Tuesday/Wednesday
So I know Wednesday isn’t over yet, but I think we might have some action in store tonight!
Tuesday started in the NF, and it was an effort in frustration as I dropped nearly 1800’ chasing over 10 vocal bulls, only to never catch sight. I bumped bulls while trying to get to bulls, and as a last option, when it was apparent getting to the elk through the mass of vegetation wasn’t going to work, I called.
Nothing worked.
Frustrated, I packed up camp and relocated down south to spend some time there. Hunting the afternoon, I heard four different bugles, 1 being on private, and 1 catching me on the sneak.
Tired and frustrated, I hopped in the truck and drove the 1/4 mile around the corner, to see another tag holder Keaton. As we BS’d, another truck came around the corner, one who had passed me moments before.
They explained a herd had just crossed the road and it had a spike and a nice bull. They pointed in the direction it ran, and I couldn’t help but wonder if it was the same herd I had been on the night before. With not enough light to put a real stalk together, I managed to clear the ridge with just enough time to verify…same bull, same herd, same corner.
Looks like they’ve got a pattern.
This morning I did a short walk before giving my body a rest today. I snuck into a herd of 10 cows this morning before light, and I could never find a bull before they eventually spotted me. I also got to 80 on a nice 6 who gave a weak response to my bugle, startling me because he was right behind me on the ridge!
But somehow he slipped out after I spotted him.
So then I gave my body a rest today. Naps, snacks, water.
But tonight I sit, and I hope Mr. Bull repeats his habit of bringing the herd to the back corner…
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