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PeteC:
Wonderful story of an exciting hunt.Great job. God bless
JW_Halverson:
If you were not humbled by that sight you would not have deserved it. I can only imagine the terrible beauty of that moment. Thanks for sharing.
HoBow:
I was breathing hard right there with ya. Sounds like a success even without the meat.
JW_Halverson:
A guy that I know who hunts elk almost yearly. HE says the lowest percentage move you can make is to try to hustle back out and run around to intercept elk. Since they can move so much faster and quieter than us often you end up behind them again but make a pile of noise in the meanwhile. Or else you bump satellite bulls...or quiet cows...or a deer!
Your advanced scouting and knowledge of the landscape really paid off. Just the fact that you got into his personal space and got set up before he blew up is an incredible feat in itself. I just read it over again and got the willies all over! Wow, what a ride!
Gordon:
The experience was intense for me, but I wasn't sure I could express it in a way the other people would appreciate. But clearly you all get it. You guys are terrific - thank you.
JW, trying to cut off a heard by circuling around almost never works for the reasons you expressed and I rarely attempt that tactic anymore. But I had a few things going for me this time: 1) the elk did not detect my first setup and so were not spooked, 2) I knew where they were likely to go based on weeks of observation, 3) I happened to have an intercept path already cleared so I could get back in quick and silent and 4) I had a bit of luck going my way. I just couldn't make the kill, but like you said - what a ride!
I'm off to the Eagle Cap Wilderness now to take another swing at it. I'm with 3 other really good hunters and I know the area well. I expect there will be more story material coming out of this adventure.
Good hunting to you all!
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