hill ending up in the tree with his feet up and horns down entangled in the scrubs. He ended up being a 6x6 with a broken tine that I had watched the week prior when the tine was not broken. My bull broke off the 7x7's tine as well the evening prior to my shooting him. Everybody on the hill was really bummed about it with so many people trying to get the bull. I will get the tine fixed and he will be good as new. It has been a long road to get a large bull on public land (12 years and four close calls later) and I couldn't be happier with him. It took me 23 years to draw the Wasatch tag to hunt this bull. I was one point short of max when I drew due to an application error one season. Thanks everybody who gave me tips on where to start scouting for the hunt and a special thanks to Eric for all your help!

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Nice bull dude! Why not start your own thread so people will see it?

flyfish! You cannot get sick on the last day? You wasted tons of scouting days! Now the elk will move.

Wakin, SaddleSore will tell you. However, I thought I did tell score? 350+. He is not 400. You see, in Utah if you kill anything less than 400 you got a dinko bull. So mine is a 350+ dinko that will not go 400. You can come tape him though and call him what you want.;-)
 
ktc even in Utah a 350 plus bull is not a dinko to most people. Some of us still remember when a 350 bull was king of the mountain. The past few years have tainted our sense of what a good bull is and too many people get hung up on score. Your bull is beautiful and a trophy to you even if it scored 320. I wish we could go back to about 6 or 7 years ago when people didn't talk about passing up 390 bulls in hope of a 400. And didn't bash a guy and call him a pansy for shooting a 310 bull on any unit. Some guys fail to realize that the permit holder is the one with the ultimate decision on what he shoots. I drew a Wasatch tag in 2001 with dreams of shooting a 350 bull. I passed on some 300ish bulls earlier in the hunt and I eventually shot a 260 bull. WHY? My son had just started playing in a competitive baseball league and only had the next morning left to hunt, and I really wanted him to be there when I killed my elk. Watching him pack out the antlers the next morning is something I will never forget. I have to admit I was a bit disappointed after I shot this bull because I knew I may never draw again. I sometimes have elk envy, but I enjoyed my hunt so much being able to spend all of the time with my son, dad, brother and nephews. This was the most enjoyable hunt I have ever been on.

So ktc if you are happy with your bull, which you should be very happy, don't worry about what some blowhard says about 400 bulls. 99.5% of the guys that hunt would have shot your bull at first light on opening morning, that thing is a stud.

Flyfish, sorry for monopolizing your post with my rant. I only made it out to the Wasatch one time this past weekend, and only saw one good bull. Good luck on the muzzleloader and post a story and a pic when you find the bull you're looking for.
 
I had an archery tag on the Wasatch last year (2005), and it was a tough hunt to say the least. It wasn't that the bulls weren't there. I saw plenty of great bulls while scouting, but just couldn't seem to find them during the hunt.

I scouted EVERY weekend, from Memorial day until the hunt opened at the end of August, and in all I hunted 18 full days. In that time I didn't have a single opportunity at a bull I would have wanted to shoot. The best bull that I passed on was maybe 280".

In my opinion the archery hunt is by far the toughest of the LE hunts available on the Wasatch unit, and not because it's harder with a bow. The reason is that the bulls begin a very pattern altering transition from summer habits to pre-rut RIGHT when the archery hunt opens, and they become very hard to find. Any pre season scouting is almost null and void because the bulls are not where they were all summer in alot of cases (maybe not always, but in my case this transition killed me). Also, the rut is simply not in full swing yet, and although bulls can be called in, they are not very vocal making it difficult to locate them and keep tabs on them as you call. You are forced to call to silent elk that may or may not be coming, and when they do, they may or may not be the bull you are after.

Although I'm a die hard archery hunter, if I had it to do over knowing what I know now, I'd wait a few more years and put in for the Early rifle, or probably better yet, the late rifle, but all this, of course, is just one man's opinion. Talk to someone else and they will tell you an entirely different story.
 
I drew a Wasatch Archery Permit with 9 point in 2004. It's a tough hunt to get a shot opportunity at a 350+ bull. I hunted hard almost all day long for 15 days. There are a couple of methods that I found most effective at getting a shot., one for early season and then one for a bit later. The first is sitting water early in the season. I had 30 yard opportunities at 300 class bulls several times. The other method which is a bit more effective for larger bulls is to call and locate the critter and then move in silently to get a shot. Overall, it's a tough hunt with a bow.

I ended up getting my bull right before dark on the last day. I was able to maneuver between the bull and his two cows. Although I let out a small squeal, he still nonchalantly followed the path of his cows. Calling did nothing for the biggest bulls that I encountered. It was basically an ambush type situation.

Anyway, I'm glad we have a few open bull areas in the state. I enjoy archery hunting open bull areas as much as I did with my Wasatch permit. I get just as big as a rush shooting a raghorn.

Congratulations to you successful Wasatch hunters. Enjoy it since it will be the only time you ever draw that permit.
 
Flyfish

I drew the Wasatch in 2003. I ended up with a bull that grossed 411 6/8. Things have probagbly changed and you may have already gotten your bull but if I can help, let me know.
 
we_B_huntin,

You better post a pic of your bull soon before your thrown across the coals by the natives:)!

I've never heard of 400"+ bull from the Wasatch with the exception of the late late winter range hunts.

Lookin forward to the pictures. Maybe you're one of the lucky few to have had the late late winter range hunt-sportsmans tag or gov. tag?

