Author Topic: Success (Read 10658 times)

Humptulips · « **on:** November 11, 2015, 11:19:32 AM »

[Killed this guy very late Monday. I mean right at dark.
I spent the day on a long trek but as usual didn't hit the elk tracks 'till probably 2:30. Tracked them up onto an old landing where they had been bedded. Stopped for a snack, 3:30. Figured out which way they went and jumped them maybe 200 yards from where I ate my orange. Only saw three, two calves and a cow. They went down the hill into a big canyon. The road out follows the top of the opposite ridge out.
I had in the morning stashed my bike nearby and had hunted up. Figured on coming out there and coasting back down to the car.
It was too late to give chase to the elk so I was going to bike to the car and come back Tuesday.
On the way out I was watching down hill into the timber but had kind of given up. I was so far down the road when there they were. They had run about a mile and a half. 4:30 by then and getting dark fast in the timber. Only about 7 or 8 elk but the bull was obvious but hard to get a clear shot through the second growth trees. I ran along the road twice paralleling them and couldn't get a shot. Finally saw a narrow lane and held on it. Pulled the trigger when the bull crossed. They really took off then and only about a 100 yards to some doghair. I went down but couldn't see a damn thing. I heard the elk cough. Finally had to give up, after 5:00 and really dark.
I worried about it all night. Went back this morning and spent almost two hours searching before I found him. He had only went about 150 yards but hard to see in the brush. Lung shot but never left a drop of blood anywhere.
Had him packed out and in the PU at 3:30.
Still worried about the meat but I went out this evening and did some trimming and I think everything will be OK. There was some green around the guts but I trimmed everything off that was suspect. Didn't really lose that much. Biggest loss was the flanks which aren't much of a loss. Once I got the trimming done and that stuff outside no smell so I think I'm OK.
Man, my knees are as stiff as a board right now. Hobbling around like Frankenstein. Glad I don't have to go out tomorrow. Need a day off but maybe cutting meat will be like a day off from climbing hills.URL=http://s4.photobucket.com/user/humptulips/media/DSCN0756_zps4askkk4o.jpg.html]

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Mark251 · « **Reply #1 on:** November 11, 2015, 11:48:16 AM »

Congratulations

C-Money · « **Reply #2 on:** November 11, 2015, 11:59:11 AM »

Congrats!! Very nice bull.

pd · « **Reply #3 on:** November 11, 2015, 12:06:23 PM »

Great job, Bruce. His hind legs look like 2x4s (just like yours feel!). For a lung shot there is no hole, no blood. It is great that you found him. Congratulations.

Shooting Stix · « **Reply #4 on:** November 11, 2015, 12:06:41 PM »

I love those dark horns of Rosie's congrats man

deerhunter_98520 · « **Reply #5 on:** November 11, 2015, 12:06:57 PM »

Great bull from the harbor!

lamrith · « **Reply #6 on:** November 11, 2015, 12:14:29 PM »

Nice bull! I like that deep rosy color on the beams.

westside Elkhunter · « **Reply #7 on:** November 11, 2015, 12:51:12 PM »

Congrats. Love the coloring

Netminder01 · « **Reply #8 on:** November 11, 2015, 12:59:49 PM »

Congrats!!!

fishnfur · « **Reply #9 on:** November 11, 2015, 01:33:17 PM »

nice one!

TwoShot · « **Reply #10 on:** November 11, 2015, 04:23:03 PM »

Public or private if you can. Thanks

bobcat · « **Reply #11 on:** November 11, 2015, 05:17:28 PM »

Very good bull! Congrats.

muleyslayer · « **Reply #12 on:** November 11, 2015, 05:20:27 PM »

Nice bull. Love the color on his horns

Humptulips · « **Reply #13 on:** November 11, 2015, 08:43:19 PM »

Quote from: TwoShot on November 11, 2015, 04:23:03 PM

Public or private if you can. Thanks

USFS

Hunting7mm · « **Reply #14 on:** November 11, 2015, 08:50:53 PM »

Congrats......

lokidog · « **Reply #15 on:** November 11, 2015, 10:13:24 PM »

Nice bull, congrats.

RB · « **Reply #16 on:** November 11, 2015, 10:18:06 PM »

Right on nice Bull!

trapperguy22 · « **Reply #17 on:** November 12, 2015, 12:05:06 AM »

good job Bruce!!!

huntingbaldguy · « **Reply #18 on:** November 12, 2015, 03:15:07 AM »

Nice bull, congrats!

Wanttohuntmore · « **Reply #19 on:** November 12, 2015, 04:48:12 AM »

Nice job!

Skyvalhunter · « **Reply #20 on:** November 12, 2015, 05:21:50 AM »

Good job!! I really think it was the smell of the orange that kept therm near.

The Fin · « **Reply #21 on:** November 13, 2015, 07:06:06 AM »

Congratulations on a great bull

Widgeondeke · « **Reply #22 on:** November 13, 2015, 07:10:35 AM »

Congrats!

dewandgin · « **Reply #23 on:** November 13, 2015, 07:15:33 AM »

Nice bull. Congrats

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TheHunt · « **Reply #24 on:** November 13, 2015, 07:42:32 AM »

Nice JOB!!!. Congratulations. That is a good bull for Washington.

Coastal_native · « **Reply #25 on:** November 13, 2015, 11:21:00 AM »

Congrats on a beauty! No doubt that was hard earned. Westside modern must be one of the hardest hunts there is, especially if you're hunting USFS 'round here. I'm impressed. Only an old salt with intimate knowledge of the area could pull that off.

Boss .300 winmag · « **Reply #26 on:** November 13, 2015, 11:24:49 AM »

Nicely done.

TrailTreker85 · « **Reply #27 on:** November 13, 2015, 03:35:05 PM »

I sure do love the color of those horns. Congrats on a beauty.

blackveltbowhunter · « **Reply #28 on:** November 13, 2015, 03:41:36 PM »

Great bull! Congrats

Humptulips · « **Reply #29 on:** November 13, 2015, 07:46:47 PM »

A little update. If you read my first post you will know the elk ended up laying with the guts in it all night. I was really worried about spoilage.
I have it cut up now and I would say I lost about 30 to 40 pounds of meat. Not happy with that but I am not sure what I could have done differently. The hind quarter that was down was in the worst shape. Both hind quarters I lost meat near the pelvis, lost about half the tenderloins and all of the flanks. A couple of small spots in the ribs.
The rest seems to be fine. I had a roast off it last night and it was excellent.
Sure wish I would have found it that night but that's the way it went down and you can't turn the clock back.
Only thing left is take about 90 pounds of hamburger meat to get ground.

Harbor_hunter · « **Reply #30 on:** November 13, 2015, 08:16:24 PM »

Great bull, nice job!

bracer40 · « **Reply #31 on:** November 13, 2015, 08:40:11 PM »

Great story. Thanks for sharing and congratulations!

ouchfoss · « **Reply #32 on:** November 13, 2015, 11:33:00 PM »

Very nice!

looks like a decent sized bull too!

Turner89 · « **Reply #33 on:** November 14, 2015, 12:19:32 AM »

I love the rosies, nice job Bruce

MagKarl · « **Reply #34 on:** November 14, 2015, 08:21:06 AM »

That is an outstanding bull. Too bad about the meat loss, but have to commend you for finding him without blood to go on.

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