west wenaha bulls and cat success

[Elkstalker]

      So I guess I will start by saying i have been a lucky washington hunter.  I got drawn in 2008 for archery buck hunt in the quilemene and harvested a 163 inch buck also got drawn in 2005 for a big horn ram with only 2 points and haarvested an outstanding ram.  That is the best hunt of my life.  Which leads me to 2011 myself and my best friend got drawn for the west wenaha bull tag.  In all our scouting trips we found 4 360 or better inch bulls.  unfortunatley with rifle in hand we were unsuccessful harvesting those bulls, did get some good pics though.  On tuesday the 25th  my buddy shot his bull at 167 yds.  We had been shooting all summer at 400 plus knowing that we would probably have to be shooting that far.  That would take 2 days getting him out of the hole he was in.  it was a 5 mile round trip that we had to make 3 times, needless to say we were very tired.  We found ourselves back in that same area on thursday cuz we were seeing a 7x8 toad religiously use this one open knob in the bottom about 3 1/4 miles in from camp.  So our plan was to sit all day wait him out.  So there we sit for about an hour when a cougar steps out to enjoy the sun he had no idea we were there.  He gave all kinds of time to kill him.  I ranged him at 174 yds again well inside 400, took a shot missed out of sheer nerves.  unbelievably he turned a complete circle not knowing what was going on and walked off giving me second shot which put him down. that took all of thursday to get him out leaving me only 1 day to try to get my bull before the spike hunters showed up.  so we set out friday and by 1 pm i had my bull down making this hunt close to my ram hunt as 1 of the best hunts of my life.  thanks to some luck and a good friend

[sebek556]

  sounds like a out standing hunt! congrats!

[bullchaser]

really nice well done.  that bull has a cool looking roman nose on him either that or he crashed into a tree at mock 2.

[EDT]

You have been a lucky hunter, but people who work extraordinarily hard are usually "lucky".  Good work!

[the1rod]

sounds like an awsome hunt, congrats! but its so hard to judge the size of everything in that pic haha theres a tall guy, a short guy, and a flattened *censored*! i cant tell what normal size is! 

[sleepingin]

Wow. Nice bulls and cougar. I'm jealous, but not of your taxidermy bill.

[Elkstalker]

Thats funny the1rod.  I totally see what your saying.  The cat measured 7 feet 3 1/2 inches long and roughly 140 to 150 lbs.  Both bulls are in the 330 class.  My dad is over 6 foot so needless to say i got screwed with my moms genes.

[Caseyd]

Congrats on a great hunt 

[carpsniperg2]

I love to see those cats getting smacked Nice bull as well

[Ranger91298]

Congrats to the both of you....can I have some of your luck?

[400out]

Way to go Brent! Congrats again on a awesome hunt              

[Maligator]

Wow...Congrats...Great looking Bull!     Nice lil kitty too... 

[mkcj]

Well done!

[250savage]

Congratulations on a awesome hunt. You are lucky but you made the best of your luck. Sounds like you hunt hard so you deserve your trophies

[Huntboy]

Sounds like it was a great hunt.