A-con
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I got back from my archery elk hunt late last night with lots of memorys, but no elk.
I saw enought big bulls that I decided to hold out for a good one. I had several chances to fill my tag with rag horns or cows, but I just couldn't close the deal with one of the 300+ bulls that I saw almost daily.
The first day of hunting, I climed a high ridge with a mesa on top, after an hour of still hunting I herd hooves and a string of cows trotted out of the trees and across in front of me at 80 yds. A dozen cows were followed by a perfect, semetrical, super heavy 6X6 that would go over 340, maby 350. I was caught in the open, so I dropped to my knees in the tall grass and tried cow calling. He bugeled at me and pushed his cows off the side into heavy timber.
The next day I called a 250 class 5X6 into bow range, got him to stop broadside with his head behind a tree and ranged him at 29 yds (perfect shot) but I couldn't do it thinking about that 6X6. I also passed on a spike and a several cows. On Tuesday, I was 100 yards from two big bulls screaming at each other, but the only way to get closer was from up wind. The last morning, I chased a 300+ 6X6 for a mile, getting within 40 yds three times, but he never gave me anything but a Texas hart shot, and he finaly just dissapered into the forest.
I have at least three big blisters on each foot, one toenail about to fall off, two large bruises, hundreds of scraches and sore muscels from head to toe, and a big smile on my face !
I want to do it again!
I saw enought big bulls that I decided to hold out for a good one. I had several chances to fill my tag with rag horns or cows, but I just couldn't close the deal with one of the 300+ bulls that I saw almost daily.
The first day of hunting, I climed a high ridge with a mesa on top, after an hour of still hunting I herd hooves and a string of cows trotted out of the trees and across in front of me at 80 yds. A dozen cows were followed by a perfect, semetrical, super heavy 6X6 that would go over 340, maby 350. I was caught in the open, so I dropped to my knees in the tall grass and tried cow calling. He bugeled at me and pushed his cows off the side into heavy timber.
The next day I called a 250 class 5X6 into bow range, got him to stop broadside with his head behind a tree and ranged him at 29 yds (perfect shot) but I couldn't do it thinking about that 6X6. I also passed on a spike and a several cows. On Tuesday, I was 100 yards from two big bulls screaming at each other, but the only way to get closer was from up wind. The last morning, I chased a 300+ 6X6 for a mile, getting within 40 yds three times, but he never gave me anything but a Texas hart shot, and he finaly just dissapered into the forest.
I have at least three big blisters on each foot, one toenail about to fall off, two large bruises, hundreds of scraches and sore muscels from head to toe, and a big smile on my face !
I want to do it again!