zachthebowhunter
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Well, I did it again with my bow over the weekend! My fourth archery elk in four years all within a mile of each other. As happy as I am to have the meat and for the great experience packing it out with both my parents there, I am still having an internal conundrum. The bull I shot was not the bull I though it was.... He was young, legal, but young.
I was cow calling after a stupid accidental trigger hit that sent and arrow into the abyss and spooking the good 5 point and cows away and over a little ridge at about 25 yards with his head obscured by branches the bull I took appeared. I saw one big brow tine on the right side that looked like the nice 5 point I had messed up on. So, I drew back, took aim and sent the arrow into and through the bull. He went 20 yards and piled up. When he turned to run I realized my mistake and a gloom set in.
Now I know some will say "The size of the rack doesn't matter" or "You can't eat the antlers" but this bull is still giving me a grief feeling that I cannot shake. I feel bad I think for taking such a young bull but I am not sure how I am supposed to feel. Have any of you ever had a similar experience? I've shot close to 10 elk and the same if not more deer and I have never had this feeling.
Anywho, I have a whole bunch of meat again this year and I can concentrate on a deer for the rest of the season. Once this feeling leaves me.
I was cow calling after a stupid accidental trigger hit that sent and arrow into the abyss and spooking the good 5 point and cows away and over a little ridge at about 25 yards with his head obscured by branches the bull I took appeared. I saw one big brow tine on the right side that looked like the nice 5 point I had messed up on. So, I drew back, took aim and sent the arrow into and through the bull. He went 20 yards and piled up. When he turned to run I realized my mistake and a gloom set in.
Now I know some will say "The size of the rack doesn't matter" or "You can't eat the antlers" but this bull is still giving me a grief feeling that I cannot shake. I feel bad I think for taking such a young bull but I am not sure how I am supposed to feel. Have any of you ever had a similar experience? I've shot close to 10 elk and the same if not more deer and I have never had this feeling.
Anywho, I have a whole bunch of meat again this year and I can concentrate on a deer for the rest of the season. Once this feeling leaves me.