>Now that's what I'm talking about!!!
>Great bull!!! What's the story?
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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