The Elk Thread

[graesz]

Lots of nice bulls, congrats.

I did not fill my muzzleloader tag in CO unit 78 - over the course of the hunt we had multiple opportunities but could not execute.

I have a NM unit 15 muzzleloader tag for the end of the month. Should be great!

[C R Cox]

I got lucky and drew a good tag in Wyoming in the Random Pool… ending up finding an outfitter I felt good about that had an opening the last week of September. Throughout my hunt I got to witness everything I’d ever heard about happening during the rut…. All-day bugling, fights, glunking, a bull screaming in my face at 5 yds…. All of it.

The herd bulls all had 12-20 cows with them. We were not able to call them off their cows. We did call in several satellite bulls and rag horns. Ending up killing this bull coming to water on the last night of the hunt. We had seen him earlier in the week with 18 cows and he came to water by himself at 4 in the afternoon.

That’s a nice bull!


Congrats to everyone.

[rtp]

First bull! I shot my first bull the last week of September. He responded to a bugle and i worked my way to him. He didn't actually come in to a call but he came out when he heard me working my way to him when I was about 30 yards away. He gave me a 10 yard frontal shot and he ran about 60 yards and fell over. The arrow exited behind the shoulder and he had a blood trail Stevie Wonder could have followed.

Congrats!!


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[rtp]

I got lucky and drew a good tag in Wyoming in the Random Pool… ending up finding an outfitter I felt good about that had an opening the last week of September. Throughout my hunt I got to witness everything I’d ever heard about happening during the rut…. All-day bugling, fights, glunking, a bull screaming in my face at 5 yds…. All of it.

The herd bulls all had 12-20 cows with them. We were not able to call them off their cows. We did call in several satellite bulls and rag horns. Ending up killing this bull coming to water on the last night of the hunt. We had seen him earlier in the week with 18 cows and he came to water by himself at 4 in the afternoon.

Congrats! About how far did he make it after taking that arrow if you don’t mind me asking?


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[wtx223]

Some great write ups and pictures. Nice work.

This bull was killed on my Dads place in west Texas last week. Thought I would share. Some great bulls have been killed in the Trans Pecos this year.

[RCDuck]

The Elk Thread

Congrats! About how far did he make it after taking that arrow if you don’t mind me asking?


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He went on a full speed sprint in about 150-200 yd semicircle…. Ended up down 75 yds from impact. Guide actually got the whole thing on video on his phone…. 14 seconds from arrow impact to lights out crash.

The other interesting thing from the video that tells me what you think you saw happen isn’t always the case. From that screen capture you can clearly see the arrow buried to the nock… what I saw live was the bull turning and running with half the arrow sticking out, leading me to believe I didn’t get very good penetration. What actually happened is the arrow hit the offside shoulder, and as he turned to run that shoulder pushed the arrow back out almost instantly.

[Killer]

That’s a monster out of west Texas!

[Hockley]

First bull! I shot my first bull the last week of September. He responded to a bugle and i worked my way to him. He didn't actually come in to a call but he came out when he heard me working my way to him when I was about 30 yards away. He gave me a 10 yard frontal shot and he ran about 60 yards and fell over. The arrow exited behind the shoulder and he had a blood trail Stevie Wonder could have followed.

Awesome. What broadhead?

[rtp]

He went on a full speed sprint in about 150-200 yd semicircle…. Ended up down 75 yds from impact. Guide actually got the whole thing on video on his phone…. 14 seconds from arrow impact to lights out crash.

The other interesting thing from the video that tells me what you think you saw happen isn’t always the case. From that screen capture you can clearly see the arrow buried to the nock… what I saw live was the bull turning and running with half the arrow sticking out, leading me to believe I didn’t get very good penetration. What actually happened is the arrow hit the offside shoulder, and as he turned to run that shoulder pushed the arrow back out almost instantly.

Good deal!!! I wasn’t sure when looking at the still frame of the arrow embedded in him whether it got both lungs or not. Apparently it did! Congrats again, dream bull to me.


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[03GruntUSMC]

My first archery elk hunt was a success. New Mexico in September was a success.

[Whirlwind]

Friend just killed this bull in Oregon on public land.


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[BigRed323]

Whelp. Elk hunt I had planned on going in November is a no go now. Seems like we lost our connections for some private land Colorado we had access to.

Missouri deer hunt it is.

[JWalker08]

My first NM bull!!

[Chad_E]

Fantastic bulls! Wow! Congrats to each of you. That Oregon bull is something else. Lots of character.

[rtp]

Congrats Grunt and Walker. Great bulls.


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