Eastside Special Permit Bull

[Pinetar]

Great story and bull, Congrats Josh!! Love the family pic.

[Watimberghost]

Thanks for all the kind words! One of my favorite things about this site, all the encouragement!

[Watimberghost]

Congratulations!

Two thoughts:

(1) Your mother carried out the two front quarters??  Did I read that correctly.  You are the luckiest son alive.

(2) With the rack on your back, you look like a midget.  Holy Smokes, that is a beautiful elk.

1) Yes she did! And yes I am!

2) I'm 8' tall, so the bull is huge! Haha, I'm 5'-11".

[elkboy]

Thank you for sharing this awesome write up! You are a blessed man in many ways. What a great hunt experience!

[Westside88]

Congratulations on a great hunt and a great bull! It's so awesome you were able to share the experience with family. The video is awesome, your brother did a great job capturing it.

[Timberstalker]

One of the best write ups I have read in a very long time.  And the video really staples down the memories.  I'd watch that on the daily, if I were you.

Congrats to you.

[Karl Blanchard]

Thank you for sharing! Congrats on a great bull 

[Harbor_hunter]

Dream bull right there!  Congratulations!

[nwmein199]

Thanks for sharing the story, pics and vids! Fantastic bull

[DOUBLELUNG]

Thank you for sharing, and congrats on your awesome family!

[Shawn Ryan]

Nice bull, good write up, and great for sharing the pics and videos.

[OutHouse]

Just watched the video. It was awesome. I'll admit I fast forwarded through some of the early stages, but then I re-winded as best I could to see what I missed! That approach by the bull and your shot was intense. It made perfect sense especially after having seen Steve Rinella shoulder punch that bull that got away. The straight shot into the chest was the best bet in that situation, otherwise risk the shot or have to let it walk if no shot presented the right way. Thank you very much for sharing all of that

[sternwarning]

Excellent write up! My mind is truly saturated with the rich and powerful memories of the hard work, time spent, the bugles, the pounding heart beats, and the gratitude of the harvest. We're blessed with the most incredible family! I'm glad we were able to get it on film. Your boys will share with their boys, and their boys, and so on. I get goosebumps everytime I think about the experience! You're a great hunter and you earned every savory bite of that animal. Can't wait to get him back from the taxidermist. Congrats man!

[dilleytech]

Best elk post of the season 

[boneaddict]

Pretty dang Sweet!  Thank you for sharing your story and pics