tomgobbler Report post Posted October 15, 2011 Recieved a call last night and my cousin said that he was stuck down in the valley working today, and that his 12 year old had a cow elk tag and asked if i would take him out for the day, so he didnt have to miss opening day. So i said sure no prob, so i get up @4:00 this morning and make the hour drive ( 30 min each way) to pick up my cousins son so we can go get him an elk. we then drive out to a spot that i know that traditionally has elk, ( keep in mind i didnt get to scout much as i knew the night before that i was going) anyway i'm on a big cedar covered ridge 20 mintues before it even startes to crack daylight, with a BIG yellow grassy flat below me with a few cedars scatered in it, about a mile wide and a mile long, cedar hills all around it.... well when it finaly startes to turn grey i glass up 6 elk on the FAR side of the flat..... now how to get to them... about the only way is hunkered down as far as you can and still walk, and try and keep the few scattered cedars between us. so off we went... i make it about half way and glass them again , yes they are still there, looks like one good bull and 5 cows ( or so i thought ) so we keep on a trucking as it gets plently light by now we close to about 500 when i kneel up by a cedar tree to look them over and DANG they are ALL BULLS!!! not a cow around anywere..... the big bull, then a 5x5 and then 4 small, 2 bys, spikes ect.... ALL BULLS.... i could'nt believe it after all that work getting over there ( and now having to go all the way back to the truck) and no cows.... so anyway to make a long story a little shorter.... see 3 more bulls an hour latter, and then about 10:00 had 5 cows RUN across the road in front of us..... and that was it unit this evening. i knew of another little bowl that always has elk, that people drive right by.... so about 4:30 this afternoon i told the kids ( my cousins boy with the tag, and 2 of my boys) lets go kill an elk, so off we went, parked the trucked walked about 600 yards to the top of another big ridge, and tell them ok quite now, just over the other side we'll find some shade and wait up here were we have a vantage point and wait unitl they come out or it gets dark.... so i poke my head over and start glassing, and there is already 4-5 cows feeding 220 yards below us. So i get him all set up with a blown down log as a rest and tell him ok the one standing broad side make sure your ready.... well after a few shots we had her down. his first elk, his dad took him out for a week last year never to get a shot, and i took him the first day and we got it done, he was one excited boy!, about 20 minutes before dark.... so yea you can guess what a fun evening i have had getting the elk out in the dark with 3 kids.... but got it done, no field pictures, as it was dark fast and no camera, but got one here at the house . do ya think this counts as good KARMA for me and my sons deer hunt next week ? the hunter on the left and my two boys on the right, this is about 10:00 when we got back to the house. good luck to the rest of the kids tommy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chef Report post Posted October 15, 2011 Pretty sweet! Lucky to have a front end loader like that to hang her up! Congrats. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jackal Report post Posted October 15, 2011 Congrats to the young hunter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fido Report post Posted October 15, 2011 Congrats to the lucky hunter! Defiantly good Karma to you! Way to go! Joe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elkaddict Report post Posted October 15, 2011 Great job!! I'm sure this will be the first of many!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pine Donkey Report post Posted October 15, 2011 These type of stories are the best. congratulations to all! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lucky2hunt Report post Posted October 16, 2011 Congrats to the hunter! I'm sure he was super excited! Looks like a big cow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
duxngeez Report post Posted October 16, 2011 Congrats to all of you. What a great day! Way to get it done. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Will K Report post Posted October 16, 2011 Good job. Congrat's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deaddog250 Report post Posted October 16, 2011 looks like tons of fun great job and good luck deer hunting Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gotcoues Report post Posted October 18, 2011 Awesome job helping out on the hunt for sure. Congrats on your first cow elk. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stanley Report post Posted October 18, 2011 That's great!!!!! Good for the boy!! Thanks for sharing the story/pics with the site! S. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted October 18, 2011 Awesome!! Congratulations! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted October 19, 2011 AWesome!!! Way to go Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
apache12 Report post Posted October 20, 2011 great picture. Nice job little man Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
