ELKOHUNTER
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My first bull
Well after waiting six years to draw the best archery tag for bull elk in my state of Nevada it happen! So we packed up and went to Ely to hunt some bulls.
We had seen this bull for three days but went looking for more bulls. So not seeing anything bigger I went after him on the forth day. We set up on the game trail he and his cows had been coming from water on. Well they didn't come on the trail witch is a good thing because the wind would have been wrong. They come out above us. Well after the lead cow walked by my brothers head at less then 20'' we were a little shaky. Than the bull comes into 30 yards and screams at us now we looked like the grass shaking in the wind! The bull walked by us at 5 yards. When he got behind me I turned my head to look at him and started to draw my bow. Well he picked up the movement so I froze. They still didn't know we were there. He turned back and started walking again so I eased my bow back and waited for him to clear the trees when he did I blew the worst cow call I have ever blown and he stopped. He was quartering away real hard I knew I had one chance to shoot and this was it. I put my 20 pin right behind his shoulder and let her fly. My 65 pound Diamond Liberty with 350 Maxima Hunters with a 100 grain Muzzy did the trick!
200 yards later I had my first bull in my hands!
Then the work began 6 hours later he was back to the truck in one load. I'm hooked!!!!! I would like to thank all the people who helped me and gave me info about elk.
Well after waiting six years to draw the best archery tag for bull elk in my state of Nevada it happen! So we packed up and went to Ely to hunt some bulls.
We had seen this bull for three days but went looking for more bulls. So not seeing anything bigger I went after him on the forth day. We set up on the game trail he and his cows had been coming from water on. Well they didn't come on the trail witch is a good thing because the wind would have been wrong. They come out above us. Well after the lead cow walked by my brothers head at less then 20'' we were a little shaky. Than the bull comes into 30 yards and screams at us now we looked like the grass shaking in the wind! The bull walked by us at 5 yards. When he got behind me I turned my head to look at him and started to draw my bow. Well he picked up the movement so I froze. They still didn't know we were there. He turned back and started walking again so I eased my bow back and waited for him to clear the trees when he did I blew the worst cow call I have ever blown and he stopped. He was quartering away real hard I knew I had one chance to shoot and this was it. I put my 20 pin right behind his shoulder and let her fly. My 65 pound Diamond Liberty with 350 Maxima Hunters with a 100 grain Muzzy did the trick!
200 yards later I had my first bull in my hands!
Then the work began 6 hours later he was back to the truck in one load. I'm hooked!!!!! I would like to thank all the people who helped me and gave me info about elk.
