My First Elk - a Bull

[jgilley]

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.

[spikehunter]

Dandy bull  congrats

[bullfisher]

Cool bull! Congrats

[jgilley]

Another clearer pic.

[deerhunter_98520]

Awsome bull...love the whale tails!

[Blacktail Sniper]

 

[kentrek]

400 #s of meat 

That's an awesome bull

[djnoodle]

That bull is a stud! Those whale tails! Congrats!


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[cooltimber]

good bull,how far did he go? where's the packing pic's. great 1st bull

[kodiak 907]

Stud first bull!! I'm still looking for my first archery bull. I assume you're hooked now

[Mark251]

Wow!  Great bull! Congratulations 

[jgilley]

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! 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.

[carpsniperg2]

Congrats

[CAMPMEAT]

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.

[coachcw]

Nice job !