Sneaker Report post Posted September 25, 2015 Was blessed with this awesome bull yesterday at 2pm. This was a new unit for me, did quite a bit of scouting until I found the area with the highest concentration of elk. I hunted 6.5 days total. First weekend not much activity. Second week it was pretty good action in the morning on the 16, 17th, and 18th. Heard bugles every morning and bulls would come in to cow calls if you snuck in close first, some fully committed, some cautiously. I called in a bull my buddy harvested on Friday morning. This week was different. Hunted Wed and yesterday, Thursday, not a single call was heard. No herds found, no mature bulls. It was hot yesterday especially. I almost decided to call it a hunt, I'd hiked around 59 miles in those days of hunting and felt like our sweet spot had been burned up and maybe the elk had scattered, or at least the rut shut down because of the heat. But, my dad and wife encouraged me to stick it out the rest of the day. I decided to take a flyer on a dirt tank several miles away that had some recent tracks and wallows, even though it had rained Tuesday night. I had not completely finished getting situated in the tree/brush blind that I had made before the season than I hear some running. 7 cows and calves came in to the water on a trot. I was super pumped as I expected a bull to follow but started to lose hope as the ladies drank and played in the water for probably 7 minutes by themselves. All of the sudden, I look up and here he comes. He B lines it straight to the mud and turns broadside and starts pawing at the ground to make himself a new wallow. I wasted no time as the wind was right and none of the cows were facing towards me, pulled back and put one right on the money at 32 yards. All heck broke lose, he runs through the pond and I see the arrow just pushing out the skin on the opposite side. He puts the brakes on the the opposite bank and I hit him with a follow up just to be sure. I could not believe what had just happened. I was just half an hour removed from a decision that almost had me back at my house eating some tag soup, but I now found myself lucky as a leprechaun. I found my bull about 100 yards later. 24 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
More D Report post Posted September 25, 2015 Teaser….that is just cruel. More D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ready2hunt Report post Posted September 25, 2015 Bulls/Buck with character are the BEST! Thanks for Sharing! Now don't be a dork and give us a good pic haha some of us didn't draw and have to live vicariously through others this season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rageinthesage Report post Posted September 25, 2015 Absolutely awesome bull, congrats! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
5nRamirez Report post Posted September 25, 2015 What an awesome bull.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adicted Report post Posted September 25, 2015 Wanna hear this one. Congrats Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattys281 Report post Posted September 25, 2015 Congrats! Awesome bull I love the palmation on that guy! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
6ANut Report post Posted September 25, 2015 OH SOOOOOO jealous, What a awesome last minute bull. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ready2hunt Report post Posted September 25, 2015 great story thank you! What broad head were you using? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lancetkenyon Report post Posted September 25, 2015 Outrageous! Love that bull!!! Way to stick it out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost85 Report post Posted September 25, 2015 Man, what a pretty, old, gnarly bull. Congrats. Way to stick it out Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutzos16 Report post Posted September 25, 2015 Conratulations! Good job on sticking it out! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rando Report post Posted September 25, 2015 Wow badace bull! Congrats! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stanley Report post Posted September 25, 2015 AWESOME!!!!!! Thanks for sharing with the site! S. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jefftrucker12 Report post Posted September 25, 2015 heck ya! nice bull Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
