AZ402
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My 12 year old nephew Armando drew his first elk tag this year. It was his second choice youth cow hunt. As some of you know it's been a crummy week for me and my family. My time was limted in taking him out.
We made a few quick trips out over the weekend but couldn't stay out to long. The hunt should've been over opening morning but things didn't quite workout. The rest of the short trips were a bust opening weekend.
The hunt is only a seven days long. I wanted to try and get him out one more time before it ended. So yesterday afternoon I took him out for one last try.
My intentions were not to stray far from the truck. I stopped to glass a bowl were I've seen elk several times over the years. Sure enough as soon as I put my glass up, there were elk.
I had also brought my 4 year old Son along, not thinking we'd get far from the truck. My nephew and my litte guy made the mile long walk to the bowl. There were two cows closer than the rest of the herd to us. We worked into position for a shot and got set up. The shot was a little longer than I had hoped for but we had run out of cover.
The shot rang out and he had hit the cow pretty good. The herd scattered and one lone cow slowly walked to the thick stuff. We worked up to the area we last saw her and found blood. Shortly after we found her bedded down. I had him put a finishing shot on her and we were done.
We were trying to hurry out of there so I didn't get great pics but here are a few.
Monzie and his first elk and second big-game animal ever.
Monzie and my 4 year old Son Brasen.
We made a few quick trips out over the weekend but couldn't stay out to long. The hunt should've been over opening morning but things didn't quite workout. The rest of the short trips were a bust opening weekend.
The hunt is only a seven days long. I wanted to try and get him out one more time before it ended. So yesterday afternoon I took him out for one last try.
My intentions were not to stray far from the truck. I stopped to glass a bowl were I've seen elk several times over the years. Sure enough as soon as I put my glass up, there were elk.
I had also brought my 4 year old Son along, not thinking we'd get far from the truck. My nephew and my litte guy made the mile long walk to the bowl. There were two cows closer than the rest of the herd to us. We worked into position for a shot and got set up. The shot was a little longer than I had hoped for but we had run out of cover.
The shot rang out and he had hit the cow pretty good. The herd scattered and one lone cow slowly walked to the thick stuff. We worked up to the area we last saw her and found blood. Shortly after we found her bedded down. I had him put a finishing shot on her and we were done.
We were trying to hurry out of there so I didn't get great pics but here are a few.
Monzie and his first elk and second big-game animal ever.
Monzie and my 4 year old Son Brasen.
... Congrats:hump::hump:
