jasong Report post Posted October 17, 2013 Youth hunters having a blast! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Browns Report post Posted October 17, 2013 Pics & a story would be great! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jasong Report post Posted October 17, 2013 As soon as I figure out this technology I will post pictures. Tucker 11 years old 396 yards (single shot to the heart) 4.5 hour pack out! Lane 13 years old 100 yards ( single shot/ lungs) Mckayna 16 years old 405 yards (single shot shoulder/ lungs) 5 hour pack out! Destry 17 years old 200 yards 2 shots missed first. Heart shot. Pack out completed 1:30 am! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
antlerfreak Report post Posted October 17, 2013 dying to hear stories and see pics and congratualations Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jasong Report post Posted October 18, 2013 I emailed photos and stories to bigantlers they will post for us since I can't figure it out Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted October 18, 2013 Here you go. After a unsuccessful 2012 youth hunt... Not due to lack of opportunity, but to bad shots from excitement. We changed plans for 2013, many trips to the range proved to be beneficial. So the adventure began... Destry 17, McKayna 16, Lane 13, Tucker 11 and little sis Lilli 10. Thursday's storm kept the elk down for the most part with little or no activity, but opening morning was a different story. We had bulls bugling all around we found several large herds of elk rut was going strong, bulls answering calls fighting off satellite bulls from their herds. It was awesome to say the least. We did not get any shot opportunities but glassed up approx. 125 elk and came up with a good plan for Saturday. Tucker and I hit a good vantage point we picked on Friday. We started glassing at 6:15 blowing bull and cow calls. Immediately we had two bulls and several cows answer across the canyon, we also had tom turkey gobble back at us several times. We glassed up elk and a 110" coues about 800 yards out and radioed destry and uncle clay who were in that area. About 6:40 a lone cow came running into our week Bull call. She stopped broadside across the canyon at 396 yards looking for love ( Tucker's shot was from skyline in second photo)..I set tucker up on the tripod and he smoked her one shot to the heart.. She went 10 yards and piled up. We radioed uncle clay and destry to come locate her before we hiked around. Sunday brought more glassing. I glassed a wolf at about 625 yards and yes I am 100% certain it was a wolf. We glasses up 50 mule deer, several good bucks, and about 100 elk. Lane got an an opportunity at 400 yards but he failed to connect.. Clay and destry glassed up several elk and while closing the distance they kicked out. 200 lb. black bear. Clay headed home as he had to work. My Dad drove home Sunday morning from Kansas Deer hunt and Destry called him up to the rim to be his partner. Grandpa gladly loaded back up and headed north. Monday was another long day glassing tons of deer, few elk, fewer responses to the calls. Destry and my dad moved across the canyon to where we had seen elk going to bed. About 4:30 my dad heard some noise and blew his cow call, immediately a large bull answered and appeared on opposite ridge at 200 yards with his herd in tow. Destry squared up and squeezed off, but missed high. My dad coached him to lower the 300 weatherby to the brisket and he squeezed off round two, and she piled up. My dad texted me that elk was down and needed help to retrieve. Lane, Lilli, and I headed that way. While in route a lone cow crossed the road we stopped and followed her into the woods. Lane took four shots and the cow didn't move, he calmed down and squeezed off number 5 and she dropped in her tracks. We texted destry and dad and told them to Flagg off Destrys elk and come help us since it would be an easy retrieval. After a quick trip to the Millers, we grabbed a sandwich and the quad and headed to retrieve destry's elk. We made it back to the truck at 1:30 am, back to cabin and bed at 3:00 am Tuesday we got a late start, the boys and grandpa headed home. We saw only deer and coyotes. Mckayna has a heart condition which prevents her from major physical activity, and she was granted a champ permit from AZGFD based on her doctors orders. So Wednesday we went back to the ridge where tucker shot from it was extremely windy and cold. About 6:40 I glassed up 10 cows at 500 yards feeding our direction. I set Mckayna up on my tripod as they fed our way inching closer and closer. At 405 yards they turned and started down canyon. Mckayna held solid and squeezed off and her cow hit the ground! As we slowly made our way to the elk my wife and Lilli watched for us from our vantage point. After finding her I sent my wife to find help, and Mckayna and I went to town gutting, cutting, quartering and boning. Thanks to Todd, Dylan, Urio, Ed, and Ed, they arrived without question and helped us load up in all our back packs and Ed's pack frames and go out I one trip. We spent the afternoon driving around and trying to help Dylan fill his tag as he had not seen any elk. At the last possible second a herd of elk crossed the road where Lane had shot his elk and Dylan filled his tag. I am one tired and happy dad! Can't wait for my 22 coues tag next week, and my 5b bull tag in November. Needless to say I can't thank everyone enough for the help! This week will go down in these kids memory banks for sure! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted October 18, 2013 Oops sorry the pics came out sideways. I will try to fix in the morning. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesPursuit Report post Posted October 18, 2013 Great Dad! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigorange Report post Posted October 18, 2013 Awesome...congrats! Love seeing the youth getting it done... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coach Report post Posted October 19, 2013 Ouch, my neck hurts from looking at the pix sideways. Great job tho - great to see those kiddos out there getting it done, and the family getting behind them to make it happen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
papa Report post Posted October 19, 2013 Sounds like a great time. Congrats to all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
huntjunkie Report post Posted October 19, 2013 That's amazing! Man that made me tired! That's a lot of work! Congrats to all of you! What a memorable hunt! Bonecollector you deserve hunting Dad of the year award. Wow! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted October 19, 2013 That's amazing! Man that made me tired! That's a lot of work! Congrats to all of you! What a memorable hunt! Bonecollector you deserve hunting Dad of the year award. Wow! Not me, I just posted for Jasong. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
huntjunkie Report post Posted October 19, 2013 Lol! I was a little confused on who was who. 😁 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jasong Report post Posted October 19, 2013 Thanks bonecillector Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
