Nice to have had the chance even though it didn't work out CG!
I had a slightly different experience on Wednesday evening. I was back in the bush and started cow calling. Had two different bulls start calling back. We called back and forth, each time the bulls coming closer and closer. I thought to myself that I would finally have the chance to fill my first bull elk tag. After 15 or 20 minutes of calling, the bulls couldn't have been more than a couple hundred yards away. Then all of a sudden shots start getting fired! Some other hunters must have caught sight of the bulls moving in and unleashed with 4 shots.
I couldn't believe how close I was to have someone else get the shot in the end! What a disappointment, but I was so excited to have been calling back and forth for so long with the bulls. I guess I found out that my calling isn't all that bad at least!