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Perfect Season
« on: September 28, 2017, 09:36:24 AM »
Out of all of the six elk seasons I have hunted now this one stands out as my favorite. I took seven days off of work throughout the season. Over the first six days I had a couple close encounters and an amazing time hiking and camping. On the last day my uncle and I went after a bull I had heard the night before. We got to a place we felt was close enough to him and I set up looking over a creek while my uncle called behind me. It only took seven minutes before I saw antlers coming out of the thick brush. He stopped head on at 32 yards in a place where I had a perfect hole in the brush. I drew and aimed at his chest, anchored, took a calming breath and squeezed the trigger on my release. The next thing I remember is watching my arrow disappear into his lower neck completely. He spun, ran into a little meadow and tipped over in sight. My arrow had gone through heart, lungs, liver, gut and was lodged about 3/4" into the rear leg bone. RAD broadhead was still in perfect shape!

I feel very blessed to have a season in which I was able to hunt every day I had off and still come up with a bull on the last day. Thanks for reading!




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Re: Perfect Season
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2017, 09:39:52 AM »
Awesome, great bull and good shot. :tup:
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Re: Perfect Season
« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2017, 09:49:17 AM »
Congrats on your bull  :IBCOOL:
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Re: Perfect Season
« Reply #3 on: September 28, 2017, 09:51:52 AM »
Very nice! Congrats  :tup:

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Re: Perfect Season
« Reply #4 on: September 28, 2017, 10:13:05 AM »
Nicely done btc. :tup:
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Re: Perfect Season
« Reply #5 on: September 28, 2017, 10:17:02 AM »
Great bull! Nice shooting. :tup:

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Re: Perfect Season
« Reply #6 on: September 28, 2017, 10:30:14 AM »
That's awesome. 

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Re: Perfect Season
« Reply #7 on: September 28, 2017, 10:45:00 AM »
Awesome Shot! Thanks for Sharing. :tup:

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Re: Perfect Season
« Reply #8 on: September 28, 2017, 10:52:30 AM »
Congrats on the perfect season  :tup:

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Re: Perfect Season
« Reply #9 on: September 28, 2017, 10:53:40 AM »
congrats, and very cool pics

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Re: Perfect Season
« Reply #10 on: September 28, 2017, 10:57:02 AM »
Very nice! Congrats!
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Re: Perfect Season
« Reply #11 on: September 28, 2017, 11:02:04 AM »
Good shooting.  :archery_smiley:

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Re: Perfect Season
« Reply #12 on: September 28, 2017, 12:18:40 PM »
Nice Bull and great shot!  :tup:
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Re: Perfect Season
« Reply #13 on: September 28, 2017, 01:16:56 PM »
Great bull and shot. Congratulations.  :tup:
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Re: Perfect Season
« Reply #14 on: September 28, 2017, 02:28:06 PM »
Good work man! Nice shot placement! :tup:
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