WHALE

I was able to harvest this year's bull this morning. I spotted some elk on a ridge and could see what looked like a decent 6x and a 4x. I decided to give them a try and started up a ridge that paralleled the ridge the elk were on. When I reached the top the 6x bull fed out in front of me and was broadside at 115 yards. That was to far for a shot so I watched as he walked up and over the ridge. I then started for the top of my ridge to see if I could pick him up on the other side. I reached the top and started stalking down looking for the bull. I picked up the movement of two elk and ranged them at 76 yards, but it was 2 rag horns and not the 6x. I then heard movement to my left and ranged the tree it was coming from at 55 yards. I drew back and out walks the 6x. I cow called to him and he stopped broadside. I heard what I thought was a miss and nocked another arrow as the bull ran 15 yards and I stopped him again. Then I got to see him fall over. The first shot was perfect. I called the wife and she brought the packs and kids out for a great family day of packing out meat.

Thanks for the replies. Emmy got her buck back from Gary I and loves it. Thanks Gary

Thanks for the replies. It's great having a big family and even better having a wife that is so giving and understanding of time and my obsession with the outdoors. My hunting will soon be taking a back seat to the kids' hunts. Good luck to those still out there chasing elk.

Awesome!!! 73 and gettin it done.

Congrats to you and your GF on a nice late season bull.

Great buck congrats

Savage 243

Awesome story, congrats to both of you.

Congrats on some nice bucks, great shots and spending time hunting with the brothers.

My daughter has her first tag down there this year and that's exactly what she is wanting for her first.

Congrats to you and your wife on getting her first elk. Nice of TJ to be there to lend a hand.

I could be wrong but was told not to let meat freeze over night in the 20's and then thaw out in the day time 50's.

great looking buck good job

great bucks and awesome mounts

Please remember HELMETS for the kids if there are quads being used.

What TJ said

Looking forward to another year of your scrape pics this winter

great bucks thanks for sharing

man I bet that's a hoot running with dogs at night chasin those critters

Great job on some awesome bucks. Congrats to you and your hunters.

Great job on a cool looking deer.

Correct for Archery

That's funny

Nice bear. Would like to hear how he got the shot, water, spot&stalk, calling

While trailing Marks buck we found a matching set of antlers about 5 yards apart.