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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: elkspert on December 25, 2010, 06:50:59 PM

Title: arizona bull
Post by: elkspert on December 25, 2010, 06:50:59 PM: Returned from our Arizona late hunt with just one bull to show. Not quite the 380 bull we were after but after chasing the big boys around for a few days decided to fill my tag with this guy.
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Post by: HUNT on December 25, 2010, 06:54:46 PM: Congrats! Nice bull!
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Post by: huntergreg on December 25, 2010, 07:05:00 PM: awesome bull
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Post by: ELKBURGER on December 25, 2010, 07:11:28 PM: Nice bull. Way to get it done!
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on December 25, 2010, 07:12:13 PM: Very nice bull!! Was that a strip bull?
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Post by: Boss .300 winmag on December 25, 2010, 07:26:42 PM: Nice elk dude.
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Post by: ridgefire on December 25, 2010, 08:37:37 PM: nice bull, what unit
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Post by: Bigshooter on December 26, 2010, 07:47:43 AM: I think I remember him posting that it was a unit 10 late tag. But I might be wrong. If it is unit 10 I might have a question or two for you. I have 7pts and have been thinking about apply for unit 10.
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Post by: 400out on December 26, 2010, 08:05:33 AM: Nothing wrong with that bull! Thanks for sharing
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Post by: TheHunt on December 26, 2010, 08:50:14 AM: I agree that is a great bull. Congrats on a good bull and memories that will last a life time.
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Post by: elkspert on December 26, 2010, 09:58:49 AM: Ya it was a unit 10 late hunt. The roads are absolutley terrible, which makes it hard to get around. We still should have went 3 for 3 or at least 2 for 3. By the time we figured it out it was over. The last evening of the hunt I had my dad, hunting partner and a 340-350 bull all in my binos. They were all within 150 yards of one another and they could never see him. Pretty frustrating.
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Post by: ribka on December 26, 2010, 10:05:46 AM: Nice bull. Congrats.
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Post by: rosscrazyelk on December 26, 2010, 10:45:17 AM: Can't complain about that. Well done and congrats. What area?
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Post by: NWBREW on December 26, 2010, 10:55:18 AM: Well that's a Hell of a bull to HAVE to settle for. Congrats
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Post by: huntandjeep on December 26, 2010, 12:21:56 PM: nice bull
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Post by: D-Rock425 on December 26, 2010, 12:29:17 PM: Nice bull.
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Post by: Bigshooter on December 26, 2010, 12:36:50 PM: Did you see a lot of elk? And what about people? Don't they give out like 500 tags?
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Post by: elkspert on December 26, 2010, 01:48:29 PM: Shooter,
We would see anywhere from 3 to 8 bulls every morning and evening, we just couldn't get on them before they would bed down. Once they were bedded that was it until evening. Those elk are on a definite time schedule. As far as people, there were only a few camps in our area and nobody hunting the bulls we were after. That unit is HUGE and the roads are so bad you basically have to pick an area and stick with it. Our camp was 3 miles from where we were hunting and it took us an hour and fifteen to get there. It was our second time there so we did have some kind of an idea where we would hunt but that was 7 years ago.
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Post by: Shed Stud on December 26, 2010, 02:01:11 PM: Oh yea! Better than tag soup
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Post by: willapawapiti on December 26, 2010, 02:01:42 PM: Looks like a trophy through these eyes! Congrats!
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Post by: elkslare on December 26, 2010, 10:40:30 PM: Congrats on a good bull. Arizona is very hard to draw. I am still waiting to draw. This is me every year when I dont draw :bash:.
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on December 26, 2010, 10:48:31 PM: Congrats! Still a very nice bull :tup:
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Post by: ser300wsm on December 27, 2010, 08:13:55 PM: Congrats to you on a very fine bull... :brew:
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Post by: MLBowhunting on December 28, 2010, 03:01:33 PM: Nice bull sir and he wasnt broke up thats awesome
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Post by: Skillet on December 28, 2010, 03:06:21 PM: That is a helluva consolation prize - nice work man!
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Post by: elkspert on December 28, 2010, 07:53:58 PM: Ya that is one of the down falls of that hunt, there are alot of broken bulls. We did see one bull that was a 370+ on one side and just a stub on the other. Most bulls we saw were missing points.
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Post by: heavy hauler on December 28, 2010, 09:56:34 PM: awesome. i am thinking of applying for a late rifle hunt next year. would you do that hunt again?
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Post by: ThunderChicken66 on December 29, 2010, 11:01:12 PM: Nice bull. Congrats. Good hunting, TC66
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Post by: C-Money on December 30, 2010, 10:41:02 AM: Nice bull! Congrats! Was this archert, muzzy, or mod season?
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Post by: Pathfinder101 on December 30, 2010, 11:07:16 AM: Nothing wrong with that bull at all. Nice work.
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Post by: Austrian Hunter on December 30, 2010, 11:22:23 AM: Great Bull!!! Conghrats!! Was that DIY hunt or guided?
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Post by: elkspert on December 30, 2010, 04:50:24 PM: Ya we most definatey will be going again. After applying for 6 years a guy kinda forgets how bad the roads and start telling yourself that they weren't that bad :chuckle:
The hunt was a late season rifle tag and we went DIY, as always.
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Post by: Bigshooter on December 30, 2010, 04:54:17 PM: So if I draw this year will you point me in the right direction?
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Post by: elkspert on December 30, 2010, 08:29:15 PM: Absolutley. Get the tag and let me know.
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Post by: Bigshooter on December 30, 2010, 09:01:45 PM: Thanks, If I draw your the first guy i'm talking to.
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Post by: Dan-o on December 30, 2010, 09:21:21 PM: Great bull and great hunt. I'm totally jealous. Thanks for sharing!

Dan
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Post by: Hornseeker on December 31, 2010, 08:10:13 AM: Thats a Nice bull...and THAT is why they call it hunting... Many of these "holy grail" tags are not near as easy as they are made out to be !!!