Whose hunting Roosevelt elk?

[sightsee]

Yep, I sure do!

Here's a monster 7x6 bull I followed for 3 years, here he is at 6 years old and an incredible +330 P&Y. I came close that year on the very last day.

   

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The first time I hiked into this spot and found the dandy rub. It was such a beautiful day and with lots of elk sign and this smoker rub, I had to take a pic to remind me of this memorable elk hunt.

   

[Yohon]

Awesome pixs...thanks for posting them!!! I really like that pix of the big bull in the clear cut.    

[sightsee]

   

   

   

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A couple seasons ago a friend and I were driving down a logging road in the late afternoon when I glanced over his steering wheel and spotted this 4 pt bull standing there looking at us.

   

Fresh bull rub.

   

My partner setting up while I tried to call the bull in.

   

[sightsee]

My best bull to date a 320 gross, 7 year brute bull.

   

   

[jgharris]

Wow, makes me want to move out West....   Beautiful pictures!!!

[newhouse114]

Chris makes it look easy, but he puts in more hours of pre season work than any six people I know.

[sightsee]

Thanks, preseason is were its at for sure. But as of lately I'm not doing any preseason scouting. Hope that will change next year.

[sightsee]

I love it when I come up on big bulls sign.

   

   

   

   

   

[catman1]

What's your little stick you are using?

 

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[sightsee]

That's my homemade longbow, 64", 57 lbs @ 28". My friend Allen Boice of Liberty longbows helped me make it. I love his Chief model and decided in the winter of 2011 to learn how to make longbows. I hope to take a P&Y size bull one of these seasons.


When I saw this old rub I had to take a pic, must have been a giant bull.
   

[sightsee]

Can't get enough of them big bull rubs.

   

   

[sightsee]

There just isn't much out there for good in depth information on how to hunt for mature Roosevelt bull elk. I recently listened to this podcast by Gritty Bowmen with Angry Spike team from Washington, talk for an hour on how they target big bulls in Washington and Oregon. I thought they gave some really good information on one aspect to hunting them. I'd like to see more stickbow hunters be successful at taking a mature Rosy bull and I think this podcast might help you if your hoping to take a P&Y caliber bull. Only 30 days till Rosy elk season in Oregon.

 http://www.grittybowmen.com/gritty-podcasts-blog/2016/7/6/episode-141-hunting-roosevelt-elk-with-angry-spike-productions

[sightsee]

Classy looking bull.

   

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My first bull with a longbow.

   

[RAGHORN 3]

Hi Chris! You sure know how to make a guy forget he is at work...     I am targeting a roosie bull this year. IMO western Oregon/Washington are ideal for traditional archery. I love getting in the thick stuff and mixing it up with them. I let the wheelie bows guys have the clear cuts.  I have been working on my "cold shot" accuracy, alarm is set for 04:30, 1st thing I do, even before I get dressed, is grab the bow and 1 arrow, and head to the back patio, focus for a second, then let er rip tater chip!      I haven't taken any days off this year, but I have all of archery season scheduled off, I can't wait for the peace and quiet of sitting in the treestand the 1st few days of the season.

[Lady Frost]

Holy smokes, Chris, those are all awesome pics.  I am hoping someday to live in the Pacific Northwest or at least visit!  Thanks for posting this. WOW

[sightsee]

Thanks guys, I hope you get to hunt the whole season Raghorn and towards the end of season you get that dream bull. Taking the whole season off to elk hunt, especially with trad gear is probably the number one tip to getting an elk. You definitely will learn the most from being out there everyday.

A few years back I spotted a lone elk feeding in a basin across the canyon. I knew from years past that bulls liked to winter there and was optimistic about finding an antler or two over there. Little did I know which bull it was and was thrilled when I found last years other side and both sides to him that year. I have 3 sets of sheds from this bull, this set is about 315 class Rosy. I get excited knowing about Booner bulls walking around in those mountains.

   

[sightsee]

This pretty 6x5 gave me the slip a couple of times during season but I was able to get a decent pic of him.