Hunting & Fishing My first archery elk solo hunt on public land
- Thread starter knuckleballz
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SALUTE!
Congrats!!!!
Give the details of the hunt when you can.
Give the details of the hunt when you can.
I drew a montana river breaks archery tag after putting in for it for 4 year's in a row. I hunted hard for 2 weeks. I got into elk every day. I was to aggressive at first, bumping and pushing elk and not getting shot opportunities. I actually got in the middle of 24 elk trying to get a shot on the herd bull. I got busted by a cow bedded 5 feet from me in the pines. I had to really change my approach. On this bull I located him with his bugle and crept in slowly, identifying perimeter bulls, spikes, and cows, being careful not to be detected. I had to wait and watch this bull for over 5 hours until he got up from his bed and started checking his bedded cows one by one. When he came over to a cow bedded closest to me I got my broadside shot opportunity at 65 yards. It rained alot this year and the gumbo clay mud stuck to every thing making hiking out 4 game bags and the head/cape an almost impossible task. I dropped him 2.5 miles from the closest ATV access.
Congrats !
65 yds is some serious stuff! I am impressed.
Looks spotty for coverage to sneak in very close.
I have a friend who is a great bow hunter. He always talks about patiencs being key.
Looks spotty for coverage to sneak in very close.
I have a friend who is a great bow hunter. He always talks about patiencs being key.
Missouri River breaks in North eastern Montana. I was so tempted to take shots from 70 to 80 yards, but waited him out. I'm so glad I did.
Congrats, that's a wall hanger!!!
Congrats on an awesome bull and the memories that come with it, I'm definitely jealous. ?
Another option for a mount you should consider is a pedestal mount, it gives you the possibility of a 360° view and makes it much easier to place a large mount.
This one is on a Texas mesquite pedestal, base and post but you could definitely use something native to the habitat you shot it in, cedar would be a great choice.
Another option for a mount you should consider is a pedestal mount, it gives you the possibility of a 360° view and makes it much easier to place a large mount.
This one is on a Texas mesquite pedestal, base and post but you could definitely use something native to the habitat you shot it in, cedar would be a great choice.
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Very nice elk congrats especially with a bow ??
Nicely done. That’s a beautiful bull.
Awesome job! Great bull!! I'm 0 for 2 the last 2 years applying in the Breaks for Archery.
that is awesome congrats on the killer bull
Congrats on what to be a very satisfying hunt!
Leaning up against a tree trunk to take a dump around elk camp with tired legs is never fun. I always seemed to get scraped up by bark or poked in the back. This year I threw this together and it worked amazing. I just brought a shovel to dig a hole at the base of the tree. Just kicked a little dirt over the fresh droppings. I used an old portable tree stand that had a base that was to small to stand on safely. 
