Author Topic: Greenhorn gets his first branched bull! (Peaches) (Read 12683 times)

Greenhorn · « **on:** October 24, 2012, 05:04:21 PM »

Well, I kept telling myself "Don't shoot the first bull you see" unless it is one of the big ones that I have caught on my trail cam in the last two months. Well guess what?

I had told myself I was going to sit in my spot for 12 days straight to get one of these and I only lasted one day

Hadn't had a bull on the camera for two weeks. Only saw a bird the first day. The second day, I decided to chase after some other elk my dad and I had been watching and followed a bull bugling somewhere up ahead. I finally came to the bottom of a clearcut and the herd was heading into the timber about half way up. I only had a thin shot that I could see the cows heading into the timber through. I finally saw the bull and had a short time to decided on the distance. I was guessing about 400 yds but it was 360 and up at about a 45 deg. angle. I hit him right through the top of the backbone and he dropped like a sack of rocks. He was the first bull that I saw

I wish I could bring that bullet back. That evening (Tuesday) after packing my elk out I went to get my trail camera and watched 4 cows and one of the big bulls that I had on my trail cam walk through my little meadow, 200 yds away!

I had a blast hunting the bulls early and am looking forward to doing it again (in another 10-15 years)!

I ended up packing up a chainsaw to get this bull out from under the trees where he got stuck.

royalbull · « **Reply #1 on:** October 24, 2012, 05:13:20 PM »

nice job David

Kowsrule30 · « **Reply #2 on:** October 24, 2012, 05:15:33 PM »

Don't blame you... Nice bull congrats!!! What tag??

Greenhorn · « **Reply #3 on:** October 24, 2012, 06:38:59 PM »

Peaches Ridge tag

hoytem · « **Reply #4 on:** October 24, 2012, 06:40:21 PM »

Way to go man. Nice job!

Timberstalker · « **Reply #5 on:** October 24, 2012, 06:43:07 PM »

Nice Bull.

rtspring · « **Reply #6 on:** October 24, 2012, 07:01:46 PM »

oustanding! Any elk is a good elk... Who cares how big he is...

Wish i could of been there, ive been busy,,,,

RTSPRING

carpsniperg2 · « **Reply #7 on:** October 24, 2012, 07:04:24 PM »

Congrats man! Glad you got your bull

SniperDanWA · « **Reply #8 on:** October 24, 2012, 07:04:54 PM »

For that bull, I wouldn't have waited either. He will be more tender too

congrats.

sled · « **Reply #9 on:** October 24, 2012, 07:06:52 PM »

awsome bull.

BENCHLEG · « **Reply #10 on:** October 24, 2012, 07:41:58 PM »

nice work enjoy your time with friends.

stickbuck · « **Reply #11 on:** October 24, 2012, 07:44:12 PM »

Beauty! Congratulations on a nice bull!

blackveltbowhunter · « **Reply #12 on:** October 24, 2012, 07:57:55 PM »

Great Bull!!! Any elk is a good elk!

ShaneTyTrey · « **Reply #13 on:** October 24, 2012, 08:02:20 PM »

Congrats

rebal69972 · « **Reply #14 on:** October 24, 2012, 08:18:14 PM »

congrats

BOOM!! · « **Reply #15 on:** October 24, 2012, 08:19:27 PM »

Way to go!

Ridgerunner · « **Reply #16 on:** October 24, 2012, 08:28:50 PM »

A good bull for a first one no shame in that guy.

WSU · « **Reply #17 on:** October 24, 2012, 08:38:41 PM »

Nice bull. That tag is no slam dunk since the rut is basically over.

HUNTINCOUPLE · « **Reply #18 on:** October 24, 2012, 09:03:39 PM »

Quote from: rtspring on October 24, 2012, 07:01:46 PM

oustanding! Any elk is a good elk... Who cares how big he is...

Wish i could of been there, ive been busy,,,,

A dead elk is a good elk!!!!! Good story! What tag did you have?

