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Big Game Hunting => Out Of State Hunting => Topic started by: D-Rock425 on September 21, 2017, 12:42:46 PM

Title: Back from idaho
Post by: D-Rock425 on September 21, 2017, 12:42:46 PM: Spent 17 days archery hunting in Idaho and was finally able to pull it off with 1 hunting day left.
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on September 21, 2017, 12:51:02 PM: Congrats :IBCOOL:
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Post by: D-Rock425 on September 21, 2017, 12:52:54 PM: I'd love to tell you the story of how I called him in and he was screaming in my face but that's not at all how it went down. I bumped a cow and ended up between her and this bull that was on her trail and he walked right to me 30 yards away. I made a aweful shot not sure in my arrow deflected off something or what but the shot was way back. Had a great blood trail for such a poor shot. Gave the bull 2 hours before we starting tracking ended up bumping him 3 time seeing him twice but no shot opportunities before we lost light and the blood trail. Back on the trail the next morning spread out and searched the area to pick up the blood trail again. Found little drops of blood and then a dead elk in his bed about 1/4 mile from where we last saw him the night before. I feel pretty luck to have found him 26 hours after I shot him.
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Post by: pianoman9701 on September 21, 2017, 12:58:01 PM: You're a great hunter, DRock. :tup:
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Post by: 7mmfan on September 21, 2017, 01:00:46 PM: Stuff happens, but you followed up and tracked him down. 1/4 mile is an insanely long distance to find an animal from shot location. Great work.
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Post by: KFhunter on September 21, 2017, 01:02:21 PM: Thanks for sharing :tup:
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Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on September 21, 2017, 01:12:28 PM: Good work! When I'm on a long hunt like that I always tell self Every day is the first day! :tup:
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Post by: lamrith on September 21, 2017, 01:32:09 PM: Great job tracking him down!!

How were the hornets in your area? I was in the panhandle and the baldfaced and yellow jackets were very bad. Baldface so aggressive you could not get to a kill after that amount of time, they even had the yellowjackets chased away and none on a carcass. Snow came in a few days ago though, should end that issue for the guys still in camp.
Title: Re: Back from idaho
Post by: D-Rock425 on September 21, 2017, 01:49:27 PM: Quote from: 7mmfan on September 21, 2017, 01:00:46 PM
Stuff happens, but you followed up and tracked him down. 1/4 mile is an insanely long distance to find an animal from shot location. Great work.
tracked him for over 3 miles the first day.
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Post by: trophyhunt on September 21, 2017, 01:55:00 PM: Way to stick with that bull!! Great job, you deserve respect for sticking w it!!
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Post by: luvmystang67 on September 21, 2017, 04:46:19 PM: You're the luckiest hunter I know... I'll give you that you work hard, but you're also very lucky.
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Post by: fishngamereaper on September 21, 2017, 04:49:41 PM: :yike: wow, way to stick with it...them elk are tough. Good job.
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Post by: Special T on September 21, 2017, 04:52:11 PM: I think the true hunter can track an animal that there was a marginal shot on....

Good job tracking Drock and nice bull!
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Post by: bowhunterforever on September 21, 2017, 05:35:02 PM: :tup:
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Post by: gonehuntin68 on September 21, 2017, 06:12:48 PM: Good job. You are the man. :tup:
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Post by: Magnum_Willys on September 21, 2017, 07:25:33 PM: Nice! We are headed back today. Had tons of trail cam bulls on waterholes but foot of snow ruined that plan for central Idah rifle.
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Post by: gee_unit360 on September 21, 2017, 07:28:25 PM: Way to stick with it. That's a long time in the woods you deserve it.
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Post by: luvmystang67 on September 22, 2017, 09:12:32 AM: DRock: "Okay kids, shot placement in bowhunting is very important. Elk are very tough and if you don't hit them in the right spot you'll never kill one."

Kids: "But master archer DRock, where is the right spot"

DRock: "See my attached photo with the "boiler room" outlined. I've killed elk with shots in every area outlined. Follow my path to success!"

Stang: *grumble* "This is so BS" *grumble* - Eats McDonalds burger in sadness
Title: Re: Back from idaho
Post by: lord grizzly on September 22, 2017, 09:35:42 AM: Quote from: Magnum_Willys on September 21, 2017, 07:25:33 PM
Nice! We are headed back today. Had tons of trail cam bulls on waterholes but foot of snow ruined that plan for central Idah rifle.

its tuff up there this archery season. my plans changed from being up there all this week to going up next. weathers truing around and I'm crossing my fingers for the woods to come to life with a good high pressure and clear sky's after a very stormy week.
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Post by: bracer40 on September 22, 2017, 10:57:43 AM: Quote from: luvmystang67 on September 22, 2017, 09:12:32 AM
DRock: "Okay kids, shot placement in bowhunting is very important. Elk are very tough and if you don't hit them in the right spot you'll never kill one."

Kids: "But master archer DRock, where is the right spot"

DRock: "See my attached photo with the "boiler room" outlined. I've killed elk with shots in every area outlined. Follow my path to success!"

Stang: *grumble* "This is so BS" *grumble* - Eats McDonalds burger in sadness

Hilarious! Ironically I have friends that have taken animals all over this "boiler room" diagram.
Title: Re: Back from idaho
Post by: bracer40 on September 22, 2017, 11:00:07 AM: D Rock, , way to peservere! He may not have come in the way you'd hoped, screaming and all that, but if you hadn't ground it out and been in the field, we'd never get to see your bull.
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Post by: D-Rock425 on September 22, 2017, 11:55:50 AM: If you shoot the right broadhead you just have to be minute of elk.
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Post by: chuck270 on September 22, 2017, 11:56:44 AM: Well done! :tup:
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Post by: Whitenuckles on September 26, 2017, 11:46:29 AM: We all have a story like this. Sometimes things don't go as planned. Luckily you got him. Unfortunately most hunters would have given up. Good job :tup: