Post by: WapitiTalk1 on February 18, 2016, 01:06:58 PM
Location: Somewhere in the elk woods (you’re on a backcountry hunt)
Hunt Pressure Status: Minimal but you have ran into one other team of two in this remote area; they said they would probably not be back in there again till much later in the month
Terrain: Rolling hills in a large basin; a few large aspen stands, some large fir stands, and some natural meadow systems
Tag: Archery season; branched bull only
With the elk being so quiet for your first four days of your seven day hunt, you’ve decided to set up with your partner and do an advertising sequence to see if you can create some interest. You (the caller) are set up back in the direction of the yellow arrow about 45 yards; your partner (shooter) is set up down from the red arrow about 25 yards; and the wind at this moment in time is breezing in the direction of the blue arrow. Your raking/bugling/stomping is met with silence for ten minutes… until, you detect movement back to your right and within seconds, this fine fellow stops where he stands now and looks back at your partner who is at full draw. Although your team has the wind, and, the shooter is blending in well with the vegetation he is kneeling in front of, there is no clean shot. After a few seconds, the bull quarters bit to his right and walks directly away from the shooter at the same time the shooter let’s off of his draw.
What do you do here to turn this situation around and potentially get a shot at this bull?
Post by: buglebrush on February 18, 2016, 01:47:47 PM
Post by: coachcw on February 18, 2016, 01:58:25 PM
Post by: kentrek on February 18, 2016, 02:21:10 PM
Let your buddy do the shooting
Post by: buglebrush on February 18, 2016, 02:57:14 PM
Sorry if this is a thread jack, but thought it may help someone.
Post by: Karl Blanchard on February 18, 2016, 03:48:57 PM
Post by: kentrek on February 18, 2016, 04:14:16 PM
If that bulls butt is facing my buddy then that means this bull is now giving me a 45 yard quartering away shot. Sorry pal but you let your bow down. I'm coming to full draw if given the opportunity and I'm letting one run!
I read that wrong, I was thinking the bulls butt was facing me and it was quartering away for my buddy, I'd still probably let him have the shot...esp since I have a few more weeks of elk hunting after this trip :chuckle:
Post by: coachcw on February 18, 2016, 04:49:38 PM
Post by: Karl Blanchard on February 18, 2016, 05:10:09 PM
See you don't let down if Karl is around !:chuckle: I'm no a fan of elk walking off :chuckle: Grip it rip it 8)
Post by: family hunter on February 19, 2016, 06:43:26 AM
Post by: elkboy on February 19, 2016, 07:26:36 AM
These are great! Keep them coming!
Post by: MR5x5 on February 19, 2016, 12:32:40 PM
Post by: Whitpirate on February 19, 2016, 01:40:32 PM
See you don't let down if Karl is around !
Let's just say if you are in the woods with Coach or Karl.... you better have your game face on and send it if you have it. They won't wait. I joke about having a re-occuring nightmare where I finally draw Coach and I draw our moose tag and I miss my first show at a bull and hear "DUCK." Thwack dead. I'm probably raking this hell out of a tree and trying to get that bull to come back around for Coach or Karl or Kurt to seal the deal.
Post by: BUTTER on February 19, 2016, 07:20:25 PM
Post by: Tbob on April 08, 2016, 02:10:54 PM