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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: Jonathan_S on September 18, 2014, 01:12:24 PM

Title: NE Bull, First Elk
Post by: Jonathan_S on September 18, 2014, 01:12:24 PM: On Sept 3rd I managed to call in a young bull in the NE. It was pouring down rain and about 6:15 p.m. He saw my movement from 120 yards in the timber and got suspicious so I gave it a few minutes of hiding behind a tree before I cow called and got him into 60 yards. He stopped in some jack-pines and I had no shot so I cow called again and he ran past me at 3-4 feet :yike:

I couldn't get him to stop running so I just released and hit him way too far back. Tougher to hit vitals at 1 yard than at 30 :chuckle: Anyway, he never really identified me or what happened and he jogged/walked off in the pouring rain so I trailed him by sight and waited for him to bed down. He bedded down after about 5 minutes and I stalked to within 15 yards and put one through the vitals. He never got up.

He's an odd bull for certain but he is my first and I was proud to take a NE Bull as my first elk. I apologize for a lack of pictures but it was raining insanely hard and lenses were foggy/too dark and it was just not in the cards.

I need to give a SHOUT-OUT here to Broken Arrow and his buddies. The best guys I've ever hunted with and they can break down an elk in 30 minutes. Without them I would have been quartering and packing an elk for hours into the night.
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Post by: jackelope on September 18, 2014, 01:14:01 PM: Congrats man. Some good eats there.
I've got a couple bulls on my cameras that are wierd like that.
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Post by: elkoholic1 on September 18, 2014, 01:14:49 PM: :tup: congrats!!!!
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Post by: rover758 on September 18, 2014, 01:15:21 PM: WTG!!!!
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Post by: jrebel on September 18, 2014, 01:15:52 PM: Cool elk...congrats.
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Post by: gaddy on September 18, 2014, 01:20:22 PM: that's a great conversation piece there. I can hear it now, you cant believe how many I let walk before I found this guy with character :chuckle: congrats!
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Post by: boneaddict on September 18, 2014, 01:20:35 PM: Nicely done!
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Post by: Woodchuck on September 18, 2014, 01:25:13 PM: Very cool, congrats. :tup:
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Post by: MLBowhunting on September 18, 2014, 01:32:22 PM: Very nice bull.
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Post by: Yelper Guy on September 18, 2014, 01:38:04 PM: Good job! You'll never forget that hunt.
Title: Re: NE Bull, First Elk
Post by: Jonathan_S on September 18, 2014, 01:46:11 PM: Thanks everyone, yeah he has some weird character. It's tough to tell from the picture how knobby and gnarly his bases are for such a small elk. Not your normal 1.5 yr old elk appearance-wise.
Title: Re: NE Bull, First Elk
Post by: KFhunter on September 18, 2014, 01:53:00 PM: Quote from: Jonathan_S on September 18, 2014, 01:46:11 PM
Thanks everyone, yeah he has some weird character. It's tough to tell from the picture how knobby and gnarly his bases are for such a small elk. Not your normal 1.5 yr old elk appearance-wise.

:tup:
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Post by: jasnt on September 18, 2014, 01:56:24 PM: I would be very happy to get a bull like that in the NE. Some day I'll get these elk figured out or I'll get lucky lol
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Post by: CAMPMEAT on September 18, 2014, 01:57:03 PM: Nice and even in velvet...
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Post by: Jonathan_S on September 18, 2014, 02:23:51 PM: Quote from: jasnt on September 18, 2014, 01:56:24 PM
I would be very happy to get a bull like that in the NE. Some day I'll get these elk figured out or I'll get lucky lol

Well I'd say I'm far from figuring them out.
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Post by: trophyhunt on September 18, 2014, 03:29:03 PM: :IBCOOL:Congrats, very cool!
Title: Re: NE Bull, First Elk
Post by: jasnt on September 18, 2014, 03:49:04 PM: Quote from: Jonathan_S on September 18, 2014, 02:23:51 PM
Quote from: jasnt on September 18, 2014, 01:56:24 PM
I would be very happy to get a bull like that in the NE. Some day I'll get these elk figured out or I'll get lucky lol

Well I'd say I'm far from figuring them out.

I'd bet I am too lol. Been seeing a few in that turkey spot I told ya about.
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Post by: johnr060 on September 18, 2014, 04:34:32 PM: Very nice!
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Post by: bearpaw on September 18, 2014, 04:41:48 PM: congrats, sounds like you had a great hunt :tup:
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Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on September 18, 2014, 05:24:33 PM: Real cool looking fuzzy horn bull!
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Post by: jwd7777 on September 18, 2014, 06:43:11 PM: NICE!!!!
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Post by: kevinlisa06 on September 18, 2014, 06:58:48 PM: Congrats on a great hunt!

