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idabigbuck

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Come on Idaho, post em up! Lets see some pictures! Be proud! Don't just post em on the elk or mule deer forum!
 
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My 54 ? elk!
 
>Nice bull. Was that with your
>super tag or did you
>buy a general tag as
>well?


Yes it was my super tag! There is no general hunt in 54 for elk ! I could had held out for a bigger bull but I wanted to take one with my bow!
 
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General OTC archery 7x7. Broke his main beam and other points falling off cliff but I'm in the process of putting him back together.
 
>Yes! And your boy was there
>too!!! It just doesn't get
>any better than that!

This is my friends son, they came in to help me process and pack him out.
 
>Now that's what I'm talking about!!!
>Great bull!!! What's the story?
>


Saturday morning started off great, i worked my way around a mountain to look into a large canyon with no roads. I had seen several bulls work there way in that direction so i knew chances where good that i would see some animals.

It took me a while to get to my vantage point but when i arrived i was able to glass up a nice herd bull with 15 cows across the canyon. I made the decision to head in and watch in case he ended up in a spot that i could make a move on. after dropping a lot of elevation i arrived at a knob that allowed me miles of country to glass while keeping an eye on the bull and cows.

While sitting on my vantage point i was able to locate 6 different bucks and 9 different bulls, the waiting game was on it was a 4 hour sit till one of the bulls provided me with a stalkable situation.

I made my way up the canyon and over a ridge to approach the small 6x5 from above, i got to a good spot and started to glass. Nothing, he had moved while i was out of sight, i started to walk down in the draw to see which way he had moved when all of the sudden he stood up. I ranged him at 60 yards and proceeded to draw back. AT about a quarter of the way drawing back my release triggered because i had not fully clicked it in, i watched as the arrow went 30 yards and petered out in a pathetic arc. The BULL looked at me and said goodbye.

Not one to let this put me down i proceeded up the mountain to attempt a stalk on the 6 bucks i had seen earlier. I was approximately 1/2 way up the ridge when i looked back and saw a cow barreling down a draw, behind her was a 6x6 bugling and doing his best to stop and control her. I took and educated guess as to where and when they would show up and ran down the mountain to cut them off. I started up the draw in which i thought they would come out of and just as i was working up it the cow appeeard, 40 yards behind her was the bull. The cow walked 15 yards by me to my right and the bull followed her exactly, i drew back when the bull approached 20 yards and i released. I saw the arrow connect and knew it was a fatal shot. He whirled around and ran back where he came from, 30 yards later he fell to his demise in the creek bottom.

GREAT WEEKEND GREAT SEASON
 
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>General OTC archery 7x7. Broke his
>main beam and other points
>falling off cliff but I'm
>in the process of putting
>him back together.

Now that's what I'm talking about, Great Bull!!!
 
Great bulls guys!!! Congrats to both!!! Muleymemories, spine shot? If I had a 7x7 at 20yds id probably do the same thing, shaking like a leaf lol
 
Solo OTC Panhandle spent all of 2 hours hunting and had a 30 yard shot. So just 17 days after doing my first Ironman I got to spend the rest of the day packing him off the mountain-not that I'm compaining, but I think my joints could have used a couple more recovery days.

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Wow looks like you guys got it figured out! THAT is a reason to get excited about deer camp every fall! Great bucks AIROHUNTER!!!
 
Love this pic.
You can see the excitement in that kid's eyes.
Probably a hunter for life.
Congratulations.
 
Wow, Smith you had a great year. Both your animals are amazing. Would love to see some other pics of that big ole bull!
 
thanks, I was very fortunate this year. Both were taken with a rifle. general deer, and controlled hunt on the elk. Heres another view of my Bull.
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Lots of nice buck and bulls in these pictures, I love seeing what Idaho has hiding in the hills. Congratulations to each of you.

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LAST EDITED ON Dec-03-16 AT 01:36PM (MST)[p]My super tag elk and my New Mexico unit 15 late muzzy and my unit 1 late elk hunt in Arizona from this year!

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>thanks, I was very fortunate this
>year. Both were taken with
>a rifle. general deer, and
>controlled hunt on the elk.
>Heres another view of my
>Bull.
>
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Beautiful bull and in some dam steep country to boot.

Justin
 
Some great animals there! Had a muley year this year. Really didn't even chase elk much. Some firsts for me, 1st traditional bow buck, 1st buck with my 8 year old daughter, 1st 4th season Colorado tag. Two top were Idaho, last was Colorado.

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