stevebeilgard Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 well, we're all sighted in and ready for the morning. everyone was too tired after a long day of travel to stay up and post anything, but i'll be sure to get it done in the morning. alarm is set for 4am.. breakfast at 4:30, then off to the field. we sighted in this afternoon and mark shot 5 you could cover with a tea cup. there is a big elk in serious trouble tomarrow. buckee and ben will be doing some posts. i'll shoot them a message about 6am. well, i don't text but marks father rick does. anyway, well get some pics and stuff out 1st thing in the morning. it should be a real fun day. :yes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 My cell phone is charged and ready. Send any pics you may have to Ben, since I can't get them on my phone. Looking forward to the great Elk Hunt Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 Looking forward to it Steve1 Have a great hunt! I am really pulling for Mark to knock down a big one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92xj Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 Sounds like a plan. I am pumped up and ready! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 1st message "0630 and in the field" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 Gonna be great to follow along here. As I said before, don't think Mark is gonna need any luck, some very nice bulls roaming that ranch and no doubt Steve is great at finding them, wishing all the best for a great hunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 sounds like a lot of fun! Can't wait to read and see the updates! Good luck Mark! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92xj Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 Hopefully we will have some pictures soon. I believe I have it all figured out with the guys in the field and am now just waiting to make sure everything is good to go on the picture sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 2nd message "BIG BULL DOWN" :toot::rockon::drink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92xj Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 Welp, that didnt last long. Nothing like a 45 minute hunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 Steve is one top notch guide. I can't wait to hear more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 I just talked with Steve on the phone. They've been standing over the elk for the last 15 minutes. It's a beautiful standard typical 6x6, which should go around 320, Steve says. Ben should be getting some pictures real soon here, so stand by for more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92xj Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 No pics yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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92xj Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 Picture downloading now. Great bull!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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buckee Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 TOTALLY AWESOME Bull !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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buckee Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 Loaded up and headin home before noon. It doesn't get any better than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 Quick is an understatement! Wow! Way to go, Mark! You guys didn't waste anytime at all. That is one great looking Elk! Could not have had a better guide for sure! Congratulations! :cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 That is great, very nice bull. Way to go Mark, congratulations. Guessing Steve probably did not even get a chance to see a little one and tell Mark the words we heard over and over "he's not big enough". lol. No doubt that one was big enough.:yes::yes::yes: Very nice. Once again, Thank you Steve for all you do, just plain awesome what you do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 What an awesome bull, way to go Mark! And kudos to Steve, he's one heck of a guide, hope to make it out there and hunt with him sometime myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted November 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 we could see good about 7:15, and picked up right away on some cows. we then headed down the valley to go to the good elk area when mark said he saw more cows. i stopped and looked and saw a real nice bull. they continued down towards a two track road and all we had to do was drive 1/4 mile to cut them off. mark can only walk 100 yards or so, which is a limitation we had to deal with. i just drove past the herd of about 15 cows. i stopped the truck and got mark our for a prone shot. i loaded the rifle, put down the bi-pod, and told him to shoot the bull. then i grabbed my binocs to watch the shot. what a surprise. it was a small bull and i kicked him and said "don't shoot". luckily, he didn't as i was on time. i loaded mark up (he needs some help due to a recent surgery) and drove about 1/4 mile more, and we saw the big bull. once again i unload mark, load the rifle, and put down the bi pod. this time mark gets off a shot at about 180 yards. the bull is standing sideways, looking at us. good thing we're beautiful, because it's the last thing that elk saw. mark made a killing shot, leaving the dead bull standing. i told him to shoot again (i never conserve bullets with a standing animal) and he anchored it. it stood still for about 5 seconds, as mark loaded round 3. he didn't have to time to fire it and the bull went down. i was actually able to drive up to the bull and load it whole with a 25' downhill drag. in the truck was mark, his father rick, cliff covington from catch a dream foundation, my head guide kaeden, and me. after about 100 photos, we gutted and loaded the elk. it was now almost 9am... waaaay too early to go home. so we drove around looking for more elk and deer, just to see. about noon we ate the lunches we had then headed over to thank the rancher. i have free access to a piece of elk ladened ground 18 miles wide by 22 miles long, roughly. 44,000 acres in total. we found 4 other hunters, all trespassers. dang. dan always keeps the ranch open first for guys like mark. he found one trespasser and ran him off, and i gave him the phone number of the other 3. he was going to call them. it's now 6 pm. the elk is caped, ivory removed, and at the taxidermist. the meat is in the locker cooler and we have 3 days to see things like the devils tower (our 1st national monument), mt. rushmore, and the big horn battlefield. we'll see what they want to do first. well, it was a short hunt but a good one. so far everyone is pretty tickled. there are bigger elk out there but it was just what this boy wanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted November 6, 2010 Report Share Posted November 6, 2010 Fantastic account, Steve! Congrats once again on getting it done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texastrophies Posted November 6, 2010 Report Share Posted November 6, 2010 I am sure you have heard this already Steve, but Thank You for everything you do. Funny how it works out when an easy hunt is what you really need for the hunter, that is what you got. I would say you had a little help from above on that one. Congrats to you & Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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