Slm864
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Wow. That is definitely something an ice pack wasn’t going to fix. I’m glad you are okay and still able to walk. Best of luck.
Good Bull 2.0
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klwinter921
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Yikes!
Scary!
As the scouting commenced, I just wasn’t seeing the amount of bulls that I had the previous two years. I had my sights set on a different unit my whole life, but since I moved back to Utah——the Wasatch was much closer to home and I kept finding bulls I’d be happy with.
Areas that held 15-25 bulls only had 2-4 and the maturity just wasn’t there.
Here’s some pics.
Areas that held 15-25 bulls only had 2-4 and the maturity just wasn’t there.
Here’s some pics.
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Another conundrum was which rifle to use. I have a 7 mag and a 300 wm. The problem was neither one of them were grouping the way that I wanted.
My ol trusty bergara in 6.5 creed has always shot really well. Here’s three shots at 200 yards from a sitting position. I have nothing but confidence in my creedmoor. Everything I shoot at with it dies and dies fast. I bought my 7 mag for an elk hunt last year because I felt the creed was under powered. I was very disappointed with the results so I bought the 300 to try out. After shooting all of them over and over I decided the creed was going to be with me opening day. Half of my buddies were cool with that and the other half thought I was asking for a let down.
My ol trusty bergara in 6.5 creed has always shot really well. Here’s three shots at 200 yards from a sitting position. I have nothing but confidence in my creedmoor. Everything I shoot at with it dies and dies fast. I bought my 7 mag for an elk hunt last year because I felt the creed was under powered. I was very disappointed with the results so I bought the 300 to try out. After shooting all of them over and over I decided the creed was going to be with me opening day. Half of my buddies were cool with that and the other half thought I was asking for a let down.
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Redside
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That picture with the sun hitting the bulls antlers is cool! Looking forward the rest of the story!
noharleyyet
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Have a good bud who went thru knee staph after an arthroscopy...fine now but it was dicey for a while. Glad you're telling the story...
...good shooting.
...good shooting.
Elkmagnet
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Wow, glad you got ahead of the infection. Good luck
Yep, nice bull
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56K???!!
Glad you're okay! I think it's time to get new health insurance.
Glad you're okay! I think it's time to get new health insurance.
That was the bill. I’m on the hook for around $4750. On Tuesday before the hunt started (Saturday was the opener)....I had my kids with me and found some bulls at dark. One of them stood out as being old and heavy. I could tell that on his right side his G2 was either really small or it was an extra. None of his tines were super long but he was fairly wide and like I said he looked old. Very large shoulders like a bison and deep belly.
After looking at this footage I could tell that his g2 was in fact small and not an extra but his mass really stood out to me.
After looking at this footage I could tell that his g2 was in fact small and not an extra but his mass really stood out to me.
MITCHMO
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This great! Except for the knee thing of course.
ida homer
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Awesome thread! I can see the dilemma of burning 13 points.
As Friday night came I was very nervous. All four of the bulls I’d seen the prior two years we no-shows. Guys I knew who had the tag were turning then back left and right.
I went back in to find the pretty bull but he and his buddy’s didn’t come out that night. The weather had become really warm and we were fighting a full moon.
The bulls I was seeing were in the timber after 20 minutes of first light and not moving hardly at all till dark.
I sent my buddy Adam back to where I’d seen that heavy bull a few days earlier.
When I got back in service that night he called to say the bull and his smaller buddies were right where I’d left them and nobody else was in there watching.
That bull was in a spot I could get the kids to. My oldest son is 8 and his is 10. It was then I decided to make it a family affair. In the morning on the way in it was reassuring to find that nobody was ahead of us. The pools of water in the dirt road were still frozen over.
We got to our spot and waited for shooting light. I had my creedmoor and in the back of my mind was a little nervous from all the people who claim it’s not enough “gun”.
Adam was the first to see elk hide and as it got a tad lighter we could see that the bedded bull across the canyon was the heavy bull.
It was a relief and a little anti climatic as I laid prone and dialed the turret for the proper MOA for the distance, temp, etc. I knew that if I just made a good shot this 13 year wait would last just 5 minutes after shooting light.
