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This is my sons Utah 2013 youth bull. This was taken on a general season any bull unit not a limited entry unit. This is his first bull elk.
He was not able to hunt on the opener, due to his employment. We headed to our destination three hour away after his work Saturday night to hunt the second day. That turned out to be very exciting for him to experience hunting bulls and hearing his first bugling bulls. We had approximately eighteen bulls answer our calls or bugle with in close distance of us. He had one close call with a good branch antler bull that we still hunted into, but was busted at about 80 yards in the heavy pole pines without a clear shot presented. He relived that close call for a week of school and work,waiting for a second chance the second weekend. A little disappointment experienced, but a hunting experience learned.
The second weekend started after his work Friday. Saturday morning we were greeted with several bugling bulls before daylight. At daylight we headed for one deep bugling bull as a couple good friend kept him talking. However, it ended with a missed shot at a good bull at 100 yards in the thick jack pines. Wow, disappointment and the low of hunting experienced. Just one more learning experience.
Sunday morning and the last day of the hunt greeted us with winds and no bugling that could be heard. Just after daylight the winds died and the bugles could be heard. We headed for the deepest sounding bugle and closed the distance. We ran into his cows in a old clear cut and had a window we set up in at 100 yards. The cows had us locked down for about ten minutes as the bull continued to bugle to his cows, but would not budge and come out with them. He was just out of sight when a small bull came in from above a tried to bugle. This brought the bigger bugling bull straight in with his head down. As he appeared in our shooting window I watched through my binoculars as the first shot rippled his front shoulder. I told my son to hit him again and watched a total of four impacts ripple the bulls shoulder until he went down right in our sight.
Wow, excitement, relief, high fives and congratulations all in short time frame. Then the excited 100 yard walk to my sons bull. Does not get any better then that. No animal I could harvest would top my sons success. Yes I'm one proud dad.
What a hunt. Much taught, learned and experienced. My son experienced the lows of hunting and the high of hunting. Could not have written a better ending. Enjoy, I will for years to come!!! I also owe great thanks to two close friends that helped make this happen and made the pack out much better. Thanks, Brett and Mark.
This is my sons Utah 2013 youth bull. This was taken on a general season any bull unit not a limited entry unit. This is his first bull elk.
He was not able to hunt on the opener, due to his employment. We headed to our destination three hour away after his work Saturday night to hunt the second day. That turned out to be very exciting for him to experience hunting bulls and hearing his first bugling bulls. We had approximately eighteen bulls answer our calls or bugle with in close distance of us. He had one close call with a good branch antler bull that we still hunted into, but was busted at about 80 yards in the heavy pole pines without a clear shot presented. He relived that close call for a week of school and work,waiting for a second chance the second weekend. A little disappointment experienced, but a hunting experience learned.
The second weekend started after his work Friday. Saturday morning we were greeted with several bugling bulls before daylight. At daylight we headed for one deep bugling bull as a couple good friend kept him talking. However, it ended with a missed shot at a good bull at 100 yards in the thick jack pines. Wow, disappointment and the low of hunting experienced. Just one more learning experience.
Sunday morning and the last day of the hunt greeted us with winds and no bugling that could be heard. Just after daylight the winds died and the bugles could be heard. We headed for the deepest sounding bugle and closed the distance. We ran into his cows in a old clear cut and had a window we set up in at 100 yards. The cows had us locked down for about ten minutes as the bull continued to bugle to his cows, but would not budge and come out with them. He was just out of sight when a small bull came in from above a tried to bugle. This brought the bigger bugling bull straight in with his head down. As he appeared in our shooting window I watched through my binoculars as the first shot rippled his front shoulder. I told my son to hit him again and watched a total of four impacts ripple the bulls shoulder until he went down right in our sight.
Wow, excitement, relief, high fives and congratulations all in short time frame. Then the excited 100 yard walk to my sons bull. Does not get any better then that. No animal I could harvest would top my sons success. Yes I'm one proud dad.
What a hunt. Much taught, learned and experienced. My son experienced the lows of hunting and the high of hunting. Could not have written a better ending. Enjoy, I will for years to come!!! I also owe great thanks to two close friends that helped make this happen and made the pack out much better. Thanks, Brett and Mark.
