Elk up Close and Personal

[Fishhog]

 

[Intruder]

Everytime I see that footage it just pisses me off.  I realize things can get pretty confusing in the heat of the moment but I can't believe anyone would be in that position w/out already being at full draw.   

[jeepasaurusrex]

I've had that happen before with deer. Your expecting them to come in one way, but they circle around and catch you with your pants down. You can see the guy in the video has a small tree to the left helping mask him. As the bull turns to run, you can see him lift his bow to try to clear it. I had a nice buck change direction on me and ended up going behind me. As soon as I moved maybe a 1/2", he was gone. 

[rasbo]

hell I woulda stabbed it

[Angus]

Back in the mid 90's a buddy and I were archery elk hunting not to far from Snoqualmie pass. We were hiking straight up a mountain and making alot of noise when all of a sudden a bull bugles within 100 yards of us, we get set up with my buddy in front and I started bugling, he immeadiately responded but wouldn't come in so I grabbed a large branch and started raking a small tree and bugle again. This got his attention and he came in fast and stopped about 3 yards from my buddy, and perfactly broadside to me. I didn't have a shot with my buddy being so close so I tried cow calling to get him to turn and give Dave a shot, he spooked and ran off the way he came.
Dave and I didn't think he had made us and thought he might not have gone far, we followed his trail a short distance then decided to stop for lunch and regroup, we were sitting about 15 yards apart with a small draw seperating us. I decided to spray a couple shots of cow in heat scent which I was carrying and the breeze carried the scent in the same general direction we had last seen the bull, within about 2 minutes that bull came in on a dead run and skidded to a stop right at the base of the small tree I was sitting under, I could have slapped his nose with an arrow, unfortunately, this time I was to close for Dave to get the shot, the elk and I had a stare down for about 10 seconds then I blinked and he bolted, that was the last we saw of him.
Yes, I am a believer in cow in heat scent. That was also the biggest bull I've seen during an open elk season, 6x6.

[jeepasaurusrex]

Lucky he didnt try to have his way with you. 

[Angus]

I actually told my buddy Dave I thought I was about to become that elk's biotch, staring at that rack from just a couple feet away I was a little nervous.

[NW-Eric]

HOLY CRAP i think i would have went for its throat hahaha

[buckbrush]

ANybody have some tp for that guy

[runniNgunnin]

  hahaha

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

 

[mkcj]

I got this same video today also. very cool

[Charlie]

 

[SagebrushStalker]

That's crazy   I would have been shaking so bad I wouldn't be able to get my bow drawn back

[firefighter4607]

Yeah he should of tried to stab him with a knife. That would be a trip to have an elk that close.

[Ray]

That's a real neat video.

[Tony 270WSM]

Too bad he wasn't drawn on him. I would have been worried about getting stomped on by that bull!

[Ray]

I would have been worried about getting mauled by those horns or stomped by those hooves. It was a big bull. Sometimes the animals catch you completely off guard and you cannot draw when they are cleaning out the wax from your ear canal