Bull Elk Down !!!!

[rocksteady]

After 9 days of bow hunting with nothing in the freezer, gave it a few days off to relax and wait for a change in the weather...

That change happened yesterday afternoon, so I went out this morning and Holy Crap, smacked myself my biggest bull ever..7 by 6 with lots of mass and length....

Be patient though, I am totally sacked and have to go to bed....Tomorrow I will post the whole story complete with pictures......SWEET DREAMS all, the rut is starting big time....:lol: :lol:

[lip_ripper00]

Cool, nice going. can,t wait

[todbartell]

congrats man! 8) :D

[3kills]

nice cant wait to see some pics...

[brotherjack]

Definitely two thumbs up. Where's the pic's again?

[rocksteady]

I will post them in this thread tomorrow...

[Will]

Be patient though, I am totally sacked and have to go to bed....Tomorrow I will post the whole story complete with pictures......SWEET DREAMS all
Ba$tard ! Sleep now ? .........:rolleyes:

Congrats:smile:

[Deaddog]

way to go!!!

[mainland hunter]

good job, lookin forward to the pic

[Bigbuckadams]

Well done rock! Congrtas, looking forward to the pics :lol:

[Poguebilt]

great job!!!!!

glad you found one...

im going out Sunday... I have my Search and Rescue course Sat.

cya around...

[Elkhound]

There has got to be some kind of rule in the forum guide lines that says you can't tease the members like this:lol:

Can't wait to see the brute

[Radar]

Nice work, lets see the pics!

[overthetop]

Nice. Subcsribing for pics.

[rocksteady]

Well everyone, just got my arse in gear, was a long day yesterday...Sit right back and youll hear of a tale, a tale of a big elk trip, it started in the East Kootenays...(Sort of like Gilligans Island theme song.....)

Was up at 03:30, coffeed up got to my spot around 05:15, don't drive right in cause I have caught the elk in the middle of the block before..Walked in about 1 km on the road by moonlight til I got to teh very last cut block. Set up in a pile of brush and waited for first light. I have seen or heard this herd everytime I was in here during bow season...At about 06:30 I heard the bull bugle from about 300 yards away...I started to bugle (small bull tones and cow call) this got him really pissed...He came to the edge of the timber but wouldn't step out. This went on back and forth for close to an hour and then I noticed he was moving away from me as he bugled...

I snuck into the thick stuff until I found the fresh tracks, gave myself another 8 or 10 squirts of elk urine on my hat and started following the trail. As the trail came up to a bench logged off cut block, I noticed a cow and a calf about 60 yards out ahead of me, so I belly crawled into the block onto a little ridge....

All I could see were cows and calves, but they were all over the place...After laying there glassing for about 5 minutes I hear something across the gully to my left and here comes a cow with the bull hot on her heels....About 300 yards off.....I lay the binos on him and instantly I could see he was a 6 or better....I get a crappy rest on an old stump and let one fly at a quartering away shot...I think my stump might of crumpled, cause the elk didn't....

SO he turns and comes back towards me and stops, looking straight at me at about 250...I put the x-hairs on the center of his chest and boom...He doesn't move....I chamber another and all of a sudded theres cows/calves running everywhere.....He trots across the hill side, never giving me a decent shot, into the thick stuff.....

I am thinking crap....If he goes down in that ravine I am just gonna make a fire and start eatin, cause I ain't getting him out......SO I am standing there cotemplating my next move and all of a suddedn here he comes walking up the trail that I am standing on with his head down, so yards from me....30-06 180 grainer between the eyeballs, Done like dinner...

Had to go back to won and get the quad, had to cut him in half, too heavy for the quad to pull...Skinned him out in the garage last night, took him to the butcher this morning......

Officially weighed 480 pounds at Rick's fine meats.....

Here's some pics guys enjoy....Pctures don't really show the mass....Bases around maybe the size of your forearm and the cluster on top of his right beam is wider than my hand....

Rocksteady (okay, not so steady today, still really tired)


http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c372/rocksteadyrifle/elk/Picture006.jpg


http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c372/rocksteadyrifle/elk/Picture016.jpg

[Rainwater]

Nice Bull, great brows.

