rclouse79 Report post Posted October 18, 2014 I was fortunate to go on a Colorado elk hunt for five days with a good friend and two of his buddies. We got into elk and had close calls more days than not. We didn't get a lot of hunting in the second day due to a snow storm, but the tracks in the snow led us to the area where I ended up shooting my bull. At first light we were sitting on an open south facing slope about half way down glassing into the sparse timber on the north side of the draw. There was a huge amount of area to glass and we spent the first half hour scanning through the trees. I was glassing with one guy and the other two were straight across from us about one hundred yards. I looked over to see what they were doing and some movement caught my eye in the aspens and downed timber along the ridge. I was shocked to see a bull feeding along behind the trees directly above the other two hunters in our party. They were fifty yards away from the bull and they had no idea he was there. I got prone and waited for him to clear the tree. His head popped out and I sent a bullet from my 270 into his neck and through his spine. I saw hooves in the air through my scope and he never moved another inch. Based on his antlers it looked like the fights during the rut had done a number on him. I could not have been happier to harvest this bull. After packing him out I know I need to be in better shape the next time I go elk hunting. Despite my legs being shot I stuck around to help the other guys on the last day of the season and ended up having the pleasure of packing out part of another bull. Even though it was a tough hunt I would not have changed a thing about it. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZHog Report post Posted October 18, 2014 Congratulations and thanks for sharing the story and pics! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AverageJoe Report post Posted October 18, 2014 Awesome!! OTC or limited draw? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
capoeirajosh Report post Posted October 18, 2014 Nice! Way to get it done! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BruinPoint Report post Posted October 18, 2014 Good work, nice bull, and thanks for the pics! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Browns Report post Posted October 18, 2014 Very nice, Congrats! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmbbulldog Report post Posted October 19, 2014 That's a good CO bull, thanks for sharing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
m77 Report post Posted October 19, 2014 Very Nice Colorado Bull. I love hunting the Cimarron, Colorado area. Beautiful very high mesas. Deep narrow canyons with water running through them. And you almost always get to hunt with some snow on the ground. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesHunterAZ Report post Posted October 20, 2014 Congrats Clouse! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elkslare Report post Posted October 25, 2014 Congrats Thanks for sharing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
randyolson Report post Posted October 29, 2014 Congrats on your harvest! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattys281 Report post Posted October 29, 2014 Nice bull. Congrats! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ElkyG Report post Posted October 29, 2014 Nice pics, and Congrats on your sucess Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
