Okanagan Elk Hunt Surprise

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Headed out Friday morning to try to find the elusive region 8 elk. I've tinkered around the last couple years trying to find some secluded spots but without any success. The sign says the elk are there but I've had no luck getting pics on the t-cams.

I slowly still hunted while cow-calling my way to one of the cams and found ZERO pics since my last visit. With all the moisture this year, it seems the elk have not been using wallows that they have in the past. Dejected I pulled the cam as my time for elk hunting has come to an end to due to work ramping up for the fall season.

Calvin was coming up late to join me about 9 am so I had some time to kill so I swung over to an area I thought might produce some elk sightings. When I got there I set up on a small bluff over looking a meadow with a deep pond. I made some intermittent cow calls and threw in one bugle. As the morning sun grew higher in the sky the temps began to rise and my hope began to fall....so I did what I do best while hunting.....I drifted off:).
A few moments later I was awoken by the sound of something trotting through the water. As I scrambled to gather my witts, I peaked over the rocks and couldn't not believe my eyes:shock:. All hell broke loose as I scrambled into position...I was more flustered than any other time that I remember. I hastily moved forward to get a good rest. As I threw the rifle up, the sun was coming in from the side and I could not see a thing...then I realized that my scope cover was still down:oops:. My shot opportunity was quickly leaving as the animal trotted along so I gave a quick call to get it to stop.

As the report of my trusty .270, the animal went down behind some rocks...but I could see it lifting it's head trying to get up. I thought the first shot was good but all of a sudden the animal got up and was struggling towards the bottomless pond. I fired a second shot just as it lunged forward and hit it far back. Somehow, it made a final lunge and flopped into the water. It struggled to keep it's head above water but the end was very near.

I gathered my gear and picked my way down to the pond......and this is what I found...
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/20130913080658_1_.jpg

Any guesses???

[knightcc]

Sasquatch?

[MB_Boy]

The elusive.........immy bull....two pointer!!!!!! The animal so often talked about in fairy tales and sung about as men hold hands and dance around their campfires.

[Jelvis]

A sack full of misplaced damaged trail cams?

[Big Lew]

Dead Ogopogo?

[Stone Sheep Steve]

I could not believe what had just happened.

I've heard stories and seen tracks but I highly doubted that I would ever get a chance to take one....especially in the Okanagan.


I looked at my watch and knew my time to meet Calvin was closing in. I emptied my J-107 an managed to squeeze the entire animal into the pack.

After a 1/2 hr pack I made it back to the tracker and headed to our meeting place. When I arrived late Calvin knew something was up....and the guesses began. :-D

We both couldn't believe my luck!

http://youtu.be/DnqavrnPMA0

[Stone Sheep Steve]

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/DSC01143.JPG


So after some further conversation, we both realized why I had shot something. It turned out that Calvin had forgot the bolt for his rifle.
Me nodding off and someone forgetting their bolt seems to be a re-occurring theme:mrgreen:.
http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/showthread.php?54234-The-Hunt-SSS-and-BCrams-Adventure
http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/showthread.php?40175-Road-Hunting-Rules!!

Dolts without bolts.



http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/DSC01158.JPG

SSS

[#1fishslayer]

Wicked !!!!!

[Lillypuff]

good on you love to see that

[ruger#1]

I'am glad you wern't it's dinner.

[Elkaholic1977]

Nice JOB!!!

[MB_Boy]

Very nice!!! Nice one Brent!

[dana]

Good Job!!!!! Nice to see some fur going down, especially that kind! It never fails they show up when you least expect it. I find they always get me flustered as well and have had many a gong show encounter. Good job at making the shot count.

[Fred1]

In my experience, sleeping is the best way to sneak up on a wolf or fox ;) Always try howling after the shot. Wolves are rarely traveling alone and more are likely close by. They will come in to investigate a howl - especially if one is missing. Mount him, up!!

[325]

Nice wolf. That's a good sized one. The elk will thank you

[Caveman]

Awesome SSS, looks to be a big one.

[Warlite]

Wow, very cool! Nice dramatic story too hahaha!

[d6dan]

Awesome Brent!. One for the memory books. Nice looking colors to that wolf. Male or female?..

[coach]

Now that's an awesome surprise and a job well done! Congrats. Hopefully you guys can connect on one of those elusive elk soon. Did the bath in the pond help with the smell of the wolf? The one I got a few years ago was the worst smelling critter ever.

[MB_Boy]

I'd like to take a moment to justify my immy guess......if I may. :tongue:



If Brent could have provided better lighting in his image....the canis lupus would have been much more obvious. :wink: How about workin' on that? :wink:
The fact that the 'mystery' animal went for the water once it got up after shot #1....made me conclude that it was a "surprise" immy.



In summation.....any wolf that charges for water after he's taken one lead pill.....deserved what he got......dumb-azz dog. :mrgreen:

[calvin L]

Well I have been out three times this year and the SsS and SSS have both connected . It is know my turn . If forgetting a bolt works I will leave one out all the time . . Buddy I will drive out to meet you and help skin a wolf everyday of the week . I wish I was there to see the gong show . Coach we have a better chance at an elk as there is one less wolf :)

[Huey]

Atta boy Brent! A number of calves are doing the happy dance today because of you!

[bccanadian]

So, I'm guessing your car smells like wet dog now....lol

[nature girl]

That is a fine looking wolf you shot.
Way to go.

[Darksith]

thats a dandy wolf right there...nice work

[Dannybuoy]

Well that surely wasn't in my top 3 guesses But Nice !

[paulgug]

Loved the mystery included with that story. I was also guessing immy moose. Way to bag a wolf, the more the merrier.

[Stone Sheep Steve]

In my experience, sleeping is the best way to sneak up on a wolf or fox ;) Always try howling after the shot. Wolves are rarely traveling alone and more are likely close by. They will come in to investigate a howl - especially if one is missing. Mount him, up!!

Tried the howling but no luck getting any responses


Awesome SSS, looks to be a big one.

Not that big. Med-sized at best.


Awesome Brent!. One for the memory books. Nice looking colors to that wolf. Male or female?..

Bitch....the wolf...not you Dan!


Now that's an awesome surprise and a job well done! Congrats. Hopefully you guys can connect on one of those elusive elk soon. Did the bath in the pond help with the smell of the wolf? The one I got a few years ago was the worst smelling critter ever.

It wasn't that bad. Smelled like a stinky wet dog.
The bath sure did add a few pounds to my pack.



Well I have been out three times this year and the SsS and SSS have both connected . It is know my turn . If forgetting a bolt works I will leave one out all the time . . Buddy I will drive out to meet you and help skin a wolf everyday of the week . I wish I was there to see the gong show . Coach we have a better chance at an elk as there is one less wolf :)

The best thing about being a small game specialist....is that you can't forget the bolt on your semi-auto .22:-D.

Every time you see me I seem to put you to work....packing deer.......skinning dogs...or working on my vehicles. I need to keep more beer on hand.:?


Just going to get her tanned for the pegboard. Not a pile of wall space for a rug. I like a peg board with a variety of colors and critters.

SSS

[604redneck]

Well done!

[gutpile]

Its a baby ogopogo LOL :mrgreen:

[gutpile]

Its a baby ogopogo I'm pretty sure it is :wink: you see, the mother ogopogos when they are ready to give birth, they leave Lake Ocanagan and migrate in the dead of night to small water ways and marshes to give birth, they remain for a few hours with the young then they head back to the lake befor sun up so they are never detected, the babies stay in the ponds/marshes and small lakes in the forest till they are about 2 yrs. old, then they migrate straight as the arrow flies by amazing instinct to Lake Okanagan where they join all the other Ogopogos in the depths of that mysterious lake, :-D.

[gutpile]

No its not, its a baby ogopogo didn't you see the fluffy face and big nose, it will grow into that nose, then it won't look so big, thats how you can tell its a baby ogopogo :wink:

[HarryToolips]

Awesome congrats buddy good job shootin straight after wakin from a snooze..helpin the ungulates out thats what we need..hope ya mount the head, awesome lookin animal..

[luckofthedraw]

Nice work. Good story to go with. 1 less of those in the bush is always a good day.

[358mag]

Great job Brent once again sleeping on the job pays off . Were you east of the rock or ?

[Slinky Pickle]

Great work. That's going to make one nice mount!

[thunderheart]

Great work. That's going to make one nice mount!


X 2 .. post the pix after the mount job

[pnbrock]

can i at least get his collar back?

[dana]

Good choice on the soft tan. Hanging on a hook is a great way to display him. Takes up much less wall space as well. I have 1 wolf and 1 lynx displayed like that.

[meathead]

good job brent .I got a pik of a wolf on a tcam on the 9th looks simmilar to the one you killed

[BBD77]

Very nice wolf!!

[Casagrande]

Good thing it wasn't him licking your face that woke you up!

[landphil]

So much for the saying "You snooze, you lose." Nice work!

