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Love it over there! My boys will be headed that way in about a month to hunt those critters. I'll be headed to Montana about then , but just to hunt upland birds and deer. Beautiful pictures thanks for sharing!
Looks like you are having a great trip Brent. Elk are starting to get it on here in the Zuni Mountains. Been a very good summer with above average rain.....makes it nice.
Nice pics..........elk are my favorite.........
That is pretty awesome.
Those are some nice bulls there
That's awesome!!! ONE DAY, I want to go kill an elk. Not to many of em running around here in ms. Lol
Great shots--it looks like super-imposed over tree-rubs?
Wow, I spent days walking dark timber, I am yet to encounter a living Elk.
Great photos.
Love your pics! Looks like I will miss elk hunting this year. My buddy and I are going antelope hunting instead; he hasn't hunted "big game" for a number of years since his wife died. Going late Oct, so maybe can work in a cow hunt to stock the freezer.
Great pics! Thanks for sharing! I plan to go out west one day to take one. Guess youll just have to keep posting pics lol
Scooter
Brent, awesome pix ... thanks for sharing.
I hunted the Zunis in the late 1990s when I was stationed at Kirtland ... beautiful country. Good luck!Quote:
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Update. I had a week of filming for Outdoors International and we called in some nice bulls but the hunters couldn't get it done.
I skipped a week and headed back up for the end of September hunt. I left Monday and set up camp Monday night. Called in 9 bulls on Tuesday and don't have all the pictures and video loaded up yet. I got into a small rut group that had a couple of bigger bulls and some rags and 8 cows. The 2 bigger bulls were too busy with each other to deal with me and wouldn't come in. Each time one would come toward me the other would jump a cow and they would be at each other again. The larger of the 2 bulls should be around 330 class. He had good antler mass but his body was not any larger than the smaller 6x6. As a result the smaller bull was giving the large bull a real run for his money it would appear. Anyway, I took a risk and stole the herd from these 2 bulls and hoped they would realize they lost control and come charging in, BEFORE, the lead cow got to me. Well, she got to me first and spooked, of course. I stopped the cows and confused them long enough to entice the 2 bulls to come in a bit closer, but they held up at 55 yards. I could see 1 bulls brow tines and his vitals through small openings. The other bull was mostly hidden still. Since I had only seconds left and was convinced those 15-16 brow tines belonged to the bigger I threaded my arrow through the trees. 100 yards later I discovered I shot the small bull. Crud, he is a brute for his age, very young for his antler mass. Too bad, in a couple years I think he would be pushing 350. It was hot and hard pull off the mountain so I barrowed my buddies horses.
A couple of days later I went back up to get camp and hunt wolves. I was fortunate enough to locate a pack and call them in. I should have had 2 with my bow, but the 2nd wolf was freaked out by the 1st I shot and saw me draw on him. He too was a large male and after he spooked I only had a head shot. I was trying to get a distance on him, estimated 55 yards, but by the time I settled in on my pins he ducked out of sight.
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SWEET Brent!
Congrats, very nice, how did have to wait for the tag?
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It was an over the counter public land hunt, no wait. We have some draw units but I didn't draw. Hope next year I can get a tag in a big bull unit, but odds are against me.
Congrats on the awesome harvests ... and thanks for sharing.
Here are some more photos
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Congrats on both animals! Thanks for sharing, really enjoy the pics too, kind of a small hobby of mine that Im just gettin into.
Scooter
Great pic's......and looks like great hunting.....awesome.......going on my first elk hunt in Montana this year.....can't wait :rolleyes:
Great elk pics, Thanks for sharing.
A special thanks for killin that other thing:)
Back to elk, We have one down three to go.
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Thanks. I am having SCI score that skull when the drying period is up. It appears it might be #4 archery. They are so hard to hunt with a bow that I feel fortunate, lucky, and happy I did all the right things at the right time. I regret not being a bit more confident in the shot placement on the 2nd wolf now.
Congrats on the Elk.
Wolves are why I got into Long Range shooting. I have built 6 Savage rifles now with the goal of being able to build accurate and affordable predator and varmint rifles. I have toyed with 204s, 260, 6.5x284 (3 so far), 7-08, 243, and my latest build I will have done this week is a 6.5 SAUM. After I finish the cerakoting and assembly I will start on a 7 Mag project and new 243. I have 2 6.5-284's and will convert 1 of those to the 243. It is a 26" Shaw with 1.8 twist and I will shoot 105 bergers. My go to rifle is a 6.5-284 with 28.5" schnieder barrel topped with a NF 5.5-22 x 56. It puts a 140 VLD down range at 3020 fps currently. I generally spend the winter chasing predators so I hope it is a good year.