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Offline TMortensen

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NE OR bull
« on: September 25, 2014, 05:19:50 PM »
I know its not WA but my dad and I drew a bull tag for a NE OR unit and I was able to get my biggest bull to date. I had scouted the unit only via Google earth and spent my first day learning the unit. After locating a bull our first day, we decided to hunt him the next morning. The next morning we pulled up to the gate where we wanted to walk in and approach the bull from and found 2camps had come in the night before and there were 6 rigs at the gate. Needless to say I was disappointed. We decided to try our luck anyway and after a short hike to the area the bull was the day before we sat and listened for any calls. About 20 min passed and we didn't hear a peep so I diceded to let out a few estru calls and a challenge bugle. No more than I stopped my call our bull sounded off across the draw. We quickly made a game plan and set off after the bull. As we made our way down the hill 2 separate hunters came in and started calling to us and our bull slipped away to a distant basin. So now we needed to figure out a plan B. Plan B ended up being to back out and drag the 2 hunters away from the real bull with a sweet sounding bugle, then circle back around to cut off the real bull. After an hour of backtracking and playing defense, we made our way back to the bull. Now that I had the bull one on one, we were able get in on the herd and between the bull and his cows. A few light bugles and the bull came into 45 yards screaming his displeasure that another bull was into his herd. As he screamed his challenge one last time able to slip an arrow through his heart and watched his expire within seconds. I can't believe how lucky I am to get such a great bull from an area I had only been to for a few hours.
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Re: NE OR bull
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2014, 05:42:40 PM »
Awesome bull! Congrats. Plan B made me laugh!
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Re: NE OR bull
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2014, 05:49:41 PM »
Congrats on a great bull. I have 18 Oregon elk points and have been debating units, maybe next year.
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Re: NE OR bull
« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2014, 05:51:24 PM »
I like plan b i do that for fun to road hunters or heater hunters as my dad calls them but great bull bud congrats
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Re: NE OR bull
« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2014, 06:39:09 PM »
I'll start the guessing game... 325"?? :archery_smiley: :archery_smiley: :archery_smiley: :dunno:
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Re: NE OR bull
« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2014, 06:46:47 PM »
nice job..congrats
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Re: NE OR bull
« Reply #6 on: September 25, 2014, 07:14:56 PM »
Nice bull and great story!
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Re: NE OR bull
« Reply #7 on: September 25, 2014, 07:26:45 PM »
I second the 325. That's a sweet bull
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Re: NE OR bull
« Reply #8 on: September 25, 2014, 07:31:07 PM »
Nice!
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Re: NE OR bull
« Reply #9 on: September 25, 2014, 07:58:02 PM »
Great bull.   :tup:
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Re: NE OR bull
« Reply #10 on: September 25, 2014, 07:59:28 PM »
Awesome bull! Your strategy was right on :tup:
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Re: NE OR bull
« Reply #11 on: September 25, 2014, 08:09:43 PM »
Good guess guys I have a really rough score of 325. I'm boiling the head for a euro and once its done I'll put a good measure on him
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Re: NE OR bull
« Reply #12 on: September 25, 2014, 08:14:39 PM »
Halo with 18pts I'd hunt Mt Emily...I think the opportunity for a true monster is there. You'll see more bulls in Wenaha though. But I'll partner up with you and we can go hunt where I got this guy :chuckle:
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Re: NE OR bull
« Reply #13 on: September 25, 2014, 10:01:48 PM »

Quote from: steeliedrew on September 25, 2014, 05:42:40 PM
Awesome bull! Congrats. Plan B made me laugh!
I agree Plan B was awesome! Great job!


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Re: NE OR bull
« Reply #14 on: September 25, 2014, 10:18:21 PM »
Awesome bull. I don't think the "sleeper unit" is going to be a sleeper unit after all the 380" bulls being posted on the 'net this year...
I can't believe the hunt I had in there. Apparently you do just show up and bango a 325-380" bull within a day or so. Me bitter? :dunno:
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Re: NE OR bull
« Reply #15 on: September 26, 2014, 01:19:33 AM »
nice  :tup:
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Re: NE OR bull
« Reply #16 on: September 26, 2014, 02:08:57 AM »
Nice bull, Congrats :tup:
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Re: NE OR bull
« Reply #17 on: September 26, 2014, 02:11:19 AM »
great bull, congrats  :tup:
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