Post by: lukuss on October 13, 2010, 09:54:05 AM
Post by: Woodchuck on October 13, 2010, 09:55:14 AM
Post by: Prime Time on October 13, 2010, 09:58:25 AM
Post by: whacker1 on October 13, 2010, 09:59:32 AM
Very impressive.
Post by: woodywsu on October 13, 2010, 10:00:14 AM
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Post by: Craig on October 13, 2010, 10:17:05 AM
Post by: Raul Duke on October 13, 2010, 10:21:12 AM
Any other INFO?
Post by: Widgeondeke on October 13, 2010, 10:21:39 AM
HUGE! Hopefully he has children growing up to be just like him. :chuckle:
Post by: PacificNWhunter on October 13, 2010, 10:25:54 AM
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Post by: jackelope on October 13, 2010, 10:28:48 AM
must have story and more pics.
Post by: 6packdad on October 13, 2010, 10:29:58 AM
Post by: lukuss on October 13, 2010, 12:12:33 PM
Post by: MuleySniper on October 13, 2010, 12:14:09 PM
MS
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Post by: Curly on October 13, 2010, 03:56:23 PM
Post by: lukuss on October 13, 2010, 04:07:27 PM
Post by: Austrian Hunter on October 13, 2010, 04:16:17 PM
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Post by: Coasthunterjay on October 13, 2010, 10:48:30 PM
Awesome man...truely awesome..your dad should be proud.
Post by: Blsum on October 13, 2010, 10:56:38 PM
Post by: bowhunterforever on October 13, 2010, 11:12:00 PM
Post by: mtncook on October 14, 2010, 06:28:34 AM
They told me they had been scouting since he drew the tag. It pays off when you do your homework. Good job guys.
mtncook
Post by: Skyvalhunter on October 14, 2010, 06:31:01 AM
Post by: lewy on October 14, 2010, 06:45:43 AM
Post by: jackelope on October 14, 2010, 07:12:32 AM
I'll give you guys a clue where that bull came from. I met and talked to the hunter and his sons while they were hunting.
They told me they had been scouting since he drew the tag. It pays off when you do your homework. Good job guys.
mtncook
What were you doing in the Colockum, mtncook?
Post by: Woodchuck on October 14, 2010, 07:20:54 AM
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Post by: Curly on October 14, 2010, 09:40:05 AM
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Post by: Charlie on October 14, 2010, 10:03:03 AM
Post by: WALLEYERICK on October 14, 2010, 02:59:06 PM
My partner who has the Tucannon tag too, told me that your daughter has one also! Nice job, hope you find a big-un. I can't wait to go down again and bump some Wapati!
Post by: lukuss on October 14, 2010, 03:40:16 PM
After months of anticipation and lots of hours and miles scouting and researching for my dad, brother, and I, opening day had come for my dad’s muzzleloader season. My dad was able to go in a couple days before the season and narrowed down some specific areas where he wanted to start. Opening morning we hit the trail early and walked out to a ridge where dad had heard a bull bugling before the season. We got setup and let out a call and Bang!!! the bull bugled within 150 yards right under us. It was a shock we were not expecting a reply that close, we scrambled to try and call the bull closer but he winded us and was gone. We decided to move out of that area and give this bull a break.
After this encounter he received the name, “Old Big”. We never saw him but his bugle was so intense we knew he was a nice bull.Over the next couple of days “Old Big” made his presence well known. It didn’t matter where we were at; if there were bulls bugling “Old Big” was involved, usually louder and more intense than any others. We got to know quite a few of the bulls by their bugles but always without a doubt “Old Big” made it known he was the “Big Man” on campus.
We were able to work in a couple other bulls over the next couple of days, but always in the back of our minds was “Old Big”. Finally we made a plan to work in on him, the wind was working to our advantage, and so we seized the opportunity. With my dad in the lead we took off, calling a little we tried to keep “Old Big” talking, every time he bugled we moved towards him. He seemed to be always moving away from us and before we knew it we had crossed a few ridges and my brother was not around, but was bugling behind us, which really fired up “Old Big” (We passed some of his rubs, which were just amazing). Finally “Old Big” decided to stop. He had positioned himself on a higher ridge and was just screaming. He would let out these huge bugles then turn around and chuckle down to Dad and I. IT WAS AWSOME!!!!
He had kind of pinned us in the bottom, so we worked the calls hoping he would come to us, but “Old Big” was not budging. Soon my brother came in quickly from behind with aggressive bugles and everything fell into place. He was working the bugle behind us and I was cow calling from the middle and the bull was going nuts. My dad was able to work up towards him and his cow using trees to hide behind. We still had not seen him yet but knew he had to be a dandy. Dad was able to work up to about 100 yards from him and saw “Old Big” (and his rack) for the first time running back and forth on the ridge bugling and grunting, but still had brush in the way. All the sudden “Old Big” stepped into the only shooting lane dad had, which was about the size of a basketball and dad took the shot. There was less than a second delay between the shot and the “YES!!!!!!” my dad yelled when “Old Big” fell. As my brother and myself ran up to dad, we were ecstatic. Dad waited for both of us to make it up to him before we walked up to “Old Big”. There he was, the biggest elk we had ever seen. When we started counting points we got more and more excited an 8x9, HOLY CRAP!!!!. It was an amazing experience, something none of us will forget. We have been on a lot of hunts but nothing like this, what an experience.
The next couple of days consisted of packing this huge animal out of a hole and a lot of celebration. My dad, brother and I are still floating on cloud nine with huge grins on our faces, but no grin larger than my dad’s.
It was the hunt of a lifetime.
Post by: Timber_Hunter on October 14, 2010, 06:56:26 PM
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Post by: mtncook on October 15, 2010, 07:52:30 AM
mtncook
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Post by: Pathfinder101 on December 06, 2010, 04:10:31 PM
COngrats!
Post by: Austrian Hunter on December 06, 2010, 04:14:07 PM
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Post by: link on December 06, 2010, 08:25:05 PM
WOW, I would have never thought it would come close to 390 ! Must be nice to have a bunch of points to add up :chuckle: That thing is a hog. How long are the main beams on it? Must be around 60??I was wondering how long those beams were also. They look unreal in the photo from the on the pack frame.
Post by: Lightning_Rider on December 06, 2010, 08:27:10 PM
Post by: Pathfinder101 on December 07, 2010, 08:05:01 AM
I was wondering how long those beams were also. They look unreal in the photo from the on the pack frame.
THose beams look long in ALL the photos...
Post by: lukuss on December 07, 2010, 08:22:20 AM
Post by: d-rock on December 07, 2010, 05:24:49 PM