Nine years of elk hunting

So good to see hunting success like that! Congrats.
And I can't resist saying, if you guys ever need another well equiped hunter in yer crew for a hunt..... Man I'd be so in LOL
Can't wait to see your 2016 Elk hunting thread now :rockOn:
 
Salmon valley? Nice bulls are you related to a Dustin Bartell?
todbartell said:
2010

We dropped down into the "Basin", instantly finding fresh elk sign as we worked our way through the timber down the hill. Found a torn up spot where a bull had obviously been not too long ago, so we tried a bugle. Instant response off in the timber to our right. Another bugle a few minutes later and he screamed back, noticeably closer.

Myself and my 13 yr old cousin, on his first elk hunt, took position on top of a small rise, while the father in law and BIL took cover behind us 50 yards, and began to cow call. A bugle off to our left echoed off the poplars, and the crashing of brush coming in fast got our attention and we got ready.

I spotted the bull first about 75 yards out, he stopped and thrashed a small tree and let out a bugle. Nice bull I thought, real nice. I had my 300 Win Mag ready and Tyler was by my side with his 6mm. A couple cow calls by the crew behind us and he was on a string right for us and coming quick. Apparently the bull off to the right bugled around this time too, but was still a ways off. I guess I was too focused on the incoming bull to even notice.

Not really sure why, but I told Tyler to lift the legs on his bipod and stand beside me, as the bull closed the distance quickly with each step. He finally came into an opening between some trees at 15 yards when I told Tyler to drop the hammer. I was trying to video and keep my eye on the shooter at the same time, I remember seeing his muzzle doing figure eights and then the shot came.

The bull took off like a race horse up the hill straight away from us. No shot angle for us that would do any good, but our backup let fly into the trees as the bull streaked quartering away. I looked over at my partner and he was shaking like jello.

We found some drops of blood on the leaves and underbrush, and slowly followed it up. 80 yards later............

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carverk said:
I really need to get out elk hunting next year work is making hunting hard lately thanks fore sharing
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you and I both man..... we should twist this tod bartell fella's arm a lil and get him to invite us to peace country LOL I'm not beyond bribery hahaha
When Tony twisted my arm into coming out of my early retirement to run his stainless fab shop I underestimated the responsibility and how much time it would consume
So I told him if he books any more machines for me to design and build, he has to tell the clients that we are closed for the month of oct...... at least :evil:
 
45ACPKING said:
you and I both man..... we should twist this tod bartell fella's arm a lil and get him to invite us to peace country LOL I'm not beyond bribery hahaha
When Tony twisted my arm into coming out of my early retirement to run his stainless fab shop I underestimated the responsibility and how much time it would consume
So I told him if he books any more machines for me to design and build, he has to tell the clients that we are closed for the month of oct...... at least :evil:
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my work shod slow down by fall next year I may just go back to stone carving and say the hell with pipelining money ant every thing but it helps lol
 
carverk said:
my work shod slow down by fall next year I may just go back to stone carving and say the hell with pipelining money ant every thing but it helps lol
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on the bright side..... I'm sparing no expense building a mobile meat cooler for those early season hunts. bartell's thread here has me all fired up for sept elk season LOL
 
45ACPKING said:
you and I both man..... we should twist this tod bartell fella's arm a lil and get him to invite us to peace country LOL I'm not beyond bribery hahaha
When Tony twisted my arm into coming out of my early retirement to run his stainless fab shop I underestimated the responsibility and how much time it would consume
So I told him if he books any more machines for me to design and build, he has to tell the clients that we are closed for the month of oct...... at least :evil:
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Be careful what you wish for. He hunted with Gatehouse for several years before Clarke was forced into therapy and renounced him. Then again, looks like they had some fun...
 
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