First post-2010 Idaho elk

[mebco09]

First post-I have been reading posts for the past 2 years with nothing good to add- Here is my 2010 Idaho elk.  7 days in the wilderness, 50+ miles on foot.  Got tired of applying in Washington (13 preference points and nothing) green scores around 330.

[bucklucky]

Awesome bull, congrats and welcome!!

[dscubame]

Very nice.  I go to Idaho every year as well as WA.  Idaho elk hunting is like no other.  Congrats!!

[longstevo]

Seven days and fifty miles?  

I guess thats only seven miles a day.  You were doing a lot of movin!  Did you ever stop to glass?  


Oh yeah.  Congrats.  Hell of a bull.

[carpsniperg2]

welcome, congrats on a fine bull.

[ribka]

Congrats. Nice bull

[mebco09]

Seven days and fifty miles? 

I guess thats only seven miles a day.  You were doing a lot of movin!  Did you ever stop to glass? 


Oh yeah.  Congrats.  Hell of a bull.

I shot him on the 4th day, averaged around 12 miles per day. Some days more and some less.  The last two days were getting him on mules and nursing two sets of blisters. 

I was sweating the fact that I had a pair of older binoculars.  When I got up there, it was like a timber maze, with 'shooting alleys' no longer than 100 yards, slightly longer in the burnt timber.  Multiple bulls ducking in and out of the trees with no more than 5 seconds to set up and pull the trigger.  Binoculars stayed in the tent the whole week.

It was nice, however to know that if you ran into a bull, no matter how many points, that it was legal.  That took some of the guesswork out of the quick shots.  Just make sure it wasn't a cow and you were good.  Yet another luxury of hunting in a state with realistic hunting laws.

[180-GRAIN]

Dam fine bull, I would rather hunt Idaho than Washington every year, there is a way better chance of bringing a trophy home.

[PacificNWhunter]

Great first post! Nice bull.

[agchawk]

Great way to make an introduction!!! Great bull and WELCOME!

[Titan-1]

Nice work. Congratulations.....

[SFD2015]

That bad boy looks like it will make some DELICIOUS YUM YUMS in teh very near future!111

 

[ridgefire]

congrats, exact reason why i have hunted idaho the last four years and not washington. great bull, have seen a few bulls like that in idaho the last few years but yet to get one that big. was a tough year for locating elk this year due to lack of bugling, how bout you.

[halflife65]

Sounds like it was a good hunt!  Way to earn it - you have every right to be proud of that.

[elkhuntindad]

Nice bull, and hard earned as well, great job!

[buckhorn2]

Nice post and congradulations for a nice elk.

[Bearhunter]

Nice bull!  Wilderness area is the only way to go, the bulls are virtually unhunted and when you take one it really is that much more rewarding, way to go!!

[bowtech721]

Congrats awsome bull and welcome to the site !

[longstevo]

Dam fine bull, I would rather hunt Idaho than Washington every year, there is a way better chance of bringing a trophy home.

Amen.  Buts it costs way too much $$$$$

[Patriot]

Great job! Sounds like an exciting hunt- I be be hunting in Idaho Nov. Hope I can slay one this nice.

[couesbitten]

Great bull, congrats to you for putting in the hard work in the wilderness. Did you see, or have to fight off any wolves?

[markts]

Grats to you and welcome to the site

[JCClement]

Congrats on a great bull

[Lowedog]

Great bull!

[mebco09]

congrats, exact reason why i have hunted idaho the last four years and not washington. great bull, have seen a few bulls like that in idaho the last few years but yet to get one that big. was a tough year for locating elk this year due to lack of bugling, how bout you.

Yes, no real bugling to speak of.  I have heard that was because of the wolves, that the elk have gotten smart and are less likely to sound the dinner bell, so to speak.

What did work really well was the hootchie mama, and the cows were pretty vocal.  This guy held steady to investigate our call when we jumped the cows he was with.  He must have thought we were another lady to add to the harem.  oops...

[mebco09]

Great bull, congrats to you for putting in the hard work in the wilderness. Did you see, or have to fight off any wolves?

No wolves, but there was evidence (scat) that they had been in the area within the last month or so.  Most of the wolf sign was at lower elevation (4000 ft) than the elk (6300 ft).  Not sure why.

[bowhunterforever]

Welcome to the site And nice bull

[mebco09]

Green scores 319 7/8.  Left side G3 is broken. 

[Pathfinder101]

Way to go man!   
I have to get over there one of those years.