m gardner Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 Well I'm back and here's some pics and videos. I couldn't get any big bulls to leave their cows so I finally shot a 4 point, so the wife wouldn't hurt me. Plenty of meat for an old guy to handle. I never can get anyone to go with me. Seems the prospect of getting into a herd at 4:30 AM and following them for 3 to 5 miles (the afternoon hunt is just as bad lots of walking, no ATV) doesn't appeal to anyone without lots of night navigation with no light practice. There aren't many of us left. Then there's the feeling most guys get when we've walked for hours and they ask where we are and I say "I don't know". I showed one guy how to follow our tracks backwards (no, not in the snow) to get out once and it blew his mind. I have some video of following the herd (actually in it) but it's just blacked out from being dark and all you can do is hear the big bulls. I finally found a road to pack the elk to and met 2 young guys with a 4 seater ATV and they nearly drove to my elk and we packed him a short ways. God bless them. Then they insisted to take me to my camp and when I told them where it was they couldn't believe I'd gone that far on foot at my age. I gave them my calls I'd been using and some Montecs broadheads to try. They were really impressed I'd taken a frontal shot and penetrated far enough to break the elk's spine with a 50 pound bow. The Victory (Victory Armor Piercing) shafts helped too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texastrophies Posted September 21, 2011 Report Share Posted September 21, 2011 Congrats on the meat. Like the way the front turns down. Good deal on finding some help, there are a few good guys left and most of them are hunters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m gardner Posted September 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2011 Good deal on finding some help, there are a few good guys left and most of them are hunters. Funny thing about that isn't it. I left my camp unguarded and my truck unlocked with the keys in it for over a week and no one bothered any of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvertip_co Posted September 25, 2011 Report Share Posted September 25, 2011 Great adventure, congrats... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted September 27, 2011 Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 great stuff mark! Thanks for sharing!! Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 great job, mark. way to make us old farts look good. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotashRLS Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 Nice hunt Mark. Archery Elk is not gimme by any means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m gardner Posted October 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 Thanks guys; I had a blast and saw some dandy bulls. But the lightning just flat scared the daylights out of me during the 4 days it rained. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointing_dogs_rule Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 Congrats on a very nice hunt. good luck to all the dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 Congratulations Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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