Pg Elk Down!!

[lightmag]

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Well, had my 6x6 elk down by 730 this morning. Me and my brother have been working this area since last year when we had some good action, but missed oportunities. This year first time out (11th) we had 4 return bugels but no other action, today, up at 4am out to the bush 5, into our spot by 5:30, cow calls, nothing, bugel, nothing, we hung around about an hour with not a sound anywhere. We decided to head back up to the clear cut above a km away where we had seen some old rubs and had called one out last year. We get there, sit down, cow call wait 15min, nothing, bugel, 30sec later a bull chuckels about 200 yards out in the cut, he snuck right out without us seeing him, he continues to move towards us in a semi circle, never presenting a shot, we ID him as a shooter and have him pegged to come up about 75yards in front of us us he disappeared behind a swell, well all of a sudden he shows 75 yarsd to our left!!! catches a sniff, turns and starts trotting off, my brother hits the hoochie mumma and he stops about 100 yards out facing straight away with only the back of his head showing, i bring the cross hairs down slowly, as they reach mid head, squeeze, boom, down he goes for the count!! couldn't wait for a better shot as there was heavy willow/popular cover all the way to the bush line. The the work began!! but all worth it, now my brother is on his my over for some cold ones!!! oh what a day...

[todbartell]

great work, that is a nice elk! dont forget to enter it in the contest! :D

[guest]

Congrats on your elk success !
Thanks for sharing the pic's, some great eating there.
Them Elk herds around PG are growing, lucky for you.
C/T

[newhunterette]

unbelievable animal - congratulations on the harvest

such a magnificient creature

[Flingin' Sticks]

Damn, I really should have headed out this morning instead of staying in bed. Congrats, that is one heck of a bull.

[Tikka7mm]

sweeeeeet.....what a beauty, congrats!!!

[oddsix]

great story, congrats on a sweet bull

[Bighorn hunter]

great bull, his body looks huge!!!!

[ianwuzhere]

big lookin body, beautiful animal.. great shot! I was out first light this morning and all i saw was a coyote and bear...
Thanx for postin...
-oya did i say im jelous;)

[Little Hawk]

Great! More "Elk-drug"... just what I need.

Good on you Dude!

Less than 2-weeks and I'll be havin' a kick at' er'.

[rocksteady]

-oya did i say im jelous;)


X2...or more....

Nice bull, congrats...

[Kody94]

WTG! http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif

Congrats,
4ster

[BigBanger]

Nice bull you got there guy , good job .

[BCRiverBoater]

Great job and nice elk. Now that are little one is home from the hospital it is time for me to get out and get mine. I have had some bugling the only times we were out so now I have to go after them and get it done.

[Kitimat Killer]

very nice elk way to go

[longwalk]

That body makes the horns look small. Great elk.

[kennyj]

Awesome Elk Guys! Pretty exciting stuff!
kenny

[jml11]

Nice work, is this your first PG elk? Still yet to try for them around here always get one up north instead. Maybe this year!

[kgs]

Fantastic pics looks like a great hunt way to go guys!!!!!!

[doubled]

Awesome pics and great bull. Lots of prime cuts there!! Congrats are in order. :smile:

[hunter1947]

That is a very nice animal you and your brother got ,I love seeing these pic of the bulls that are being taking gets me more pumped for my elk tip.

You bull looks like it is heavy.

Did you join your brother for a beer latter ???.

[lightmag]

Thanks everyone. First elk i've shot, i've called in two others for friends and been in on the kills. This one is extra special being my first and being with my brother and all the time and consistency put into this area over the last season and a half. I also called out a 5x6 opening day last year near PG but my brother missed it. I called a cow, calf and spiker out near pg as well late sept last year, they are here, lots around Pg in pockets in all directions, no need to go north, less hunters and pressure here, atleast for the time being until the secert gets out, lol....

[180grainer]

Nice elk guys. Congrats

[muleychaser]

Nice elk man. Sounds like a good day. You go north already?

[lightmag]

Nice elk man. Sounds like a good day. You go north already?

nope, this is a PG elk, hour from my front door.
:lol:

[pupper]

wow good work, im impressed. The body on that thing is huge!

[muleychaser]

An hour from your front door eh. Considering we live ten minutes apart would you say I am 50 minutes away or an hour and ten minutes away? Lol.

Shane

[BCrams]

An hour from your front door eh. Considering we live ten minutes apart would you say I am 50 minutes away or an hour and ten minutes away? Lol.

Shane

I would have to say the area around Hixon is doing pretty good for elk these days !! :biggrin:

Congrats on a nice looking bull!! The elk hunting in the PG / Vanderhoof / Ft St James interior just gets better and better each year!!

[jml11]

what happened to the photos? Did someone id your spot? LOL!

[lightmag]

An hour from your front door eh. Considering we live ten minutes apart would you say I am 50 minutes away or an hour and ten minutes away? Lol.

Shane


show me some top muley spots and who knows, the map might appear, lol...

[muleychaser]

Any problems wearing a blindfold? Seen a nice 4-point this morning in a spot I have never seen deer before. Very close to town(stupidly close actually) and unfourtunately I was working, but nice to see anyways. Besides if you want to follow me I will be the guy in truck that is following BC Rams from binocular distance. LOL

[lightmag]

Any problems wearing a blindfold? Seen a nice 4-point this morning in a spot I have never seen deer before. Very close to town(stupidly close actually) and unfourtunately I was working, but nice to see anyways. Besides if you want to follow me I will be the guy in truck that is following BC Rams from binocular distance. LOL


funny, i'm still hopeing to take you up on that november invite for Muley's, got to work on clearing the schedule though!! in the mean time i'll be back out at hixon, oops i mean vanderhoof.. ....looking for my brothers elk, lol..

[Schmaus]

Hixon eh :) Thats not what I heard :) :)

[308Lover]

Why can't I get the pics to come up? It says "moved")

[lightmag]

Why can't I get the pics to come up? It says "moved")

weird, they come up fine for me??

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