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first morning elk hunt New Mexico, adding some photos

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bradsmith2010:
Didnt have much time to scout,, but did see 3 elk last week on a morning scout,,
so I went there this morning at daylight,, and eased through the area ,,
I saw something in the brush ,, looked like a hog,, turned and came my direction,, it was a bear,,
thought I better put an arrow on just in case,, the bear was still coming to me at 15 yards,, the arrow bumped the bow,, I was in a bit of a hurry,, when it heard the sound it turned and ran,, problem solved,,
then I watched over a clear cut by a power line and thought I saw a mountain lion cross,, it was 300 yards off so I may be mistaken, but it had a long tail,,, and moved like a cat,,,,
didnt see or hear any elk,, but had a nice morning out with the other predetors,,, will keep posting as I get to go more this week,, they should start to bugle, the weather is cooling down up at 11,000 feet,, :)

I will try to remember to bring my camera next time,,

bjrogg:
Pretty cool Brad, not surprised you didn't see any Elk with all those hunters out there.
Bjrogg

Pat B:
My last trip to Colorado I had a wolf within 25 yards of where I was hunkered down between 2 dead-falls. Never saw an elk but the wolf siting made it all OK.
 Good luck Brad. I'll be watching for updates.  :OK

nclonghunter:
Last year we were sitting high on the mountain in some dark timber after following a bull and several cows all morning. Was sitting on a log and here comes a pine martin. I did a little lip suction like a screaming mouse or something and that thing came to my feet and looked me in the face. I then thought about my beard and got worried. It turned and started away and I made the noise again. It turned and came back again looking right into my face. It turned and left and I didnt make any more sounds. Buddy got a poor phone pic as it was leaving. Talked to some locals and they said those things are mean and not scared of nothing. I felt lucky it didnt jump on my head. Beautiful animal. Nature can be awesome.

bradsmith2010:
yep,, I had a great time just seeing the nature,, but it will be more fun if I see an elk, and even more fun if I get lucky enough to get a shot ,, :)

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