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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: hntrspud on September 14, 2014, 09:45:38 AM

Title: Bull down!! UPDATED WITH PICS AND STORY
Post by: hntrspud on September 14, 2014, 09:45:38 AM: Shot in the neck at 9 yards! Still a little adrenaline going here. My first archery elk! Got work to do story and pics coming soon.

Ok, so I will preface this story with a question. You ever have something happen so fast you don't know what occurred? Well that's what happened today with this bull. I was sitting in my blind thinking about the hawks game, sending my wife a text about the lunch we were going to have when all of a sudden, I see a cow's head, she's coming up the trail my blind is sitting just off of. She's not alone, 2 cows, 3,4, 6 then I see antlers. 1,2,3 ok he's legal. I drop my phone :bash: , it spooks the lead cow and she runs up the trail a bit, the others follow, with the bull on their tale. He stopped next to my blind at 9 yards just behind a bitterbrush, I was drawn hoping he would stop for a shot. The only one I had was the neck, I released, WHACK!!!! Down he goes, no movement. Still shaking from adrenaline, I could see him from my blind and he was not breathing. I knocked an arrow, stepped out, and confirmed what I thought, yes sir! I just killed my first bull elk with a bow!!! And it all happened so fast I have a hard time remembering all details still. Funny how that is. Well here he is. Not a monster, but none the less, in the cooler.
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on September 14, 2014, 09:56:14 AM: Your wasting time and still on line :dunno: :chuckle: :tup:
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Post by: bugs n bones on September 14, 2014, 10:00:33 AM: :tup:
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Post by: SCRUBS on September 14, 2014, 10:22:55 AM: Pic`s or didn`t happen :chuckle:
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Post by: hntrspud on September 14, 2014, 06:06:26 PM: It was a lot of work, but I have it in the cooler. I forgot how much work they are. Incredible day in the woods.
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Post by: steen on September 14, 2014, 06:11:16 PM: Congrats on a great bull in the freezer. Any elk is a good elk in my book cause I don't have one!
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on September 14, 2014, 06:30:07 PM: There ya go .... :bow: :brew: Good job !
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Post by: SCRUBS on September 14, 2014, 06:43:42 PM: Congrats man.
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Post by: cedarriver on September 14, 2014, 06:46:33 PM: Congrats on your achievement! Doesn't get much better than a first archery elk! Fine table fare.
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Post by: jennyfell55 on September 14, 2014, 06:47:27 PM: Great bull! I can only imagine how happy and proud you are! :IBCOOL:
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Post by: TheSkyBuster on September 14, 2014, 06:52:39 PM: Nice elk, good job
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Post by: Whitpirate on September 14, 2014, 07:09:08 PM: Great work! Guess that stop at Rock Creek was worth it!
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Post by: sled on September 14, 2014, 07:09:16 PM: THAT IS A MONSTER That I Would Love To Put My Tag On! :tup:
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Post by: jackelope on September 14, 2014, 07:45:46 PM: Congrats Spud! Way to get it done.
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Post by: 180-GRAIN on September 15, 2014, 07:25:00 AM: Nice job Spud! Those will be some tasty backstraps right there.
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Post by: irishevox on September 15, 2014, 07:43:23 AM: nice and a cool rack with the velvet.
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Post by: C-Money on September 15, 2014, 07:52:30 AM: Nice bull! Congrats!
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Post by: elkoholic1 on September 15, 2014, 08:15:12 AM: :tup:
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Post by: MLBowhunting on September 15, 2014, 08:20:08 AM: Nice job
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Post by: Buckmark on September 15, 2014, 11:08:47 AM: Awesome... love it... :tup:
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Post by: hntrspud on September 16, 2014, 05:31:48 AM: Thanks guys. I was wondering about the velvet on the antlers. Will it fall off after a period of time? Or will it stay. Would like to do a plaque mount and wanted to know what to expect.
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Post by: irishevox on September 16, 2014, 07:08:32 AM: talk to a taxidermist, i know they can keep it on there or do a synthetic "velvet"
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Post by: low97ram on September 16, 2014, 11:38:31 AM: that's awesome!!! :IBCOOL: congrats on your first bull. still working on mine although i wish i had been in a unit i could have shot one. had a 5x5 middle of trail, broadside, at 20 yrds... ughhh... :bash:

nice job Spud!!

Pete