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Well last year I did daily updates and pics with my son’s bull tag. This year I have my own archery bull tag the next two weeks. Will post my own story. Hope u guys follow along. Rut has been tough, but seen some great action tonight with one great bull. 3 am we begin.

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IMG_1024.mov IMG_1024.mov IMG_1024.mov IMG_1024.mov Well when I was north my buddies house is infested with prairie dogs. We had 2 gamo pellet guns and we hit maybe 1-30 shots. Well one night after chasing elk we had some whiskey (lot) and somehow got into Airguns shooting prairie dogs. Well I ordered one. Let’s fast forward a week. I ordered a gangster pellet gun. Well we just got it and killed 9 dogs in 2 hours. Now we r hooked. Brought it home and pumped it out cause loud as shot. Now has a suppressor on and we have the right pellets. Those dogs r screwed. Here is tonight and taking back north. Oh yeah we r elk hunting also.

Well guys found a bull today with a herd early. My buddy’s last day on a cow tag so let him chase the herd. I glassed up a big herd but by the time I got there they dove into a canyon. Home now and back at it Friday for 6 days. IMG_5014.mov

Slow night tonight. Getting tired. Have tomorrow to hunt in the am then home wed, Thur, Fri. Then back for the last 6 days. Hopefully tomorrow is good as this morning was.

Much more vocal today. 430 thru a locator bugle out and had 3 bugles back right away. All were together. Drive past them some since they have been usually doing the same pattern. We stalk in and see the herd. They r in a giant open field and spread out. I set up south of them and wind is perfect. The big bull is keeping his ladies in check but there is a smaller bull close to me and I would even take him. I try to get closer and the cows keep looking. They know something’s up but not busted. Well guess what they didn’t go south they slowly wandered north. I haul but over this ledge and boom the smaller bull is 90 with a cow. They r looking hard to the left. I look over there and it’s a pack of coyotes sitting and staring at them. I guess to 65 and range. He’s now slowly walking away. Just couldn’t get a shot. Coyotes kept them on full alert. Back at it later IMG_5004.mov

Well it rained dang near all day. But. Back to work. Glassed up a nice herd. And a decent bull. Boom pack up let’s go. The herd was big so there had to be a bigger bull. My son and I get out there and park. We walk up about 200 yds and woah. A nice 6 by himself walking away slow. He has no idea we there. Maybe kicked out of herd? Maybe not rutting? Who knows. We get to about 80 closest and he just won’t stop. Well let’s try a cow call. He stops. I was hoping this was it. Let’s calm him in. Throw some soft cow calls and he gave to shits. Followed him for about 1/2 mile and he just won’t stop. We then turn back and go to herd. Well then that same bull bugles and then another near by. Crap. Let’s go. Long story short never saw them. Right at dark see the big herd but decided to back out for morning. IMG_0775.mov

Was under few inches

Depression has set in. Fukkkkkkkkk!!!! Back at it IMG_2844.mov

Thought I had him. 1 bugle 5 am. Got on it. Found the herd and came up with a plan with the wind. Was about 30 elk. Decent bull maybe 300. I will take all day. Had to back out and get in front of him. Plan works. Herd is about 150 yds away coming right at me. All I needed was to get one more tree ahead. I get to the tree and fuk!!!!!! A cow was bedded 30 yds ahead and jumped up. Alerted the herd and that was a wrap. Found a few smaller bulls later in day. Not ready for those yet. Here was the bull IMG_2842.mov

Well guys no stalks tonight. Glassed up a few herds far but just couldn’t tell the size of the bulls. About 50 elk tonight and a giant herd in the neighborhoods. One thing about city hunts is a lot of locals protect there elk. Back at it in the am.

IMG_3845.mov Well guys eventful morning but no success. Out at 4 am and saw some herds and no bugles at all. We r lucky the first week so not chasing ghosts. 1st heard about 50 elk and 2 small bulls. Next heard had 1 small 4x4 and rest cows. We decided to get high before light and finish some coffee. Right at first light glass up a small herd but with the fog just couldn’t see a bull. Kept glassin. Right below us about mile out find a bull sniffing the air. About 30 min later my son glasses up a herd and boom there he is. A decent shooter. Go time. And guys I am not a trophy hunter at all. Ask many guys on here. But 1st week I want to try on something decent. Get in truck and head over there. I have a general idea where they r. Will I just missed them. I really needed another person on hill guiding me in and could have had a chance. Well I start hearing a bugle and I head that way. Well there was a hunter carrying a foxpro in his hand and just letting bugles rip. Scared my bull right out of there. Here he is slipping away. Breakfast time.

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Went out twice and had a great season. Lots of people hate dove but I love them. Had a bbq with some people and it was a hit. For those of u asking here’s what I did. clean them well. Then soak them in a bowl of buttermilk over night. Next day rinse them off I let them dry and add the seasoning u like. This time did mccormicks. next step was I went to food city and bought a cooked bag of green chiles. They have them whole cooked so just cut in strips next I like to add a strip of bacon. Nothing thick. Dove cooks quick so u don’t want it overdone I then threw it on traeger or u can do oven at 350 until bacon was barely cooked. They were a big hit again. Hope this helps some of u.

Congrats. Cool bull

7e was quiet and dry.. Not 1 bugle. kids have a cow tag and didnt see 1. Never struggled like this but saw 12 bulls with no cows 1 bobcat 200 deer easy, was nuts ring tail cat antelope Bear on video But not 1 cow elk. Back up in a few days

Great story and congrats...

Post when you guys hear him and what unit

We did great. Everyone limited out by 8. Buckeye area

Good for 1 year day u bought it? Or expired dec 31 no matter when u bought it?

So if i bought dec 27 then its good for 4 days?

3d targets?

great bass. Looks like those Florida strain bass they entered many years ago are paying off

Thoughts?

Going to be in Heber, Show Low area for a few... Any ranges out there open?