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Elktracker:
Im hunting with a stick bow John Strunk recently gave me its 55@24" bamboo backed blood wood and I shoot it better than any of my bows! I called in a bull a week ago that circled me and came into 10 feet behindme. this was the biggest Roosevelt I have ever seen in the wild, easily a 300 class bull. I heard a twig snap behind me to turn around from where I nealed on a hill side in thick brushy timber to see the monster hovering over me, im ashamed to say I let out a girly scream dropped my bow and rolled down the hill lol GAME OVER. I in no way would have had a chance to shoot this bull unless I would have heard him sneak in behind me wich I am amazed I didnt! For as big as these critters are and as brushy as the woods are where I hunt I cant believe how stealthy they can be!

     Then tonight I went out to a power line road I have seen a bull on in the past and it was pushing the limits of shooting light when he responded to my cow calls with light chuckles and glunking(trying to call the cows to him) then proceeded to try to impress the cows by raking a small sapling tree after he appeared on the power line road in front of me at 60 yards. Because It was getting dark quick I knew cow calls wouldnt coax the bull in quik enough so I let out a ripper bugle with grunts (challenge call) He threw his head up and responded with a monster bugle with grunts that made mine sound like a baby and then proceeded to tear every thing in sight up with his large 6 point rack, He was throwing dirt 15 feet into the air with his rack trying to intimidate me ( the other bull in his turf ) I let out another bugle with grunts trying to get him to come in, he started to respond with the same so I cut him off mid bugle with another bugle with grunts. I KNOW there is nothing that makes a bull madder than cutting him off mid bugle. He emediatly started makeing his way down the small hill closing the distance as he went out of sight I knew he was coming up the side closest to me. I set up to call just in front of a giant old growth stump so in doing this I couldnt call any more as he got closer or I would give away my position and be busted. As I saw his massive antlers start to poke over the edge of the hill my hart was pounding out of my chest and then his head pops up he is looking all around for this bull (me) he should be seeing it by now or the bull should be coming in to challenge him. He bolts from his position twenty five yards from me, NO shot! he stops on the hill 50 yards away near where he started and looks back toward me. By now its past shooting light so I crawl around the stump and make my way through the tall grass away from him and give another bugle and he responds the same.

    This bull will still be workable as he responded to my call as I was leaving, I am going back in with a friend who is a experianced caller tomorrow evening so I wont have to worry about calling as he will be doing it for me from 40 yards behind me while im waiting on the edge of the power line road for the bull to pass. I hope I can make it happen, this will be my 2nd year hunting archery Elk and I want to get one with my stick bow this year! I will let ya know what happens tomorrow, it is great hunting Elk in the RUT. I know anything could go wrong, bull moved on, hunters in there, among lots of things but this bull is heavy in the rut and has cows so he should be a good cantidate. I still have till the 25th so I should be able to make something happen by then.

Josh

Gordon:
Looks like you found yourself a player Josh. I can't wait to hear the rest of this story!

portlandfire:
   Great story.  I'm really looking forward to the next chapter.  Shoot straight!!! ;)

aaron:
hahahahaa- awesome story, josh- the part about you screaming, dropping your bow, and rolling down the hill was best! I have been out hunting too-
the other night i was slow-walking a local trail when i heard some twig-snapping noises. I stopped and cow called. then i had to sneeze. I tried to muffle my insanely loud sneeze, expecting the critter to bolt away, but nothing.I cow called again and waited a few minutes.  I had just about convinced myself it must be a bird i was hearing when i decided to peer into the dense brush i was walking past. I leaned in, trying to see past the maze of branches and saw a giant eye about 10 feet from me- a nice big doe! well i took a step or two to turn towards her and she still stayed there, but then i took another step to readjust and she ran away.

criveraville:
I love the screaming like a little girl part.. Just shows us all that we are all human and prone to all sorts of emotions even while on the hunt.  Cant hardly wait to hear about how you got one down..

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