Another Utah Bookcliffs Bull

[CHD]

 

 

 

I want you all to know that harvesting this bull was a cakewalk compared to spending 2+ days fighting with the photobucket.com website to downsize these $*% pictures! Holy cow! I'm still not sure they're not gonna mutate on their own and get bigger or smaller!

 

Sorry about the shady, rough, scanned in pics, but this is what ya get. I took this bull last year on September 21. The 21st seems to be a lucky day for me in the Bookcliffs. Also, this bull was taken a mile from the other one, about 2 miles from the Colorado line. I'm very happy with him, even with his drought-stunted main beams and short fifths. He will make a nice place on my wall.

 

This bull caused me some sleepless nights. In fact several, and I don't mind saying so. He would usually wait 'til after dark to move his small harem into the meadow near my tent, and then raise heck all night. Even splashing in the two wallows that were within 75 yards of my tent. Bulls like to spend the nights in the open meadows with their harems. They get safety from hunters, good feed, and the other bulls can't move in and cut out a cow or two without them seeing it and drawing some blood. One evening, he was bugling early against 2 bulls, and I tried to get on him. He quickly moved his cows and came out into a meadow with them just at dark. It was just too late to get a shot. The next morning before daylight, I was there with my Rem M700 LSS .338 RUM and handloaded 250-grain Nosler Partiton Gold moly-free bullets. I whacked him in the shadows @ 360 yards just as it was starting to get light and he was heading for the oakbrush. 5 seconds later, and this bull was in the oakbrush.

 

Another hunter heard my shot and came to investigate. I had him be the cameraman, and you all get to see me and my lucky Stetson on this great forum. Enjoy.

[Daniel in Ak]

CHD.........Great bull and congrats! Good thing he investigated so you could share the pic's.Daniel

[azpackhorse]

Nice big, mature, ivory tipped bull, those animals really stir something up deep down inside of me! It is an emotion that I cannot explain. You apparently respect the animals you harvest and that is a very respectable thing. Thanks for sharing your stories, they are enjoyable.

[Red Rabbit]

Nice bull Chris. I really like how the brow tines curl upward and have well-polished tips. Looks like you have yourself a spot at the end of the rainbow to hunt. Thanks for sharing all these pics and stories.

 

Doug/RedRabbit

[WHT_MTNMAN]

CHD- Great bull, good mass. congrats with the bull. As always love the pics and story. ~Houston

[More D]

Thanks for fighting with the photo web site so that we could all enjoy these GREAT animals that you have taken. The stories make them all the more interesting!

 

 

 

[111]

Thanks for all the pics and stories. Love the big curl on the points.

[BRYCE CANYON]

Nice bull! Thanks.

[CouesWhitetail]

I love it when bulls bugle all night around your tent! I remember camping on the San Carlos one night and the bulls were screaming around my tent. They were only a few yards away. My poor dog was so scared she practically was sitting on my head and shivering....

 

And I had the same fun on my state land elk hunt this year. Bulls screaming and fighting within 20 yards of my tent all night.

 

September in elk country is a great time of year!

 

Amanda

[Rembrant]

Thanks for sharing Chris. Whimpy fifths don't matter when they come with a front end basket like that. That is a monster bull. Look at those thirds!

Mike