GREAT SCOUTING TRIP

[madx250]

Yea, some guy I work with talked me into getting a couple " lamas".I owe him a kick to the nuts! Seriously though, I am thinking about trading them for a whole pack of goats if you know of any for sale;).

[madx250]

Yea, some guy I work with talked me into getting a couple " lamas".I owe him a kick to the nuts! Seriously though, I am thinking about trading them for a whole pack of goats if you know of any for sale;).

[Devil Diver Down]

I understand on the score but since I am new to this I was figuring it for comparison. So if its was archery would you shoot that bull? I hope I would pass but I like the saying don't pass something the first day you would shoot on the last day.

 

You're the guy with the tag - it only matters what YOU think. Lots of guys eat their tags after passing on small bulls and there's nothing wrong with that - that's how they want to spend their tag if they can't hang it on a 360+. I shot my first archery animal last year (a bull smaller than the raggie you posted above) and you couldn't get the smile off my face for... well, still can't.

 

Before my hunt - even after scouting some real nice bulls, including a 7x8 that I got within 20 yards of during the hunt - I decided I just wanted to 'get on the board' and I would be fine with shooting a spike. When the hunt began and I was into big bulls my strategy changed. I passed on bulls bigger than the one I ended up shooting. I had opportunities at big bulls and messed a few of them up and sometimes just had some rotten luck. As the hunt progressed and the elk seemed to be feeling more pressure (so was I!) I ratcheted my expectations back down to any antlers. I was working a small 6 point with about 12 cows and he chased my raggie away from the girls, in the direction of my wind. I figured I would be happy with the first one to offer a shot. It wasn't the 6! Draw, aim... release.

 

Next time I draw a tag, I'll look to improve on my technique and my bull. Good luck with your hunt!

[trphyhntr]

I understand on the score but since I am new to this I was figuring it for comparison. So if its was archery would you shoot that bull? I hope I would pass but I like the saying don't pass something the first day you would shoot on the last day.

 

You're the guy with the tag - it only matters what YOU think. Lots of guys eat their tags after passing on small bulls and there's nothing wrong with that - that's how they want to spend their tag if they can't hang it on a 360+. I shot my first archery animal last year (a bull smaller than the raggie you posted above) and you couldn't get the smile off my face for... well, still can't.

 

Before my hunt - even after scouting some real nice bulls, including a 7x8 that I got within 20 yards of during the hunt - I decided I just wanted to 'get on the board' and I would be fine with shooting a spike. When the hunt began and I was into big bulls my strategy changed. I passed on bulls bigger than the one I ended up shooting. I had opportunities at big bulls and messed a few of them up and sometimes just had some rotten luck. As the hunt progressed and the elk seemed to be feeling more pressure (so was I!) I ratcheted my expectations back down to any antlers. I was working a small 6 point with about 12 cows and he chased my raggie away from the girls, in the direction of my wind. I figured I would be happy with the first one to offer a shot. It wasn't the 6! Draw, aim... release.

 

Next time I draw a tag, I'll look to improve on my technique and my bull. Good luck with your hunt!

that's awesome bro, my first bull ever was a spike (late rifle hunt).

[MULEPACKHUNTER]

I am thinking I would have taken the shot, it was just the way I like it. Off the roads on the mules and I did the work and found them.