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09-24-2014, 11:16 PM
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Big bulls last bugle
Finally got one talking during rifle season. It's been tough since the great migration of Sept 17th.
I pulled into my spot an hour before legal shooting. The woods have been surprisingly quiet the past 3 days. Normally I can listen to elk bugle from this lease all morning. But not a peep in the hour I waited. As the sun started to light up the sky I began my walk into where I figured the herd would be held up. I made it the 1km through the cutblock and waited... The silence was soon broken by the hoarse growl of a bull. I knew there was 3 good herd bulls running his valley. When I heard his scratchy thunder bugle I knew which one he was. The hunt was on.
The wind was wrong so I decided to sweep south and come up the drainage. The bush up in saddle hills is thicker than Jesus's beard... It was a tough crawl. I could hear him bugling with what sounded like 2 other bulls for a while. I was just creeping trails cow talking. It wasn't my first time chasing bulls in this exact spot, I came into one of the better spruce thickets on the edge of a 20yr old cutblock.
It had been quiet for a while, I had something in the thick bush at 25-30yds but I figured it was a satilitte or a cow when I heard him bugle 100yds away. I moved up and gave out a really ****ty estrus call, he lit right up just in the cutblock! He was being very vocal, lots of gutteral growls and moaning! Hunting elk alone is a tough game! Experience has shown me lots, and when a herd bull isn't coming to you, you must go to him... So I tucked low and slipped into the thick cutblock. As soon as I got in I spooked a cow! Darn! I thought it was over. I quickly cow called a few times quickly, he screamed a thunder bugle! He was close and coming. I took a few more steps and waited. I shouldered my rifle as I saw tan coming. In the crosshairs and out comes a cow! But with a nose in her butt was something else!! I've seen the sight before, normally I'm guiding or just the caller... As he came though the poplar with his head tilted back nosing that hot cow I realized it was me with the rifle.... He was facing straight on and bugling as he was walking! and when the cow cleared I sent one deep through his brisket. There was crashing all around me, I had no clue which one was him.
As all fell quiet I slowly walked up the 20yds to where I shot him... I wa glancing down when I got there and as I came around some alder I saw him standing there wobbly legged at 5yds!!! It didn't take me long to send one into his vital again. He ran 20yards and tipped over.
Well finally after hunting elk for 10yrs. After guiding and calling in for friends nearly a dozen elk I pulled the trigger on one 
It was a bugle filled hunt, I didn't even let one out. Herd bulls normally don't like them  I'm more than happy with him! I still left room for improvement.
When I upload my good photos I will post some.
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09-24-2014, 11:39 PM
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Great story and fantastic bull .. congrats..
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What a great bull, and awesome story! Well done.
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09-24-2014, 11:53 PM
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Right on,, awesome story and bull.
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09-25-2014, 04:40 AM
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Wow thats awesome!!! Well deserved!!
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09-25-2014, 05:36 AM
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Congrats. Great story and bull.
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09-25-2014, 06:43 AM
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Sounds like you had an awesome hunt! Congrats
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09-25-2014, 07:00 AM
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Sounds like a great adventure, congrats
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09-25-2014, 07:06 AM
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Congratulations. It is a lifetime experience to be close in to a p---ed of bull. And that boy is a keeper. Your comment on the need to go to the herd bull is bang on. Nice job.
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09-25-2014, 07:22 AM
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Congrats on a fine bull!!
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09-25-2014, 07:25 AM
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Nice bull and story congrats
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09-25-2014, 08:20 AM
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Congrats again Jon. We pulled out until after the weekend, we were running out of beer with all the visitors coming by the cabin lol. Back in on Monday
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09-25-2014, 08:29 AM
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Congrats again Jon. We pulled out until after the weekend, we were running out of beer with all the visitors coming by the cabin lol. Back in on Monday
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Where abouts is your cabin? We're out on the old BA road. Now called Cabin road. It sure was busy in the hills this year.
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09-25-2014, 08:42 AM
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Great bull congrats
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09-25-2014, 08:49 AM
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Where abouts is your cabin? We're out on the old BA road. Now called Cabin road. It sure was busy in the hills this year.
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North west of RR84 ish. About 8kms in off the road. And yes it was busy
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09-25-2014, 08:49 AM
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Great bull I want to hear the story of how you ended up getting him out threw all that thick bush
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09-25-2014, 09:00 AM
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Great bull I want to hear the story of how you ended up getting him out threw all that thick bush
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Went back to camp, grabbed two hung over helpers a quad a trailer and a chainsaw.... Flawless extraction. Only tipped the trailer twice!
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09-25-2014, 09:02 AM
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North west of RR84 ish. About 8kms in off the road. And yes it was busy
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Really? You must know some Sandboes? I spend a lot of time north on RR83. We must have bumped shoulders before lol.
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09-25-2014, 09:18 AM
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Awesome story, awesome bull
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09-25-2014, 09:18 AM
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Great work! I have been chasing Moose with the stupid stick for a few week unsuccessfully. Lots out of range, cows close though, want a bull.....  Play safe
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09-25-2014, 01:35 PM
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Thanks guys, it's going to different not looking for a big bull in October. I guess I can focus on whitetails now. I'm pretty pleased for my first elk now I have to make a plaque for him to hang in the stair well
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Congrats on a fantastic bull!!
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09-25-2014, 10:33 PM
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Great bull, congrats!
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09-25-2014, 10:50 PM
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Great bull! Congrats!
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09-25-2014, 10:56 PM
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Very cool and good story, congrats
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09-25-2014, 11:48 PM
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Very cool and good story, congrats
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X2. ^^. Nice looking bull, those dark antlers are awesome.
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Very nice looking bull, Congrats!!
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09-26-2014, 10:14 AM
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I got some work to do next year to top this guy. But there's a few bulls I know of that I'll be looking for can't wait for shed hunting season to see what made it!
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09-26-2014, 10:15 AM
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Not sure why the photos come up sideways? They arnt like that on my phone
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09-26-2014, 10:24 AM
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That is a situation I'm sure every hunter has dreamed of at some point, nice.
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