Author Topic: Lewis River rifle rut hunt (Read 10310 times)

elkontherun · « **on:** September 23, 2011, 03:29:16 PM »

Well it is over way to fast. Turkeyman myself and my cousin packed into the Mt. Adams wilderness last friday morning we set up camp and started scouting. We covered lots of ground friday saterday and sunday scouting and didnt see any elk that I was looking for. We did find several wallows and natural mineral licks. Monday morning was the opening day for my tag we left camp early and went up high we spent all day hiking calling and looking and didnt see a single elk. Tuesday morning we decided to head into those wallows and mineral licks that we had found earlyer in the week. Turkeyman was calling for me and at around 7:00 in the morning we finally had our first answer to his calls. The bull was getting farther and farther away as we called to him. So my cousin decided we needed to get closer and pressure him. We chased after him and called, he answered, we chased after again and called and he answered. The third time we chased after him he finally realized he was going to have to fight to keep his cows and started twards us. We seen him through the timber but there wasnt a shot. After a few cow calls and one imitated chuckle he steped out at 53 yards. He looked like a moose standing there. He was wide and I knew he was at least a good 5 point so I shot. At the shot he jumped and took of running. After a few high fives and hugs we decided to go look for blood we got to where he was and ther wasnt any blood or hair. Thats when I started to worrie. The bull was taking 10 feet a step and not a drop of blood. After following tracks for about 70 yards we found two drops of blood. I looked up and there was my bull 10 feet away. It was the best hunt i have ever been on. I would like to thank mystep dad aka turkeyman and my cousinLarry Sides who I couldnt have done it without. My bullet went in high through the front shoulder angled down took out both lungs and didnt exit. I cant beleve that my 300 Win mag didnt go all the way through him.

vandeman17 · « **Reply #1 on:** September 23, 2011, 03:31:27 PM »

Very nice. Now all we need are pictures!

elkontherun · « **Reply #2 on:** September 23, 2011, 03:32:34 PM »

I am trying to get the pictures, I am a little computer challanged.

elkontherun · « **Reply #3 on:** September 23, 2011, 03:35:29 PM »

did it work

h20hunter · « **Reply #4 on:** September 23, 2011, 03:36:32 PM »

You may be computer challenged but after reading sounds like you got the elk hunting down pat.

h20hunter · « **Reply #5 on:** September 23, 2011, 03:36:56 PM »

Yep, it worked, cool.

elkontherun · « **Reply #6 on:** September 23, 2011, 03:39:43 PM »

here are a few more I hope

elkontherun · « **Reply #7 on:** September 23, 2011, 03:44:19 PM »

a couple more

LittleJohn · « **Reply #8 on:** September 23, 2011, 03:45:12 PM »

GREAT BULL!!! Congrates, love the browning too!!

sleepingin · « **Reply #9 on:** September 23, 2011, 03:55:14 PM »

Congrats on a nice bull. How far did you pack in?

bearhunter99 · « **Reply #10 on:** September 23, 2011, 04:08:50 PM »

Congratulations on a great bull. Nice setup you have with the horses too!

buglebuster · « **Reply #11 on:** September 23, 2011, 04:18:30 PM »

Congrats

SniperDanWA · « **Reply #12 on:** September 23, 2011, 05:59:13 PM »

He's fine and I love the story. Congratulations.

Jason · « **Reply #13 on:** September 23, 2011, 06:39:26 PM »

Nice job

CastleRocker · « **Reply #14 on:** September 23, 2011, 07:53:58 PM »

Great bull man! Sounds like a good hunt too.

Turkeyman · « **Reply #15 on:** September 23, 2011, 09:11:16 PM »

It was a great hunt and I'm glad i could be apart of it. Now draw another tag so we can go kill a bigger one.

gunnarnewt · « **Reply #16 on:** September 23, 2011, 09:26:01 PM »

congrats!

blackveltbowhunter · « **Reply #17 on:** September 23, 2011, 09:28:23 PM »

Nice Bull!!! Great hunt man. Gotta love those backcountry hunts that go right!

SkookumHntr · « **Reply #18 on:** September 24, 2011, 07:37:53 AM »

Sounds like you guys had a blast and got a great Animal!! Way to go!!

deerslyr · « **Reply #19 on:** September 24, 2011, 07:31:24 PM »

Sweet bull

elksnout · « **Reply #20 on:** September 24, 2011, 08:20:51 PM »

Those Adam's bull's don't come easy. Nice one.

