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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Hung him in a tree overnight came back with friends and a game cart this morning View attachment 420422
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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.

 

[Sask hunter]

Congrats!

 

[Little Big Man MT Chris]

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

Ha ha ha it was , Oregon football was way in the rear view , I was sitting on the elk and and I keep getting texts and I look at my phone and my son’s just going on and on about how much the ducks suck and the offensive coordinator needs to get fired which he was today and I didn’t respond just put my phone back in my pocket cause I got elk within 150 to 300 yards of me

Had no time to care …. Ha ha

 

[Little Big Man MT Chris]

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

Yes sir , amazing hunt