Hunting Washington Forum
Washington State Hunting Forum and Northwest Resource Site
Please
login
or
register
.
1 Hour
1 Day
1 Week
1 Month
Forever
Login with username, password and session length
News:
Free:
Contests & Raffles
.
Home
Help
Calendar
Advertise
Login
Register
Hunting Washington Forum
»
Big Game Hunting
»
Muzzleloader Hunting
»
WESTSIDE 6X6 DOWN!!!!!!
Advertisement
Advertise Here
« previous
next »
Print
Pages: [
1
]
2
3
All
Go Down
Author
Topic: WESTSIDE 6X6 DOWN!!!!!! (Read 11474 times)
RClare1223
Trade Count:
(
+1
)
Hunter
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 213
Location: Bonney Lake
WESTSIDE 6X6 DOWN!!!!!!
«
on:
October 08, 2012, 08:31:33 PM »
I shot my biggest bull to date on the opener last sat. It was a public land hike in hunt that was not going well all day but ended beautifully. I started in behind the gate at about 5:00am and made my way about 6 miles in by daylight on my bike. I hunted around till about 10 and then went to set up my ladder stand in a spot i had picked out a couple weeks ago.I then left for a couple hours to go check on a buddy that i was with and see if he had seen anything.I was back at my stand at 1:00 and planned to stay there til dark.around 4:30 I see guy come over the top of the hill and sit down to watch the same spot I am. Well I'm on public land oh well nothing I can do but just stay put and see who gets a shot off first I guess. Then about a 1/2 hour later this guy and his wife come walking right through the middle of the clear cut making all kinds of noise and talking really loud. So I think to my self there is still enough time left before dark hopefully things calm down and some elk come out before dark.
Then at about 6:00 the guy on top of the clearcut starts shooting at what appears to be nothing.he fired 3 rounds down into the clearcut but never acted like he was shooting at an animal and there was nothing in the area that i could see to shoot at.not to say I couldnt be wrong but it just didnt look to me that he was trying to kill anything but a tree. So after he fired the second round I decide I'm outta here and climbed out of my stand and headed for my bike.
I got back on my bike and was about 2 miles down the road when I come to a clearcut. As i start to scan the cut I spot elk.I drop my bike and get my gun in my hand and as I start to bring my binos up on the cow that is standing broadside to make sure its a cow and not a spike I see a massive bull lift his head.my binos never made it to my eyes.I dropped them and brought my gun up.as I put my sight on him he was walking straight up the hill and I knew this was gonna be a long shot.then the bull turned broadside and i put my sight right at the top of his back and let er rip.the bull dropped right there with out making a step.I reloaded and headed up the hill to go see him up close.
As I headed up I figured out I had it him in the back and he was trying to get up.so I put one in his heart and he was done.then I looked at the size of him and decided I better go get a few buddies to help out with this one.by the time it was all said and done we where dragging our butts back into campat around 2:00am. A quick and dirty measurement put him in the 315-320 class.
thanks to all my buds that where there to help me out with this one.I all most forgot i ranged the shot after he was down it was 203 yards off hand and yes I do love my vortek.
Logged
Advertise Here
GoPlayOutside
Trade Count:
(
0
)
Longhunter
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 591
Re: WESTSIDE 6X6 DOWN!!!!!!
«
Reply #1 on:
October 08, 2012, 08:34:14 PM »
Very Nice!
Logged
"Aim small, miss small."
Genesis 27:3, "Now then, get your weapons, your quiver and bow, and go out to the open country to hunt some wild game for me."
deerslyr
Trade Count:
(
0
)
Sourdough
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 1979
Location: Clyde Park MT via Roy WA
Re: WESTSIDE 6X6 DOWN!!!!!!
«
Reply #2 on:
October 08, 2012, 08:36:23 PM »
Congrats!
Logged
johnr060
Trade Count:
(
0
)
Scout
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 322
Location: Poulsbo/Yakima
Re: WESTSIDE 6X6 DOWN!!!!!!
«
Reply #3 on:
October 08, 2012, 08:36:29 PM »
Awesome story, and a dandy bull
Logged
IAFF Local 469
Wea300mag
Trade Count:
(
+3
)
Old Salt
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 5433
Location: Sedro Woolley
Re: WESTSIDE 6X6 DOWN!!!!!!
«
Reply #4 on:
October 08, 2012, 08:36:33 PM »
Stud bull, congrats.
Logged
Keep your nose in the wind and your eyes on the skyline
ellensburgpo
Trade Count:
(
+3
)
Sourdough
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 1801
Location: Dry Side/Right Side
Groups: DU, Delta Waterfowl, NWTF
Re: WESTSIDE 6X6 DOWN!!!!!!
«
Reply #5 on:
October 08, 2012, 08:37:22 PM »
Heck of a bull. Congrats
Logged
KCCO
The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong in the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry.
Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms, 1929
SemperFidelis97
Trade Count:
(
0
)
Sourdough
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 2266
Location: Graham
Re: WESTSIDE 6X6 DOWN!!!!!!
«
Reply #6 on:
October 08, 2012, 08:38:00 PM »
Great bull, thanks for sharing the story.
Logged
Wanttohuntmore
Political & Covid-19 Topics
Trade Count:
(
0
)
Sourdough
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 1959
Re: WESTSIDE 6X6 DOWN!!!!!!
«
Reply #7 on:
October 08, 2012, 08:39:01 PM »
Good job! Nice west side bull!
Logged
carpsniperg2
Site Sponsor
Global Moderator
Trade Count:
(
+126
)
Legend
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 31529
Location: Goldendale,WA
Re: WESTSIDE 6X6 DOWN!!!!!!