[Elkhound]

Great Rosie......glad you held out for the one you were dreaming of......a little bit of luck sure helps eh? You boys definitely put in the time.

[rocksteady]

Sorry Elkhound, it's not a Rosie, just a pig of a Rocky Mountain variety..:lol:

[Elkhound]

Sorry Elkhound, it's not a Rosie, just a pig of a Rocky Mountain variety..:lol:

:eek::oops::oops: Sorry, lol, I had this thread mixed up with Vanc. Island boys... They got a beautiful elk and was waiting for pics as well.

[rocksteady]

No problem, I was confued too, once, I think....Can't wait to see Boschs pics..

Went out and threw a tape on him....

17" eye tines
11 1/2 " bases
41 inch spread on the top 2 points
Approx. 47 inch main beams

This is pretty rough measuring, I will get him scored by a buddy and get back to you guys...

[Elkhound]

Whatever the measurement.....thats a great bull. I am jealous

[rocksteady]

B and C doesn't matter to me either, I go with the poundage on the hook...Some people want the inches, so heres the rough ones...

Don't be jealous Elkhound, just go whack one and post it for all of us to see..:lol: :lol:

[goathead]

Nice bull Rocksteady A fine trophy indeed.Good solid animal

[Will]

Okay the Pics were worth the sleepless night.......:lol:
Awesome Bull, Congrats again8-)

[Poguebilt]

So where was that spot you were telling me about over of a cup of Tims?????


Great elk! I hope to at least just see a few this year!

[ZENYO]

Nicely done! Never been for Elk but those pics are making me want to...

[ratherbefishin]

So-when you had him down-were the other two shots hits or misses?

[rocksteady]

First one was a clean miss... Bull fever I guess...

Second shot hit him in the chest about 4 inches above the brisket and I found out later that it had just clipped the bottom of the lungs, but had done some pretty nasty vascular damage inside...He was basically walking dead, just did not know it yet..

Not a picture perfect bang flop but glad it all worked out...

[Walksalot]

Nice bull, well done.

[Freshtracks]

Well done rocksteady .... that's a dream bull for most here. Great to share the hunt again with you and love that pic.

Now that's the kind of stuff that keeps my head clear. ;) Keep it coming.

[Hank Hunter]

Beauty, well done guys

[Fisher-Dude]

That's a dandy bull. Looks to be a 300 class from the pics...great weight, long eyeguards too. Well done!

[Deaddog]

Great pics, you should be proud of a bull like that, keeps me primed for friday when we leave for sheep/elk up north

[todbartell]

that is a wicked elk, good work man 8)

[Offroad]

Sweet bull.

[cowboy-up69]

Beautiful bull man!!! Congrats!

[bosch]

After 9 days of bow hunting with nothing in the freezer, gave it a few days off to relax and wait for a change in the weather...

That change happened yesterday afternoon, so I went out this morning and Holy Crap, smacked myself my biggest bull ever..7 by 6 with lots of mass and length....

Be patient though, I am totally sacked and have to go to bed....Tomorrow I will post the whole story complete with pictures......SWEET DREAMS all, the rut is starting big time....:lol: :lol:Congratulations, glad to hear you bagged one.

[pupper]

great bull, that must of been a rush.

post the score when you get a chance im curious.

Justin

[Buckman]

Nice bull, hope to get out and get my own soon.

[PGKris]

That is a hog. 480 hanging? That's a big damn elk. Nice job.

[tangozulu]

What brand of beer was in the bottle?
That elk will gross 320 by my guess,
congrats

[rocksteady]

Miller Genuine Draft..Thats my beer of choice after the hunt...

[alremkin]

lol, as the saying goes,"It's Miller time". 8)

Congratulations on getting a great bull.

[steepNdeep]

Right on - great bull! Congrats

[elkster]

Nice bull. good beer. well done.:smile:

[Byson]

that is a nice Bull indeed congrats

[rocksteady]

BTW everyone, had some of the first cuts last night....

Cutlets cooked in onion, garlic, little bit of spice...2 minutes per side.....Just like candy....I have no tastebuds for gaminess, it doesn't bother me, but the finicky wife, says its the best bull we have ever eaten....