My 7 day elk hunt was cut short. I ended up with an eye infection, and came home after 2 days. The elk are really holed up in some gnarly spots. Two of the guys I hunt with have had shots at 10 yards or less and things went side ways for them and they didn't harvest one. Then there were camp dynamics that I just couldn't stomach. However, as I was about 4 miles back working through the dead falls from the major fire about 8 years ago and huffing and puffing from a climb that wasn't that steep, I realized I am not in good enough shape for what I was trying to do. H'm, maybe my age is catching up with me. I don't think I would have been up to packing out an elk. So, I've got to get back into my exercise routine. I think I'm going to be rifle hunting for elk from now on. I might get back up later in the week. Last year I hunted with the 45/90. After elk season last year I was able to get a 300RUM in a left handed Model 700. I had one 15 years ago and sold it. My biggest regret.
Les sorry to hear your hunt got cut short with eye thing!! Nothing worse than bad camp dynamics for sure!! I feel your old age pain. I’m not that old but the tendinitis’s in my Achilles this year has made it a struggle at times and is real aggravating!!
To sum up this weekend I was solo, Buck had some pre arranged work Friday night and he had to cut his elk up Saturday which is priority!! So first off Buck is the caller and he is good! I am a hack at best not as convincing as him, so about 8:30 sat morning I am on a landing not far from Bucks kill i am bugling cow calling and I can hear sticks breaking across from me. it’s elk in the bottom so I drive to area where we packed bull out and darn it a truck is there, plan B go above them on another road walk in calling no replies
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So I’m kinda bored no sounds from the woods and such. So I’m at end of a little road nice dirt bank and I see a old clorox bottle hmmm
let’s check the bow and shoot a couple with a junk broad head.. so I shoot a couple all good at 30 40 and 50
I go to get my last arrow walk to end of old road walk of edge a few feet and let out a bugle, a second later a reply back and close my first thought freakin hunter cause it sounded crappy like me
! Nope then I hear a cow and big sticks breaking! dang game on I’m just above them I go in fast as I can they go one direction I go the other! go figure. I was close enough once I came across his piss puddle and it was still running down hill and not soaked in..
I end up getting back on them had a few cows in sights but that Bull just stayed to far ahead of me and he doesn’t talk much.
Day two same place and close to same time go figure
came at them from different direction, Bull talks then shuts up when I get close and won’t talk any more.. so the day ends them busting and me unable to follow em, rain comes in and day over.
One more week left! It’s been painfully fun so far