uh oh! Gutpile finally gets an elk!!

[Gutpile]

I hate pictureless threads but that's life, I'll update later. I hunted my ars off down in the blues and didn't see squat this year. Only a total of 4 animals two were massive bulls. We Got fogged in, froze, and poured on. I stayed one extra day and at 4:30 I tipped over a Spiker with the ole 7 mag. I bought it this yearfor elk and so far this season I've killed a bear, and antelope, a deer, and an elk. I loaded up 168 grn LR accubonds specifically with elk in mind. Anyhow I check one last clearcut and there grazes a cow and a spike. I needed to check to see if there were any branches so stalked in closer. I got to 350 and was pretty sure but I was scared to down an illegal bull so got closer. I got to 225 and was 100% sure but still scared. Oh crap!!! The cow busted me so I let rip. Perfect shot, broke the right leg and later found that the bulled deflated both lungs. It was standing stunned so I hit it again. This time a little higher and down her went. I quick gutted and skinned him and removed his head. I got out of the canyon well after dark and my partners about crapped when I walked up to the fire with a spikes head in one hand and a bottle of wild turkey in the other. Next morning it took two of us two trips and 4 hours to recover him. This is a hunt I wont soon forget. Ill get pics up asap but there aren't any real good ones of the bull. I just didn't have time as I was alone and losing light fast

This is the only pic I have on my phone I can download right now. Ill get a couple more later

[carpsniperg2]

Congrats.

[blackveltbowhunter]

WTG!!

[runamuk]

yay...congrats......

[Michelle_Nelson]

Nice!

[MLBowhunting]

Very nice 

[Crunchy]

Good for you sticking it out. 

[rosscrazyelk]

Congrats on the spike . Hardest thing to find in the woods in my opinion. 

[Rooster1981]

Congrats Gutpile 

[kevinlisa06]

Congrats!

[csaaphill]

grats ya it's been tough in the blues this year. you've seen more than I have just sign so far hopeing maybe last day tomorrow.

[buck man]

Great job!!

[BENCHLEG]

Nice work i would put finding a spike right up- there with drawing a special permit in the state of washington. Thanks for sharing. 

[bowhunterforever]

Congrats

[whacker1]

way to go.

do you have the itch full time now.