MT opening day Elk hunt , the swing shift

[Little Big Man MT Chris]

My job I have to work till 1 AM, yesterday was the rifle opener in Montana

Got up about 730am packed the truck left the house around 10am
got in the Woods at around 1pm … Bull down 6pm

He came past me, bugling and screaming pushing about 10 cows at about 75 - 80 yds , now he’s pushing up daisy’s

I’ve only been hunting elk for 11 years. This is my sixth elk and my biggest , pretty amazing day.

Well, time to start thinking about deer hunting and guiding for my family , I still got four weeks off of rifle season …






Hung him in a tree overnight came back with friends and a game cart this morning


On to the next one Ol’ Son ……



The end !!!

 

[Hem]

My job I have to work till 1 AM, yesterday was the rifle opener in Montana

Got up about 730am packed the truck left the house around 10am
got in the Woods at around 1pm … Bull down 6pm

He came past me, bugling and screaming pushing about 10 cows at about 75 - 80 yds , now he’s pushing up daisy’s

I’ve only been hunting elk for 11 years. This is my sixth elk and my biggest , pretty amazing day.

Well, time to start thinking about deer hunting and guiding for my family , I still got four weeks off of rifle season …

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On to the next one Ol’ Son ……
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The end !!!

Awesome! I believe you are getting a quick handle on the Montana thing.
Was that a general tag?

 

[BAKPAKR]

Flat. Open. I have been hunting the wrong country for elk.

Congrats on the bull and on your choice of beer!

 

[TheTone]

Flat. Open. I have been hunting the wrong country for elk.

Congrats on the bull and on your choice of beer!

I was thinking the same thing. Elk hunting Idaho really seems like the worst thing going

 

[Little Big Man MT Chris]

Awesome! I believe you are getting a quick handle on the Montana thing.
Was that a general tag?

Yes sir , 2 bulls less than a year apart 349 days between harvests

Last year was a general tag this season was a drawn tag , won’t say the area because I got the suggestion from a friend, and outta respect for him I can’t share any info ….

 

[Little Big Man MT Chris]

I was thinking the same thing. Elk hunting Idaho really seems like the worst thing going

Yeah, I cut my teeth hunting Roosevelt Bulls in the Oregon coast range in that thick nasty no visibility rainforest loggin country

A Little visibility has been a breath of fresh air

 

[recon6036]

That’s awesome! Big congrats!

 

[Hem]

Yes sir , 2 bulls less than a year apart 349 days between harvests

Last year was a general tag this season was a drawn tag , won’t say the area because I got the suggestion from a friend, and outta respect for him I can’t share any info ….

Not interested in your LE unit.
Just curious.

 

[tystash]

Congrats on an awesome bull!

 

[Little Big Man MT Chris]

Not interested in your LE unit.
Just curious.

I understand

 

[EastTNHunter]

Can’t beat that. Congratulations!

 

[mattdeere1]

Nice bull. Congrats.

 

[Hem]

I understand

Congratulations !
Elk are where you find them.

 

[Little Big Man MT Chris]

Congratulations !
Elk are where you find them.

I got a tip from an archery buddy who said a heard moved into that area in the last 48 hours of archery season

I’ve never been in that section of public , and it had been eight days since he saw them there and I had no idea if anyone was in there opening morning because I was getting up there so late and so my approach to the whole thing was hunt like an archery hunt and assume the elk were there and I just hiked using the wind and looped into elk , had to play the waiting game and move around a little with the wind and wait like three hours before one of the bulls finally gave me a shot.

 

[Hem]

I got a tip from an archery buddy who said a heard moved into that area in the last 48 hours of archery season

I’ve never been in that section of public , and it had been eight days since he saw them there and I had no idea if anyone was in there opening morning because I was getting up there so late and so my approach to the whole thing was hunt like an archery hunt and assume the elk were there and I just hiked using the wind and looped into elk , had to play the waiting game and move around a little with the wind and wait like three hours before one of the bulls finally gave me a shot.

Good plan, good results.
You gotta be psyched when things work out.

 

[Wyomufhunter]

Great bull! Should make the Ducks game this weekend a little easier to swallow ha.