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Do they sell those at Cabela's?

Houston you do some cool stuff!!

Yesterday may have been my best day elk hunting ever and I did not fire a shot. If you guys are use to me posting pics of stuff that isnt seen very often this is the post for you. Over 60+ branch antlered bulls seen. a group with 36 bulls and bugling like it was the peak of the rut. It started off with a late start but not horribly, I look off to the open field to my right and see four branched bulls. I roll pass them by a few hundred yards get my bow and look to the other side of the road and 113 yards away are two more branched bulls. I try to walk up to them, but they werent having it and take off. second group on the skyline I go back after the first group and they high tail it across the plains like a cheetah was after them. I follow thinking they will stop eventually, taking only my bow and camera thinking I would be going for only a bit. I get to an overlook (hard breath taking hike) I see the two bulls above, but cant find the original four bulls. I look to my left and I think I see a herd of cow elk and at the distance I was at I thought the first four joined the cows (seeing some with antlers). I put my glasses up and I see they are all bulls, so I start wondering where did the first four bulls go. I find them and then I am in interesting juxtaposition. I have 20+ bulls in three different directions, which ones do I go after. after some debate, I decide on the ones with the most and best wind. The herd to my left a little after I first saw them I make a surprisingly hard climb to get to where I think they are going to bed and I look over and in the distance 20+ more bulls. Its like Bulltopia. Bulls as far as the eye can see. These bulls are to my left and have me pinned. They are making a racket with there sparring. Enter Elliot the Elk. I'm staying put taking pics and figuring out where they are headed. I see a smaller 5x6 headed my way. and few 320-330 class bulls just in front of him. a few bulls disappear and I dont really notice where they went. I think they are headed to the main herd but I was wrong. Elliot one of the bulls that disappeared headed right towards me. I have him 60 facing me and he has no idea Im there. I need him to drop to 45 for me feel comfortable with a straight forward shot. I drop to my knees and wait, snapping a couple of pics and grabbing an arrow. As I wait, elliot steps between me and my intended target. Flashback to my strip hunt. I am absolutely not shooting until elliot is clear. after a five or ten minute standoff, the tingling in my right leg is getting extreme. Elliot knows something is not right, he is about 40 yards from me and his warning bark rattles my cellulite. I dont move. he twitches his head and I think I can readjust my now numb leg. He startles, scares the bull I want to shoot and the little guy behind. He circles around and stops at 50, I pull back out of anger and was going to take elliot but change my mind at the last moment. there is nothing like the sound of 36 bull elk stampeding. I watch the direction they go and decided to go after them after lunch. On my way back I remember I left 6 bulls on the south side of the hill. Just then I hear the primal scream of a couple bulls sounding off. I figure 'well I am already here.' and go after them. They sound off every few minutes I get close than I see antlers and about 50 cows. Stampede 2 for the day. I follow and get close enough to go into stealth mode. one of the bulls from the herd with cows. there were about ten branch bulls total with the group. I end up about four miles from the truck, no water. I leave looking at bulls across the field. Great Morning. the afternoon I park 1.25 miles from where I think the bulls went. after some classing I find a couple. I make nearly a great stalk but the bulls moved to the opposite side of the bedding area and I blow five more bulls out of the country. I sit on tree stump have a drink and enjoy the view. I put my camera next to me before I walk back. I leave and .25 miles from that I remember I left my camera at that spot. I drop my pack and bow and jog back to get it. as I am on my way back I see this. Murphys law biting me in my butt. They play tag with me until I get to my bow then the wind shifts and it's bye felicia headed out again in a few minutes. Than two painful days in phoenix so my boss can see me at the office and Ill be back at. GREAT DAY

Pics get way better. I'll post shortly

A 252" buck was taken Archery

Crazy day, nearly hit a WMAT trophy bull on my way in. Saw seven more bulls before light and got into 6 bull bugling before light. Saw close to 300 elk today. My up high trail cam pics. I will post the video ones later. One shot has 40+ elk in it. I went to check a camera only taking my and my camera. I ended up staying from 100 to dark. The bulls were bugling just a couple hundred yards from me and elk were hitting the water every 15 minutes. Once the main group of elk started coming in the horses got aggressive and pushed the wave of elk away about 515. I did pass on a 300 class bull today at 60.

Message me your Email address and I will share what I learned and some non typical spots for the early hunt

opening morning, I went all in with going after that big bull from last night. With the heavy fog I snuck into the corner of the giant field to find somebody beat me to it. He parked right where they exited and entered the field. After a few cuss words, i wished them well and left the area. pic of the fog lifting I only saw one bull (more like a non-cow) ill be headed to the same spot if nobody is there in hopes of finding that big guy in a couple of hours. More Gratuitous turkey pics

II thought it was cold in unit 1. I take it back

Pretty productive final evening of scouting. First Cam I checked... Shooter? (im asking I already know my answer) Last Picture of an elk other than feet from this Cam Beat the heck out of this one. The rest of the pics are of feet Now for the live action shots. Headed up to spot I havent been for a bit and saw this guy, just feeding 50 yards off the road I go down the road a bit getting towards sundown 540ish and I see these little guys in a very large field I go for another five minutes or so and head back the way I came. As darkness was taking over the much, much larger version joined them(pic didnt go through). I know where I will be at first light tomorrow. His mass and main beams were huge. And of Course gratuitous turkey pics

Sunday Scouting Headed out towards Vernon on Sunday. On my way crossing into 3b I see these guys. I love the irony of last day of the 3b muzzy dear hunt and I got these guys at 30 yards. I'm sure more than a few of the tag holders would have been happy to be in that position. I was in that end all morning only saw 1 elk (not Pictured) coming down the fenceline I was going up. He spooked at about 40 yards. Good fronts and mass, smaller frame. Turkeys were everywhere and dumb, I wondered why that isnt the case when I am hunting them. Im headed out to check cameras this evening and scout a bit before the hunt starts once I dwindled this pile of work that I have to do, (but dont want to)

I forgot to mention my truck is in ICU for a couple more weeks after being taken out by a suicide bomber

4Almost wasn't worth going down there for this one. That's how I found it

Pretty good internet from my house. I live in show low.

When my super brain daughter did her walk through at ASU they should her every Starbucks on campus, when she did her walk through at UA they showed her the science labs. Moral of the story if go to UA you will become a scientist, if you go to ASU you will become a barista.

Last time I was in 36a (two years ago) I saw these guys. Chances are if you live north of I-10 you are not going to make it. You should just give up your tag now and live! Or send me a way to message you and I'll send you a couple of pins to tryout.

Game and fish doesn't like me anymore. I did get a ham 37b javelina.

As long as the volume is off.

Seeker, I'm obviously not as good of a hunter as you claim to be. Don't say you shot a 430" bull when you obviously didn't. Remember the Bible mentions something about lying Peter 3:10 "Whoever would love life and See good days must keep their tongue from evil and their lips from deceitful speech"

Stuff likes this brings credence to the fake news claim. Trump shouldn't be questioned on this thread our media should.

Congrats! the pain from hauling one goes away after a bit.

Post up you're little guy pictures.

Go to the cinder cones north of the peaks and check out the bowls on top.

Right on Andrew. Big congrats!

I was joking around a bit. Message me if you guys get stuck.