Surprise response to elk call.

[Bluegoose]

Really enjoyed the story. The valley sounds like heaven. Kinda made me feel 12 years old there for a bit.

[Lucas K]

Good stuff, thanks for sharing!

[jhg]

Neat. And lucky.

These guys are not always interested in "safe sex".

I called in a big bull that looked more like a draft horse coming on- at six yards I shied him away.
This fall I had to throw a stick the size of a mans forearm into the snoot of a bull that was coming in.
Don't take chances- its the one in 100 lunitic bull you want to plan for, not the 99 others that will walk off with a just little prompting.

Joshua

[Moots]

I enjoyed reading this.  Thanks.

[Bjorn]

Great experience and really well told  

[johnnyk71]

i laughed out loud too at the part about Jim Shockey.

this is my dream hunt, as i've said before. bull moose with the recurve is my ultimate hunt.

[elknutz]

Way cool! Well told.

[suburbanirma]

Great tale. Thanks for sharing!

[swamper]

Really good read.

[Benoli]

That's the type of experience that makes a hunt!

[wapiti]

Been there except I did release an arrow with a plastic blunt on it. At 7 yards he put his head down and started for me again so he got one right on the end of the nose. He swapped ends and left RIGHT NOW!!!!
I was walking out and he had spotted from at least a half a mile away from across an open park. Guess he was lonely or something like that.   :D