A Season to Remember

[antlerman]

I always look forward to elk season camping out with a life long friend and enjoying the outdoors.  This year was special.  My friend harvested his first elk (cow) on the second day of the season.  I was content with how the season started and looked forward to hunting the whole season whether I harvested an elk or not. 

The third day I hunted and found where a small heard had gone into a big canyon.  I called and listened that evening along the edge of the canyon with no replies.

The fourth day we planned on packing up camp after I hunted the early morning.  I was planning on hunting the rest of the season in a few different locations to learn some new ground.  Early that morning I made my way in to a location where I knew the elk might travel through on there way back to bedding areas.  I sat and listened for about an hour, then heard a few elk coming.  I watched a cow and calf walk by me, then I saw another cow coming with another elk behind her.  I caught a glimpse of a main beam of a bull as he followed the cow.  He walked within 15 yards and stopped with the boiler room behind a tree.  He then walked behind a large Douglas-fir and I drew my bow.  As he stepped into the small clearing and hesitated and I let the arrow fly.  The bull ran about 10 yards, stopped and looked back.  He then wobbled a little took a few steps towards the cow and then ran downhill angling towards me for approximately 10-12 yards where he went down.  He lay there 10 yards or less from me took a few gasps and then it was over.  I sat there and looked at him in disbelief for a few minutes and admired such a majestic animal.  The rest is history and I thank my friend for a season to never forget and my other friends who came and helped that day.

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[longrange7mm]

  thats a tank congrats

[ser300wsm]

That is an awesome bull, congrats to you ....   

[gonehuntin68]

wow nice bull hes a stud

[shedcrazy]

Awesome Bull, way to go!!

[JCClement]

Absolutely awesome bull.  Congrats.

[MichaelD]

Wow!  Stud bull!  Nice work

[huntnnw]

Brows are weak..  giving you a hard time, that is a awesome bull 

[longrange7mm]

  great bull what a trophy

[boneaddict]

It does sound and look like a great season.  Thanks for sharing.   Nice trophy.

[trophyhunt]

 Not asking what unit, but was it a special draw? Nice bull, congrats.

[400out]

Super bull! Thanks for showing us and welcome 

[swanny]

Great bull, congrats! Hope he got to spread some seed before you knocked him down 

[antlerman]

This was not a special permit.  WA state bull.  I had him officially scored. Gross score is 352 and net score is 342.

[Lightning_Rider]

Thats a damn nice bull, i got a friend who kill one (6x6) in the same unit but it wasnt near that big. Im pretty sure we saw you guys bringing that thing out!