RTSPRING

Greenhorn · « **Reply #19 on:** October 24, 2012, 09:38:12 PM »

I found this site as part of my scouting for my Peaches Ridge bull tag this year. I have really enjoyed all of the friends that I have made and all of the support. I have learned a pile about elk hunting this year even though I have been going for most of my life. This is a great forum and thanks for the opportunity for letting me be a part of it.

KillerBeee · « **Reply #20 on:** October 24, 2012, 10:45:36 PM »

That's a beauty and I would take that shot in a heartbeat.

Nice work.

bowhntr · « **Reply #21 on:** October 25, 2012, 12:00:16 AM »

Great bull!

It's nice to see some snow on the ground.

csaaphill · « **Reply #22 on:** October 25, 2012, 01:44:52 AM »

nothing to sneeze at nice bull!!!

Kioti · « **Reply #23 on:** October 25, 2012, 05:35:11 AM »

Nice bull....good eating there

muzbuster · « **Reply #24 on:** October 25, 2012, 05:57:36 AM »

Congrats on a nice bull!

doyourtime89 · « **Reply #25 on:** October 25, 2012, 08:42:25 AM »

Nice bull...great job...I wouldn't have passed it up.

Michelle_Nelson · « **Reply #26 on:** October 25, 2012, 09:35:04 AM »

Great looking Bull! Good Job!

RB · « **Reply #27 on:** October 25, 2012, 09:42:09 AM »

Right on nice Bull!

Boss .300 winmag · « **Reply #28 on:** October 25, 2012, 09:48:37 AM »

A tag nothed hung on an animal is worth more than anything left walking, tags don't taste good. Nice rack on him.

shoot-em-dead · « **Reply #29 on:** October 25, 2012, 09:55:12 AM »

I will take the first legal bull I see. Hunting them for years and can never find a bull. Great job and nice bull.

250savage · « **Reply #30 on:** October 25, 2012, 10:08:42 AM »

Congrats. That's a nice bull.

BoomWhop · « **Reply #31 on:** October 25, 2012, 10:24:09 AM »

I did the same thing with my tag. Nice Bull

BIGMIKE · « **Reply #32 on:** October 26, 2012, 06:55:33 AM »

Thats a nice animal. A real trophy for sure. Congrats.

Elkpiss · « **Reply #33 on:** October 26, 2012, 07:04:27 AM »

nice job Greenhorn, i was looking at your tc pics yesterday and wondering how you were doing on your hunt.. Thats one of the hardest things of elk hunting is being mentally tuff and holding out and grinding it out till the end for the big one happens to the best of us!.. Congrats on your bull and that is a fine bull!.. Its funny, when you get a opportunity to hunt a premier unit for elk, i hunted with my dad on a permit hunt and he shot about a 300 inch 6x6 biggest bull he has killed and he was disappointed cause he had chances on much bigger.. You got to appriciate the hunt and look at the big picture and enjoy such a great hunt.. Congrats to ya!.

Instinct · « **Reply #34 on:** October 26, 2012, 05:25:17 PM »

Thats awsome dude congrats!

wheels · « **Reply #35 on:** October 26, 2012, 05:38:11 PM »

hice bull where u end up taking it i was up there monday till today saw u 5 point on 1913 but no shot

BOWHUNTER45 · « **Reply #36 on:** October 26, 2012, 06:03:25 PM »

Did you get it or did the tree

Looks like you done well for a green horn

Congrats ,, nice bull

Greenhorn · « **Reply #37 on:** October 26, 2012, 08:56:33 PM »

Wheels, pm sent. It was off the 1913 on Tuesday.
Bowhunter, I had a silencer on my chainsaw when I dropped the tree on him.

Igottanewknee · « **Reply #38 on:** October 27, 2012, 06:08:10 AM »

Finally got the elk trap to work!! Nice.....

Labs07 · « **Reply #39 on:** October 29, 2012, 08:01:43 AM »

Nice bull! Congratulations!

yakimarcher · « **Reply #40 on:** October 29, 2012, 08:03:36 AM »

Awesome bull, congrats!

Huntboy · « **Reply #41 on:** October 29, 2012, 08:20:13 AM »

Nice bull, congrats.

C-Money · « **Reply #42 on:** October 29, 2012, 09:31:02 AM »

Nice bull! Congrats!

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