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Blanchje

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Just back from Utah and one of those rare trips where everything went perfectly. I probably used up a decade of god karma but I'm happy with the way things turned out. Taking my first bull was just icing on the cake to a great time. Hopefully I can get a picture to post.

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Jeff
 
Good grief, that thing is a hog! Can't wait to hear about the hunt. And post some more pics for us!

RockyMtnOyster
 
Man what a way to get a first bull , you smoked a brute ! Congrats on a super bull , can't leave us hanging with just a pic , post a couple more and tell us the story....NM
 
Two awesome bulls and a great memory too !!! It don't get no better then that!! Congrats!! :7
 
Awesome!! Congratulations. That's a pig of an elk. Your going to have to work hard to top your first bull. Thanks for sharing.
 
Send some of that good karma my way!

Congrats on a super bull.
You first bull at that!
Man oh man.

Chef
"I Love Animals...They're Delicious!"
 
Wow, are you planning on retiring now? Congrats on a beautiful and unique bull.

Dub
 
That one will be hard to beat with the mass and character it has. You did good, congratulations.

BOHNTR )))---------->
 
Thanks. There's a little background to this hunt and I'll try and be succinct. My best friend and I have been buddies and hunting partners since we were 10 years old (Currently 47). When we were in our early 20's our parents divorced and my dad ended up marrying his mom. That was cool because she had always been like a second mother to me. My dad passed away 4 1/2 years ago and 2 years ago Dottie was killed in a car crash. That threw the family into a lot of turmoil and some of it got ugly. Through all of it Doug and I told each other our friendship was too important to get caught up in the infighting. In January he called me and told me to not make plans for last week because he had booked an elk hunt for the two of us. He booked the hunt through Atcheson & Son's who we have used with good results on a few various trips. The property we hunted was large ranch in NE Utah. It was the second day of our hunt when my guide and I spotted this bull from the top of a ridge we were glassing from. I told him that I wanted to get Doug a shot at him if we could. He looked at me kind of funny but we watched the bull bed down in some thick oak brush so we went and found Doug and his guide. We knew this was an exceptional bull so we wanted to put a plan together with someone to cover any potential escape routes so I volunteered to do that. We hiked to where we had last seen the bull and just before we split up Doug insisted I get first crack at him. I said no and he said no so we looked for a coin. Unable to find one we played rock paper scissors and I won. I snuck along about 200 yards below where I had last seen the bull with the plan to get to a small ridge to use as cover for the final stalk. As I was sneaking along I looked up the hill and spotted the bull up and feeding in the brush. I was able to sit down and get a good rest and shot him with a 225 gr. North Fork out of my .338. He staggerd about 5 feet and I put a second bullet through his vitals which dropped him. It was good fun and I was very happy with the bull but the highlight of the trip came two days later when I spotted a big 6x6 right at dark and was able to find him the next morning for Doug. I got to sit on a ridge with my bino's and spotting scope and watch the entire drama unfold as Doug put the stalk on and nailed the bull with his .300 WM. I was doing the elk hunter happy dance and had tears streaming down my face and a grin from ear to ear. It was one of the most magical moments I've had in the field. Here's another picture.

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Jeff
 

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