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Elk hunt 2021
WhistlingBadger:
Wow, that story with the spike IS elk hunting with a trad bow. So many, so many, so many close calls, but no kills. Hope you can get your back sorted out and stay on the hunt. Be safe, be smart, and live to hunt another day!
T
bjrogg:
Thanks for taking us along. WB has it right. That’s a huge part of hunting this way. I guess I’m surprised how much I like that part.
Hope your back gets better. I’m plagued with a bad neck and back. Sometimes I almost want to cry. Hopefully yours recovers when you get back to your own bed.
Bjrogg
WhistlingBadger:
--- Quote from: bjrogg on September 22, 2021, 01:02:05 pm ---WB has it right. That’s a huge part of hunting this way. I guess I’m surprised how much I like that part.
--- End quote ---
It something I've really made peace with this year. Hunting with trad gear, especially in the open west, means making a kill much less often. I would have killed several elk by now if I were using modern gear. After passing a shot at a six-point bull that would have been a chip shot with a modern cross bow (legal in Wyoming >:( ), I came to the realization that I'm just choosing to limit myself and place the experience above the kill.
I might get myself a crossbow someday if I just need the meat in the freezer. But I doubt it. I love hunting with my stick and string, and if that means I eat my tag most years, I'm reasonably OK with that. :) (SH)
Mesophilic:
Thanks for the encouragement, guys.
Day 8 (I think?)
Still sore and achy but feeling better so I got out this a.m. Went out with the attitude that I'd only take a shot if things were perfect since I'd be packing out myself.
The weather finally cooled off. As I drove past the caldera there was only a handful of elk grazing and doing elk things but it's still a beautiful site.
Further up in the mountains there were patches of frost and I was regretting not bringing a pair of gloves.
Took my time and climbed up about 500 feet. Lots of bugling around me, I love that sound...its so primeval. A couple calls sounded man made, but I've heard some pretty crappy calls from real elk so who knows.
I just sat up on the hill enjoying everything for a while.
Walked the crest after a while and found scat piles that were still a little gooey. Guessing that the elk crossed during the night and I missed them. Saw a doe browsing across the hill from me and just watched her for a while till she scented me.
Tomorrow I'm thinking I'll take my big camera and see if I can get some neat pictures if I don't cross paths with elk.
bjrogg:
Glad to hear you are still in the hunt. Good Luck.
Bjrogg
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