Author Topic: First ML Bull(5x6) killed Oct.1 RimRock (Read 15721 times)

coyotewallace · « **on:** October 02, 2011, 07:23:38 PM »

Here is a taste as I just got home from my elk hunt. I will post more pic's and info. asap

Sabotloader · « **Reply #1 on:** October 02, 2011, 07:33:54 PM »

Quote from: coyotewallace on October 02, 2011, 07:23:38 PM

Here is a taste as I just got home from my elk hunt. I will post more pic's and info. asap

Dang! that it is quite a harvest.... how and the heck did you get it in the PU whole???

What were you shooting?

How far?

Darn wish I had been there...

CONGRATS!!!!

maddog · « **Reply #2 on:** October 02, 2011, 07:35:21 PM »

They always look better in the back of the truck don't they!? Nice bull!

coyotewallace · « **Reply #3 on:** October 02, 2011, 07:40:00 PM »

was able to get him to a skid road with my quad then strong hunting buddies
What were you shooting?

T/C BlackDiamond 50 cal.
How far?

70 yrds

CAMPMEAT · « **Reply #4 on:** October 02, 2011, 08:29:37 PM »

Nice bull. Happy you used your ATV too.

PacificNWhunter · « **Reply #5 on:** October 02, 2011, 08:36:12 PM »

coyotewallace · « **Reply #6 on:** October 02, 2011, 08:46:15 PM »

Thx CampMeat..
Naches...If it makes you feel better it was private property.

CAMPMEAT · « **Reply #7 on:** October 02, 2011, 09:21:47 PM »

Quote from: coyotewallace on October 02, 2011, 08:46:15 PM

Thx CampMeat..
Naches...If it makes you feel better it was private property.

He probably feels worse now...........

SniperDanWA · « **Reply #8 on:** October 02, 2011, 09:38:29 PM »

He looks real nice. Thanks for sharing. Congratulations too. Quads save my back, wsh I had private and to hunt.

BOOM!! · « **Reply #9 on:** October 02, 2011, 10:29:50 PM »

Nice bull, congratulations!

dawhunt · « **Reply #10 on:** October 03, 2011, 04:51:27 AM »

WOW !!!!!

Bob

bucklucky · « **Reply #11 on:** October 03, 2011, 07:51:04 AM »

Nice bull, congrats!!!

Huntboy · « **Reply #12 on:** October 03, 2011, 08:13:15 AM »

Nice bull, congrat's.

Jerome · « **Reply #13 on:** October 03, 2011, 08:18:49 AM »

Quote from: Naches Sportsman on October 02, 2011, 08:16:52 PM

Nice bull. I am not trying to be a idiot here, but I hope you were using your quad on state land rather than using it on federal land. Anyway good bull.

Way to try to find a negative on a great bull. Another great example why i dont post pictures anymore.

wastickslinger · « **Reply #14 on:** October 03, 2011, 08:27:16 AM »

Very nice bull!! Makes it nice when you can get to them like that too!!

coyotewallace · « **Reply #15 on:** October 03, 2011, 11:55:31 AM »

My hunting trip actually started with the luck of the draw; there was only 18 permits available for the muzzleloader hunt in GMU364 in the the Rimrock area of the eastern Cascade Mtns. I feel fortunate to have been drawn for this hunt.

We left Friday morning to set up camp in an area that we had previously scouted; arrived at around 8:00 am. After setting up camp, we again did some preliminary scouting to see if anything had changes from our previous scouting trips. I was with my hunting partners Gary and James. Our scouting took us out to 5-miles from camp on various roads before returning to camp for supper and conversation. We did spot a nice 6 x 6 and his cows that evening. It was encouraging that there was elk in the area. Maybe we were going to get lucky.

Up later than I wanted at 5:00 am the next morning, we ate a hurried breakfast. Gary and James went off in a different direction than we had gone the night before, but I went back to the same area where we had spotted the bull the day before. I set up in an area of trees adjacent to a clearing that gave me an open shot out to more than 150 yards. After a short period of time I saw two cows moving slowly through the trees and into the clearing. They continued on into the trees on the opposite side of the clearing only to be replaced by a beautiful bull elk standing proudly in the clearing. He gave me a quarter-away shot, slightly downhill, at what turned out to be about 70-yards away. I took the shot, watched him stiffen and raise his head, then bolt into the trees where the cows had gone. I saw him drop, and could hear him in distress 25yrds from where he was shot. By the time I got to him he was dead. The 250g T/C SW bullet had entered his left side, took out lungs and liver and lodged in the hide on the right side just behind the shoulder. There was no exit wound. I checked the time. It was only 7:15 am. I had only been out less than an hour and had filled my tag.

I called my partners immediately to tell them that the hunt was over and to come give me a hand getting the bull up to the road. I dragged the animal up the hill as far as I could with the quad. By then, Gary and James were there with the pickup truck and together with the winch on the quad and the truck we pulled him the rest of the way up to the road and loaded him into the truck. Back at our camp we skinned and prepped the bull and got him hung up. Knowing that the weather was starting to deteriorate, we only stayed one more night.

We took the elk to Olson's in Enumclaw for final cutting and wrapped. I estimate we had around 350-400 lbs of meat.

MADMAX · « **Reply #16 on:** October 03, 2011, 11:58:20 AM »

Nice job and nice write up.
I hope someday to get one out whole.

