1st. Elk & Mistakes, Please Help

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elkadict

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The opening day of archery season in CO. Was so excited when I had the opportunity to see a 6x6 bull elk walking in front of me at 27 yards and moving away, hoping he may offer better shooting position I wait but he stop at 33 yds. Putting his head up like trying to catch my scent and at this moment I thought there won't be any other chance for me with this bull, then took a shot a little less than quarter away position; the arrow disappear behind his ribs cage and the guy run away without knowing what's happening there.
I wait for about 40 min. trying to catch my breath, holding my impatient and pinching my face to find out it wasn?t a dream.
For about 80 yds The blood trail was easy to follow and also found the place where the bull laid down and drop more blood, but after that I loose the blood trail and found it again 2 days later with the valuable help from my hunting partner who sacrifice so much of his hunting time looking for the blood spots, some times on his knees to look closer at the ground.
About 3:30 PM on Monday we found a big spot of blood and 20 yds. Further in the mud pond the bull or part of it, the coyotes ate most of the meat and the only part we rescued was the antlers.
I have the antlers and Id like to mount them as my first elk trophy, then please if any one of You have info where to buy a cape at reasonable price let me know.
I will appreciate your help and comments about my mistakes, hoping to learn from it.
Elkadict


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Hey man Sorry to hear about what happened, But a great first bull!
Ok from what I have learned when I track all my animals. Out here in the western states the animals will clot up. When that happens I will actually lay with my face on the ground about 10 yards from where the animals blood was last seen and look at the brush, I have found many animals by doing this because sort of like a trail emergers in the brush. Just a little helpfull tracking tip i've picked up over the years, You will be suprised as to how it really works because you notice busted branches, hair, footprints. All sorts of stuff that makes it easier to find an animal.
Once again sorry to hear about what happened and once again GREAT FIRST BULL!



-Cass
 
Dirk Barnes has taken in a few capes. He's in Hooper, UT 801-985-1265

Congrats on a great bull, and good job staying with it till ya found him.
Yelum
 
"Congrats" on your first! I always wait atleast an hour before I start tracking.

Horn
 
Yeah, nice first one. Good job on being persistent on the trail. Congrats.

Chef
"I Love Animals...They're Delicious!"
 
CONGRATS - THAT IS GREAT YOU WERE ABLE TO FIND HIM!!!!
FEELS GREAT TO TAG A BIG BULL FOR YOUR 1ST KILL - I KILLED A 5X6
ON MY 1ST. I'M GLAD YOUR WERE ABLE TO LOCATE HIM AND SALVAGE WHAT YOU COULD. I WASN'T ABLE TO LOCATE MINE THIS YEAR.
KEEP YOUR HEAD UP!!!!

SNYPER >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>------------------------->
 
Hey Cass Oh man! thanks, good tips I'll save them in my hard disc (brain) hoping to pull them out the next time.
Elkadict
 
Thanks Horn You are the third one who believe I should wait one hour before to start traking him, probably I scared him away and runned untill die more than two milles from the place I shot him.
Elkadict
 
Thanks Snyper! sorry about your bull, I haven't eat elk meat this time and You never found yours, but both of us will fill great every time we remember the sucsessfull 2004 archery season.
We keep our head up.
Elkadict
 
We are always learning, one thing I have heard, but never tried is that you can use a lantern at night and the blood will illuminate. Another thing you can try is to carry a small spray bottle of hydrogen peroxide and spray it on anything that looks like blood. If it is blood it will foam up. By the way, hydrogen peroxide will also do wonders to remove the blood from your clothes before you wash them.
 

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