hello,
now that the bug has fully hit and I cant wait for this season I thought i would post my pic from last years first elk ever, also first kill with a bow.
we were walking in, only about a mile or so off the road and we heard calves and cows chirping. I said, no way, that's another hunter. but we started cow calling and chirping back at them from a shooting position partly covered. after a couple of minutes we heard them in the timber next to the road and knew they weren't hunters by the noise of them. At that point, the fever hit. I was thinking, holy #$%^, is this going to happen? well, two little buggers jumped out into the skid road, and I just aimed a little behind the shoulder of the bigger one and WHACK! the sound scared me it was so loud. It was like in slow motion, he jumped a little and then i could see blood gushing out the hole i just made. He ran down the road a ways, I called a couple of times to try to stop him and he turned into a little hollow in the grass, we lost sight of him, and then; THUMP. It was over.
I waited a bit, and then went over to where the thump was. It was the greatest feeling, to take an animal with a bow. I am hooked to say the least.
of course after we were working on him, the cows came out and were watching from 30 yards away! well within range, but I was done for the year.
Its true what they say, It is by far the best eating game I have had. The good news is my family is almost out of it and I'm hungry for more
