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Offline hntrspud

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Bull down!! UPDATED WITH PICS AND STORY
« on: September 14, 2014, 09:45:38 AM »
Shot in the neck at 9 yards! Still a little adrenaline going here. My first archery elk! Got work to do story and pics coming soon.

Ok, so I will preface this story with a question. You ever have something happen so fast you don't know what occurred? Well that's what happened today with this bull. I was sitting in my blind thinking about the hawks game, sending my wife a text about the lunch we were going to have when all of a sudden, I see a cow's head, she's coming up the trail my blind is sitting just off of. She's not alone, 2 cows, 3,4, 6 then I see antlers. 1,2,3 ok he's legal. I drop my phone  :bash: , it spooks the lead cow and she runs up the trail a bit, the others follow, with the bull on their tale. He stopped next to my blind at 9 yards just behind a bitterbrush, I was drawn hoping he would stop for a shot. The only one I had was the neck, I released, WHACK!!!! Down he goes, no movement. Still shaking from adrenaline, I could see him from my blind and he was not breathing. I knocked an arrow, stepped out, and confirmed what I thought, yes sir! I just killed my first bull elk with a bow!!! And it all happened so fast I have a hard time remembering all details still. Funny how that is. Well here he is. Not a monster, but none the less, in the cooler.
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Re: Bull down!!
« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2014, 09:56:14 AM »
Your wasting time and still on line  :dunno: :chuckle: :tup:
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Re: Bull down!!
« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2014, 10:00:33 AM »
 :tup:
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Re: Bull down!!
« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2014, 10:22:55 AM »
Pic`s or didn`t happen :chuckle:
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Re: Bull down!! UPDATED WITH PICS AND STORY
« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2014, 06:06:26 PM »
It was a lot of work, but I have it in the cooler. I forgot how much work they are. Incredible day in the woods.
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Re: Bull down!! UPDATED WITH PICS AND STORY
« Reply #5 on: September 14, 2014, 06:11:16 PM »
Congrats on a great bull in the freezer.  Any elk is a good elk in my book cause I don't have one!
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Re: Bull down!! UPDATED WITH PICS AND STORY
« Reply #6 on: September 14, 2014, 06:30:07 PM »
There ya go .... :bow: :brew: Good job !
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Re: Bull down!! UPDATED WITH PICS AND STORY
« Reply #7 on: September 14, 2014, 06:43:42 PM »
Congrats man.
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Re: Bull down!! UPDATED WITH PICS AND STORY
« Reply #8 on: September 14, 2014, 06:46:33 PM »
Congrats on your achievement! Doesn't get much better than a first archery elk! Fine table fare.
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Re: Bull down!! UPDATED WITH PICS AND STORY
« Reply #9 on: September 14, 2014, 06:47:27 PM »
Great bull! I can only imagine how happy and proud you are!  :IBCOOL:
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Re: Bull down!! UPDATED WITH PICS AND STORY
« Reply #10 on: September 14, 2014, 06:52:39 PM »
Nice elk,  good job
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Re: Bull down!! UPDATED WITH PICS AND STORY
« Reply #11 on: September 14, 2014, 07:09:08 PM »
Great work!  Guess that stop at Rock Creek was worth it!
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Re: Bull down!! UPDATED WITH PICS AND STORY
« Reply #12 on: September 14, 2014, 07:09:16 PM »
  THAT IS A MONSTER That I Would Love To Put My Tag On! :tup:
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Re: Bull down!! UPDATED WITH PICS AND STORY
« Reply #13 on: September 14, 2014, 07:45:46 PM »
Congrats Spud! Way to get it done.
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Re: Bull down!! UPDATED WITH PICS AND STORY
« Reply #14 on: September 15, 2014, 07:25:00 AM »
Nice job Spud! Those will be some tasty backstraps right there.
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