WOODSAZ Report post Posted September 23, 2009 Excellent Blake! Your putting some notches in your belt this year, thats for sure. Congrats Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John O Report post Posted September 23, 2009 Congratulations to you and your success! Although some may disagree, I feel any big game animal with a bow is a trophy. Great job, and enjoy the yummy cuts. John Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BML Report post Posted September 24, 2009 Thanks for the comments guys. For those that have asked about the whole waterhole thing, here is the skinny. There was a great tank that was seeing alot of action from the elk right before dark. My dad and brother hunted this tank for the last two years in a natural ground blind that we built. I didn't get into elk camp until Wednesday and that tank was the first place I went for the evening. I saw a blind on the tank when I got there, but it was empty so I sat. A small bull came in but a little too far for a shot. The next two nights I took a gamble and sat a different tank. I then returned to the original tank only to find a second blind set up about a foot away from my natural ground blind. Again, both blinds were empty so I sat. About two hours later the two hunters showed up wanting to sit in their blinds. There were some words exchanged and a small argument ensued. They insisted that they were going to stay, regardless that I was there first. Too my disappointment, they both went to the other side of the tank and into their blind. They were in their blind long enough for me to calm down and then they both came back over to me and stated that they were going to leave. They had made a phone call to a mutual friend of ours(small world) and decided that they would leave. Since I had calmed down, I told them that the tank was plenty big enough for the both of us and if they wanted to stay in the other blind, I didn't care. In my opinion, we are all hunters and we were all out to do the same thing. That tank was 80 yards long and there really was no reason why we both couldn't sit a side. I was not going to be the one to ruin an evening of hunting for a couple guys knowing that the tank was that big. Most of my hunting friends told me that I was an idiot for letting them stay, but so be it. I really don't care. We spoke after we returned to our vehicles that night and we both were cordial with each other. There were some mentions of ethics and I still feel they think I was in the wrong, but page 10 of the regs says it all. I actually ran into them on my way back to camp the night I shot my bull. We spoke again and they were very congratulatory when I told them I shot my bull finally. In retrospect, I truly believe that had I met these two hunters under different circumstances I am pretty sure that we would end up being great friends and/or hunting buddies. I have no hard feelings regarding the way they acted and actually made the decision to not go back to that tank again. I actually just received a cell phone picture of the bull he was able to kill I think today. I don't know if he is a member here, but if so, congrats on your bull. You definitely earned it!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snapshot Report post Posted September 24, 2009 Blake, Glad to hear that the incident worked itself out. With that tasty spike bull you got, we just might have to crash your house for a CWT BBQ. I bet your freezers are just screaming in pain from all the meat your stuffing in them this year Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RAM Report post Posted September 24, 2009 BML, he is not a member, and yes he was able to harvest a great 5x6 this morning. I will pass on your congrats to him. -Ryan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
