antlerrick
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LAST EDITED ON Sep-19-07 AT 11:30PM (MST)[p]
As most of you know, my wife is handicapped and so the areas we could hunt were limited, and her mobility is very limited. This evening after seeing this bull from 1/4 mile, she insisted she could walk, or hobble, the 750 yards to get to the base of the mountain where she would have a chance for a shot at this bull. She shot the bull 10 minutes before dark and there was no way to get her up the steep mountain to where the bull was killed, so we have no photos of her at the kill site. She hit the bull 4 shots in a row, in the chest, with the 1st shot being 390 yards and the final shot 350 yards.
I was so proud of her dedication and the desire to try to harvest this bull, knowing that she would pay for the walking she done with a few days of burning pain. And then to make 4 shots to the breadbasket of this great bull, made me even prouder. I don't think I could have made the shots she made.
And a special thank you to the good friends that were with me when she shot it, and a couple of good friends who knew we were hunting this bull, and seen our lights up on the face of the mountain, who immediately donned their packs and came to our rescue to help pack out this bull. Trevor Gadd, JD Nielson of Jorgenson's in Richfield, and Jeff Bates, owner of Bowery Haven at Fishlake, and our son Jace, we don't know how to thank you for what you done for my wife and I last night! You are our hero's...
Hope you all enjoy...
And to those of you wondering about the Mossback attire, Doyle donated guide time and help, elk calls, shooting sticks, a vest and hats for us, and a commitment of additional guides and help if we needed it, all at no charge to us, thru the Mossback Foundation, that donates to the handicapped hunters.
The bull has 8 scoreable points on each side with another 3/4 inch point on the left sword tine. He has 60 inches of mass with super mass in the sword split. Incredible character!!
Incredible hunt!
As most of you know, my wife is handicapped and so the areas we could hunt were limited, and her mobility is very limited. This evening after seeing this bull from 1/4 mile, she insisted she could walk, or hobble, the 750 yards to get to the base of the mountain where she would have a chance for a shot at this bull. She shot the bull 10 minutes before dark and there was no way to get her up the steep mountain to where the bull was killed, so we have no photos of her at the kill site. She hit the bull 4 shots in a row, in the chest, with the 1st shot being 390 yards and the final shot 350 yards.
I was so proud of her dedication and the desire to try to harvest this bull, knowing that she would pay for the walking she done with a few days of burning pain. And then to make 4 shots to the breadbasket of this great bull, made me even prouder. I don't think I could have made the shots she made.
And a special thank you to the good friends that were with me when she shot it, and a couple of good friends who knew we were hunting this bull, and seen our lights up on the face of the mountain, who immediately donned their packs and came to our rescue to help pack out this bull. Trevor Gadd, JD Nielson of Jorgenson's in Richfield, and Jeff Bates, owner of Bowery Haven at Fishlake, and our son Jace, we don't know how to thank you for what you done for my wife and I last night! You are our hero's...
Hope you all enjoy...
And to those of you wondering about the Mossback attire, Doyle donated guide time and help, elk calls, shooting sticks, a vest and hats for us, and a commitment of additional guides and help if we needed it, all at no charge to us, thru the Mossback Foundation, that donates to the handicapped hunters.
The bull has 8 scoreable points on each side with another 3/4 inch point on the left sword tine. He has 60 inches of mass with super mass in the sword split. Incredible character!!
Incredible hunt!