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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: Jellymon on September 07, 2011, 03:57:29 PM

Title: Opening day bull 2 years in a row!!
Post by: Jellymon on September 07, 2011, 03:57:29 PM: Decided to try a new area for opening day and it worked out!! On the way there we saw a cow with a spike and a spike by himself so we knew we were in the right area! After biking in a few miles we ended up walking up some skid roads to try some calling. I went up one, my brothers up the other. Well they ended up calling in a bull that was thrashing trees and moving back and forth chuckling at them at 48yds. They couldnt get a shot because of the brush and the bull was moving, so the bull ended up losing interest and wondered off. So we all backed out and went up the road to give him some time to forget about us. Since he was so hyped up we figured we could get him to come back in, we were right! We went back to the spot but a little deeper in the woods and set up. We did a little calling and the bull came back in thrashing a tree. He started to come up the hill toward my brother but at the last minute turned toward me and eventually gave me his broadside at 25yds. There was so much brush that I had to be carefull to pick a shooting lane without my arrow hitting a branch, and when I finally had my spot, released my arrow hitting him perfectly!! He ran about 75yds before we heard him stop and start thrashing around, and when we heard him start coughing we knew we had our bull!!! After pictures we started the work and got everything back up to the bikes and trailer for the pack out. I tell you what trying to ride a bike with and elk head and hide on your back while carrying a bow isnt easy!! Our bike trailer had three quarters, neck, backstraps, tenderloins, and all of the rib area in it and it is only rated to 180lbs!!! We went way over that and it actually handled it pretty well. The brother with that trailer also had the back half of the hide in a pack frame, two backpacks, and his bow. He thinks he is tough or something. Perfect elk hunting trip! :cue: :archery_smiley:
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Post by: Holg3107 on September 07, 2011, 03:59:38 PM: :IBCOOL: nice work
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Post by: Jellymon on September 07, 2011, 03:59:51 PM: Some more
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Post by: Jellymon on September 07, 2011, 04:01:39 PM: And the last of em
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Post by: HUNT on September 07, 2011, 04:04:26 PM: Congrats on the bull!
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Post by: BowBender87 on September 07, 2011, 04:07:04 PM: nice work!
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Post by: TopOfTheFoodChain on September 07, 2011, 04:09:18 PM: :whoo: Nice!
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Post by: wapiti hunter2 on September 07, 2011, 04:10:39 PM: :yeah:
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Post by: jager on September 07, 2011, 04:13:49 PM: Very cool! :tup:
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Post by: PlateauNDN on September 07, 2011, 04:19:24 PM: Good bull and good story! :tup:
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Post by: Wea300mag on September 07, 2011, 04:20:49 PM: Congrats on your continued success. Nothing wrong with having a brother who wants to do all the work. :)
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Post by: Skillet on September 07, 2011, 04:30:18 PM: Man, you are just too lucky. What is your secret - lighted nocks? Expandable heads? 99% let-off? What is that I see, Captain Kirk's phaser set to "kill" taped to your stabilizer? :chuckle:

Seriously tho, nice work.
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Post by: smitty8202 on September 07, 2011, 04:31:03 PM: Nice bull. Congrats.
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Post by: GoldTip on September 07, 2011, 04:36:19 PM: Congrats on a great bull! Good job.
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Post by: engelwood on September 07, 2011, 04:53:02 PM: I have those same bike trailers. Those things are AWESOME and can handle a load very well. Nice work on the bull!!
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Post by: mtndew on September 07, 2011, 05:08:47 PM: Nice shot placement! Wondering why you didn't cut off the legs? Every pound helps, even when pulling it on a trailer. Great looking bull, congratulations!!
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Post by: shanevg on September 07, 2011, 05:09:50 PM: We have one of those bike trailers too! Love them!
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Post by: Nilehunter on September 07, 2011, 05:10:01 PM: great job! Gratz...
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Post by: Jellymon on September 07, 2011, 05:21:26 PM: Quote from: mtndew on September 07, 2011, 05:08:47 PM
Nice shot placement! Wondering why you didn't cut off the legs? Every pound helps, even when pulling it on a trailer. Great looking bull, congratulations!!

