One tough hunt

[stevebeilgard]

well, my 4 day elk hunt, which takes generally one hour to all day, took 5 days. we had a great time, saw lots of country, but it was 45 degrees at night, a clear full moon, and 70 degree days. guys, the elk were feeding all night and in their beds by daybreak. that means walking draw after draw all day long, hoping we see them before they see us. yet, we did have luck each day. in fact, 12 rounds total were fired a big bulls. the poor kid was excited and he continued to hit low left. "you're jerking the trigger", i keps saying. each day we had reasonable shots, but no blood. on day 5, we had 2 early morning shots then had to leave by 9am, with an unfilled tag. as we were headed out he asked if he could shoot a cow elk for meat, and i said fine. 30 seconds later we turn left on a ranch road and there were 8 cows and a spike bull. i told him the bull would be the best eating, as it's bigger than the cows and only 2 1/2 years old. prime eating. 2 shots later he had 2 bullets 8" apart, right in the bread basket. he now knows it wasen't the gun off, it was him jerking the trigger.

anyway, a very exciting hunt with a great kid. if anyone is interested, it's www.catchadream.org who brings these kids out. i also got 1/2 the meat. yee haw

[texastrophies]

I bet the kid had the time of his life. Good on you, Steve.

[colorado bob]

Good deal. I agree on the spike being the best eating. We can't shoot spikes here in Colorado. This year I elected to shoot a dry cow instead of a 5 point raghorn. She had a good layer of fat on her.

[wtnhunt]

Way to get it done Steve. Absolutely awesome what you do for these kids.

[fly]

Not familiar with these hunts or even elk hunting for that matter. However, I know all too well about kids and jerking while shooting. My son had that issue in the past so we took many trips to the range until he finally worked through it. Sounds like he learned a lot and I'm glad you both got some elm meat.