The bull was bedded completely broadside with no obstruction and at 689 yards. I gave my brother and Adam enough time to get zoomed in on their spotters.
I told them that i was ready and to watch closely I’m order to give me some feedback after I pulled the trigger.
The shot felt good and hit the bull right behind the shoulder. Adam said it was a perfect hit and to hit him again in the same spot. Nothing builds confidence like being able to duplicate a previous shot without needing adjustments. The bull was able to stand up in between shots but he didn’t even take a step.
The second shot hit 2” away from the first one and he fell right back in his bed. The smaller bulls who were previously out of sight all stood up looking around what to do.
My bull fell so fast without staggering that they didn’t spook at all. As I unchambered my third round and cleared the action it was all smiles.
it took about a half hour to get over to him, and as we care down to him the other bulls had gone back to feeding and then finally took off. It was fun to watch the kids as they walked up to the elk. All the while hoping that it meant as much to them as it did me when I went out with my dad and his brothers when I was a kid.
There was no surprise on what he would score. 308” right on the nose. The weak G2, broken third and overall short beams and tine length really hurts the score.
That being said I knew what he was and decided having Blake in the pictures with me was worth more than another 15-30” of antler.
The taxi said he appeared to be one of the oldest bulls he’d seen in a long time and the overall mass is as good as it gets. Here’s some pics.
I went back in to find the pretty bull but he and his buddy’s didn’t come out that night. The weather had become really warm and we were fighting a full moon.
The bulls I was seeing were in the timber after 20 minutes of first light and not moving hardly at all till dark.
I sent my buddy Adam back to where I’d seen that heavy bull a few days earlier.
When I got back in service that night he called to say the bull and his smaller buddies were right where I’d left them and nobody else was in there watching.
That bull was in a spot I could get the kids to. My oldest son is 8 and his is 10. It was then I decided to make it a family affair. In the morning on the way in it was reassuring to find that nobody was ahead of us. The pools of water in the dirt road were still frozen over.
We got to our spot and waited for shooting light. I had my creedmoor and in the back of my mind was a little nervous from all the people who claim it’s not enough “gun”.
Adam was the first to see elk hide and as it got a tad lighter we could see that the bedded bull across the canyon was the heavy bull.
It was a relief and a little anti climatic as I laid prone and dialed the turret for the proper MOA for the distance, temp, etc. I knew that if I just made a good shot this 13 year wait would last just 5 minutes after shooting light.
The bull was bedded completely broadside with no obstruction and at 689 yards. I gave my brother and Adam enough time to get zoomed in on their spotters.
I told them that i was ready and to watch closely I’m order to give me some feedback after I pulled the trigger.
The shot felt good and hit the bull right behind the shoulder. Adam said it was a perfect hit and to hit him again in the same spot. Nothing builds confidence like being able to duplicate a previous shot without needing adjustments. The bull was able to stand up in between shots but he didn’t even take a step.
The second shot hit 2” away from the first one and he fell right back in his bed. The smaller bulls who were previously out of sight all stood up looking around what to do.
My bull fell so fast without staggering that they didn’t spook at all. As I unchambered my third round and cleared the action it was all smiles.
it took about a half hour to get over to him, and as we care down to him the other bulls had gone back to feeding and then finally took off. It was fun to watch the kids as they walked up to the elk. All the while hoping that it meant as much to them as it did me when I went out with my dad and his brothers when I was a kid.
There was no surprise on what he would score. 308” right on the nose. The weak G2, broken third and overall short beams and tine length really hurts the score.
That being said I knew what he was and decided having Blake in the pictures with me was worth more than another 15-30” of antler.
The taxi said he appeared to be one of the oldest bulls he’d seen in a long time and the overall mass is as good as it gets. Here’s some pics.
bowhuntmontana
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Congrats on the bull and the experience. Memories with the kids always trump inches.
noharleyyet
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Girthy ol bull....like the young'ns tagging the hero shots. Nice hunt....
Mtnhunter1
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Congrats on a very nice bull. Getting the young boys involved will hopefully add to the future of our hunting. Your caliber of choice and the distance of the shot taken, well, I'm glad it worked out for you.
