Post by: elkslare on October 14, 2010, 10:01:45 AM
This was a bull that my son shot a few years back. I was not a member at that time. So it was not posted.
It all started when my son drew a archery elk tag in Arizona at the age of 18 :drool:. We ended up going down 5 days early to do our scouting, as we were to do this hunt on our own. We set our goal at trying to get a 350 class bull.
In the 4 days we scouted and going back in 6 or 7 miles we were able to find 3 bulls that fit this bill. In witch 2 of them were 1/2 mile from our camp. On the fifth day of hunting we found one of the bulls that we wanted to go after, at about 1000 yards from us. So we started our stalk and buy the time we were about 100 yards we could here that he was in a fight with another bull. all we could here was branches breaking and antlers clanging together. We new now was the best time to make up ground. when we got up on them our bull was fighting another bull {one that we had not seen yet} this other bull looked like a twin to the one that Jason shot except it was a 6x7 and very respectable. Once Jason figured witch Bull he wanted to shoot we were able to range it and shoot while they were still fighting.
Jason let his arrow fly and it hits the bull and the bull takes off. The other one just stood there like what happened. I thought the shot was a little back so we were going to give it a couple hours. After about 40 minutes a rain storm came in so we had to start following the blood trail before we lost it. After 100 yards the bull bedded under a tree and when we came up on him he was still alive.The bull could not get up though, His antlers were caught in a big branch and he was to week to get up.So Jason finished him with another shot. Then the work started. The pack out was easy as we were able to drive the 4 wheeler right up to the bull. To me it was awesome to see my son kill such a nice bull and the smiles on his face are worth a million bucks to me.
Just anther note on this hunt.
On the way back home in our truck and trailer. We stopped in Pocatello Idaho around 1 o'clock in the morning We needed gas and some dinner. After filling with gas and having dinner at Denny's we decide to get some shut eye for a couple of hours. We parked under some lights in the back corner of the parking lot. The antlers were on top of the 4 wheeler in the bed of the truck as they did not fit in the trailer.I was a little nervous about it. Around 3:30 in the morning I awake to the trailer moving back and forth.I look over at Jason to see if he is rolling around in his sleep. Negative. So we get up and go out the trailer door and here is his this guy in the bed of my truck :yike: cutting the ropes off to steel the antlers :yike:. Well this guy sees us and he takes off running with the knife in his hand. Jason and I took off and ran him down and tackled him to ground. This guy was wiped out on drugs so bad he could hardly talk. I had Jason go into Denny's to call the cops. BUSTED they took him away. Slapped his wrist and let him go. >:( >:( >:(
After the cops came I was talking to the waitress from Denny's,she said he came into Denny's and asked for a booth By the window.This is where he cased the trailer and truck. Had a steak dinner and when he was done he took the steak knife. The one he was using to cut the antlers off with.
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Tweakers :pee:
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Post by: elkslare on October 14, 2010, 02:58:50 PM
Awesome Bull. What did he score?
Good question. any guesses on what he would score :dunno:. I thought he would score different then he did. would be interesting to see what other people think.
Ill post the score later tonight.
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Post by: elkslare on October 14, 2010, 04:24:09 PM
Ive looked at that picture of that bull 5 or 6 times a year for the last 4 or 5 years on the front cover of the huntin fools arizona issue from 05 i believe. Im going to go read that story again. Great bull.
Your are right it was on the cover of huntin fool. :) They did a nice job dressing up the bull without the blood.
Jason was one lucky kid to draw a Arizona tag, then to tag a bull like he did. Then he ended up on the front cover of the magazine. At the age of 18, It was a pretty neat year for him. He is a fishing and huntin fool to date.
Post by: Pathfinder101 on October 14, 2010, 05:07:17 PM
Post by: Bigshooter on October 14, 2010, 05:46:19 PM
He looks every bit of 380 gross to me... :dunno:
381
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Post by: elkslare on October 15, 2010, 07:09:11 AM
Awesome Bull. What did he score?
Jasons Bull scored 384 and qualified for the pope and young book.
Post by: 400out on October 15, 2010, 07:32:34 AM
Man I'm good! what do I win :chuckle: I will take whats behind dor #1. Your sons luck for the next 3 weeksAwesome Bull. What did he score?
Jasons Bull scored 384 and qualified for the pope and young book.
Post by: elkslare on October 15, 2010, 08:07:28 AM
:mgun:
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Post by: greg.elkslayer on November 01, 2010, 10:48:27 PM
Awesome elk and what a story to get him home! I swear i've seen the pic of him on the quad loading it up in a hunting mag. Maybe Hunting Illustrated??It was actually in several mags. Send a not to elkslare, Dale, my hunting buddy. It was his son that took it and Dale can give you the magazines it was in year and month. It is an awesome bull. :tup:
Post by: EDT on November 01, 2010, 11:02:15 PM