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My Past Due Bull
« on: October 27, 2014, 10:56:57 AM »
I was lucky enough after 13 years to draw a rifle bull tag in Washington. This was in  a regular bull unit not a quality.  I had hunted this unit with a buddy 4 years ago. So I had a general idea of what to expect. During the summer I spent 6 weekends scouting the unit. After tips from my friend on where the elk would get pushed during rifle I knew which canyon I was going to spend my time in. My wife and I had a due date of October 15 for are first child and son. So I would be unable go up to locate the elk In The weeks before the opener. Are due date came and the baby still had not come. The doctor decided to induce my wife on the 20th. This is opening day... So I spent the first five days of season in the hospital because we had some minor complications and had to C-section. We came home Friday. With my new son Chase  8)what a great feeling it is to meet them for the first time!!! My wife and her mother said they had things under control if I wanted to go up for the day on Saturday. I told them "your not going to have to twist my arm on this one". So as in most of Washington my area was fogged in. I could see 30 to 100 yards for the first two hours of the morning. I was thinking I'm not going to catch a break on this hunt. Then I thought I could hear a faint bugle down the canyon.  About 10 minutes later I could tell he was coming my way. Then he bulged a few hundred yards away and I could hear cows calling. So I started making my way to him. At this time the fog lifted so I could see across the small canyon and I could see two small branch bulls and a lot of cows coming to me. This was a different heard than the ones I was hearing and moving in on already. I watched them go into the timber below me and followed there calls down the ridge until I could see cows moving in the bottom of the clearing. I always have my shooting sticks extend out for a standing rest for a quick shot while in the timber and use them as a walking staff the rest of the time. The first 10 elk that came thru this clearing were cows. I had a shooting lane about two elk lengths wide. They were about 250 to 300 yards away. I thought as cows kept coming thru maybe I should move to a better spot. But I decided if a bull did step into this clearing I would have a good shot. Sure enough the last elk to walk thru was a branch bull. My first shot he hunched up, so I put two more in him before he went down.
This is not a bad bull for day six of my season. And me only having one day to hunt :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL:
While quartering him, I had three spikes and a bull a year older than this one walk by at 125 yards :hello:
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Re: My Past Due Bull
« Reply #1 on: October 27, 2014, 11:03:20 AM »
Congrats!
Cut em!
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Re: My Past Due Bull
« Reply #2 on: October 27, 2014, 11:06:27 AM »
Awesome!  Congrats on both fronts!  And...quite a lady you got there to not mind you heading into the woods right after getting home after a C section.  Props to her  :tup:
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Re: My Past Due Bull
« Reply #3 on: October 27, 2014, 11:20:39 AM »
Congrats on the bull and the baby. Look how happy he is you filled your tag!
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Re: My Past Due Bull
« Reply #4 on: October 27, 2014, 12:25:44 PM »
The last pic is special!!
Keep 'em Straight!!! (and quiet)

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Re: My Past Due Bull
« Reply #5 on: October 27, 2014, 12:31:34 PM »
Congrats on your bull and your boy! My wife and I just had a little boy in July. We also named him Chase. Being a dad is the best thing ever!

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Re: My Past Due Bull
« Reply #6 on: October 27, 2014, 01:04:36 PM »
Congratz on both the Bull and Baby!! :tup:

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Re: My Past Due Bull
« Reply #7 on: October 27, 2014, 01:19:55 PM »
 Congrats on everything! I think your son knew dad was going to get something special.
We give your trophy that final compliment!

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Re: My Past Due Bull
« Reply #8 on: October 27, 2014, 01:28:13 PM »
Congratulation for both your new son and a really nice bull.

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Re: My Past Due Bull
« Reply #9 on: October 27, 2014, 01:31:12 PM »
your a lucky man on many levels congrats.

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Re: My Past Due Bull
« Reply #10 on: October 27, 2014, 03:45:34 PM »
 :tup: :tup:

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Re: My Past Due Bull
« Reply #11 on: October 27, 2014, 03:57:52 PM »
Congrats all around.  That smile is awesome.