Turkeyman · « **Reply #21 on:** September 27, 2011, 06:03:01 PM »

Are you going to mount that bull?

Mike O · « **Reply #22 on:** September 27, 2011, 07:39:07 PM »

Wallhanger for sure!

Wanttohuntmore · « **Reply #23 on:** September 27, 2011, 10:06:41 PM »

Nice bull and hunt, and pics too. Don't worry about the 300's penetration, at close range most higher velocity cartridges don't penetrate far. I've seen 300's at 30 yds not make it through a deer broadside, but slower 3006's go clean through elk at 300 yds. Go figure.

bbarnes · « **Reply #24 on:** September 28, 2011, 12:31:29 AM »

I'm a little confused on your post but i have hunted Lewis River my whole life, and didn't know the boundary's went into the Mt Adams wilderness area, correct me if I'm wrong.

Lunchbox1981 · « **Reply #25 on:** September 28, 2011, 01:13:24 AM »

Congrats

Miles · « **Reply #26 on:** September 28, 2011, 01:18:40 AM »

Congrats

elkontherun · « **Reply #27 on:** September 28, 2011, 09:24:03 PM »

Yes the Mt Adams wilderness is inside of the lewis river gmu 560. Just take a minute and outline the unit according to the hunting reg area discriptions use a forest service map or go buy a gmu 560 map!

elkontherun · « **Reply #28 on:** September 28, 2011, 09:27:49 PM »

Lewis River 560 goes all the way to the reservation boundary

Biggerhammer · « **Reply #29 on:** September 28, 2011, 09:32:33 PM »

Great bull, you're killing me! I can't wait for my permit to start.

vaz,,66 · « **Reply #30 on:** September 29, 2011, 11:16:35 AM »

Congrats nice bull

gunnar · « **Reply #31 on:** September 30, 2011, 12:40:49 PM »

Glad to see you killed a bull up there. I spent the first two weeks of archery season camped where you are at, packed in on the horses. Didnt hear a bugle and saw 3 elk. We walked and hunted our butts off. Did you see the burn just below your camp? We were in our tent when the lighnting struck and started the fire. Good job.

Huntboy · « **Reply #32 on:** September 30, 2011, 01:08:14 PM »

Nice bull, thanks for the pic's and the story.

elkontherun · « **Reply #33 on:** September 30, 2011, 05:05:50 PM »

If gunner was camped where we did than thanks for the potatoes you left up there.

Turkeyman · « **Reply #34 on:** September 30, 2011, 06:16:38 PM »

Ya loved those potatoes. I would have thought you bow hunters would of had a good hunt. We seen alot of 1 week old sign. Some huge rubs in those meadows behind camp. Was there alot of bow hunters up there?

gunnar · « **Reply #35 on:** October 01, 2011, 08:56:27 AM »

Ya those were my potato's. There were rubs all over the place. Where did you kill the bull? Below camp? There's a wallow and mineral lick down there and from the looks of the picture you were below that. Or you may have been across from camp between there and the main trail below?

Early hunting up there is hit and miss. We've been hunting that for 12 years and have found the elk are either there or they are not. Never very many. Never seen more than 10 in a herd, but that was like 10 years ago. There's some wall hangers in there but unless they are bugling, they are really hard to hunt.

gunnar · « **Reply #36 on:** October 01, 2011, 09:01:39 AM »

Oh, and we saw one other hunter, about 1.5 miles below camp, and 1.5 miles from the main trail. We called him in on his way to his salt lick and ground blind.

Elkrunner · « **Reply #37 on:** October 01, 2011, 12:24:31 PM »

Sweet bull man

FSTaxidermy · « **Reply #38 on:** October 01, 2011, 01:55:07 PM »

Sweet bull, and a fun hunt! congrats

elkontherun · « **Reply #39 on:** October 02, 2011, 12:50:22 AM »

We did see the burn. You must have pulled out fri morning cause we got there around noon fri and there was still a block of ice there. Killed my bull across from camp just above the main trail. Can't belive you didn't see more elk there was just a ton of week old sign between camp and the reservation! Thanks for the spuds we ate mt house meals then we had fresh heart and fryed spuds!

400out · « **Reply #40 on:** October 02, 2011, 07:28:02 AM »

Very nie bull!

Turkeyman · « **Reply #41 on:** October 02, 2011, 04:25:04 PM »

buck man · « **Reply #42 on:** October 02, 2011, 04:41:21 PM »

Great bull and pics

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