Elkrunner · « **Reply #17 on:** October 03, 2011, 11:59:27 AM »

Awesome!

coyotewallace · « **Reply #18 on:** October 03, 2011, 01:09:28 PM »

pics suck but all I have is my cell right now

only bone hit was the off side rib

RuttinWapati · « **Reply #19 on:** October 03, 2011, 01:13:16 PM »

Good Story.. Congrats and thanks for sharing....

huntitup · « **Reply #20 on:** October 03, 2011, 02:41:28 PM »

great job nice bull

coyotewallace · « **Reply #21 on:** October 03, 2011, 06:40:57 PM »

Thank Ya Thank Ya

BOWHUNTER45 · « **Reply #22 on:** October 03, 2011, 06:45:53 PM »

It will be a good taste

nice one

Skyvalhunter · « **Reply #23 on:** October 03, 2011, 06:47:42 PM »

Nice work congrats

SkookumHntr · « **Reply #24 on:** October 03, 2011, 07:01:26 PM »

-Great Bull!!

coyotewallace · « **Reply #25 on:** October 03, 2011, 07:27:22 PM »

Thank Ya Thank Ya

Biggerhammer · « **Reply #26 on:** October 03, 2011, 07:59:24 PM »

Great bull and I love the recovered bullet pics!

coyotewallace · « **Reply #27 on:** October 03, 2011, 08:09:35 PM »

I wish everyone who could/would recover a slug would post pics of it as well as the critter.

mulehunter · « **Reply #28 on:** October 03, 2011, 09:07:26 PM »

very cool.

Mulehunter

Lowedog · « **Reply #29 on:** October 03, 2011, 09:16:41 PM »

Way to get it done! Nice bull!!!

Smack · « **Reply #30 on:** October 04, 2011, 09:40:03 AM »

Nice bull, Glad you were able to utilize your quad in getting it out, some people need to try harder at not being idiots regarding the atv issue, Good job and congrats on a great bull!!

coyotewallace · « **Reply #31 on:** October 04, 2011, 09:46:27 AM »

Quote from: Smack on October 04, 2011, 09:40:03 AM

some people need to try harder at not being idiots regarding the atv issue

+1
and thank ya

carver52 · « **Reply #32 on:** October 04, 2011, 09:49:23 AM »

Great job, thanks for the write up. Getting one of those big boys out whole is only a dream for most of us, congats.

scottfrick · « **Reply #33 on:** October 04, 2011, 10:34:24 PM »

Coyotewallace curious do u know the andersons?? Im related to them and I think I saw these same pictures on facebook. Congrats on taking a nice bull!!!

coyotewallace · « **Reply #34 on:** October 04, 2011, 10:54:05 PM »

I do...

Machias · « **Reply #35 on:** October 05, 2011, 06:13:44 AM »

Congrats on a short successful hunt!

bearpaw · « **Reply #36 on:** October 05, 2011, 07:01:25 AM »

congrats and thanks for posting your pics and story....

rebal69972 · « **Reply #37 on:** October 05, 2011, 07:02:30 AM »

congrats nice bull

JColony · « **Reply #38 on:** October 05, 2011, 02:48:22 PM »

Congrats!! Feels good to get the first one down doesn't it! Notched my first elk tag on Monday.

coyotewallace · « **Reply #39 on:** October 05, 2011, 02:51:53 PM »

First ML bull...I've got this ML bug bad.
Killem with my bow so I guess the next one will be centerfire

ANDERWAGON · « **Reply #40 on:** December 13, 2011, 06:31:46 PM »

Quote from: coyotewallace on October 05, 2011, 02:51:53 PM

First ML bull...I've got this ML bug bad.
Killem with my bow so I guess the next one will be centerfire

Can I go? I'll bring the Lucky Charms..

strutnrut1984 · « **Reply #41 on:** December 25, 2011, 06:31:01 PM »

wow very nice bull congrats, used a quad to get mine out this year too

coyotewallace · « **Reply #42 on:** December 25, 2011, 07:25:09 PM »

Quote from: ANDERWAGON on December 13, 2011, 06:31:46 PM

Quote from: coyotewallace on October 05, 2011, 02:51:53 PM
First ML bull...I've got this ML bug bad.
Killem with my bow so I guess the next one will be centerfire

Can I go? I'll bring the Lucky Charms..

You gonna get my wheelchair for me when I tell you to?
Load and unload all our gear?
Setup up camp?
Do all the gutting and skinning again?

OK I guess I'll let ya go................

Picture above is myself and ANDERWAGON(I'm the good looking one on the right)

Don't need Lucky Charms , Just the Gary Ridgeway of elk hunting, ME

coyotewallace · « **Reply #43 on:** December 25, 2011, 07:48:19 PM »

Oh this year it will be MOOSE! I'm gonna draw a Moose tag this year

ANDERWAGON · « **Reply #44 on:** December 26, 2011, 07:52:44 AM »

Quote from: coyotewallace on December 25, 2011, 07:25:09 PM

Quote from: ANDERWAGON on December 13, 2011, 06:31:46 PM
Quote from: coyotewallace on October 05, 2011, 02:51:53 PM
First ML bull...I've got this ML bug bad.
Killem with my bow so I guess the next one will be centerfire

Can I go? I'll bring the Lucky Charms..

You gonna get my wheelchair for me when I tell you to?
Load and unload all our gear?
Setup up camp?
Do all the gutting and skinning again?

OK I guess I'll let ya go................

Picture above is myself and ANDERWAGON(I'm the good looking one on the right)

Don't need Lucky Charms , Just the Gary Ridgeway of elk hunting, ME

Quote from: coyotewallace on December 25, 2011, 07:48:19 PM

Oh this year it will be MOOSE! I'm gonna draw a Moose tag this year

You draw a tag and I’ll make it happen… but you’re doing the cooking.

Oh yeah and just because you’d be voted most popular in prison doesn’t make you better looking.

Good thing I cut the elk up before you could revisit it Ridgeway.

C-Money · « **Reply #45 on:** December 28, 2011, 07:41:16 AM »

That is a great looking bull! Private ground is awesome.

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