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Re: My Past Due Bull
« Reply #12 on: October 27, 2014, 04:02:16 PM »
Congrats!!!.................and Congrats!!!!! :tup:

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Re: My Past Due Bull
« Reply #13 on: October 27, 2014, 04:07:07 PM »
Nice bull! congrats on the bull and the new hunting partner!  :tup:
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Re: My Past Due Bull
« Reply #14 on: October 27, 2014, 04:21:00 PM »
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Re: My Past Due Bull
« Reply #15 on: October 27, 2014, 04:49:53 PM »
Congrats on both!

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Re: My Past Due Bull
« Reply #16 on: October 27, 2014, 05:58:47 PM »
Congrats bro. nice bull and looks like we have a new hunter in the making. Cute baby.
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Re: My Past Due Bull
« Reply #17 on: October 27, 2014, 06:09:15 PM »
Congrats, your extracurricular activities need better timing so this doesn't happen again.  :chuckle:
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Re: My Past Due Bull
« Reply #18 on: October 27, 2014, 06:37:27 PM »
Double congrats!!!! :tup: :tup:

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Re: My Past Due Bull
« Reply #19 on: October 27, 2014, 06:57:22 PM »
Congrats.  Cute baby pic")

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Re: My Past Due Bull
« Reply #20 on: October 27, 2014, 07:50:57 PM »
Congratulations all the way around.  Three great smiles.  Well done.
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Re: My Past Due Bull
« Reply #21 on: October 27, 2014, 08:41:53 PM »
Congrats on your bull and the new addition to your family.  I'm pretty sure I met you and your wife a few years ago while on a summer scouting trip up in the blues. I remember you showing me a few pics of the bull in your avatar.   Congrats.

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Re: My Past Due Bull
« Reply #22 on: October 27, 2014, 09:29:21 PM »
Congrats Dad - Baby ( & future elk packer :)  ) & for a great bull !

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Re: My Past Due Bull
« Reply #23 on: October 27, 2014, 10:04:03 PM »
Congrats :tup:
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Re: My Past Due Bull
« Reply #24 on: October 28, 2014, 09:06:40 AM »
Chasintracks: Did you guys fill your tag? I'm sure it was me you talked to. I spend time in almost all of Washingtons mountain ranges. The blues is one of my many favorite :tup:
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Re: My Past Due Bull
« Reply #25 on: October 28, 2014, 10:58:52 AM »
 :tup: congrats

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Re: My Past Due Bull
« Reply #26 on: October 28, 2014, 01:17:29 PM »
Chasintracks: Did you guys fill your tag? I'm sure it was me you talked to. I spend time in almost all of Washingtons mountain ranges. The blues is one of my many favorite :tup:
go4steelhd: My buddy that I was scouting with was the tag holder.   He filled his tag on a beautiful 6x7 with lots of mass on the opener that year. He new the bull from a few other summer scouting trips he had made that year. I was fortunate and got be with him when he harvested him.  Anyway, congrats again.

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Re: My Past Due Bull
« Reply #27 on: October 28, 2014, 04:43:58 PM »
You have many good reasons to be happy! Congrats!
I felt like a one legged cat trying to bury a terd on a frozen pond!

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Re: My Past Due Bull
« Reply #28 on: October 29, 2014, 07:43:36 AM »
Congrats man! Cute lil guy!

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Re: My Past Due Bull
« Reply #29 on: October 29, 2014, 10:27:55 AM »
 :tup: Well done! On both fronts!
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Re: My Past Due Bull
« Reply #30 on: October 29, 2014, 06:33:03 PM »
Thanks!!!
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Re: My Past Due Bull
« Reply #31 on: November 01, 2014, 09:36:35 AM »
Great story.  Thanks for sharing.  This is a season you will probably never forget.

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Re: My Past Due Bull
« Reply #32 on: November 01, 2014, 09:40:49 AM »
Somehow I missed this one.  Congrats on the new little one and also the new Big one. :)

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Re: My Past Due Bull
« Reply #33 on: November 02, 2014, 11:43:50 AM »
Boss 300, you are very correct on we need to watch the timing!!! That was a close call :yike:
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