Author Topic: My first elk!!! (Read 12442 times)

matt94 · « **on:** September 10, 2012, 02:35:09 PM »

shot this guy about 7:00pm on the 8th in a clearcut where i had been seeing a heard about every evening so i sat kinda on the edgeof the clearcut about 100 yards from the timber line. i had been there for about two hours then him three cows and a two by three came over the hill they were just slow walking then a bunch of weekend hunter way down in the valley were just bugling like crazy like every three seconds i heard as many as three bugles at the same time

so they look down that way and i drew back then he didnt like hearing those bugles so he started jogging strait to me as he went into a dip i stood up i was sitting on a stump and as he came out of the dip he was about 40 yards infront of me and i shot then he kinda stood for a second then ran about 40 yards then slowly walked with his head down up the little hill on the edge of the clearcut and died right on the edge of the clearcut!

combs338 · « **Reply #1 on:** September 10, 2012, 02:36:44 PM »

Great job!!! And cool pictures.

deerhunter_98520 · « **Reply #2 on:** September 10, 2012, 02:39:20 PM »

Right on

deadwoodbuck · « **Reply #3 on:** September 10, 2012, 02:42:10 PM »

great story great shot and a nice set of horns to remind you of your 2 hour cold butt.

Button Nubbs · « **Reply #4 on:** September 10, 2012, 03:06:18 PM »

400out · « **Reply #5 on:** September 10, 2012, 03:10:52 PM »

Congrats! Your hooked

Stick em · « **Reply #6 on:** September 10, 2012, 04:16:54 PM »

WOW Thats a heck of a Bull. Nice job and good eating

Bean Counter · « **Reply #7 on:** September 10, 2012, 04:24:44 PM »

Good job, Matt. Great photos

N7XW · « **Reply #8 on:** September 10, 2012, 04:37:29 PM »

Thats a great bull. Congrats!

runningboard · « **Reply #9 on:** September 10, 2012, 05:08:31 PM »

nice bull, thanks for sharing the story!

shanevg · « **Reply #10 on:** September 10, 2012, 05:11:40 PM »

Congrats on a great bull!!

Nilehunter · « **Reply #11 on:** September 10, 2012, 05:12:09 PM »

The smile on your face says it all!!!

Gratz!

mdme3006 · « **Reply #12 on:** September 10, 2012, 05:33:06 PM »

Great job, nice Bull.

FSTaxidermy · « **Reply #13 on:** September 10, 2012, 05:33:48 PM »

Congrats

dawn2dusk · « **Reply #14 on:** September 10, 2012, 05:36:28 PM »

Very nice! Congrats!

h2ofowlr · « **Reply #15 on:** September 10, 2012, 05:40:06 PM »

Nice work. Looks like a twin to mine.

bassquatch · « **Reply #16 on:** September 10, 2012, 05:48:53 PM »

Excellent

BOWHUNTER45 · « **Reply #17 on:** September 10, 2012, 06:00:14 PM »

Good job Bud ...way to get after it

Wild Bill · « **Reply #18 on:** September 10, 2012, 06:00:21 PM »

Good job man.
Pretty sure I talked with you and your pard while ya'll were taking a break, and we were getting water during the first week. Ya'll got hosed by Port of Blakely shutting down your scouted areas?

Either way, congrats.
WB

matt94 · « **Reply #19 on:** September 11, 2012, 12:02:44 AM »

wild bill, yeah that was us! were you the ones that were wearing the all the army gear? and had the red f-150?

matt94 · « **Reply #20 on:** September 11, 2012, 12:06:09 AM »

did you guy end up getting one, or get on many more?
how much longer were you guys there?

RB · « **Reply #21 on:** September 11, 2012, 12:13:29 AM »

NIce!

matt94 · « **Reply #22 on:** September 11, 2012, 12:31:11 AM »

Thanks everyone!, and yeah im really really hooked on elk hunting now. What i cant get over is how much meat you get out of them i love it, they have so much more then a deer its amazing

Lunchbox1981 · « **Reply #23 on:** September 11, 2012, 04:08:56 AM »

Congrats on your first Elk. And a very cool looking one at that. Great photo's too.

Labs07 · « **Reply #24 on:** September 11, 2012, 07:48:34 AM »

Congrats on a great bull!

cedarriver · « **Reply #25 on:** September 11, 2012, 07:52:21 AM »

Nice job. Great looking bull.

Wild Bill · « **Reply #26 on:** September 11, 2012, 08:59:20 AM »

Quote from: matt94 on September 11, 2012, 12:02:44 AM

wild bill, yeah that was us! were you the ones that were wearing the all the army gear? and had the red f-150?

Sure was.
I think I told you we shot at a cougar that was stalking us, But after leaving you guys, we stirred up a storm, and had 5 bulls going. All were within 70 yards in the thick stuff behind where we all chatted. All we could see was hooves and horns over the trees. One was a 5x, one was a 3x4, and one was a 4x. The others would get within 10-15, then get ran off by the other rag horns.
The two rookies with me shot one at 7, and one at 9 yards almost 3 min apart. Almost unbelievable story. They think the stuff is easy now.

Anyways, did not mean to thread jack, but i know you and your buddy were working for them, so congrats. Hopefully your pard gets as luck too.

WB

matt94 · « **Reply #27 on:** September 11, 2012, 02:30:12 PM »

Yeah you did thats spooky. really those bulls were right there huh wow thats awesome, well im pretty sure they are all pushed out of there now i started going in deeper as people started filling in there. Oh and after we talked remember we said we were going to go down in that one strip of timber by the creek? well we called in a big true spike down there :bash:haha
Oh and haha they will find out just how easy it is when they go out by there self without you next year.lol Yeah my buddy left that wednesday he had to work but we are going to be back down there friday till the end of the season to try and get him one.

saylean · « **Reply #28 on:** September 11, 2012, 06:38:00 PM »

Cool pics man! I like the fog! Cool bull.

SniperDanWA · « **Reply #29 on:** September 11, 2012, 07:20:29 PM »

very cool, picture, elk, and all. congrats

Wild Bill · « **Reply #30 on:** September 11, 2012, 10:34:00 PM »

Quote from: matt94 on September 11, 2012, 02:30:12 PM

Yeah you did thats spooky. really those bulls were right there huh wow thats awesome, well im pretty sure they are all pushed out of there now i started going in deeper as people started filling in there. Oh and after we talked remember we said we were going to go down in that one strip of timber by the creek? well we called in a big true spike down there :bash:haha
Oh and haha they will find out just how easy it is when they go out by there self without you next year.lol Yeah my buddy left that wednesday he had to work but we are going to be back down there friday till the end of the season to try and get him one.

After we all walked up the hill, and we split to the left down that triangle road.

There was 3 other bulls in that group within 70 yards.....
Wouldnt be my first choice, but if I was in need of a quick hunt..

WB.
Congrats again..

carpsniperg2 · « **Reply #31 on:** September 11, 2012, 10:40:14 PM »

Grats

buck man · « **Reply #32 on:** September 11, 2012, 10:51:30 PM »

Great job.

blackveltbowhunter · « **Reply #33 on:** September 12, 2012, 08:26:55 PM »

Great Bull!! Congrats!

Greenhorn · « **Reply #34 on:** September 12, 2012, 08:32:28 PM »

Wow! Great job and pictures!

Turner89 · « **Reply #35 on:** September 12, 2012, 08:55:02 PM »

Nice bull Matt94

sled · « **Reply #36 on:** September 12, 2012, 08:57:14 PM »

awsome

CedarPants · « **Reply #37 on:** September 12, 2012, 08:59:23 PM »

He walked UPHILL for you before dying? You lucky little ........

Shot my first one last year - he shot me a dirty look, gave me the bird, then tucked into a cannonball and laughed as he rolled 300 yards straight downhill before he died. And I thought I was already in the bottom when I shot him

Great first elk, and really cool pics with the fog in the background. Congrats!!!

SemperFidelis97 · « **Reply #38 on:** September 12, 2012, 09:03:07 PM »

Grats great looking bull there.

Wyoming08 · « **Reply #39 on:** September 12, 2012, 09:05:04 PM »

Congrats, Thats a great first Bull!!!
Nice Pictures

ShaneTyTrey · « **Reply #40 on:** September 12, 2012, 09:30:18 PM »

Very cool, congrats

NBhunter · « **Reply #41 on:** September 13, 2012, 12:23:13 AM »

Congrats on your first bull!

Kioti · « **Reply #42 on:** September 13, 2012, 07:14:03 AM »

There some nice steaks there.

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