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bulldown
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I've debated whether or not to ask but with a little luck, I might be able to find my lost bull.
Location: Idaho Weiser Zone, No Business Lookout
Date: Shot 6x6 bull on 9/7 at 10am.
Short story:
Unfortunately my first shot was back but I was able to put a 2nd arrow in the bull at 40 yards that looked like it entered behind the last rib as the bull was quartering away and angling up hill. I was hoping the arrow exited out out his right lung.
We found excellent blood for 40 yards after waiting 1.5hrs for the bull to expire. The blood trail directed me uphill where I found more blood on a log and proceeded to follow it. Unexpectedly, the bull was laying down only 20 yards away and somehow managed to stand up and start walking away with both arrows still in him. We waited another hour before picking up the blood trail again but long story short, we couldn't find him or any new blood. It rained that night and all next day making matters worse.
I continued to search diligently for the next 3 days. On Friday morning 9/10 we passed a hunter on the main lookout road getting ready to hunt the east side of No Business Mtn. He was driving a Chevy 1/2 ton extended cab with camper shell and Oregon plates. I'm not certain on color but believe it was white and blue. It was a newer body style so probably year 2003 or newer.
Later, we found my bull next to a main game trail only .3 miles from where this Oregon truck had parked. The meat was obviously spoiled but to add to my disappointment, the bulls head had been cut off. The bull ended up traveling .9 miles after we bumped him.
I don't want to point fingers but after the effort we put into finding this bull, it was extremely disappointing to finally find him without a head.
With a little luck, word of mouth and help from this board, I might be able to track down the hunter who found him and workout a resolution or reward. I didn't take pictures of the carcass but wish I would have. I did however take my arrows that were still in him. I shoot camouflage Carbon Express Maxima Hunter arrows with green and white blazer vanes and Shuttle T-Lock broadheads. GPS coordinates have been saved.
I would appreciate it if any of you MM's could possibly correlate this story with anyone who found a dead bull in the Weiser Zone. He wasn't a monster but a great Idaho archery bull in the 280-300" range.
Thanks,
Bulldown
Location: Idaho Weiser Zone, No Business Lookout
Date: Shot 6x6 bull on 9/7 at 10am.
Short story:
Unfortunately my first shot was back but I was able to put a 2nd arrow in the bull at 40 yards that looked like it entered behind the last rib as the bull was quartering away and angling up hill. I was hoping the arrow exited out out his right lung.
We found excellent blood for 40 yards after waiting 1.5hrs for the bull to expire. The blood trail directed me uphill where I found more blood on a log and proceeded to follow it. Unexpectedly, the bull was laying down only 20 yards away and somehow managed to stand up and start walking away with both arrows still in him. We waited another hour before picking up the blood trail again but long story short, we couldn't find him or any new blood. It rained that night and all next day making matters worse.
I continued to search diligently for the next 3 days. On Friday morning 9/10 we passed a hunter on the main lookout road getting ready to hunt the east side of No Business Mtn. He was driving a Chevy 1/2 ton extended cab with camper shell and Oregon plates. I'm not certain on color but believe it was white and blue. It was a newer body style so probably year 2003 or newer.
Later, we found my bull next to a main game trail only .3 miles from where this Oregon truck had parked. The meat was obviously spoiled but to add to my disappointment, the bulls head had been cut off. The bull ended up traveling .9 miles after we bumped him.
I don't want to point fingers but after the effort we put into finding this bull, it was extremely disappointing to finally find him without a head.
With a little luck, word of mouth and help from this board, I might be able to track down the hunter who found him and workout a resolution or reward. I didn't take pictures of the carcass but wish I would have. I did however take my arrows that were still in him. I shoot camouflage Carbon Express Maxima Hunter arrows with green and white blazer vanes and Shuttle T-Lock broadheads. GPS coordinates have been saved.
I would appreciate it if any of you MM's could possibly correlate this story with anyone who found a dead bull in the Weiser Zone. He wasn't a monster but a great Idaho archery bull in the 280-300" range.
Thanks,
Bulldown