Post by: mtncook on October 28, 2011, 08:28:39 AM
mtncook
Post by: Woodchuck on October 28, 2011, 08:33:36 AM
Post by: jackelope on October 28, 2011, 08:40:21 AM
Post by: GoldTip on October 28, 2011, 08:49:06 AM
Post by: bucklucky on October 28, 2011, 08:58:29 AM
Post by: longashes on October 28, 2011, 09:04:18 AM
Post by: WAmuleyHunter on October 28, 2011, 09:21:39 AM
Post by: HUNT on October 28, 2011, 09:45:43 AM
Post by: 400out on October 28, 2011, 10:19:45 AM
Post by: woodywsu on October 28, 2011, 10:33:17 AM
Post by: hunter-4-life on October 28, 2011, 11:00:01 AM
Post by: Todd_ID on October 28, 2011, 12:44:42 PM
Post by: firefighter4607 on October 28, 2011, 12:45:10 PM
Post by: Pathfinder101 on October 28, 2011, 12:55:05 PM
Post by: RB on October 28, 2011, 01:12:46 PM
Post by: Pathfinder101 on October 28, 2011, 01:24:12 PM
Post by: NWBREW on October 28, 2011, 01:26:36 PM
Post by: JODakota on October 28, 2011, 01:28:43 PM
Post by: Fullabull on October 28, 2011, 01:59:11 PM
Looking forward to it though...
Post by: igotbigbulls on October 29, 2011, 03:00:37 PM
Post by: C-Money on October 29, 2011, 05:30:52 PM
Post by: bucklucky on October 29, 2011, 06:51:24 PM
Post by: HOYT6.0 on October 29, 2011, 07:26:34 PM
:spank_butt:
Agree. Looking forward to seeing the pictures... Good job to all. :tup:
Post by: mtncook on October 31, 2011, 11:43:27 AM
I've been trying for 2 hours to resize and I'm stuck, my resize option I've used in the past does not let me get the pic out. I'm hoping the hunter will add a few. My camera was saet at the highest kb so the pics are 6-7kb might be my resizer won't do them that big. I could e-mail to someone to post that is smarter than me about this stuff. Most anyone would qualify as smarter than me about computers.
mtncook
Post by: mtndew on October 31, 2011, 11:47:20 AM
Pulled the bull out last Saturday. The guys spent Friday moving the meat to a place the mules could stand up on. It was a very steep hole the bull fell into after the shot. I'll let the hunter give the story but here is one pic to let you see this guy. Not the widest or longest framed bull of the woods but certainly one with unique character and a head size to not be duplicated. When he fell he broke the last 2 on his left but the guys got out the repelling gear and found them in a birds nest.Try to import it to Microsoft Picture manager. That program makes it easy to resize. For me at least.
I've been trying for 2 hours to resize and I'm stuck, my resize option I've used in the past does not let me get the pic out. I'm hoping the hunter will add a few. My camera was saet at the highest kb so the pics are 6-7kb might be my resizer won't do them that big. I could e-mail to someone to post that is smarter than me about this stuff. Most anyone would qualify as smarter than me about computers.
mtncook
Post by: bucklucky on October 31, 2011, 01:45:18 PM
Post by: 400out on October 31, 2011, 01:48:23 PM
Post by: jackelope on October 31, 2011, 01:54:09 PM
Hopefully the hunter will come on and post the rest of the pics and a story.
:yike:
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi79.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fj139%2FBAILEYDAD%2Fwenaha_2011_guided_elk_017.jpg&hash=7f95727ee9127fab889a0e9ad56c76de1f193b6b)
Post by: 400out on October 31, 2011, 01:58:16 PM
Post by: bighunter on October 31, 2011, 02:54:34 PM
Post by: Woodchuck on October 31, 2011, 02:57:20 PM
Post by: stickbuck on October 31, 2011, 03:17:39 PM
Post by: nwhunter on October 31, 2011, 08:59:33 PM
Post by: huntergreg on October 31, 2011, 09:13:13 PM
Post by: njc89 on November 01, 2011, 08:10:45 AM
As so many other people have talked about already, this area is miserable-steep. I started in pretty decent shape from racing bikes the year before. I also spent the summer doing squats and lunges and hiking. It all helped of course, but I don't think there is really any way to avoid the pain if you hunt the area hard. There was not any part of this hunt that could be described with words like cheap, easy, gimme, slam dunk, etc. I have been hunting a long time and this was easily the hardest hunt I have ever been on. Hunting with Matt (guide) and Dave was more like hunting with buddies that knew the area well, had nice gear, and took care of the cooking (very well).
So many people have talked to me over the last couple months saying stuff like "don't shoot anything under 320, 330, etc." That's easy to say, but I didn't want to come home empty handed on this one. We all know there are true monsters lurking up there. But you don't have much chance of taking a 400 bull if they don't ever poke their head out. Even when/if they do, the odds of getting into position for a reasonable shot are often long.
We went out glassing Sunday night before the season and saw 8 bulls, including this one, a nice 6x7, and a smaller 6x6. When I saw all the points sticking up on this guy, there was really never a question. Score didn't matter much at that point. As Dave said, we tried for 3 days to get into a good position to get him, trying not to scare them out of the area in the process. On day 4 about 8 AM, Matt spotted a cow at nearly 1900 yards out. We put the scope on her and watched. 7 More cows and the bulls started to appear - first the 8x8, then a nice 6x6, a 5x5, and a spike. A near sprint on the trail over to the top of a steep ridge put us into position for a decent into hell. We managed to drop down into the canyon on a ridge adjacent to the ridge we saw the elk on. About 2:30 the elk began feeding through the timber and wandered into a small opening. I got a chance for one 500 yard shot, which sent the bull hurtling through the air down the mountain. 40 minutes later, after a push through the alder thicket and a kill shot, the reality of the situation began to sink in. Day 5 was all about quartering, boning and packing up the ridge to a spot we hoped the mules could access. Day 6 saw one more pack of meat out of the bottom, just in time for Dave's mules to appear. They are beautiful animals when you are so far down in a hole.
Post by: igotbigbulls on November 01, 2011, 08:15:46 AM
Post by: GoldTip on November 01, 2011, 08:22:23 AM
Post by: Woodchuck on November 01, 2011, 08:27:56 AM
Post by: Pathfinder101 on November 01, 2011, 08:30:09 AM
Post by: SkookumHntr on November 01, 2011, 09:03:23 AM
Post by: njc89 on November 01, 2011, 09:32:15 AM
Post by: 400out on November 01, 2011, 09:48:31 AM
Post by: HUNT on November 01, 2011, 10:15:23 AM
Post by: bench beast on November 01, 2011, 06:34:43 PM
Post by: BLUEBULLS on November 01, 2011, 06:40:03 PM
I love it! :tup: :tup::yeah:
Post by: bucklucky on November 01, 2011, 06:56:07 PM
Post by: njc89 on November 01, 2011, 07:37:49 PM
Post by: Elkpiss on November 01, 2011, 08:18:06 PM
Post by: SniperDanWA on November 01, 2011, 08:56:24 PM
Post by: h2ofowlr on November 01, 2011, 10:14:21 PM
Post by: pips4bucks on November 01, 2011, 10:25:34 PM
Post by: KNOPHISH on November 02, 2011, 08:32:19 AM
Post by: longashes on November 02, 2011, 08:37:36 AM
Post by: blindpig on November 02, 2011, 09:28:01 AM
Post by: Pathfinder101 on November 02, 2011, 11:10:41 AM
Post by: jager on November 02, 2011, 11:25:03 AM
Post by: TheHunt on November 02, 2011, 11:48:43 AM