Archery Elk Down!!!

[hogsniper]

Well i had an eventful day.   I moved my stuff on friday to Eastern Oregon and got the truck unloaded at about 11pm.  It was my dad, Gfriend, and me and we were like ah hell lets drive to the Margaret and hunt elk at daylight!   So back in the truck we were and arrived at about 5:30am with very little sleep.  We drove around a bit and right at daylight I spotted some elk in a draw about to go over a ridge. Jenna and I  ran and cut them off. The both of us crept up to where we thought they would be and a bull bugles out of the brush right below us.  Of course out pops a nice 5pt bull and walks 30 yards from us.  Dammm cow tags anyways!!!    So the cows start chirping and moving around and one winds us!  Down the hill they all go but they didnt go very far,  probably 100 yards or so and then back to feeding.  Jenna stayed put and I got above them with the wind perfect and let the bull push the cows right to me.  I had elk absolutely everywhere around me but could not get a clear shot for nothing.  So the elk bust me again and all head into a thicket right below me.  I snuck in on them thru the tag alders and they all stood on a ridge looking my direction.  I hear them start to get excited so I cow called and the whole herd ran right to me!  They are walking past at about 30 yards.  I had one good shooting lane and had 4 elk go right thru it and then I saw this one coming!  Went to full draw and let him get just perfect and gave him a chirp.  He stopped and my arrow smacked him right infront of the shoulder.  He was quartering to me and my intentions were to have my arrow pass in front of the first shoulder and exit behind the far shoulder......well my arrow deflected off his shoulder and went straight up into his neck severing his main artery and windpipe!   The elk bolted on impact immediately cut away from the herd.  Ran down a ridge and died 100 yards above the road.  Jenna and my dad got to watch the whole thing from the road.  Great day and My first archery kill!!!  Its only a bull calf but that is fine with me.  Great eating and not too often can you get an elk out whole!!!!   Good luck the rest of the season everyone!!!  Thanks for reading!!

[400out]

great write up!! 

[tshoote30]

OUT FRICKEN STANDING!!! Way to go, sounded very exciting

[BigD]

Congrats on the first archery kill, that should be a tender one.

[buckhorn2]

Sounds like you had a fun time bet your elk will be good eating.

[Hunterman]

Nice elk   Easy out and some great eating   Congrats

Hunterman(Tony)

[shedcrazy]

Good job Justin, congratulations

[iRem]

Well done!   Should be some good eats...

[rainshadow1]

What a fun (although short) hunt! Good job!

I think in a healthy population, with an antlerless tag, a young of the year would be my primary target. 

[ttowne]

Great work. I can feel rush.

[bowman419]

man i love how people dont read the reg book on what antlerless means...and killing a tiny bull illegally.....good job

[Wanttohuntmore]

What is bowman talking about?  Antlerless tag, in the Margaret.  What is illegal?

[bowman419]

see those antlers on its head....he shot a bull with an antlerless tag...and bull calves are illegal to shoot anyhow

[bowman419]

any visible antler above the hairline means it has antlers right???   so that means its illegal to shoot and put a antlerless tag on am i right or wrong??

[olsy]

Straight from the regs....

"cow and calf elk and moose are considered antlerless"