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My First Elk - a Bull
« on: September 27, 2015, 11:26:53 AM »
Shot this one on 09-16-15 at a distance of 8 yds - in an undisclosed western Washington location.  All spot and stalk. He didn't even bugle or respond in any way to our calls. Taxidermist said he was a 5 1/2 year old bull and would go over 300". I got over 400 lbs of meat from him and 2 large beautiful ivories.
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Re: My First Elk - a Bull
« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2015, 11:28:53 AM »
Dandy bull  :tup: congrats

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Re: My First Elk - a Bull
« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2015, 11:31:36 AM »
Cool bull! Congrats :tup:

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Re: My First Elk - a Bull
« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2015, 11:37:29 AM »
Another clearer pic.
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Re: My First Elk - a Bull
« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2015, 11:40:44 AM »
Awsome bull...love the whale tails!
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Re: My First Elk - a Bull
« Reply #5 on: September 27, 2015, 11:43:11 AM »
 :tup:
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Re: My First Elk - a Bull
« Reply #6 on: September 27, 2015, 11:44:01 AM »
400 #s of meat  :yike: :yike:

That's an awesome bull

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Re: My First Elk - a Bull
« Reply #7 on: September 27, 2015, 11:53:03 AM »
That bull is a stud! Those whale tails! Congrats!


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Re: My First Elk - a Bull
« Reply #8 on: September 27, 2015, 12:04:32 PM »
good bull,how far did he go? where's the packing pic's. great 1st bull
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Re: My First Elk - a Bull
« Reply #9 on: September 27, 2015, 12:14:38 PM »
Stud first bull!! I'm still looking for my first archery bull. I assume you're hooked now :tup:
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Re: My First Elk - a Bull
« Reply #10 on: September 27, 2015, 12:26:04 PM »
Wow!  Great bull! Congratulations  :tup:

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Re: My First Elk - a Bull
« Reply #11 on: September 27, 2015, 01:33:33 PM »
As far as packing - I estimate it was about 20' to the truck that I drove up to it! He was near a rudimentary forest service road that was closed down for years and I was able to get my truck to. I got real lucky because it would have been a mile hike up some steep stuff to get him out! The whale tails are all I saw when I had looked down on him from a ridge above. Took about 30 minutes to get down thru some reprod, over a creek, and back up to him with the wind in my favor. He only went about 50 yds and dropped within sight. I shot him with three arrows before he got more than 20 yds from me - it was a semi-auto bow! :chuckle: I'll take him to the Sportsman's Show in Puyallup in January so everyone can look at the antlers. I'm proud of him.
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Re: My First Elk - a Bull
« Reply #12 on: September 27, 2015, 01:35:46 PM »
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Re: My First Elk - a Bull
« Reply #13 on: September 27, 2015, 01:38:15 PM »
Cool and I love the arrow sticking out of it too, most won't show that, but I do and that's all that counts.
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Re: My First Elk - a Bull
« Reply #14 on: September 27, 2015, 02:02:28 PM »
Nice job !

 


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