Idaho elk success

[trophyhunt]

I guess the word is out, way more hunters this year in our area, but I was able to get my bull on opening day.  Not much of a story, the weather was pretty bad on Sunday, rained hard all night.  Thankfully it died off in the am, headed out to our spot and hiking in a found one set of fresh tracks.  Followed the tracks up the hill till I lost them, finding them off and on.  I heading to a place I call the bedroom, found the tracks again and did some cow calling, quite as a mouse except for some meows I was hearing up the hill.  Never heard cat sounds in the woods before, there was at least 3 or 4 different animals making the sounds, as I got closer to them they stopped.  I'm guessing it was a family of cougars?   Anyway, I saw a nice spot to have a snack and look over the area, before I made it there, I saw what looked like a bedded elk and head.   It was about 80 yards away in a shadow, then I saw the jaw moving, chewing!  That's when I knew it was an elk!  I stood motionless for about 2 minutes trying to decide how to move without being seen, I couldn't tell if the elk was a bull or if it was looking my way or not because it was in a shadow.  I decided to just get down on a knee in a shooting position, as I did this the elk stood up broadside.   Put the scope on him and saw little antlers, it's a bull!  I thought for a second about not shooting him, then I got my senses, I can't pass up a legal bull on a otc out of state tag.  Put the cross hairs just behind the shoulder, with a smile on my face thinking, damn, I'm going to kill an elk!!  Boom, he stumbled a few yards forward and fell over.  My hunting partner called me on his rino and I saw he was just a couple hundred yards away from me, nice to have an extra hand with possessing.  Quartered and boned just a bit later we were packing.  I did the gutless method and it worked really well, even got the tenderloins without seeing any guts.   Small bull but it's always a blessing taking game and putting good food in the freezer, I'm greatful.

[Duckslayer89]

Nice brotha good job! Going to be best eating elk ever I'm sure. Are you guys doing the whitetail hunt this year?

[trophyhunt]

Couple more

[trophyhunt]

Nice brotha good job! Going to be best eating elk ever I'm sure. Are you guys doing the whitetail hunt this year?

We just might, we have a friend that lives in town now so we can stay at his place.  Thanks, it should be really good eating!

[Duckslayer89]

Still in velvet?! Crazy that's cool. Sweet dude I'll be over there we gotta meet up have a beer

[trophyhunt]

Can somebody smart flip my pics please, thanks!

[trophyhunt]

Still in velvet?! Crazy that's cool. Sweet dude I'll be over there we gotta meet up have a beer

Absolutley, I will let you know if we go and the dates.  Probably the week before turkey day.

[mp.hunter]

Nice job


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[JoeE]

Nice job!

[elkinrutdrivemenuts]

Congratulations!!!  I'm a resident and I always shoot the first bull I see. Don't care much the size, just knowing I got my tag filled and the freezer is full! If you didn't someone else would have. 

[trophyhunt]

Congratulations!!!  I'm a resident and I always shoot the first bull I see. Don't care much the size, just knowing I got my tag filled and the freezer is full! If you didn't someone else would have.

Very true, and I've been blessed with two big bulls and a couple rags in the past few years over there so there is no way I can complain! Thanks guys!

[elkboy]

Nice work!  I would have done the same thing- a full freezer is usually my priority!

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

Real good!!!!!

[kellama2001]

Congrats!    Will be some good eating!

[Mark251]

Congratulations