Great Bull! Congrats 👍🏻

 

That's not fair! You have way too much help - Expert Caller wife and Pack mule sons!

Congrats! Amazing bull and you have an awesome family.

 

That I do !! Wife usually asks should I grab the "hootchie" depending on the hunt and current situation I don't want the errant cow call to spoil something so allot of times I say no luckily this time I said ya grab it and she clipped it to her hip and when my mouth mew wouldn't suffice she knew exactly what to do.

 

My daughter stopped a bull for me a few years ago by whistling at it, I missed the shot however. It’s good to have family along for sure.

 

Finally let an arrow fly today. Drew on 2 bigger bulls earlier in the season but neither stepped forward into the clear. Held on this guy for what felt like 2 minutes, then his two steps cleard 35 yard shot. Glad I heard where he went because only a few drops of blood in 30 seconds it took him to go 200 yards, snap off the 6 inches of arrow that didn't bury, and pile up where I thought I heard him. Ambush style, right place, right time, no calls, just before sunrise. These highly pressured elk are sooooo hard to get close to.


UPDATE: The rest of the story. At 64 years old I hope I have a couple more bulls to go, but probably not another day like today. Shot bull at first light, after a wait had him photographed and tagged by 9am, had him boned out and bagged by noon, just got the last load to the truck as the sun is setting now. My bull 2 years ago took me 3 days to pack out. So, a great day. Now time for dinner and a beer.

Solo senior, DIY, Oregon public lands

 

Congrats! Nice summary. That's one of the biggest challenges of archery hunting. You can make a great shot, but if you don't have a good blood trail it's really easy to lose them. Nice job being attentive and finding him.

 

Checking in for 2025. Public land Oregon Bull.

 

Checking for 2025. Public land Oregon Bull.

How? How do you do this, every single year? Unfathomable!!! Congratulations

 

must have an understanding Wife too... lol

 

Anybody with two brain cells to rub together knows what I meant. Sheesh. 🥱

 

Is it just me or does it seem like a lot of bulls have been lost this year? Or maybe just more people post about it on facebook these days...

Congrats everyone! Patiently waiting for my rifle season to start...Hoping this is the year!

 

last weekend of the season. About to head out the door. Good luck to all! Hopefully I will finally get a picture to at to one of these threads.

 

Had this guy come wandering up to me Saturday morning. Watched him walking towards me and at 30 yards he walked into my window. He ran 40 yards and piled up. Finally made it home. Only about 2 miles from camp as a crow f lies. Wish I could have taken the crows route.

 

Had this guy come wandering up to me Saturday morning. Watched him walking towards me and at 30 yards he walked into my window. He ran 40 yards and piled up. Finally made it home. Only about 2 miles from camp as a crow f lies. Wish I could have taken the crows route.
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Congratulations! Bet you feel great that it’s finished! Well done!

 

Awesome last minute bull!

 

Great job twobullz!

 

Last weekend bull.

 

Last weekend bull.
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‘I think that might be the first forkie bull I’ve seen.

 

Congrats Ol'wyatt, twobulz, and jelkhorn! Nice bulls!! Love to see those success pictures. That's why I come to Ifish.

Ol'wyatt, your success year after year is remarkable. Big public land bucks and bulls every year! Fortunately, for the ungulate population, most of us aren't as good at hunting as you! Haha!

 

We felt like elk magnets on the 20th. Multiple cows walking past us at a few paces.

This year I called other bulls in with traditional calling sets but this is the second archery bull in two years that I killed where his ultimate undoing was being curious about the noise I was making while stomping through brush. Sometimes calling is part of the long game.

The more I look at this guy and compare him to other bulls have shot, the more sad I am that he’s broken up. I never would have passed on him though. His intact main beam is over 51” and his spread is in the 40” range. Big bodied bull that sucked to haul out.
Congrats to everyone else on their successes.

 

Nice work thats a dandy old warrior! It would be interesting to have him aged/send in a tooth. can't imagine what it takes to break a main beam!

 

The busted side gives him character and tells a good story.

 

I agree. Anyone can shoot a perfectly symmetrical 6 point. It's extra challenging to find and fool a busted up warrior.

 

Last hour of the final day of a 10 day hunt, whew!

 

Closing the deal on a mature Bull in that landscape is not an easy task. Congrats

 

Over Fishin Condition, sure is nothing to eat in that burn........😆

 

I was thinking the same! Wait until all that burned timber falls over....THEN you will have a miserable pack! Great Bull OFC!

 

I’m late to the party this year, too many other things going on to spend much time on this site.

New job severely impacted my hunting time. Passed a few small rag bulls the first few days I was able to get out. A nice 5x6 came in under my tree stand, but before he presented a shot, this nice 5 came in hissing and bugling at him and ran him off.
After ripping 3 bugles from about 15’ under my feet, he took a few steps out and presented a nice 8yard shot.

 

Nice work twitch! That will eat well and im sure the bull bugling below you didnt help the temptation!