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After almost a full week of chasing bulls my wife finally gets it done. This was the toughest rut hunt I've been apart of thus far. We were able to get on and locate bulls every single day but they were just not responsive to calling.( At least not the big ones.) She passed on several bulls some of which were bigger then the one she tagged but just didn't present the shot she wanted. Her decisions to pass on bulls that didn't give optimal shot had me frustrated but also very proud at the same time. On Thursday the 19th we were up at 4:30 and decided to slip into a spot before dark. A spot that was on fire the morning before with at least six bulls all around us was completely silent this morning. By 7 I had given up on this spot and decided to hike back to the quad. Frustrated and tired we drove back to camp and grabbed a quick bite to eat. On a whim I told her let's get a little higher up and go to a spot where we had success in the past later on in the day. I get to a spot that overlooked the steep canyon and throw out some calls. In the far distance I hear a couple faint bugles. Ask the wife if she wants to go after them and she responds reluctantly "I guess so." We drop down the canyon and up the other side only to hear the bulls bugle 1 ridge over. Without asking her again I start dropping down the second canyon. We hit the bottom and I tell her only one more Hill to climb. We get to a spot to where the elk we're only about a hundred yards away and I start calling. They bugle and bugle but never get any closer. I decide with the wind right and howling pretty good we could sneak a Little closer. We get to within 50 yards and all pandemonium breaks out, elk are running in all directions. Knowing that the wind was good we hunker down and start calling. I hear a bull coming in but I can't put my eyes on him because of the thick and tall Manzanita. He's only about 15 yards at this point and my wife says she doesn't have a shot. The bull freezes and isn't coming any closer. After a few minutes my wife looks to her left and there's another bull about 28 yards out. She points to the bull and says she wants that one. the bull that was 15 yards away slowly walks out of sight and we decide to make a move on the bull up top. I can hear him thrashing and see his antlers going crazy but that's all I can see of him. I tell my wife if she crawls up to the next tree she should have about a 20 yard shot. She gets to that point and slowly stands up but says she has no shot. I'm about eight yards behind her so I stand up slowly and look through my binos. I can see about at 1 foot by 1 foot opening through the bush that is right on his vitals. I let her know if she shoots through that hole in the bush she has a shot. She slowly stands back up and looks again. After what seemed like forever she comes to full draw steadies herself and releases. Through my binos I watched the shot and know instantly it was perfect. The bull takes off and after only a short Sprint through the tall Manzanita I hear a crash about 80 yards away. She looks at me crying and asks "was it a good hit"? With the biggest smile all I say is "you smoked him". After some hugs and high fives I start to track. Knowing that he's down I waste no time and after only a short walk through the Manzanita we find him piled up. Perfect double long shot and the bull was dead within 30 sec or so. Not a monster by any means but I couldn't be more proud. What makes this hunt all the more special is that my 67 year old dad and my nine-year-old son were part of it. On almost every stock an outing other than this one they were with us putting in the miles. We hiked back to the quad and drove back to camp before breaking him down so that I can get my son and Dad there to share the experience.

Killed this bull right before dark yesterday. Called him in to 22 yards. Ended up shooting him at 30 yards.

Update since others have asked; Hunter’s little brother Nash is A-Ok. He’ll be ready for his opportunity come Jr deer / Javelina.

Getting ready to buy some stuff...anyone have a code? Thanks

i already turned mine in you must not have got it

This is clearly all for her own edification and self promotion. If she was really trying to help, she would learn Mandarin and Hindi and tell it to those 3rd world countries that don't give a rats butt about environmental laws.

So sad to watch kids worry about this bs. from the EPA 2018 Continued declines in ODS emissions are expected to result in a near complete recovery of the ozone layer near the middle of the 21st century. The long time scale for this recovery is due to the slow rate at which ODS are removed from the atmosphere by natural processes. from the 90s volcanoes found beneath antarctic glaciers, but we humans are the cause of melting glaciers. some glaciers actually growing in greenland .... how can that possibly be? obamas buy $15 mil house in martha's vineyard... sounds like a stupid investment considering it will be under water in 10 years. They don't even believe the crap they spew! All about global power and $ james only 12 years til the end!

Funny but when I was in high school 40 years ago it was global cooling. Even Time magazine ran a a couple cover stories asking how would we survive the coming ice age?

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Libtards are off their rocker. Bernard Sanders said if he gets elected president he will sign an executive order granting asylum to any human on earth that wants to come to America to “flee climate change”

There are some decent ones in there.

As with a lot of people complaining about "bullet failure" blowing up when you hit an elk femur, this is not equipment failure. It is shooter failure. Don't aim for the leg/shoulder. Aim for the crease. Can't hit where you want to? Don't shoot.

Wish this guy had a bigger frame 0911191818(2).mp4

Reminds me of the closed roads in the forests....

I went to Roosevelt on west side of 188 across from punkin center. Glassed 4 whitetail does, a guy horse riding had told me there were a couple Mullie bucks one ridge over from where I was at. Going next weekend but going to hike further up into canyon into higher elevation. Found a whitetail shed, it was pretty cool.

Dude, unless it is a medical issue....this is NOT the year to turn in an elk tag!!!

Thought I’d share some of our success in 13b this year. It was a phenomenal year for antler growth and we’re sure looking forward to the rifle hunts. Good luck to all with tags this year.

Freaking Awesome.

Good read, thanks for taking us on your journey.

Great goat!!! Good job Hunter. Hope the other son recovers quickly.

Nice Job Hunter Congrats Flatlander hope your other son is doing well that sucks man. I hate it when kids get sick.

Way to go guys! Sounds like a fun hunt. Thanks for sharing!

Great job Hunter and all involved!

Great job and great memories!!!

Every Savage I have owned shot under MOA with factory ammo including an Axis in 243.