sneekfreak Report post Posted June 9, 2012 I had the privilege of accompanying Bob when he took his first elk last year. He was 72 years old and had not had a successful elk hunt to this point. After his nephew Joe tagged out, I set out with Bob to find a shooter. That first evening I spent glassing some open country known for feeding lots of bulls. Just as I had anticipated, several bulls began pushing their harems out of the trees just before dark. There was one bull that stood out with a very unique shape to his rack. The bulls frame was kinda narrow, but he had some good tine length and thirds that shot straight out before curling up. The plan was to get there early enough in the morning to catch them on their way back into the trees. Our slow but steady approach in the dark proved just fast enough as we were able to get in front of the last group of elk to leave the meadow. As luck would have it, it was the same bull I had glassed the night before. If you watch closely, you can see blood erupt from the first wound mid body as the second round makes impact in the lower neck. Many thanks to Carl Bryant for capturing it all on film! [media=] [/media] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billrquimby Report post Posted June 9, 2012 That looks like a spot I know in unit one. Is it? Congratulations to Bob, you and everyone involved in his hunt. Bill Quimby Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesFanatic Report post Posted June 9, 2012 Nice bull. You are lucky you didn't get two cow elk also. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sneekfreak Report post Posted June 9, 2012 Nice bull. You are lucky you didn't get two cow elk also. The camera angle can be a bit deceiving. We were left of the camera and had a clear shot. I had him wait until it was clear. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted June 9, 2012 Nice job. That hunt is on extreme bulls 7. I just watched it last night. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sneekfreak Report post Posted June 9, 2012 Nice job. That hunt is on extreme bulls 7. I just watched it last night. Yup Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tjhunt2 Report post Posted June 11, 2012 Nice bull. You are lucky you didn't get two cow elk also. The camera angle can be a bit deceiving. We were left of the camera and had a clear shot. I had him wait until it was clear. When I first saw this video I couldn't believe you showed it. I was hoping the angle of the cameraman was diferrent. Thanks for explaining. Congratulations to the hunter and the outfitter as well. TJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naturegirl Report post Posted June 12, 2012 I thought the same thing when I looked at the video when it first was posted. my husband said it was probably the camera angle. glad to hear that was it. great bull. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Devil Diver Down Report post Posted June 20, 2012 Thanks for posting and the clarification. Like everyone else, heard you tell him to wait for the cows to be clear then my neck got all red when I saw the second shot. Until the slow mo version when you can see the trail come from the left hand side. I hope to be joining that First Bull Club in September! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
