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Called in a (third) bull this season and no cigar yet

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Pat B:
Josh, your hunts sure have been exciting ones so far. Hope you get to part the ribs of one of these monarchs!  8)

Little John:
Good stories so far, sure is lots of things that can go wrong and spoil the harvest. stay with them  and get er done. Looking forward to the harvest pictures. Good luck.    kenneth

Elktracker:
Just got back from a hunt had allot of action! I went to a grassy old road I know holds Elk this morning its only about 50 yards off the main highway but I have seen Elk there before so I figured I would give it a try. I arived at the gate at around 5:30am, knowing the Elk would probably be within ear shot I timed all my moves when cars or big trucks drove by Opened the door got my gear on and then not 30 yards away on the other side of the black berry patch I hear a bugle!! What the heck! So I take advantage of the passing traffic and only move when there are vehicles coming by, the whole time I can hear branches snapping, stomping and cow and calf talk. by now I sneak up to where I can see the elk but from where im at they are at all different yardages and they are all out of range. I sit there waiting for about 1 1/2 hrs watching waiting listening, hoping one will make the mistake of walking by me.

 All the sudden I hear something behind me and turn around as my heart jumps out of my chest and I see a giant Porkipine. I think I scared him more than he scared me but at 2 feet away when he flared up I was a little scared (No I didnt scream lol) He backed away and moved on. I ended up getting impatiant as the Elk were obviously feeding away from me and into the thick brush so I attempted to start to sneak toward them on my hands and knees when all the sudden I see a cow stand up from the tall grass ahead of me, I have been busted but at this time she is the only cow I can see so I do what I have had work for me in the past and just charge her as she would have been gone anyway but this way she didnt have time to sound the alarm(Bark) to the other Elk that were feeding in the brush off the side of the road. When she thundered into the brush I heard all of the Elk start to scatter wich is what I wanted. I reach for my bugle to let out a scream so the other Elk think the reason she ran was this intruder bull (me) When from my left side I see another cow running right in front of me at 15 yards, I automatically give a Popping Or nevious grunt to stop her, and she does broadside but right when I come to full draw and she darts off. I have NEVER been so close to wounding an animal as this! If I would have released she would have had an arrow in her back end because the stop was for just a split second but I expected more.

So I grab my bully bull grunt tube and let out a scream and cow in destress while stomping breaking brush and what ever I can do to make it seem real to the herd bull that there is an intruder bull stealing one of his cows or at least trying but she is putting up a fight! Satelite bulls will actually sneak in while the herd bull is away or not right near by and horn cows to try to get them to go with them and the cows in most cases will give out very high pitched whiny type screams and the satelite will give little screams while trying to get her to go with him.

Anyway so I start this ruteen and work my way away from the herd and where I think the bull is, then I stop the cenario when im a good 100 yards away from where I started then sneak back into where I think the bull will show. It only takes a second to hear him thundering through the thick brush toward me I ready my self where I think he will show himself but I hear him stop 20 yards into the brush from where I am, and he is tearing the heck out of a vine maple as I can see the top of it being thrashed around and I can see smalls bits of him now and then as he thrashes. All this time his herd is still moving away, I can hear them getting further and further away. he rakes for 15 min and moves away. I tried calling him back but at this point he doesnt want his cows getting any further away in fear another bull may come in and steal them away.

I left these Elk after this and I will let them cool down for a week and go back in after them and see what developes. I headed up to some other areas for the rest of the day till now and saw no Elk but did get some responses from bulls while doing location bugles into some deep knarly canyons, they are always options as far as Elk I can try to work but I like to stay down in those canyons for at least a couple nights or its not worth it because they are so steep!.

Ill keep you all posted! I will be hunting all day friday then a half day monday and then the 22 23 24 25 all day so I have high hopes! And the rut is just getting started!

lowell:
Cool stories...feel like I'm with you and really wish I was.  Never hunted elk but it sure sounds like fun!! 

   Best of luck to you!!!!!!

Elktracker:
It is its a BLAST! I absolutely love interacting with the Elk! They should be getting fired up even more in the next week or two, hopeing for some cooler weather and then its game on! Thanks

Josh

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