Free: Contests & Raffles.
OK. So we arrive up in the Colockum (GMU 328) after dark on Wednesday night. We head up to the top near the second set of power lines just to see if we can hear any elk bugling. Right as we step out of the truck we instantly here Bugles from every direction! So we head back down the mountain to set up camp for the night. The next morning we head back up to the power lines, we get there about 20 minutes before daylight and role the windows down to listen. Were not there more than 5 minutes and a 360 bull comes running out of the woods about 30 yards away chasing his cows back across the power lines down into the reserve. So we head out on foot once shooting hours arrive. We caught up to some of his cows that hadn't jumped the fence yet. He was already over so we couldn't shoot. So we sneak back into the timber to keep hunting. We called in a couple of rag horn bulls and that was it. We went over to the Roue at about 10 o'clock to see if anything was heating up over there. We get out of the truck and are on elk again. We hike about 3 miles back into the wood and the bulls fire up! between 5-7 different bulls are screaming at each other. All of which are about 500 yards away and in some thick, nasty stuff. After about 2 hours of them not moving we decide to sneak out and head for what sounded to be a dandy a ways away. We sneak up to where he we thought we hear him. Well we were close because he jumped up out of his bed at 20 yards. looked at us, turned and pushed his cows out of sight. We stay quite and low and caught back up to them. We started cow calling and boy did he come running. He came into about 75 yard. As i looked through by binoculars i notice his is indeed a 7x8. The only problem is, is that he was very narrow and had no mass. So we decided to pass on him. We head back to the truck and on our way we jump up a herd of 100 plus elk that were bedded down. As we glass through the elk we see a nice main frame, heavy, tall 6 point. Well when there is that many elk it sure makes it tough to get close with that many eyes! So needless to say they spooked easily. We get in the truck and head out. The morning of second day, We headed strait for the power lines to see if we could catch the bull that we saw the morning of day 1 before he crossed into the reserve. Well no sign of him so we headed for the Roue once again. We headed back in and only 500 yards from the truck those elk were bedded back in the same exact spot! I couldn't believe it. We watched them for about 3 hours and decided to make something happen. So we snuck in behind them and just as soon as we are in position the lead cow barks at us and they are on the move. So we trail them for 2 miles and ran into 10 different bulls within 100o yards of eachother. Well we were right in the middle of them, that is for sure. As we see some small rag horns and 5x5's the big 6x6 moves way out of our reach. Well you see, another 6 point had shown up to see what was the deal with all the cows calling and bulls screaming. It was a split decision to take him or not. And as you can see. He is now hanging in LINDS MEATS cooler. We saw 1000 head of elk in 2 days and some really good bulls.
I thought there weren't any Elk left in Colockum Heck of a nice bull, and a great hunt!!! Well done!!
