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Just back from my 61 elk hunt where my
partner and myself connected on two 6x6
Bulls. Starting from the day we got there(13th)
the bulls were bugling. After 18 years one might
think I should hold out...that was my plan. I held
out until 10:30 am when the heard bull I was after
pushed a cow out of the oak brush and went from
18 yards in front of me to 23 yards away and stopped
broadside and quartering away. He honestly looked
and sounded like the biggest thing on the mountain!
My partner waited 5 days before connecting and I was
fortunate enough to be 2 feet behind him when he
took the shot.I instantly bugled and the bull stopped
70 yards out and bedded up. With other bulls and cow
talk all around us we felt as confident as we could when
he stood up and walked into the brush. After a long
(and agonizing) wait we took up the trail. He had only
traveled 80 yards from our last sighting.After some hooping
and hollering and a few pics the work began. A perfect end
to a long journey. It's sort of bitter sweet since this had been a
dream hunt for my dad and his partner. Both passed away
recently while holding 17 and 18 preference points. Thank-you to
The help I received from the great guys on this site!!!
Thanks for reading John
Just back from my 61 elk hunt where my
partner and myself connected on two 6x6
Bulls. Starting from the day we got there(13th)
the bulls were bugling. After 18 years one might
think I should hold out...that was my plan. I held
out until 10:30 am when the heard bull I was after
pushed a cow out of the oak brush and went from
18 yards in front of me to 23 yards away and stopped
broadside and quartering away. He honestly looked
and sounded like the biggest thing on the mountain!
My partner waited 5 days before connecting and I was
fortunate enough to be 2 feet behind him when he
took the shot.I instantly bugled and the bull stopped
70 yards out and bedded up. With other bulls and cow
talk all around us we felt as confident as we could when
he stood up and walked into the brush. After a long
(and agonizing) wait we took up the trail. He had only
traveled 80 yards from our last sighting.After some hooping
and hollering and a few pics the work began. A perfect end
to a long journey. It's sort of bitter sweet since this had been a
dream hunt for my dad and his partner. Both passed away
recently while holding 17 and 18 preference points. Thank-you to
The help I received from the great guys on this site!!!
Thanks for reading John