Congrats on the bull either way!
 
KTC,

As soon as he's on the ground I will post the entire story and the pics. Saddlesore needs to step up and take me for a ride on the horses somewhere:)All take that in trade for all the free hitting leasons I've given him over the years:)

On a side note,

Last night coming home from hunting about 9:30 we hit and killed a nice four point buck that just so happened to be standing smack dab in the middle of our lane. We were clipping along at a normal freeway speed. We didn't even see the damn deer standing there until it was too late, it was just like someone turned the damn light switch on and there he was. I am happy to report that we are all fine; however I can't say the same for my good friend's truck.

I m pretty sure all our lives flashed in front of our faces last night. I feel so bad about the truck.

I have a bunch of really good friends out there that have taken time off from work and there own lives to help me find an elk to put down. I want to take this time to thank them all from the bottom of my heart for all there hard work in my behalf. Last night could have turned out entirely different and I am so glad it turned out with all of us still here on this earth. We all still have kids to raise. My elk hunt has been a blast up to this point, but last night sure put a damper on things.

A special thanks goes out to my bro-in-law for coming up and dragging us all the way home late last night. Thanks big guy.

Attention boys and girls, be safe this hunting season and keep your eyes open for those damn deer that like to hang out in the middle of the road.

I hope to kill big stinky tomorrow morning...wish me luck
 
Flyfish,

How did you do this weekend? Too bad you did not get on that bull on Thursday he was a hog. Are you going to go after him this week? My brother in law is coming up from AZ this week and wants to get out and chase some elk while he is up. We could go out on Wed night if you have not got him in the freezer yet. Maybe we could even get Wakin to take an afternoon off to help his bro in law. I would love to help you get your bull. Let me know if you are able to go on Wed evening.

hntnelk
 
hntnelk,

I didn't get out this weekend due to family stuff. I plan on taking Tuesday off and hunting the entire day. Wednesdays are tough for me but maybe I could swing it. It would be nice to get Wakin out there with us. I need all the help I can help.
 
Prism,

you must not be in the know!!! hahah, jk.. But there was a wasatch bull killed that WILL make some noise... how does 412 net sound?!?!?
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Later, Brandon
 
WOW. Just got a pic of the bull killed on the wasatch on thursday. My brother in law took some pics in the back of the Truck. He is a lagit 400 bull. Looks to me like he beats the bull from last year killed on the Pahvant. Just goes to show there are sill some pigs out there. This one made it through the early rifle hunt. FlyFish I will bring the pics next week when we hook up. Where are you going on Tues? Let me know if you can get out on Wed afternoon. We could take off at 3:00 again and hunt the same drainage. Let me know.

hntnelk
 
Prism
pictures of my bull have already been posted by D13er. I'll try to post one. Hope it works.
 
I heard of a 400 bull being killed up Snake Creek (NE of Timp)...is this the same bull. I discounted it as a bunch of bull when I heard it.
 
hntnelk,

It's looking like Tuesday night is a better night for me. I m going to take Wednesday off and head-up AF canyon on the horses somewhere. How does that sound? Let me know.
 
I'll try again.


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Ok Flyfish...

Lets get your story and pics on here. What a great morning we had Yesterday....Bugling frenzy!!!! Congrats on a great bull (FINALLY) and thanks for letting me pack your shiz around (NOT) while you sprinted after big stinky!!! Man am I sore this morning!!

Congrats bud....Now tell everyone the story and get the pics up!!

Jeremy
 
Good job on the bull Robert, he's going to look awesome on the wall. He's a beautiful bull that anyone should be proud of!
 
Come on flyfish it has almost been 24 hrs and no pics and no story? WHAT IS UP? I want to see this sweet bull you worked so hard to get. I know some friends paid dearly to help you and I want to hear the whole story....

Waiting impatiently

Went up on Strawberry ridge last night and got stuck to the axels. Had a muddy blast... only saw a few elk... no good bulls
 
ff,

Nice bull! He is a nice critter and one you should have no second thoughts about shooting. He will no doubt look good on the wall.
 
Thanks ktc, I m in the process right now of trying to post the pitcure I sent to Matt and the boy's. He'll will look nice on the wall...I can't wait to see him there.
 
Okay boy's and girl's here he is...I will put together the entire story and details as soon as I can get five minutes to sit down. It's been a full day of work today. I have more pictures but I still need to scan them in. I will post everything hopefully very soon.

Thanks,
FF

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I haven't put a tap on him yet...I guessing somewhere between 325 to 335. Taking him to the taxidermist in a few minutes, I guess I'll find out then.
 
FF,
Beautiful Big Bull! I really think when you post the story you should start a new thread, with pics and all! :)
 
Flyfish
Congrats, That is a great looking bull.I had that tag a few years ago and if you don't mind telling, what general area did you get him in? Hopefully we'll draw it again in our lifetime.Even though I got in on this one late it's been really fun fallowing the story.Looking forward to the rest of the story and more pictures.

Lynn
 
Flyfish

Congrats......... What a bull. It pays to take your time. He is going to look great on the wall! Can't wait to hear the story. I hope I can get a shot at one like him on the open bull mz hunt.

hntnelk
 
Still smiling from ear to ear. Yes, Paul is doing the taxi work. I already can't wait to get him back.
 
Hey Fly, Nice bull! I just got a chance to sit down and look. you should be very proud of that critter. Congrats!

It's always an adventure!!!
 

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