Post by: WapitiTalk1 on July 11, 2019, 02:41:12 PM
Date/Time: Early October; an hour before dark.
Weapon/Tag: Muzzleloader; Any bull
Hunting Pressure: Minimal to none
Tale of the Tape. You’ve decided to sit this nice meadow on a beautiful elk woods afternoon/evening. You’ve gotten into a few bunches of elk over the past week in this remote area and you’ve surmised that elk do come into/feed in this particular meadow some nights; the bulls have been vocal. There are several meadows in this area but this is the one you’ve decided to “sit”. You are actually perched on a rise just above the meadow where you see the white arrow pointing to; you’ve ranged that tree on the other side of the meadow (the one my red arrow goes through) at just over 110 yard. OK, as you sit you hear the cows coming from left to right petty quickly, and, barney bull blasts off a bugle with chuckles back in that timber that the red arrow is pointing at……. This all happens (cows come into meadow/bull bugles) in the matter of a few minutes. Stupid bull should have been with the cows when they came into the meadow. NOW, what are your plans to make your smoke pole bark and bring the bull home for dinner at this point in time. Your move.
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Post by: WSU on July 11, 2019, 02:47:56 PM
Post by: KFhunter on July 11, 2019, 02:59:26 PM
If its taking too long I might rake some brush, but not too much. Just get him to see what the little bull is up too and if he needs bumped out again.
Post by: 2MANY on July 11, 2019, 03:01:00 PM
Judging by the blooming plant life it's out of season!!!
Post by: lamrith on July 11, 2019, 03:05:51 PM
If not I sit a few more minutes to see if it sounds like Barney is moving in on his own or playing hard to get before I do anything more.
Post by: Mudman on July 11, 2019, 04:54:11 PM
Post by: WapitiTalk1 on July 11, 2019, 05:37:18 PM
Don't shoot.
Judging by the blooming plant life it's out of season!!!
Ha, it’s in season, it’s early October. Don’t you know that everything on the internet is true? ;)
Post by: fishngamereaper on July 11, 2019, 06:53:17 PM
Post by: tracksoup on July 11, 2019, 07:01:46 PM
That bull will eventually step out. Patients.
Post by: Crunchy on July 11, 2019, 07:36:55 PM
Post by: CP on July 11, 2019, 08:10:46 PM
Post by: Tbob on July 11, 2019, 08:19:28 PM
Post by: Bushcraft on July 11, 2019, 08:29:30 PM
…an hour before dark...
Easy answer:
I'm going to ever so slowly get my weapon up, and trained in his direction and make ready for a rock steady shot. That bull is going to step out in a matter of minutes.
If you screw around and move around at the edge of a clearing...and they catch your movement...BARK!!!...they gone!
I'm sure it would bore a lot of guys to tears to hunt that way, but my "patient wolf" mode get's it done pretty much every year.
Post by: Tjv28 on July 11, 2019, 10:54:07 PM
Post by: Crunchy on July 12, 2019, 12:52:22 AM
Most likely stay put but looking at option to move. Cant call from where you are at, just hoping for a shot. I prefer to play by my rules not hope. Either way whatever I did I should have done the opposite.
Post by: HntnFsh on July 12, 2019, 05:16:23 AM
Patience! Not patients... wait, that bulls is stepping out any second
So now there are 2 bulls? :chuckle: