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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: LittleKiller on November 09, 2010, 05:38:53 PM

Title: My First Bull! / Father-Daughter Double!
Post by: LittleKiller on November 09, 2010, 05:38:53 PM:   This year I had the opportunity to hunt on a local landowner's private property. Being raised in the Willapa Hills has provided me lots of opportunities to hunt elk, however, the craziness that goes with it has prevented me from ever killing a bull. It becomes a little discouraging when at shooting light it sounds like a war-zone... ANYWAY! I was SO BLESSED this year and shortly before shooting light my best hunting buddy and I (my dad) made our way out and just barely saw the very bright bull elk bedded next to the trees. We belly-crawled our way across a dike and set-up to wait until we could put antlers on it. At about 15 minutes after shooting light I took him in the shoulder with my dad's Browning A-Bolt 300WSM. All my other animals I've taken with my 7mm 08, but this was a 240 yard shot, and well, better be safe than sorry. I guess the only regret using his rifle would be the big yellow bruise above my left eye :P
  We switched back rifles and made our way over to it. After we confirmed it was definitely dead my dad made his way over to where he saw the elk cross a swamp and squatted down. I guess you could say I ran around like a chicken with its head cut off trying to decide whether or not he could see them or if I should circle around and push them to him. In the end he shot the other bigger bull in the herd. Funny thing is that he got the one I was trying to explain was the bigger one earlier. I had really wanted to shoot it, but decided I could take a safer shot at the one I got because it was toward the rear. I did get the bigger one, but man his has some pretty big and deceiving forks at the top!
   I'm so blessed and lucky to have had the opportunities and great experiences. We tried to make this a memorable year before I go off to college and what a great year! Check out my whitetail on the deer hunting forum!
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Post by: wsucowboy on November 09, 2010, 05:46:42 PM: congrats on a great hunt! :)
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Post by: denali on November 09, 2010, 05:46:55 PM: WOW that's great, congratulations :) :)
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Post by: 6x6rack on November 09, 2010, 05:47:49 PM: Now thats a great story. Congratulations...my 10 year old daughter is green with envy! :drool:
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Post by: callthewild on November 09, 2010, 05:49:34 PM: it just dont get any better then that. CONGRATS :IBCOOL:
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Post by: remington300mag on November 09, 2010, 05:52:51 PM: ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!! Congrats to both of you on a GREAT hunt!! Memories like that are the reasons why we do it.......
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Post by: Wanttohuntmore on November 09, 2010, 05:53:25 PM: Cool! Just you getting one is awesome, but a double!!! Sweet!
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Post by: C-Money on November 09, 2010, 05:53:54 PM: Great Deal for you both! Congrats!
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Post by: PolarBear on November 09, 2010, 05:58:42 PM: Super cool, congrats!! My 10 year old Daughter says to tell you "awesome job girl!"
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Post by: ser300wsm on November 09, 2010, 05:59:47 PM: WOW, congrats to you both !!! :brew:
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Post by: scoyoc5 on November 09, 2010, 06:00:24 PM: thats a great story..CONGRATS!
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Post by: 6x6rack on November 09, 2010, 06:01:05 PM: Those were rootbeer toasting mugs ;)
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Post by: julzzz on November 09, 2010, 06:13:44 PM: thats awesome congrats :IBCOOL:
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Post by: quadrafire on November 09, 2010, 06:16:51 PM: OK I just responded to your nice whitey. This has to stop. You are making the rest of us (me) look bad.
congrats!!
My son is looking for his first this yr.
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Post by: Charlie on November 09, 2010, 06:29:09 PM: Congratulations, nice animals!
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Post by: bucklucky on November 09, 2010, 06:31:14 PM: WOW, Nice job on the double !!
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Post by: CAMPMEAT on November 09, 2010, 06:32:13 PM: Some people have all the luck.

Cool beans!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by: butcher98951 on November 09, 2010, 06:32:52 PM: thats great i cannot wait for me and my daughter to get a doudle, good job little ladie...
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Post by: willapawapiti on November 09, 2010, 06:34:15 PM: That's my girl (I'm Dad ;)), proud of you sweetheart!
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Post by: liplocked on November 09, 2010, 07:16:31 PM: Hats off to the landowner for letting you both make a life long memory! 14 more years and i hope to do the same!
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Post by: Elkpiss on November 09, 2010, 08:33:51 PM: Kudos, again thats what its all about.. nothing better then dumping an Elk.. Ive read some good posts today on people killing there 1st elk.. I love the first elk kill.. No other filling like it, it will make you addicted for life!.. Congrats again!..
Elkpiss!.. :)
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Post by: blackveltbowhunter on November 09, 2010, 08:39:04 PM: Nice Job!!! Great double! Congrats to dad thats a greaat bull as well. :)
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Post by: saylean on November 09, 2010, 08:46:28 PM: Savage!~ She's gonna remember that till the end of her days. Congrats you two.
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Post by: dc on November 09, 2010, 08:53:27 PM: GREAT story!!!!!! Those are the type of things you will never forget. Great job young lady!!!! And you to Dad, taking and teaching your daughter the values in life that she will never forget.
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Post by: Michelle_Nelson on November 09, 2010, 08:57:18 PM: Thats great! Congrats!
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Post by: CJ-5 on November 09, 2010, 08:57:49 PM: Hey NICE bulls Lisa! This is Mr. Martinsen, obviously the hunting season is treating you well, I hope the school year is too!
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Post by: PacificNWhunter on November 09, 2010, 09:38:54 PM: Very cool, congrats!
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Post by: zackmioli on November 09, 2010, 10:19:46 PM: congrats! thats awesome.
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Post by: Lightning_Rider on November 09, 2010, 10:31:20 PM: Congrats to fellow willapa valley hunters!
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Post by: SirSpencer on November 09, 2010, 11:24:45 PM: Great job, great bull, and your buck was good too. Really good year of hunting for you. Good luck at college!
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Post by: krout81 on November 09, 2010, 11:41:53 PM: Very Nice good way to head off to college
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on November 10, 2010, 12:10:39 AM: sweet congrats :IBCOOL: what a great hunt
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Post by: addicted on November 10, 2010, 12:14:52 AM: That is one of the most awesome things i've ever seen . :rockin:
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Post by: jordano on November 10, 2010, 12:23:43 AM: awesome work! congrats!
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Post by: scout88 on November 10, 2010, 01:37:08 AM: wow thats awesome, congrats to both of you on a great hunt!!
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Post by: MIKEXRAY on November 10, 2010, 05:57:01 AM: WOW What a day. Congrats. The most I get out of my 2 daughters ( older now ) is a little fishing now & then. They are anti hunting! But what is weird is they congratulate me when I get something. Lifetime memories. Mike
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Post by: runamuk on November 10, 2010, 06:16:39 AM: congrats .... looks like a great hunting season.
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Post by: cx2vandine on November 10, 2010, 06:56:56 AM: Thats awesome. Congrats you two. Good memories.
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Post by: markts on November 10, 2010, 07:07:29 AM: WOW a double with your Dad :o Lifetime memories-congrats :IBCOOL:
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Post by: croix on November 10, 2010, 07:18:23 AM: incredible story. congrats to you and your pops.
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Post by: 400out on November 10, 2010, 07:23:14 AM: :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL: Good job :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL:
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Post by: halflife65 on November 10, 2010, 07:28:42 AM: :tup:
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Post by: HUNT on November 10, 2010, 07:47:27 AM: Congratulations and great story. You are having a great hunting season!
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Post by: Furee65 on November 10, 2010, 08:07:16 AM: Sweet double and to do it with you dad is even better. I have a 15 year old and she has always tagged along with me and just liked to get out into the woods so finally this year she has showed intrest in taking her hunters ed class so that she can get out and hunt with me next season :IBCOOL: Congrats to you guys and hopefully i will have some stories like yours in the years to come :)
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Post by: whacker1 on November 10, 2010, 08:33:07 AM: Very cool Story - Congrats to you both
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Post by: D-Rock425 on November 10, 2010, 08:54:10 AM: That's very cool nice job.
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Post by: ribka on November 10, 2010, 08:59:39 AM: Congrats.
What a season for you two!
Your daughter is making a lot of us old guys on here look like novices :chuckle:
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Post by: lilswab on November 10, 2010, 09:07:53 AM: ;) great job guys! Looks like you will have a great hunting partner.
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Post by: bowtech721 on November 10, 2010, 09:09:31 AM: congrats to both of you! that is awsome :tup:
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Post by: LincolnTWilliams on November 10, 2010, 01:56:07 PM: You two put a hurtin on 'em this year! Great job!
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Post by: rosscrazyelk on November 10, 2010, 02:20:51 PM: that is great. I love it. congrats.
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Post by: longstevo on November 10, 2010, 02:32:14 PM: Congrats from one 'first bull shooter' to another. Good looking bull.
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Post by: SkookumHntr on November 10, 2010, 02:59:02 PM: -Good job! I have that same gun and it kicks hard! Way to go!!
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Post by: Hawk I on November 10, 2010, 03:38:05 PM: Great job. My daughter got her first bull last year. That makes great memories
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Post by: LittleKiller on November 10, 2010, 06:13:42 PM: Thanks everyone :) Who knew I'd get so many replies!!!
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Post by: PA BEN on November 11, 2010, 07:36:45 AM: I'm a Father of 5 daughters, they all have killed deer and turkeys. It's hard to put into words what a joy it is to hunt with them. Thanks for the story and your blessing you shared w/us. ;)
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Post by: mikelonsford on November 11, 2010, 01:39:31 PM: :tup: :tup: :tup: :tup: :tup: :tup: :tup: :tup:

Congrats!!! Great Job daughter.......Great Job dad!!!

Nice whitetail too!
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Post by: sdwwaverider on November 11, 2010, 05:18:19 PM: :kneel: WOW! LittleKiller for hunting-washington president.
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Post by: Austrian Hunter on November 11, 2010, 05:25:16 PM: Nice job, congrats to you and your Dad!! I think your bull is bigger then your dad's :P