here' s my story. archery elk here opened aug 25. i had been watching numerous elk feeding on the field that i was huning in previous weeks. went out on the first evening and had a 4 point and a spike bull come in but 60 yards was all they would give me so i watched them walk. Next night i went out and herd a little whistle way back in the forest reserve. we called back and forth for about 45 min then he shut up. so i switched to my cow call and 20 min later i spotted 2 spikes sneaking in behind me to check out a bottle of scent i had placed about 30 yards away. one bull stopped in between 2 trees and his vitals were exposed so i drew and let one fly that took out the right atrium. he went about 20 yards then down. only a spike but elk don' t get too big here and it was my second season bowhunting so i was pleased.....