Author Topic: Westside (Elk) Story (Read 5543 times)

milldozer · « **on:** November 19, 2018, 09:24:03 AM »

The weekend before the Westside rifle elk opener I set up a game camera in an area I had seen elk in the past. Not expecting much, just hoping to see if there were elk passing through the area. I set the camera on 10/27 and I would be returning on 11/3 for the opener.

Opening morning I went to a different area. I had missed a bull in this spot last year so I had a score to settle. I was hunting through a thin-logged area with great visibility (for Western Washington). Despite my best stealth mode I was busted by some elk while moving through the timber. I didn’t see any bulls in the group, but was disappointed they got the jump on me.

After a brief siesta I decided to check out the area I had set my cam the previous weekend. I slowly picked my way through the brush and ferns towards the creek bottom I had set it in. About 10 minutes in and 50 yards from my cam, I look to my left and see the dark silhouette of an elk head at about 70 yards through the trees. I raise my rifle and count: one... two… three… Confirmed, it’s a legal bull. All I could see was his head and upper portion of his neck. I settle the crosshairs just below his chin and squeeze. A sharp report and he dropped in his tracks. This was at approximately 3:00 pm. With the help of my dad and uncle we get him quartered out and back to the truck. With the last glimpse of daylight I bust down to my cam and pull the card.

Back at camp we look through the images and get a very cool bonus to the story. I had captured some great images of the bull I just shot from 10/28 and another cool looking bull on 10/29. The topper was I got a bunch of great photos from the bull I shot, from that day, less than 1 hour before he expired. These pictures, along with some field photos, are below. I ended up with 260 lbs of meat and couldn’t be more happy with this red-headed Roosie.

milldozer · « **Reply #1 on:** November 19, 2018, 09:26:14 AM »

More Pics..

ljsommer · « **Reply #2 on:** November 19, 2018, 09:30:40 AM »

AWESOME! Great post and pictures, thanks for sharing and congrats!

pianoman9701 · « **Reply #3 on:** November 19, 2018, 09:33:33 AM »

Nice!

ASienkiewich · « **Reply #4 on:** November 19, 2018, 09:43:33 AM »

I’ve always hoped I could have this happen! Awesome story and great bull! Congrats!

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Milkman · « **Reply #5 on:** November 19, 2018, 09:50:39 AM »

Great bull! Congrats

DOUBLELUNG · « **Reply #6 on:** November 19, 2018, 11:27:16 AM »

Awesome! Thank you for sharing.

nitroelk · « **Reply #7 on:** November 19, 2018, 12:44:27 PM »

Nicely done, I got a couple trail camera shots of a nice little 3 x 4 buck a couple years ago, including the last couple seconds before he turned broadside and I let him have it!

Birdguy · « **Reply #8 on:** November 19, 2018, 06:15:44 PM »

Great story, we have pulled of the cam pics of deer killed a few times! Great job and great bull!

milldozer · « **Reply #9 on:** November 22, 2018, 12:55:23 PM »

Thanks all! Have been enjoying a heavy diet of elk meat and currently have some tenderloin smoking on the Traeger for some red meat on the Thanksgiving menu.

E35alex · « **Reply #10 on:** November 22, 2018, 04:48:59 PM »

Congrats!

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Calvin Rayborn · « **Reply #11 on:** November 25, 2018, 05:33:59 PM »

Not bad!

blackveltbowhunter · « **Reply #12 on:** November 25, 2018, 06:02:34 PM »

Great bull

TVHunts · « **Reply #13 on:** November 25, 2018, 06:47:49 PM »

That’s pretty sweet he’s on your camera also, Congrats!

Watimberghost · « **Reply #14 on:** December 31, 2018, 10:17:16 AM »

Really cool to shoot an elk you captured on cam! Congrats!

Martinhunter · « **Reply #15 on:** January 10, 2019, 03:15:44 AM »

That's really cool man, congrats on a great bull and even getting him on camera!!

Skyvalhunter · « **Reply #16 on:** January 10, 2019, 05:01:28 AM »

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