[JDR]

Congrats and well done! Almost as good as an elk :wink:. I haven't had the pleasure of meeting mr. big bad wolf yet.

[doubled]

Awesome job bud, at least you got rid of one of those buggars!!

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Great job Brent once again sleeping on the job pays off . Were you east of the rock or ?

Ya...east side..... 8-12. Can't say that I've seen much wolf sign in this specific area before.


good job brent .I got a pik of a wolf on a tcam on the 9th looks simmilar to the one you killed

Cool! Pulled both cams in the elk area(close to zero pics per week:?) since my elk hunting is over for the year. I'm about to start ~60 days straight at work. Yeeehaa!:icon_frow

SSS

[mark]

Good work brent!
I sure hope its the same one that found our honey hole?

[358mag]

[QUOTE=Stone Sheep Steve;1382981]Ya...east side..... 8-12. Can't say that I've seen much wolf sign in this specific area before.
Thanks Brent ,good luck on your 60 day work party .:wink:

[J_T]

Good choice on the soft tan. Hanging on a hook is a great way to display him. Takes up much less wall space as well. I have 1 wolf and 1 lynx displayed like that.
Yah, agree. Real nice colour on that animal. It will enhance any room in the house hanging on a corner.

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Good choice on the soft tan. Hanging on a hook is a great way to display him. Takes up much less wall space as well. I have 1 wolf and 1 lynx displayed like that.


Yah, agree. Real nice colour on that animal. It will enhance any room in the house hanging on a corner.

It's my goal to try to add a bobcat and a lynx to the pegboard. Only have 3 black bears(two blacks and a brownie) on there right now so it can use a little spicing up.
My friend has 2 black bears and a goat hide in the middle on his pegboard. He calls it his "oreo". Looks very cool!

SSS

[BlacktailStalker]

That's a good consolation prize ! Ironically, I guessed wolf before scrolling down.

[Carolbear]

Good job on the wolf! I would like to see a pic of your peg board you talk about, not sure what it would look like :)

[aggiehunter]

wolfies are so short of game they're getting a taste for Sitka gear....

[Rattler]

Awesome Brent, keep up the great work...

[cody300wsm]

awesome!!!!!!

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Anybody know any good wolf recipes??:confused:

SSS

[coach]

Anybody know any good wolf recipes??:confused:

SSS

I really enjoy the 180 accubond out of a .300wsm. Seems to work great on coyotes too..:-D

[Brambles]

Nice work SSS, knock em down 1 by 1!

[srupp]

SSS great color...beats any alarm clock for getting up hey? good shot....its dead.. steven

[Bighorn hunter]

Very cool Brent! Guess I missed this thread in sept. nice to see now:)!

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Very cool Brent! Guess I missed this thread in sept. nice to see now:)!

Thanks Cam! Wanna trade hunting seasons??:)

SSS

[markomoose]

I,ll second that very cool!!

[Bighorn hunter]

Thanks Cam! Wanna trade hunting seasons??:)

SSS

well at least u got to pull the trigger this year. First year I can remember that I didn't buy a hunting license :(. Not even tag soup on the menu

[Stone Sheep Steve]

well at least u got to pull the trigger this year. First year I can remember that I didn't buy a hunting license :(. Not even tag soup on the menu

Forget that I asked:icon_frow. We've got 3 deer in the freezer mostly thanks to the girl.
Not quite done yet.

SSS

[Bighorn hunter]

Forget that I asked:icon_frow. We've got 3 deer in the freezer mostly thanks to the girl.
Not quite done yet.

SSS
Sweet having a freezer full of deer for sure! Aside from the meat though I did have a great time up north:)

[Caveman]

Anybody know any good wolf recipes??:confused:

SSS

Talk to BigBore

[hunter1947]

I missed this thread as well your thread was nice to see and read ,,thanks for sharing..

[.330 Dakota]

Well thats awesome,,,a lot better headline than "Stone Sheep Steve found in wolf poop"

[stinkyduck]

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Anybody know any good wolf recipes??:confused:






Any gun that works for deer is a good receipe for a wolf, nice job! maybe you should take a nap on the job more often!!!

[Phreddy]

Always good to see a "good" wolf. Congratulations.......and thanks.

[Ovis17]

Good job. I love the color!

[Phreddy]

We spent a week in the area you were in earlier in November and I haven't seen that much wolf sign since I lived in Campbell River in the 70's. They did a pretty good job of cleaning out all the game there at that time and appear to be doing the same here. I did manage to get a shot at the south end of a northbound one (Texas heart shot) but he was angling away and I missed. (crap!)