No Regrets! Selkirk Bull Hunt!(pics)

[Elkbow33]

On my sixth trip I finished the hunt.  I am loading up things so I can head out in the morning for my late entiat hunt so not going to go into to much detail, but I started off Monday morning at 2:00am en route to my moose area so I could get there by daylight.  As I got to the area where I have been into the moose I started seeing the tracks, but I could only see about 20 yards as it was fogged in.  I got to the spot I was going to start walking from and decided I would wait until the afternoon as hopefully the fog would lift.  So before I left I decided to throw out some cow calls just in case.
     I went lower down the mountain and had no luck, so I decided to go back up to where I was earlier in the morning.  It was now about 2;30 and that fog was starting to lift, but snow was heavier and a little windy.  As I started up the road I was going to walk on this guy was standing in the middle of the road right were I called from earlier in the morning.  He took 1 shot from the 300 wsm 180 gr. accubond and fell in his tracks..  And it was over!

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     I spent I think a total of 22 days hunting over the last month and a half chasing them and passing up smaller bulls, I passed up one that was just like this one but it was earlier in the hunt.  Last weeks trip we saw the giant, we figured 52-55 with just about everything you want on a moose.  I had him at 400 yards but winds were about 30 so I didn't shoot.  We took off the hill after him but he beat us into the thick stuff before we got down there.
     I big thanks to pendoreille adventures for answering questions and education on moose.  There are tons of other people to thank, but I have to load up so I can head to entiat tomorrow to chase bucks..
     All in all it was a great hunt, I learned a lot and definitely spent a lot of time looking for them, but considering I had Back surgery 4 months ago I definitely feel I earned this bull and have NO REGRETS!!!!
     

[Alan K]

Awesome! Talk about a great hunt, 22 days! 

[rosscrazyelk]

Nice bull

[carpsniperg2]

Nice bull.

[Michelle_Nelson]

Great looking bull!

[10thmountainarcher]

Glad you got it done. Good luck in the Entiat!

[Elkbow33]

I know there are bigger, passed one bigger, but it was time and I'm happy with him

[6x6in6]

A fine looking bull.  Nice job!!!

[DaleVR]

 
Congrats well earned.

[hunting4sanity]

Great looking bull, way to put that tag to use!  My only complaint is that you got to hunt 22 days for that bull and now you're off to Entiat, it'll take me a few years to get in that many hunting days ................... ignore me, I'm just jealous.  Congrats!

[TheHunt]

Very nice... Congrats on your bull.

[JLS]

I know there are bigger, passed one bigger, but it was time and I'm happy with him

That's all one can ask for

[Widgeondeke]

Congrats 
I'd shoot that bull any day.
Good luck on fillin your buck tag

[CAMPMEAT]

Good for you............

[mulehunter]

Lucky day to pick up from road!      It would save my neck  surgery if I shot it on road.      

Nice bull.