This must have been 15-16 years ago. This meadow I was in was about 3 miles long and about 200 yards wide with a stream in the bottom. We camped ata place where a finger of woods almost crossed the meadow completely. There was a 4x4 track along one side of the meadow for access. It was Sunday. opening weekend, my Dad and hunting buddy Rob had left that morning to go back home. I remember listening to the Bronco's game on the radio during the afternoon while practicing with an reed type elk bugle I hadbought. I had heard that elk may not bugle during first rifle season, but they do sometimes respond. After theBroncs whooped up on the Raiders, I decided on an evening hunt.Since I was by myself I just went tothe other side of the meadow to sit in the shadows. I could not bugle yet, but I could do the elk barks that you hear at the end of the bugle. So I let out about 4-5 barks, within 5 minutes, a beautiful 6x6 came out of that finger of woods into the meadow. I had him cold. He was out in the sunshine, I'm in theshade, uphill from him and he stops broadside and is lookingaway from me! Then I realized why he had stopped. Be-bopping along that 4x4 trail was a Suzuki Samari with 4 roadhunters in it. Theynever saw the bull, but for some reason stoppeddirectly on the other side of the elk from me. They were uphill from the bull as was I and there was no wayI would hit them, but I was not about to take that shot.Like Isaid, they could not see the bull, so they went on.As soon as they started moving, the bull started coming closer to me, I had a clear shot but missed his butt by a foot as he was moving pretty good. I saw the shot hitthe stream on the far side of him and in one leap, he jumped 30 feet straight at me!! He was running all out right at me as I jacked another shell in the chamber, he heard that noise, saw me and went full speed like only an elk can do straight up through the timber. Never saw him again, but I tell you what, I went back to camp, packed up and went home. I wasso tickled tohave called in that elk and to have a shot like that and to see him jump like he did, I considered it a successful hunt! Man what fun!!