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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: Edminsterquality on November 21, 2018, 05:53:45 PM
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Pretty excited for my son when he got the draw results that he drew a youth mudflow hunt. Right away we started researching the area, access points, topography, and past results. Talked to several people about what type of bull to expect and genetics in the area. Seemed that a 300 inch bull would definitely be difficult to get, but lots of 5 points and a few small 6 points. Late summer came and we started scouting. With a couple trips down into the mudflow itself we didn't see any elk. We then focused our attention higher up the mountain by castle lake. Lots of elk up that way but no big bills. Small 5s and lots of raghorns. We then looked future up out of the boundary area and found a bachelor hear with 5 big bulls. We watched those elk for a couple weeks before the opener a d they never moved. They were higher than the mountain goats. Figure the mild winter they had no reason to leave. About week before opener started looking in the mudflow itself again. Seen zero cows but found a group of 4 bulls hanging up by the monument boundary. We watched them for 3 days before the opener and put them to bed the night before. Day of the hunt we were up at 345 and gone by 4. Made it to the gate at 530 and started our hike down. Made it to the bottom about 630 and started upriver towards the bulls. Daylight came and still had a mile or so to go so we started glassing and working our way up slow. Sure enough run into elk! 5 different bulls. One really good 5 point but he passed looking for one of the big bulls. Made our way to where we seen the elk the night before and sure enough they were still there. They were about 250 yards out just feeding. There was one 6 point two 5x6 and this bull. He made a great shot. Bull only went 10 yards. He was beside himself. The bull is a 7x5 with huge mass and a club and palmation on one side. Very proud of the young man never complained once the whole season and all the miles and early mornings spent scouting. He did whine about on the second load to the truck. It was just under 5 miles. Thanks for reading and those who sent us info. Take your kids out hunting. It's up to us to pass it on!
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Great bull!
Congratulations to you and your son.
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Congrats Cool Bull.
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Great bull!
Congratulations to you and your son.
:yeah:
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Congrats! Nice bull and write up!
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That's a lifetime memory. :tup:
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Nice work guys! Congratulations.
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Nice bull!! Congrats to the young hunter.
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A huge congrats to the young hunter and his guide. Nicely done guys on a great bull!
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Very cool.
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Great bull. Way to go boys
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Congrats well worth the effort young man.
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Nice bull congrats to you both
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Great job! I’m impressed by his ability to pass on the earlier bulls to have a chance for that one. Glad it all came together. It doesn’t get much better than that. And he earned it with the long pack out
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Nice job :tup:
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Good work you guys!! And congratulations on a beautiful bull!!
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Congrats! Dandy bull!
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great memories, great bull young man !
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First picture is kind of blurry. Is that some Indian Sorry native shaman offering to the gods on the cliff? nice view!
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Congrats! We hiked past your kill spot on Saturday looking for a cow for my son...no cows down low (but another youth bull hunter passed us with his dad on their way to a heard of 15 bulls...which he got a 5 pt). We spent Sunday driving along the 3000 line, only to find elk at the snowline (2 miles down the ridge fingers...not enough time to pack it out). Hopefully it snows this week up there...season ends on Friday.
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Awesome bull, congrats! Arteman's daughter just got her mudflow bull the other day, I hope he puts it up here too, it's also a stud bull..
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Congrats on the bull and wonderful memories Dave!
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Great job. Now that's what I call building a foundation, for hunting of course! :tup:
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That's awesome!
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:tup:
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Just wanted to say THANK YOU to Arteman (I'm guessing that who it is...) and Edministerquality (for letting me hijack his thread a few times...) as my son got his cow on Friday, Nov. 30th...last day of the season! We saw 27 bulls that morning...yes, 27!!!! and still hunted down a ridge that Artemen (again, guessing as someone said his daughter got a bull...and we ran into a guy this fall who was scouting for his daughters bull tag, and I found him on FB and he told us of some cows he saw earlier in the week that led us to the ridge we hunted). Sneaking down the ridge, going slow in the fog with visibility ranging from 50 ft to 100 yards we snuck up on a cow feeding and never knew we were there. My son had a 6 inch window through the Alders to the elks vitals and dropped her!
Best part was he is 13 and just weighed in for wresting at 110 pounds...he packed out both front shoulders (2 trips) and his pack was nearly 50 pounds each time. Though it was only about a 1/4 mile from the truck he packed out the heavy pack without worry and pushed himself all on his own. First elk!
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PS. I've had a few people over the years (not just on here but in the woods) get mad at me for "helping" others by providing info...for those that get upset, all I can say is "get over it!"....this is why we hunt, and I share info where/when I can! thank you again Hunt WA and those members who helped gives us info that led to his success! I owe ya!
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Congratulations! Pretty cool people on here willing to help.
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Awesome!!
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That is awesome he got his cow.!!
Way to go.!!
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Great work! Love hearing stories like this :tup:
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Well done that is awesome!
