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Westside (Elk) Story
« on: November 19, 2018, 09:24:03 AM »
The weekend before the Westside rifle elk opener I set up a game camera in an area I had seen elk in the past.  Not expecting much, just hoping to see if there were elk passing through the area.  I set the camera on 10/27 and I would be returning on 11/3 for the opener.

Opening morning I went to a different area.  I had missed a bull in this spot last year so I had a score to settle.  I was hunting through a thin-logged area with great visibility (for Western Washington).  Despite my best stealth mode I was busted by some elk while moving through the timber.  I didn’t see any bulls in the group, but was disappointed they got the jump on me.

After a brief siesta I decided to check out the area I had set my cam the previous weekend.  I slowly picked my way through the brush and ferns towards the creek bottom I had set it in.  About 10 minutes in and 50 yards from my cam, I look to my left and see the dark silhouette of an elk head at about 70 yards through the trees.  I raise my rifle and count:  one... two… three…  Confirmed, it’s a legal bull.  All I could see was his head and upper portion of his neck.  I settle the crosshairs just below his chin and squeeze.  A sharp report and he dropped in his tracks.  This was at approximately 3:00 pm.  With the help of my dad and uncle we get him quartered out and back to the truck.  With the last glimpse of daylight I bust down to my cam and pull the card.

Back at camp we look through the images and get a very cool bonus to the story.  I had captured some great images of the bull I just shot from 10/28 and another cool looking bull on 10/29.  The topper was I got a bunch of great photos from the bull I shot, from that day, less than 1 hour before he expired.  These pictures, along with some field photos, are below.  I ended up with 260 lbs of meat and couldn’t be more happy with this red-headed Roosie.

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Re: Westside (Elk) Story
« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2018, 09:26:14 AM »
More Pics..

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Re: Westside (Elk) Story
« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2018, 09:30:40 AM »
AWESOME! Great post and pictures, thanks for sharing and congrats!

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Re: Westside (Elk) Story
« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2018, 09:33:33 AM »
Nice!
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Re: Westside (Elk) Story
« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2018, 09:43:33 AM »
I’ve always hoped I could have this happen! Awesome story and great bull! Congrats!



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Re: Westside (Elk) Story
« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2018, 09:50:39 AM »
Great bull! Congrats

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Re: Westside (Elk) Story
« Reply #6 on: November 19, 2018, 11:27:16 AM »
Awesome!  Thank you for sharing.
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Re: Westside (Elk) Story
« Reply #7 on: November 19, 2018, 12:44:27 PM »
Nicely done, I got a couple trail camera shots of a nice little 3 x 4 buck a couple years ago, including the last couple seconds before he turned broadside and I let him have it!

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Re: Westside (Elk) Story
« Reply #8 on: November 19, 2018, 06:15:44 PM »
Great story, we have pulled of the cam pics of deer killed a  few times! Great job and great bull!

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Re: Westside (Elk) Story
« Reply #9 on: November 22, 2018, 12:55:23 PM »
Thanks all!  Have been enjoying a heavy diet of elk meat and currently have some tenderloin smoking on the Traeger for some red meat on the Thanksgiving menu.

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Re: Westside (Elk) Story
« Reply #10 on: November 22, 2018, 04:48:59 PM »
Congrats!


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Re: Westside (Elk) Story
« Reply #11 on: November 25, 2018, 05:33:59 PM »
Not bad!  :tup:

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Re: Westside (Elk) Story
« Reply #12 on: November 25, 2018, 06:02:34 PM »
Great bull :tup:

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Re: Westside (Elk) Story
« Reply #13 on: November 25, 2018, 06:47:49 PM »
That’s pretty sweet he’s on your camera also, Congrats!
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Re: Westside (Elk) Story
« Reply #14 on: December 31, 2018, 10:17:16 AM »
Really cool to shoot an elk you captured on cam! Congrats!

 


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