My first muzzy elk hunting year update 10-11-14

[Bow tech hunter]

Good after noon everybody so here's my story
Opening finnally came I woke up and woke up my daughter we got ready I armed the powder and bullet down the gun got to my farmers field at 610 where I got permission to hunt I drove the truck past my friends house and saw 16 elk 30 ft from his bedroom windo so I parked at the end of farmers property and got out daughter and I walked up the elk trail and sat 20 -30 yards away from the elk crossing then 705am came hers they come I see a cow at 40 yards CAP 1- pop and no boom then cow walks off I'm freaking out at this point then 5x5 came same spot as the cow CAP 2- pop and no boom again this happened a total of 5 times this morning I took gun apart found out the part the nipple screws in to the end of it was plugged up so spark wasn't making it to the powder I fired 1 round at 12pm this afternoon and BOOM it worked at 100 yards now it's 4:10 pm heading back to farm to see if elk walk back out tonight to feed heading out for round 2 goodluck everybody

[sabot92]

Always check your nipple and breech for any blockage. Simple pipe cleaner sticks or a piece of wireworks well.

[bobcat]

What a bummer! Especially the 5x5! I hope you get lucky this evening.

[Fastass350]

Hope you got it done this evening! I always pull the nipple and breech plug and clean them well so I know it will light off.

[lokidog]

Before loading I always snap a cap and then blow down the barrel to see if smoke comes out the nipple, if so, it's clear and I load away.  Good luck tomorrow!

BTW, hard to get a misfire with the Bowtech....   

[carpsniperg2]

  Always burn a cap before loading. Then I blow down the barrel to make sure it is not plugged. Sometimes the little wafer in the cap gets stuck in the nipple and other times the hole in the nipple can get plugged.

[Bow tech hunter]

Ya I did all that I ran 3 caps thru it saw the smoke come out then I loaded it at 530am and I'm thinking something was in barrel maybe and I pushed whatever up again the breech so it never lite the powder but got it all clear that's my picture at 100 yards at 12 yesterday after getting it cleared out
UPDATE- got to the farm again at 5pm on Saturday and sat till dark saw 2 cows walk in to hayfield at 720 so played it safe I left then alone because same thing farmer is Gona have them in his orchard in his yard the closes apple tree is 30 ft from his bedroom window and there's a total of 7 apple trees so hope Sunday morning is the day to tag out and this year I decide to do muzzy for elk cuz I never had muzzy for elk Iv used my bow for 5 years thought I change it up and always learning something new with the muzzy goodluck everybody

[Bow tech hunter]

Updated 10-06-14
Got to the farmers place at 6am sat and waited till light started walking thru his land and saw no elk in orchard or in his hayfields then at about 8 am farmer came out to chat and he told me he woke up to a jeep driving down his road which is a dead end road to find out driver in jeep was spot lighting all the fields from his place to the end of road I hate them spotlighters they always have to ruin it for someone else

[Bow tech hunter]

Went out to farm this evening and right at dark guess what came out to apple trees the elk and more comeing down to the apple trees it was too dark to pull up the muzzy at them so going back in morning I get to start work late tommrow or maybe not come in if I get lucky and get one hope too have a update tommrow goodluck everybody

[Widgeondeke]

Update?  Been back yet?  Hoping to see you with a big smile and a dead elk

[Bow tech hunter]

So here's my story of early muzzy so after opening morning having 5 caps pop but no boom Iv seen the elk every day and I started work late everyday except Friday last day of elk. So I saw the elk the whole season every morning I saw the elk they were on the wrong fields that I didn't have permission to hunt and in the evening there was a loner cow coming in to farmers apple tree minutes after it got dark but on the last day I took the wife and kids for a drive out to the farm and guess what wife spots on the property I can hunt there was a cow elk so I got out of truck loaded gun and off I go thru the open fields with barly any cover so I made it to tree line and walked the tree line to the cow the first time I ranged I was 203 yards away so I kept going next rang was 150 and loosing light so kept going next range was 90 yards so I got set up to shoot and the wind changed direction I believe because I saw the cow sticker her head up and turn around and walk back in to trees didn't see her anymore it was fun muzzy hunt learn a lot about different caps and lil kits to carry with in the hunt so I'll be ready for late season I also got the Toledo muzzy cow tag in December to fall on to if I don't tag out somewhere else and I bought St. Helens access permit to. Good luck everybody