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UTodd
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I have been a long time reader on this site and finally decided to register and post something. I have a serious case of the winter blues and I figured some of you might also be suffering- so I thought I'd share my 2006 elk story.
In early September I left work quickly and booked it up to one of our favorite spots. On the hike in a rainstorm nailed me- but I persisted. I was rewarded by spotting a very dark antlered herd bull with 12 cows and a spike. Although I had my Hoyt in my lap, I did not make a move because the whole scene fascinated me. Another bull further down the canyon soon interrupted the Black Antlered Bull and his herd. I could see that this other bull had a real heavy top end. Big Top just sat there quietly until three cows made a break for him. This made the Black Antler Bull really mad and that's when I lost light enough to see the fight. It was one of those evenings in the wild I will never forget.
Three weeks later, I was coming back from a scouting trip to the Book Cliffs when I got a really blurry picture message on my phone from my good friend. When I finally got a hold of him it was quickly apparent that he had scored on a sweet bull. When he described the 6x6 frame and dark antlers- I knew that my buddy had met up with the Black Antler Bull. I just wished I could have been there to help him with photos and the pack job.
Two weeks after that, I was lucky enough to run in to Big Top and some of his stolen cows. I managed to avoid the cows long enough to get within 40 yards and send a Stinger through both of his lungs. Sixty yards later I was standing over my first ever trophy bull elk.
I have included some of the photos from the hunt. The last one is of Big Top and The Black Antlered Bull staring at each other in my garage. Why the garage? Well the wife won that fight!
GoatT is going to post the pics here in a minute.
In early September I left work quickly and booked it up to one of our favorite spots. On the hike in a rainstorm nailed me- but I persisted. I was rewarded by spotting a very dark antlered herd bull with 12 cows and a spike. Although I had my Hoyt in my lap, I did not make a move because the whole scene fascinated me. Another bull further down the canyon soon interrupted the Black Antlered Bull and his herd. I could see that this other bull had a real heavy top end. Big Top just sat there quietly until three cows made a break for him. This made the Black Antler Bull really mad and that's when I lost light enough to see the fight. It was one of those evenings in the wild I will never forget.
Three weeks later, I was coming back from a scouting trip to the Book Cliffs when I got a really blurry picture message on my phone from my good friend. When I finally got a hold of him it was quickly apparent that he had scored on a sweet bull. When he described the 6x6 frame and dark antlers- I knew that my buddy had met up with the Black Antler Bull. I just wished I could have been there to help him with photos and the pack job.
Two weeks after that, I was lucky enough to run in to Big Top and some of his stolen cows. I managed to avoid the cows long enough to get within 40 yards and send a Stinger through both of his lungs. Sixty yards later I was standing over my first ever trophy bull elk.
I have included some of the photos from the hunt. The last one is of Big Top and The Black Antlered Bull staring at each other in my garage. Why the garage? Well the wife won that fight!
GoatT is going to post the pics here in a minute.
