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I was comfortable with the shot just because it was a straight shot with 0 wind to affect it. However we thought we would be able to cut down some distance to get closer to the 200 yard mark. Live and ya learn

Yeah it defiantly wasn't an easy hunt. I've learned a lot from it which will help with any future hunts I have. I've also learned that there are a lot of road hunters. I didn't see anybody else walking around which isn't bad but it sucked when you were glassing an area from a distance and then a truck would drive by and cut off that road. Next tine I have a shot ill be taking it! Not passing up another opportunity. Debating on heading back up Thursday

well I came back empty handed from this hunt. This one will probably haunt me until next year. Got in late Thursday night onto the ranch and the roads were pretty nasty from the rain all night but Friday morning we were able to get onto some fresh signs but never glassed any. Friday afternoon we moved spots more north on the ranch and we were able to come across a few cows that were bedded down that we were able to get within about 150 yards of and watched them for about 40 minutes before they kinda thought something was near. One of them started barking and we thought we were going to watch a bull come in but it never happened and we moved around looking for one in the area but couldn't locate any. The next morning we got in the same area before sunrise and when the sun was peaking over we glassed up 4 bulls climbing a ridge together. The closest one was ranged out at 278 yards and after debating to try and take the shot or not or move in a little closer the nearest one moved up to 343 yards and that was farther than I wanted to take a shot. They were gone over the ridge pretty quick, when it was all said and done. That was the only bulls we saw, they were all pretty big too. We were in where they were bedding and fresh tracks Saturday afternoon but never spotted anything else again. Sunday the snow moved in and was unable to locate them again I'm guessing they moved south. I should have just taken that shot. Hopefully who ever else was in the ranch had success

Nice man! Congrats on getting one, I’m sure it was tough but better then coming back empty handed with some what if’s in mind. Yeah being this is my first elk hunt I’m not looking for or will hold out for the trophy bull I’ll save that for later on in life when I get more experience. But I’ll send you a message

Yeah that’s what I don’t like is how many rules they have for the price amount you pay. I’m leaning towards paying the fee I just have some family members that want to go and don’t want them to pay an extra $80 just to help pack out if I’m able to get one. I appreciate the input and I guess that’s true why the bulls hang in that part of the unit.