Post by: mebco09 on October 02, 2010, 02:06:52 PM
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Post by: longstevo on October 02, 2010, 02:24:17 PM
I guess thats only seven miles a day. You were doing a lot of movin! Did you ever stop to glass? :chuckle:
Oh yeah. Congrats. Hell of a bull.
Post by: carpsniperg2 on October 02, 2010, 02:32:17 PM
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Post by: mebco09 on October 02, 2010, 03:44:27 PM
Seven days and fifty miles? :o
I guess thats only seven miles a day. You were doing a lot of movin! Did you ever stop to glass? :chuckle:
Oh yeah. Congrats. Hell of a bull.
I shot him on the 4th day, averaged around 12 miles per day. Some days more and some less. The last two days were getting him on mules and nursing two sets of blisters.
I was sweating the fact that I had a pair of older binoculars. When I got up there, it was like a timber maze, with 'shooting alleys' no longer than 100 yards, slightly longer in the burnt timber. Multiple bulls ducking in and out of the trees with no more than 5 seconds to set up and pull the trigger. Binoculars stayed in the tent the whole week.
It was nice, however to know that if you ran into a bull, no matter how many points, that it was legal. That took some of the guesswork out of the quick shots. Just make sure it wasn't a cow and you were good. Yet another luxury of hunting in a state with realistic hunting laws.
Post by: 180-GRAIN on October 02, 2010, 06:40:55 PM
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Post by: SFD2015 on October 02, 2010, 09:07:19 PM
:drool:
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Post by: longstevo on October 03, 2010, 03:07:17 PM
Dam fine bull, I would rather hunt Idaho than Washington every year, there is a way better chance of bringing a trophy home.
Amen. Buts it costs way too much $$$$$
Post by: Patriot on October 03, 2010, 07:26:38 PM
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Post by: mebco09 on October 03, 2010, 09:02:04 PM
congrats, exact reason why i have hunted idaho the last four years and not washington. great bull, have seen a few bulls like that in idaho the last few years but yet to get one that big. was a tough year for locating elk this year due to lack of bugling, how bout you.
Yes, no real bugling to speak of. I have heard that was because of the wolves, that the elk have gotten smart and are less likely to sound the dinner bell, so to speak.
What did work really well was the hootchie mama, and the cows were pretty vocal. This guy held steady to investigate our call when we jumped the cows he was with. He must have thought we were another lady to add to the harem. oops...
Post by: mebco09 on October 03, 2010, 09:09:49 PM
Great bull, congrats to you for putting in the hard work in the wilderness. Did you see, or have to fight off any wolves?
No wolves, but there was evidence (scat) that they had been in the area within the last month or so. Most of the wolf sign was at lower elevation (4000 ft) than the elk (6300 ft). Not sure why.
Post by: bowhunterforever on October 03, 2010, 09:49:49 PM
Post by: mebco09 on October 04, 2010, 01:36:46 PM
Post by: Pathfinder101 on October 04, 2010, 01:39:27 PM
I have to get over there one of those years.