I never did post this story on CGN, so here's my 2008 elk hunt from back in September.
half hour after sunrise myself and my two parnters slip into the timber, slowly cow calling our way into the wind, heading for an elk wallow found the year before
5 minutes later, a bull bugles ahead of us a hundred yards. I hang back as my partners sneak up. I catch movement through the trees, here comes a nice bull quartering towards us left to right. He stops behind a thick wall of trees with only his head showing. Looked like a nice 6x6. Wind is still perfect, I'm back 30 yards doing my best imitation of a sleazy cow. After a minute standoff @ 50 yards (from my partners) he begins on, not offering a clear shot. He eventually is out of sight in the thick bush to our front right.
That is when bull #2 bugles, he sounded like a fire breathing dragon when he growled and chuckled. Life at this moment just doesn't get better, seemed like a dream. I cant see him, but keep cow calling. A couple minutes go by, it seemed like alot longer, when I am snapped out of my daze by the muzzle blast of a 300 Winchester.
....I still cant see him from my position, but I begin to hyper cow call. He lurches into view, I can see the tops of his antlers, he looks good. He stops, another shot goes off, bull is still standing there...another quick shot is fired and the antlers dissapear from view. I rush up there, and here's what we had
half hour after sunrise myself and my two parnters slip into the timber, slowly cow calling our way into the wind, heading for an elk wallow found the year before
5 minutes later, a bull bugles ahead of us a hundred yards. I hang back as my partners sneak up. I catch movement through the trees, here comes a nice bull quartering towards us left to right. He stops behind a thick wall of trees with only his head showing. Looked like a nice 6x6. Wind is still perfect, I'm back 30 yards doing my best imitation of a sleazy cow. After a minute standoff @ 50 yards (from my partners) he begins on, not offering a clear shot. He eventually is out of sight in the thick bush to our front right.
That is when bull #2 bugles, he sounded like a fire breathing dragon when he growled and chuckled. Life at this moment just doesn't get better, seemed like a dream. I cant see him, but keep cow calling. A couple minutes go by, it seemed like alot longer, when I am snapped out of my daze by the muzzle blast of a 300 Winchester.
....I still cant see him from my position, but I begin to hyper cow call. He lurches into view, I can see the tops of his antlers, he looks good. He stops, another shot goes off, bull is still standing there...another quick shot is fired and the antlers dissapear from view. I rush up there, and here's what we had
