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.
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