«
Reply #8 on:
October 08, 2012, 08:42:36 PM »
Good looking bull. Congrats
Logged
Owner: SPLIT DIAMOND TACTICAL
Firearms/Transfers/Parts/Optics
2011 HW Head Competition Winner
HUNTINCOUPLE
Lost Somewhere on the Praire of Klickitat Co. Chasing The Elusive BENCHLEG DEERS.
Non-Hunting Topics
Trade Count:
(
+1
)
Old Salt
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 8148
Location: Lyle WA, 98635
Yep, my avatar is from my front porch. #2835
Re: WESTSIDE 6X6 DOWN!!!!!!
«
Reply #9 on:
October 08, 2012, 08:44:07 PM »
Good shot on that bull! Nice bone for the wall!
Logged
Slap some bacon on a biscut and lets go, were burrnin daylight!
Most peoples health is a decision not a condition?
Kill your television! ICEMAN SAID TO!
Life Member of Hunting Washington Forum.
Time in the woods is more important than timing the moon.
Huntbear
I am a BAD Kitteh
Washington For Wildlife
Trade Count:
(
0
)
Old Salt
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 9616
Location: Wandering Lost East of the Mountains
Y.A.R. Jester aka Smart Ass
Re: WESTSIDE 6X6 DOWN!!!!!!
«
Reply #10 on:
October 08, 2012, 08:44:37 PM »
Congrats on a great bull! Being from the wetside even more a trophy!!!!
Logged
By my honorable conduct as a hunter let me give a good example and teach new hunters principles of honor, so that each new generation can show respect for their god, other hunters and the animals, and enjoy the dignity of the hunt.
Calling an illegal alien an 'undocumented immigrant' is like calling a drug dealer an 'unlicensed pharmacist'.
Turner89
WA State Trappers Association
Trade Count:
(
0
)
Frontiersman
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 3200
Location: Startup, Wa
Re: WESTSIDE 6X6 DOWN!!!!!!
«
Reply #11 on:
October 08, 2012, 08:56:55 PM »
Nice bull!
Logged
" if your a 20 year old and not a liberal, you don't have a heart. If your a 40 year old and not a conservative, you don't have a brain"
bearhunter99
Business Sponsor
Trade Count:
(
+35
)
Frontiersman
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 3162
Location: Monitor
Re: WESTSIDE 6X6 DOWN!!!!!!
«
Reply #12 on:
October 08, 2012, 09:01:46 PM »
Congrats, nice bull!
Logged
RIP Colockumelk
"We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm." – Winston Churchill
Genesis 27:3
Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison
shootnrun
Trade Count:
(
0
)
Hunter
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 168
Location: Various
Re: WESTSIDE 6X6 DOWN!!!!!!
«
Reply #13 on:
October 08, 2012, 09:02:16 PM »
Hey man, I was at the camp about a mile behind the gate, the bull looks even more massive in the light! Tell your buddy thanks again fir the help getting our elk out!!
Logged
BOWHUNTER45
Non-Hunting Topics
Trade Count:
(
0
)
Explorer
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 14731
Re: WESTSIDE 6X6 DOWN!!!!!!
«
Reply #14 on:
October 08, 2012, 09:02:51 PM »
way to go ...nice bull
Logged
Advertise Here
Print
Pages: [
1
]
2
3
All
Go Up
« previous
next »
Hunting Washington Forum
»
Big Game Hunting
»
Muzzleloader Hunting
»
WESTSIDE 6X6 DOWN!!!!!!
Advertisement
Advertise Here
Quick Links
Front Page
Donate To Forum
Advertise on H-W
Recent Posts
Articles
Forum Rules
Recent Topics
Koro Traps 4 Sale
by
JakeLand
[
Today
at 03:02:24 AM]
Bass Pro Strikes Again
by
Rat44
[
Today
at 02:59:17 AM]
Ten Years, and still plugging along
by
EnglishSetter
[
Yesterday
at 11:28:32 PM]
Looking for a hunting partner
by
vincepnw
[
Yesterday
at 10:51:51 PM]
AUCTION: Custom knife by Alden Cole
by
b0bbyg
[
Yesterday
at 10:12:34 PM]
Stone Glacier packs
by
greenhead_killer
[
Yesterday
at 09:06:17 PM]
Cougar Tips
by
hunter399
[
Yesterday
at 09:00:44 PM]
Still no bears
by
Jellymon
[
Yesterday
at 08:46:50 PM]
Lund Fisherman 1800 info/advice
by
lewy
[
Yesterday
at 08:43:58 PM]
Anti-Snagging Rule ?
by
Stein
[
Yesterday
at 08:21:48 PM]
GROUSE 2025...the Season is looming!
by
Dave Workman
[
Yesterday
at 07:08:46 PM]
High buck hunt
by
bmc02
[
Yesterday
at 06:07:22 PM]
Scope/mount options Ruger Ranch 5.56
by
Westside88
[
Yesterday
at 03:31:01 PM]
Bear Meat Care after the shot
by
jrebel
[
Yesterday
at 03:24:19 PM]
More Kings!
by
trophyhunt
[
Yesterday
at 01:35:26 PM]
Montana Antelope Draw
by
bustedoldman
[
Yesterday
at 11:11:02 AM]
WSTA 2025 Summer Rendezvous Agenda
by
Humptulips
[
Yesterday
at 10:54:35 AM]
HUNTNNW 2025 trail cam thread and photos
by
kodiak06
[
Yesterday
at 10:34:16 AM]
Looking for River Bank Salmon Fishing Help, Tips, etc: Lewis Co Area
by
AROTTY
[
Yesterday
at 07:39:42 AM]
2025 Montana alternate list
by
tdot24
[
Yesterday
at 07:34:07 AM]
SimplePortal 2.3.7 © 2008-2025, SimplePortal