Dustin F Report post Posted September 21, 2014 I started the hunt off opening weekend and was planning on taking the first week of the hunt off of work but after the rut action did not seem to be in full swing I traded my days off for the last week of the hunt to see if they would fire up a bit. I set up camp Friday night and hit the woods early Saturday morning and heard one faint bugle and I told my buddy I'm gonna go after it while he gains some elevation to glass as the sun came up. Soon in to my hike I heard another sound off and began to hear some cows talking and doing their thing so I decided to let out a few cow calls of my own so I turned opposite direction of the cow calls and started calling. After 15 second of calling I paused and the woods erupted, bugles all around me so I began to call very lightly away from the bugles and noticed a bull coming right at me over the ridge. He made a B line right for me at 26 yards I stoped him he was quartering towards me slightly when I let it fly the shot was a little back so the exit wound had a little guts but I had good blood. He travled about a mile before he went down making it a hard track but we put our heads down and I told my self I was not leaving till I found him. I wish my shot was a little better but that's bow hunting and I got a bit of the feaver but you can bet the next one I don't make that mistake again. All in all tho the experience was one like I have never felt and I am stoked with my first big game kill ever and I got it done with bow in hand! As soon as I figure out how to post pics on here they will come. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dustin F Report post Posted September 21, 2014 Here is one maybe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dustin F Report post Posted September 21, 2014 Try this 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Explorer Report post Posted September 21, 2014 Nice bull! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rossislider Report post Posted September 21, 2014 Nice job, congrats on the first of many! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bbd1234 Report post Posted September 21, 2014 Good job Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Meyer Report post Posted September 21, 2014 Nice bull....Congrats Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Couestracker Report post Posted September 21, 2014 Congratulations on your first big game success! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kidso Report post Posted September 21, 2014 Sweet! What unit? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dustin F Report post Posted September 21, 2014 I got him in unit 8 up in the north west corner of the unit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twigsnapper Report post Posted September 21, 2014 Nice job, way to stick with it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pine Donkey Report post Posted September 21, 2014 Very nice bull! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
capoeirajosh Report post Posted September 22, 2014 Nice bull!! Must have felt awesome to take your first big game animal with a bow! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thedude138 Report post Posted September 22, 2014 Congrats man. It truly does feel great to get it done with a stick and string!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattys281 Report post Posted September 22, 2014 Big congrats! Nothing like the first bow kill! Way to get it done! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites