Teknys
Handloader
- Jan 14, 2008
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I never heard more Elk this morning just screaming all around us!
We tried to get on one bull with cows but could not move him out of the brush. There was one south of us that just would not shut up. I think he was being pestered by rag horns (based on their bugle). We left to go after this bull and we had to catch up. Took us about a 1/2 mile to catch up and what a show.
We had cows in front of us and he was just inside the timber at the same level. When the cows stepped inside we took off at an angle downhill and I warned him about busting a cow before we could get in on him. Well that's what happened. While they trotted downhill, I cow called and made a small squeaky bugle. We took off again and the bull was still bugling. We angled up to just try an ambush as the herd was going downhill to the brush and creek. Once again busted more cows, and still no sign of the bull.
As about a dozen cows were nervous in front of us and started to move out, he stepped into view. About 5 minutes prior I gave my son the speech that this shot is going to happen in about two seconds and most likely I won't be able to "judge" for him. Well as this bull stepped in my view I thought "What the????" He wasn't what I was expecting but nice none the less. What surprised me is that he had over 20 cows with him.
My son shot before I could even get one word out of my mouth and he was pretty excited about it so it is a trophy in his book. He made a good shot, center of lungs going in and out the top of the off shoulder. His gun is a Savage Weather Warrior in a 300WSM which I loaded some 200gn AB. This bull made it less then 20yds.
View attachment James Elk 2011.jpg
With some creative 4 wheeler driving we made it back to the bull and brought him out whole. That doesn't happen very often to me!!
We tried to get on one bull with cows but could not move him out of the brush. There was one south of us that just would not shut up. I think he was being pestered by rag horns (based on their bugle). We left to go after this bull and we had to catch up. Took us about a 1/2 mile to catch up and what a show.
We had cows in front of us and he was just inside the timber at the same level. When the cows stepped inside we took off at an angle downhill and I warned him about busting a cow before we could get in on him. Well that's what happened. While they trotted downhill, I cow called and made a small squeaky bugle. We took off again and the bull was still bugling. We angled up to just try an ambush as the herd was going downhill to the brush and creek. Once again busted more cows, and still no sign of the bull.
As about a dozen cows were nervous in front of us and started to move out, he stepped into view. About 5 minutes prior I gave my son the speech that this shot is going to happen in about two seconds and most likely I won't be able to "judge" for him. Well as this bull stepped in my view I thought "What the????" He wasn't what I was expecting but nice none the less. What surprised me is that he had over 20 cows with him.
My son shot before I could even get one word out of my mouth and he was pretty excited about it so it is a trophy in his book. He made a good shot, center of lungs going in and out the top of the off shoulder. His gun is a Savage Weather Warrior in a 300WSM which I loaded some 200gn AB. This bull made it less then 20yds.
View attachment James Elk 2011.jpg
With some creative 4 wheeler driving we made it back to the bull and brought him out whole. That doesn't happen very often to me!!
it takes team work to make a successful hunt. It is great to see a father and son together as the commercial says it priceless :wink: 