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Post by: quadrafire on September 18, 2014, 07:29:24 PM: That is really cool Jonathan, congrats!!!!! 3-4 ft, that is crazy
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on September 18, 2014, 07:49:59 PM: nICE ....FRESH BACKSTRAP is everything :dunno: :chuckle: :tup:
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Post by: bowhunterforever on September 19, 2014, 01:03:09 AM: Nice job,Congrats :tup:
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Post by: Lunchbox1981 on September 19, 2014, 01:29:13 AM: Congrats! Looks cool to me.
Title: Re: NE Bull, First Elk
Post by: Jonathan_S on September 19, 2014, 08:49:53 AM: Quote from: jasnt on September 18, 2014, 03:49:04 PM
Quote from: Jonathan_S on September 18, 2014, 02:23:51 PM
Quote from: jasnt on September 18, 2014, 01:56:24 PM
I would be very happy to get a bull like that in the NE. Some day I'll get these elk figured out or I'll get lucky lol

Well I'd say I'm far from figuring them out.

I'd bet I am too lol. Been seeing a few in that turkey spot I told ya about.

Interesting. I hope you can get one soon. It took me four years but it's all worth it!
Title: Re: NE Bull, First Elk
Post by: returnofsid on September 19, 2014, 02:17:06 PM: Well done! That rain is what kept me from hunting that afternoon! I set up camp in the rain, got SOAKED. So, I decided not to hike up the mountain, opting instead to hunt a small clear cut directly behind my camp, that had a little bit of somewhat fresh elk sign. Ended up filling my deer tag that evening. Spent the entire next two weeks in the NE corner, seeing only one elk once I finally decided to head to lower elevations.
Title: Re: NE Bull, First Elk
Post by: Jonathan_S on September 19, 2014, 03:21:33 PM: Yeah that soaking rain was miserable. All my stuff was wet so I figured I might as well be in the woods. It sure was cold the next morning and whitetail were everywhere.
Title: Re: NE Bull, First Elk
Post by: jasnt on September 19, 2014, 03:22:57 PM: I hope so too. This will be my 4th elk season. I've scouted my area over and over. Every trail or hidy hole I could find. Haven't seen much but I've learned the area. Come end of Oct I'm hoping the 5x5 I seen is still around .
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Post by: Bob33 on September 19, 2014, 03:33:51 PM: Well done. :tup:
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Post by: Slayerz on September 23, 2014, 09:08:07 PM: Could this be the same bull, pics are kind of blurry, but he is definitely unique like the one you shot??
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Post by: jasnt on September 23, 2014, 09:22:09 PM: They do look very very similar
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Post by: Jonathan_S on September 24, 2014, 08:32:56 AM: I am going to say yes. It looks too similar not to be the same bull.
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Post by: X12shtr on September 24, 2014, 10:16:25 AM: Thats one nice looking odd style rack congrats
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Post by: C-Money on September 24, 2014, 10:23:11 AM: Very nice! Congrats on your bull!
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Post by: JColony on September 24, 2014, 06:44:05 PM: Congrats on your Bull!! I'm heading up to that corner here in a week and a half for the muzzy opener. Any tips??? ;)
Title: Re: NE Bull, First Elk
Post by: Jonathan_S on September 24, 2014, 07:25:12 PM: Quote from: JColony on September 24, 2014, 06:44:05 PM
Congrats on your Bull!! I'm heading up to that corner here in a week and a half for the muzzy opener. Any tips??? ;)

Haha, yeah. Get lucky like I did. I hope you do well
Title: Re: NE Bull, First Elk
Post by: JColony on September 24, 2014, 07:51:57 PM: Quote from: Jonathan_S on September 24, 2014, 07:25:12 PM
Quote from: JColony on September 24, 2014, 06:44:05 PM
Congrats on your Bull!! I'm heading up to that corner here in a week and a half for the muzzy opener. Any tips??? ;)

Haha, yeah. Get lucky like I did. I hope you do well

You got that right!! Luck is what I'm hoping for.
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Post by: huntnnw on September 24, 2014, 09:34:58 PM: :tup:
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Post by: SniperDanWA on September 25, 2014, 07:37:15 PM: Well done