D- rock and I were hunting nile and little naches me, deer and elk. Darren for deer. I hunted 4 days in the nile at a creek crossing saw elk each day but one , 12 total. On the forth day I was going to hunt deer with darren but decided to try for elk one more day at the crossing.I sat down across from my spot, because the elk had always truned to a different trail at about 60 yrds out.As I sat reading a Louis L'more , a huge cow just about trappled me she truned aout 10 ft away.AS she truned she went in to some thick buck brush 6 to 8 ft high,instead of her making the crossing she trapped herself behind some beaver dams,I made a move to see if I could get a shot as she came out.I walked up the gravel bar about 40 yrds and saw steam rising be hind a log in the creek range finder at 27 yrds, there she was, heres the good or the bad, I' m sure there will be critics. I was at full draw ,knew I saw going to kill this elk, just then she she jumped about 6ft up and and out of the beaver dam striaght away went to 40yrds .I was on her the whole time and knew the yardage ,she stopped, I shot. Texas heart shot my frist ever in 30 years. Abousutley devasating, unbeiveable blood trail.She went bout 40 yards.300 hundered pounds hanging
