Author Topic: Bull down!! UPDATED WITH PICS AND STORY (Read 6992 times)

hntrspud · « **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

, 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.

BOWHUNTER45 · « **Reply #1 on:** September 14, 2014, 09:56:14 AM »

Your wasting time and still on line

bugs n bones · « **Reply #2 on:** September 14, 2014, 10:00:33 AM »

SCRUBS · « **Reply #3 on:** September 14, 2014, 10:22:55 AM »

Pic`s or didn`t happen

hntrspud · « **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.

steen · « **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!

BOWHUNTER45 · « **Reply #6 on:** September 14, 2014, 06:30:07 PM »

There ya go ....

Good job !

SCRUBS · « **Reply #7 on:** September 14, 2014, 06:43:42 PM »

Congrats man.

cedarriver · « **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.

jennyfell55 · « **Reply #9 on:** September 14, 2014, 06:47:27 PM »

Great bull! I can only imagine how happy and proud you are!

TheSkyBuster · « **Reply #10 on:** September 14, 2014, 06:52:39 PM »

Nice elk, good job

Whitpirate · « **Reply #11 on:** September 14, 2014, 07:09:08 PM »

Great work! Guess that stop at Rock Creek was worth it!

sled · « **Reply #12 on:** September 14, 2014, 07:09:16 PM »

THAT IS A MONSTER That I Would Love To Put My Tag On!

jackelope · « **Reply #13 on:** September 14, 2014, 07:45:46 PM »

Congrats Spud! Way to get it done.

180-GRAIN · « **Reply #14 on:** September 15, 2014, 07:25:00 AM »

Nice job Spud! Those will be some tasty backstraps right there.

irishevox · « **Reply #15 on:** September 15, 2014, 07:43:23 AM »

nice and a cool rack with the velvet.

C-Money · « **Reply #16 on:** September 15, 2014, 07:52:30 AM »

Nice bull! Congrats!

elkoholic1 · « **Reply #17 on:** September 15, 2014, 08:15:12 AM »

MLBowhunting · « **Reply #18 on:** September 15, 2014, 08:20:08 AM »

Nice job

Buckmark · « **Reply #19 on:** September 15, 2014, 11:08:47 AM »

Awesome... love it...

hntrspud · « **Reply #20 on:** September 16, 2014, 05:31:48 AM »

Thanks guys. I was wondering about the velvet on the antlers. Will it fall off after a period of time? Or will it stay. Would like to do a plaque mount and wanted to know what to expect.

irishevox · « **Reply #21 on:** September 16, 2014, 07:08:32 AM »

talk to a taxidermist, i know they can keep it on there or do a synthetic "velvet"

low97ram · « **Reply #22 on:** September 16, 2014, 11:38:31 AM »

that's awesome!!!

congrats on your first bull. still working on mine although i wish i had been in a unit i could have shot one. had a 5x5 middle of trail, broadside, at 20 yrds... ughhh...

nice job Spud!!

Pete

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