Second Part Of My 2014 Solo Elk Hunt..

[hunter1947]

Part two continued from my first story pictures and videos..

Hear is a Better Picture of the damaged cross bow lim..

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Trail cam picture of me after I got down from my tree stand ,,I am thinking now where did that bull go ???.
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After I found the bull elk I cut my tag I had one hell of a time trying to get the bull onto his back so I could clean him after a short time I got the bull on his back .
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Here is a trail cam picture of the bull elk I got on camera late Aug ,,notice that he has started rubbing the velvet off his antlers..

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Picture of me with my bull elk..
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[hunter1947]

I headed back to my truck with the liver and hart in a bag to take my quad back to my camp and get my truck and gear as for cool one
When I got back to the elk the hard part started had to get the hide off the bull in order to section the bull out..

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This is my fourth trip back to my truck..
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I was one tired person on my last trip out had to make more stops and rests then what I wanted to do the cold beer was very warming when I got this last quarter
back to mt truck when all was said and done it took me 10 hours of hard work to get this bull out and back to my hunting camp in +29 temperatures then I had to
drive 3 hour to get the elk into the cooler in Cranbrook I arrowed this bull at 7.50am..
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A few days latter I went back to get my self climber out from where it was anchored..

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That's my story on how my 2014 bull elk hunt unfolded thanks for coming along with me on this hunt hope you enjoyed my story..

Now I have to have a few days before I put up my videos pictures story of my 2014 WT hunt took me 10 hours to put this story etc together ,,LOL stay tuned..

[boilerroom]

thanks so much for bringing us along!

As a new hunter it really impresses me on how much hunters of big game put in to the process. I'm looking forward to some scouting trips in late summer to start working on next year's deer.

cheers,
Boilerroom

[Ron.C]

Very cool Wayne,

good work

[markomoose]

Man you are one determined man 1947.Hope I'm as tough as you when I turn 52 years young?How far were you from camp?

[hunter1947]

Man you are one determined man 1947.Hope I'm as tough as you when I turn 52 years young?How far were you from camp?


I had to pack out the elk about a kilometer and a half to get it to my truck from where it pilled up..

[hunter1947]

thanks so much for bringing us along!

As a new hunter it really impresses me on how much hunters of big game put in to the process. I'm looking forward to some scouting trips in late summer to start working on next year's deer.

cheers,
Boilerroom

I'm happy that I can pass a few tips on to new hunters all the best to you in 2015..

[Bugle M In]

Have you ever tried the gutless method.
Works well, keeps flies away as the guts stay internal till the end.
Especially when it is that hot....just a thought if you have never tried.
Congrats on the bull, and more so, feat effort getting it all out.
The work only really begins once a bull hits the dirt!....good on ya....thanks for posting!

[kennyj]

Nice bull! Good eater right there.
kenny

[ydouask]

Well done Wayne, on all fronts. :razz:

[hunter1947]

It was a hard lots of sweat in order to pack this bull out of the bush out to the butcher at 67 years old it gets hard
in 2014 I will have help with me if I get a bull elk

[treehugger]

Great looking animal. Thanks for the share. Looks like a lot of preseason work and planning goes into arrowing one of those...

[LYKTOHUNT]

Have you ever tried the gutless method.
Works well, keeps flies away as the guts stay internal till the end.
Especially when it is that hot....just a thought if you have never tried.
Congrats on the bull, and more so, feat effort getting it all out.
The work only really begins once a bull hits the dirt!....good on ya....thanks for posting!
I bet he would like the gutless method, even though it was just a deer I tried that method this year as it was too far to drag the deer,it worked great and unless the deer was very close to the road I would not do it any other way now.There are some great youtubes on how to do it

[Bugle M In]

I bet he would like the gutless method, even though it was just a deer I tried that method this year as it was too far to drag the deer,it worked great and unless the deer was very close to the road I would not do it any other way now.There are some great youtubes on how to do it

It does keep the flies...and the Stink to a minimum for sure.
Yes, if I can drag a deer, for sure I would gut and drag out.
But for H47, I understand that I ws probably very warm out, so one may consider getting the gut out quickly, to reduce heat and get the elk cool as possible.
Plus for one person, the guts add a lot of weight when trying to work on the elk, so if I were alone, I might have done the same.
But gutless method is great way for sure, and anyone that hasn't tried it, should consider the option, IMO.
Congrats again H47

[Tīɡ]

As a rookie hunter I love reading all these success stories as something to aspire to for years to come! Thanks for the post.