Thanks everyone! We were in a hurry because of the heat so we just skipped that part. 3/4 of the two miles back was downhill or flat anyway. We would have gotten pics of us on the way out, but nobody had extra hands! And no there were no tazers (or flashlights :chuckle:) attached to my bow. Just good ol slick tricks and easton axis. :IBCOOL:
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Post by: NW-GSP on September 07, 2011, 06:29:17 PM: looks like the wet side of the mountains?.

congrats man!
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Post by: zackmioli on September 07, 2011, 06:32:17 PM: congrats! seeing a couple success threads has me really anxious now!
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Post by: Jellymon on September 07, 2011, 07:04:18 PM: Quote from: NW-GSP on September 07, 2011, 06:29:17 PM
looks like the wet side of the mountains?.

congrats man!

Thanks! Yep, gotta love huntin the Roosies!
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on September 07, 2011, 08:10:23 PM: Congrats on your bull :IBCOOL:
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Post by: Michelle_Nelson on September 07, 2011, 08:45:39 PM: Thats a good looking Bull!
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Post by: SniperDanWA on September 07, 2011, 08:46:58 PM: You must be flying high. Two years in a row on opening day, wow. Great job and a cool story too :tup:
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Post by: deerslyr on September 07, 2011, 09:02:26 PM: nice bull! your gunna have a hell of a time beating the bull you got last year though!
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Post by: MichaelD on September 07, 2011, 09:46:14 PM: Way to get it done! Nice lookin bull. :tup:
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Post by: Flick N Stick on September 07, 2011, 09:55:37 PM: Congrats man, great bull
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Post by: runningboard on September 07, 2011, 10:09:50 PM: thanks for sharing, great story & congrats on your success on yet another opening day! :tup:
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on September 07, 2011, 10:27:08 PM: Smoked him ...Good job .... good eaten bull :tup:
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Post by: pips4bucks on September 07, 2011, 10:58:41 PM: Awesome! Way to go! I'll be out there Friday!
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Post by: Ranger91298 on September 07, 2011, 11:58:43 PM: Congrats brother.... I need your luck!!!
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Post by: Rooster1981 on September 08, 2011, 07:27:53 AM: Great lookin bull, there's nothing like hunting with your bro :tup:
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Post by: pianoman9701 on September 08, 2011, 07:54:29 AM: Score! What a nice looking bull. Congratulations.
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Post by: huntlakewood on September 08, 2011, 08:50:57 AM: Good job
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Post by: WAcoyotehunter on September 08, 2011, 08:57:58 AM: Awesome job!! Sounds like you're pretty well dialed in!!
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Post by: fc2038 on September 08, 2011, 04:51:31 PM: Congrats on your bull!
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Post by: oneezreiter on September 08, 2011, 05:01:57 PM: well done, nice bull.
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Post by: Jellymon on September 08, 2011, 09:54:45 PM: Quote from: deerslyr on September 07, 2011, 09:02:26 PM
nice bull! your gunna have a hell of a time beating the bull you got last year though!

Yeah that ones going to be hard to beat, but to tell the truth I was just as happy with this bull and hunt as I was with the big one. The big one I was alone, this one I was with family that called it in and got to see everything. So it kind of equaled out! I dont pass on any legal full grown bull or cow, and was just lucky enough to get two bulls. I am the caller for our group now, but still have a deer tag, got my eye open for a buck!
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Post by: deerslyr on September 08, 2011, 10:02:40 PM: I would feel the same way as you man. Congrats
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Post by: jbhtiger on September 09, 2011, 11:04:00 AM: Nice going! That's magic.

You bike 2 miles, let'er fly. I hike 15, not a peep. Sigh.
Today, you are my hero.
Good luck with the deer tag as well.