Deadi, 03, arrowhead???

[Cam@strawberry]

Well guys im waitin on stories and pics along with a few others hows the hunt goin or went?? are there any bulls left on the hill??

Wildlife population control specialist

 

[NoShot]

LAST EDITED ON Sep-18-08 AT 04:30PM (MST)[p]Nevermind, i'll let him tell it..

 

[arrowheadsaver]

I was up there for the last 5 days of the hunt. My friend didn't make it until wednesday, so I was on my own for the rest of the time. I saw some nice bulls. Could not get on them. My friend came up, and we did some calling and was able to get in 6 differant bulls without coming home with one. It was a great hunt though, but I wish they let us hunt more of the rut as the last 2 days were the best. I did hunt of and on at the first, but used my vacation time for the end. I only saw two other bulls at the first of the hunt. Hope you all are haveing a good time on the rifle hunts. Wish I could have shot 600 yards HeHe.

 

[hunter03]

I put a 320 bull down yesterday morning. Hunted hard for 7 straight days, passed on numerous bulls, some bigger than the one I took, but in the end pulled the trigger on a very pretty 6 point, and I couldn't be happier, especially with an expo tag. I will post some pictures at the first part of next week.

 

[Silentstalker]

Congrats 03! Way to enjoy a bonus tag! Can't wait to see your bull!

Chad

 

[OwnMoreBone]

Congrates Andrew,
Can't wait to see the pic's
OMB


There's room for all of God's creatures, right next to the mashed taters and gravy.

 

[deadI]

Congrat 03. Can't wait to see the pictures.

My hunt has been quit frustrating and difficult it has been the hardest hunt that I have ever been on. I had such high hopes and thought that with the elk that I had been seeing the two weeks prior to the hunt that I would be taged out on sat. morning. This was not the case though, the terrain was alot steeper and rugged that I had imagined it would be. We were seeing bulls and nice ones at that right off the bat but geting in closed enough for a shot was a nother thing. Sure I could have launched wings and prayers at them but that is not me, in fact out side of 400-450 yards I am just not comfortable shooting, and these bulls were all hanging out there at about 600 yards, with no way of closing the distance on them.

Sunday it finaly came to gether and gave me a shot at an awsome looking 7x6 that we had named coat hanger. Well I think that he had a sixth sence and he new just when I was going to pull the trigger, he took a step downhill, lowering his vitals and back almost 18", and the bullet flew right over his back. It was a small opening in the trees so there was no other chance for another shot. Oh well, on to the next ridge and bull right.

Monday and Tuesday was spent in a different area, and the bulls were pletntifull, but so was the under brush, water, heat, wind (in the wrong direction) and the full moon, I just could not get a break, we have tried everything, going in silent to a bugeling bull, going in making cow calls, spot and stalk, sitting on a wallow, and bugeling, and nothing is really working well, the area we have been in holds some awsome 370 class bulls, but I have not been able to get a shot off.

My body is tired, my feet are killing me I think I have hiked dang near 50 miles in the last week. And over all it has be an awsome experience, but as of right now my tag has not been punched. I had to come home today and take a day to rest up and recoop, but I will be back out tomarrow and tuesday if needed. I am praying that something can come to gether tomarrow. I have had a great time and wouldn't trade it for anything, but it has honestly been the hardest most frustrating hunt I have ever been on. I hope others with a LE Elk tag in there pocket are haveing better luck than I have. I will let you all know what happens with my last two days of the season probably when the season is over. Till then Good luck to you. Especially those with Muzz, big bull tags that start Wed.

DeadI/Jared

 

[Silentstalker]

Keep at it DeadI! You will get your bull I am sure!

 

[Robiland]

Hey, I know the feeling. It was the toughest hunt but the most rewarding and fun. I had an archery tag on the Manti, LE. I huntted long and hard. I know that I hiked over 50 miles. My boots (1 year old, hardly used, were wore out). I know that I could'nt have walked one more ridge by the end. BUT, man was it a blast. I did eat tag soup. It was BITTER!!

Good luck those last 2 days. I really hope you get one. Lets see your pics on wed.

 

[MJRELKFREAK]

well you have had your fun. now go get after it. im pullin for ya.

 

[hunter03]

DeadI, I hear ya... this was one tought hunt. We also walked upwards of 40 miles in the 7 days of hunting. It was really tough with that full moon and the heat. Good luck to you in these last few days, I am hoping you slam a bull that you will be happy with.

 

[deadI]

I took the day off on sunday for some rest and to regain a little bit of strength. We were up at 3:30am and on our way to what hoped would be a honey hole. We arrived to were we wanted to be to be greeted by a partly cloudy, windy, cold sky. We could hear a few bulls way off in the distance. When it got light we could see one bull, not realy big but he was quite a ways away. We worked our (my dad has been with me the whole hunt) way up the ridge to were he was at and was greeted by 3 different bulls bugeling, however once again the terrain was very steep and even thicker than it was steep. I tried everything I knew how to do to try and get one of them to come up to were I could get a look. However when I cow called they decided they did not like me and they went the other direction in a quick hurry. Needless to say pretty soon all was quite and nothing came into view.

On to the next area were we saw a very small 3pt and a very small 4pt. I was with in range (300 yards) but there was no way that I was going to work that hard to get one of them animals out when they were that small.

That was all we saw, and we were not reall impressed with the area so we decided to mover to a completly different area. We hike another 5 miles Monday morning, and then again another 3 miles monday afternoon. We figured we put on right around 65 miles during this last week (8 total days of hunting). When we got to our new destination we were greeted by a few hundred sheep. That ruined that area for the night, so we decided to take it easy for the rest of the evening and stayed close to camp.

As we were coming around this ridge there he was just standing there at about 200 yards, I thru the scope up and right there dicided that my hunt was over, my 7mm roared and the bullet smacked him on the back edge of the front shoulder, it broke throught that shoulder and completly destroyed the liver, part of a lung, and completly severed his windpipe, ( wich is were we found the main part of the bullet). He went about 20 yards and piled up.

He is not the biggest bull that I saw, but I could not be happier to have been able to harvest this great animal man did I ever work my arse off for him. I just could not get the stars alighend right for me to be able to sill the deal on one of them, but last night things finaly worked out Here is a pic for you to enjoy.

I shot him at 7:30 pm last night and we did not get back bed last night till 1pm. We got home today at 12 pm, and imeditaly started cutting up the meat (we process our own). Till 10pm, so as you could imagain I am dead tired.

The best thing about this bull is that he is going to tast alot better than "Tag Soup".

Enjoy the pic everyone.

DeadI/Jared

 

[hunter03]

Nice work Jared. It was a tough hunt this year. Sounds like you had a great hunt and ended up with a good bull! Nothin beats being out hunting with family and friends, to tag out just puts icing on the cake. Congrats!