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At 9:00 on tuesday morning, I was sitting over a dead bull. It was not the holy grail, but was a cool bull nonetheless. It has 30 inch spikes. It should be a good eater. The bulls were really bugling. We called in a nice 5 point and passed on a marginal shot. After that, we called in this bull, and I took him at 25 yards with a complete pass through. We are headed in on friday to try to fill my partners tag. We could have done it on tuesday, but figured that we better stick with one for the day. The last two years we doubled up and it turned out to be a huge chore.

The method that we used is outlined on elknuts videos. There was substantial bugling as we moved in, but things really lit up when we portayed a couple of hot cows being harassed by a small bull. After we started calling. the whole hillside came alive. What a treat..................

I will try to get a pic on here as soon as I can, right now I need a hot shower and a cold beer.

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Thats awesome!!! Congrats.
I leave for CO tomorrow morning for my first ever Elk hunt. I just hope I see one!

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I hate you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And everyone else that is going elk hunting.


Just kidding, congratulations. Should be a tasty bull.

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Congrats on the freezer full of meat... Nice Job

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Jason is going to be sooooo jealous!!! LOL He left Monday night to set up camp and be ready for the opener on Tuesday. He'll be coming home Friday morning. One of our friends is getting married and he has to be back for the wedding. Congrats on the elk!!! I'll have Jason call you and maybe some of your luck will rub off on him!!! LOL

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Great Job Elkcrazy8! I am sure he will be great eating.

Good Luck to everyone else this year,

Wolf Killer

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Thanks guys, I am having a heck of a time getting the pic on here. I am too tired to fool with it now. Good luck to all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Great job Chad! Good Luck helping your partner!Let's see some pictures

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Chad---Way to go!!!! I agree, that technique you used will put many a bulls into the freezer!!!

Be sure to email me a picture so I can put in on the Site!! Thanks / Paul

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30" spikes, now i know what i need to beat for my case of beer! :D
Did you save me the inner tenderloins by chance?[8D]

CONGRATULATIONS on a first outing!!! I am headed out tomorrow, can't wait to hear some bugles,;)
RobinHood36>>>=============<>

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Good job!

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Cheers to you!!!! Congrats!!!

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dam, that was quick. Way to go. Are you allowed any more? or are you done pullin the trigger yourself? If you need something else to do we (ELKINMTCWB and me) are leavin from Helena at 5pm this evening. We could use a camp cook/elk caller/meat packer (hopefully). We'd buy all your food anda nice souvenir (keychain, ball point pen,etc) LOL:D.

Again. Way to go. look forward to the pics.

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good luck to everyone out there

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CONGRATS ELK

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Way to go man,that was damn quick,now you have to wait a year to shoot another.
BBJ

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Congrats Man!!! Good Job. If your having touble posting pics, you can send them to me at [email protected] and I'll post them for you.

Congrats, I can't wait til the day that I can hunt elk.

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Thanks for all the support. This is a very busy year for me as I just bought a house and am pressed for time to move, hunt, and prepare for some out of town people who are coming in elk hunting the third week of september. I have been battling a ruptured disk and was able to hunt, thanks to some good painkillers. I told the surgeon that the only way I was going to miss hunting is if my funeral was planned for the same week. I am about as diehard as they come when it comes to elk hunting.

I have been using pretty much the same tactics as elknut uses, for a few years now, and can verify first hand that it works. I knew where the elk would be and started in the right spot to begin with. I hunt about 5 miles in on the trailhead and bivy when I go in. Sleeping under the stars is part of my adventure. The first setup we located several bulls bugling. I moved up the hill and stayed cross wind and off to the side of a well used beding area, that usually has 7-8 different bulls using it.

The second setup I made a novice mistake and did not think out the situation. After going into the routine of two hot cows with one getting nervouse, I let out some huff and grunts and told the make beleive cow that she wasn't going anywhere. Just then a decent 5x5 ran down the hill taking out everything in his way. He stopped at 20-25 yards and did not present a good shot, so we had to let him go. He winded us in the now swirling wind and took off in the opposite direction. Not liking the spot, we moved cross hill to a group of 3-4 bulls that were now getting pretty mad.

On the third setup, which was one hour into the hunt, I started the same routine that I used on the bull that walked(ran) and after doing the last chuckles I looked over my bugle bat and saw the bull that I killed standing at 50 yards or so. I thought that I was busted when he started walking to me. I waited till he walked behind a big pine tree. Thats when I let him have it. It was a quartering away shot and the arrow blew trough and out the front. There was a blood trail that blind man could follow. This is where I recommend the cut on contact. The arrow never slowed down on the pass through and burried halfway up the shaft into the dirt. I sent the picture to someone else to help me get it posted here.

I am heading up friday night for 2 nights to help my partner tag out. Then its on to moving into the new house, then hopefully I will be ready for my guests. After that, its on to NE for an archery white-tail, then back to Idaho for a trophy mule deer hunt that I drew on. I have my elk and bear out of the way, now its on to 2 more tags. It has been a very memorable season so far with much yet to come. Good luck to all of you.....................................And thanks for all the advice elknut, as you put the edge on the blade. This is 6 elk in 6 seasons on the first week of the hunt.

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Here's your pic Elkcrazy8. Congrats on the bull, I hope to go elk hunting one of these days.

6 elk in 6 seasons in the first week!!! You must be doing something right.
Congrats once again.

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Congrats on a bull!

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yeah sersiously!!! but congrats. i may not be elk hunting this weekend but i am going deer hunting. so one way or another i'll be in the woods. :D

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We headed out this weekend and my partner scored on a nice little bull. The elk is all in the freezer as we speak. We also had a run in with a bear trying to steel the meat in camp. One of the guys had a tag, and the bear was shot by an archer in socks wearing his underwear. It was a great weekend...............

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Good work Chad!Hope you got some pictures of your buddy shooting his bear,that will make a great Christmas card :D

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Chad, sounds like you had a great season! I myself have passed on a few still trying to get a big one. I have from the 17 to the 25 to go and fill my tag. I sure bet those tender loins taste great. Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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congrats on your bull, and on your wekend!!

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Very nice....
Good job.