Originally posted by NorthernCaliforniaHunter:
Nice Fido Dog, we'll be waiting for the story!
So this is what happened. Still gives me chills!
My first time out was in the afternoon. After a while I heard some branches cracking and saw cedar trees moving a bit. There he was about 50 yards off. A monster Bull Elk. I snapped one pic and only got his antlers over the Cedar. I was in awe. I left the blind shortly before twilight and saw him in a field.....wow!
I headed to the same spot the next morning about 5:30. Got settled in and shortly after that a small doe came in. I wasn't sure what it was because it was still dark. Then I saw her ears...cute. I sat still hoping some more would come into the pasture when I heard a noise behind me and it sounded bigger than a small doe. You know how you can tell just by the stride?? I was hoping it was a big buck they had been calling "Cotton". My heart started to pump! Then he got closer and closer to me. By now I was hearing the sound of branches breaking. He came right towards me. I thought "Just sit perfectly still and don't look". I'm sure I was shaking though....hehe! Then a few more steps down the hill and he was right on top of me. My eyes must have been the size of bull balls! I heard a sniff....sniff, sniff, His head was over the blind. I didn't move and I was scared and exhilarated at the same time. A few more sniffs and he rubbed against the blind and walked off back up the hill. I could have punched him in the chin he was so close....2 feet!
It was the Bull Elk I had seen the day before! After that I really had to pee. I sat for about a half hour then walked out of the blind to see the hoof prints.....wowsers!
THAT was the true highlight of the trip. I can't even describe the feeling.
Topic: First hunt..A success!! ELK added =0) (Read 451 times)
