4Falls Report post Posted November 13, 2014 Eating some breakfast in Ashfork and drooling on those pics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markgann Report post Posted November 13, 2014 22n for the wife and me. This will be her first archery bull hunt. Don't think I'm sleeping much tonight. Good luck and stay safe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SwampMafia Report post Posted November 14, 2014 Anyone ever had any success on late archery hunts? Always hear about the tags drawn but never success stories Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SwampMafia Report post Posted November 14, 2014 Oh and besides tjhunt cause he scores in 22 every fricken year on them hunts, I swear someone ties em to a tree for him! Haha just playin TJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markgann Report post Posted November 14, 2014 Whaley is a bull killing machine in November. He's taught me a lot but I have yet to tag out. Praying this is my year Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SwampMafia Report post Posted November 14, 2014 Yeah good luck to ya! How do you normally hunt em? Spot and stalk morning evening and sit water during the day? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4Falls Report post Posted November 16, 2014 Saturday evening unit 8. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SwampMafia Report post Posted November 17, 2014 4 falls, how was the hunt? See many elk? Story? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markgann Report post Posted November 17, 2014 Got my first bull sat night. Spike. Seen lots of bulls. Sat water every night made a 60 yard shot.going to try and post pictures later Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4Falls Report post Posted November 17, 2014 I was hunting solo as usual. Due to work and family obligations I had no time to scout. My plan A and B spots were occupied. Opening morning found me still hunting around randomly. I checked a tank I had been to years ago and found it to have alot of sign. I sat there Friday night and again Saturday morning. Something just told me that this wasnt the place to be so I drug up and blasted out to some country Ive always wanted to hunt. After hiking in to multiple locations and finding nothing but old sign I returned to the four-wheeler a bit discouraged. I started looking over my maps and a certain spot kept attracting my eye. Its kind of an old burn with a large tank. I looked at my phone it was 2:30, if I could make it there in 30 minutes I could hunt there tonite. I arrived at the location got set up and was in the blind by 3:05. Promptly at 3:10 a herd of cattle showed up. After they stared at the blind for a while they all took drinks and to my surprise moved on. The wind was blowing pretty good and I was doubtful my hasty blind set-up was going to last. Due to the wind I wasnt able to hear the herd approach, they just magically appeared. A spike was first to the water, and though I had not set my goals real high for this hunt I waited a bit to see if maybe there was a raghorn in the group. After 8 more cows and calves and one more spike all came into view I made the decision to shoot the first spike. He was at 50 yards and presenting a perfect shot. I drew back, settled the sight and let the arrow do the rest. I heard the arrow hit him, then hit the dirt. He bounced out another 20 yards and all the other elk gathered around him. His head went down he coughed up blood and I knew he was done. His butt hit the ground then the rest of him followed. The other elk just looked at him then went back to their normal routine. I looked at my phone it was 4:10. As I approached him the other elk jogged away. The arrow had hit right where I had hoped just back of his shoulder and had passed completely through exiting through the back part of his off shoulder blade. I texted my wife and a couple buddies, took some pictures and got to work. I got all the meat back to camp and hung and decided then to have a cocktail and go back for the rest of my gear in the morning. It was a short but sweet hunt and I couldn't be happier. The family and I enjoyed his delicious tenderloins last night. Just to add, as I was quartering him up his herd came back to the tank twice. Also another two herds followed later. Bulls were even bugling just out of sight and a fox came by to see what I was up to. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
standman Report post Posted November 17, 2014 Nice job guys. All I know is that it was a cold son of a gun with my nephew hunting this morning. Brian Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tron78 Report post Posted November 18, 2014 Congrats me and my father who has been overseas for the last 5 years with the troops are in unit 9 never hunted it but we will see what happens Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
218buck Report post Posted November 18, 2014 I was hunting solo as usual. Due to work and family obligations I had no time to scout. My plan A and B spots were occupied. Opening morning found me still hunting around randomly. I checked a tank I had been to years ago and found it to have alot of sign. I sat there Friday night and again Saturday morning. Something just told me that this wasnt the place to be so I drug up and blasted out to some country Ive always wanted to hunt. After hiking in to multiple locations and finding nothing but old sign I returned to the four-wheeler a bit discouraged. I started looking over my maps and a certain spot kept attracting my eye. Its kind of an old burn with a large tank. I looked at my phone it was 2:30, if I could make it there in 30 minutes I could hunt there tonite. I arrived at the location got set up and was in the blind by 3:05. Promptly at 3:10 a herd of cattle showed up. After they stared at the blind for a while they all took drinks and to my surprise moved on. The wind was blowing pretty good and I was doubtful my hasty blind set-up was going to last. Due to the wind I wasnt able to hear the herd approach, they just magically appeared. A spike was first to the water, and though I had not set my goals real high for this hunt I waited a bit to see if maybe there was a raghorn in the group. After 8 more cows and calves and one more spike all came into view I made the decision to shoot the first spike. He was at 50 yards and presenting a perfect shot. I drew back, settled the sight and let the arrow do the rest. I heard the arrow hit him, then hit the dirt. He bounced out another 20 yards and all the other elk gathered around him. His head went down he coughed up blood and I knew he was done. His butt hit the ground then the rest of him followed. The other elk just looked at him then went back to their normal routine. I looked at my phone it was 4:10. As I approached him the other elk jogged away. The arrow had hit right where I had hoped just back of his shoulder and had passed completely through exiting through the back part of his off shoulder blade. I texted my wife and a couple buddies, took some pictures and got to work. I got all the meat back to camp and hung and decided then to have a cocktail and go back for the rest of my gear in the morning. It was a short but sweet hunt and I couldn't be happier. The family and I enjoyed his delicious tenderloins last night. Just to add, as I was quartering him up his herd came back to the tank twice. Also another two herds followed later. Bulls were even bugling just out of sight and a fox came by to see what I was up to. Even with no time to scout you got it done good job that's some good eating there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
452b264 Report post Posted November 29, 2014 Anyone ever had any success on late archery hunts? Always hear about the tags drawn but never success stories A friend got it done on his third day. He couldn't be happier. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
452b264 Report post Posted November 29, 2014 Saturday evening unit 8. Very nice! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
