opening day rosie

[swwaoutdoorsman]

Opening morning.... First day light..... Two bulls bugling!  I got up the steep hillside into the large timber.  The wind is good and I gotta be close, so I bugled. A quick response came about 150 yards out. I set up and began some come love me talk. I could hear brush breaking, but it was staying distant. I decided to move in. As I stalked through the timber I started to reach the top of a small ridge. Knowing the noise had to be 70-80yds beyond me, I slowly crept up to have a peek.  I was startled by large bull no more than 30 yards above me.... He spooked and ran straight down the hill crossing in front of me.  I blew it! But before my emotions got the best of me I heard that familiar noise (crunch, crunch). I looked up and there was the other bull, not seeming alarmed at all. I ranged him at 97yds, he was just pacing back forth. I tucked next to a tree and gave some more come love me talk.  He began pacing in a 10yd circle and wouldn't come in. Then I watched him turn and take a few steps to head over the small ridge he was on. At the top he stop and let out a short bugle. I answered him with the same, he quickly turned and headed straight for me at a quick walk.  As he approached 40yds I realized I had no shot due to trees. I looked on to his future destination and saw he was going come into a shooting lane at 20yds on the trail he was walking.  What could go wrong, good wind blowing up the hill, a bull in front of me headed into an opening, can't get better than that. Right?  He only made it about 5yds closer when a heard of cows came in from above. They winded me and took off in a hurry, the bull spun and headed with them.  I frantically cow called, the bull and two cows stopped on the ridge I originally called the bull from. Now, roughly 100yds away I did what any hunter would do.... I stood up and walked toward him. They stood there... I approached what I believed was 60yds and let one fly.  I could see my arrow the whole way, it was perfect.... If was facing the other way. I hit him in front of the hips, but hitting the liver seems to be pretty destructive.

[busterbrown]

Nice Bull, congratulations.

What Unit?

[ellensburgpo]

Beautiful bull, congrats.

[madmack76]

holy crap nice bull and great story

[BowBender87]

Dandy! Nice job

[Turkeyman]

Good job little squeaker

[Killercolin]

Nice bull! Congrats!

[SniperDanWA]

nice.  Great story.  Glad it worked out. BEAUTY of as bull too.

[X-Force]

Nice looking wetsider!! Congrats

[Jason]

Congrats on a nice Bull!!

[iRem]

Great looking Rosie

[kglacken]

Awesome bull! Only in my dreams this season. Tough year for us

[Wea300mag]

Great work sww, way to get it done.

[blackveltbowhunter]

Very Nice!! WTG

[bearhunter99]

Congrats on a great bull!