For the second year in a row Sean and Adrian have "caught" an Elk. Cow calling from a makeshift blind located in the Y that leads to the cabin and the upper lakes Sean and Adrian have done it again. A perfect combination of low and high calls brought in a 5x4 bull elk at about 9:35am on Sunday morning. The hunt began on Saturday night and quite a few "conversations" with area elk, but nothing presented itself and the evening turned out be uneventful. We arrived the next morning at day break to find a couple of elk in the meadow, but they quickly vanished as we scrambled to hide. The morning was rainy and the blind provided no relief as a downpour began and we hurried up to the cabin. After a couple of hours in the cabin the rain subsided and as we ventured back down to the blind Sean gave a loud bugle that was immediately responded to by a close sounding bull. We quitely positioned ourselves in the blind and waited. Adrian and Sean continued to call and get responses. We thought it was going to be just another game of back and forth. Amazingly after only a few minutes there was a definite sound of breaking branches coming our way. We all watched, and Sean prepared, as we heard a bull elk bugle directly across from us at the tree line. This bugle was VERY loud and we knew this elk was close. I quickly prepared the video camera, but the elk was fast and came running into the meadow eagerly looking for the cow elk that Adrian was able to perfectly mimic. From this point everything happened rapidly. Sean lowered his rifle and peered through his scope to verify that the elk was "legal" and then waited for a opportunity. It came quickly when the elk turned broadside as Adrian continue his perfect cow calling. The shot was dead on and there was no doubt that our hunt was soon to be over. The elk was hit and ran. Adrian cow called and the elk stopped in his tracks. Another shot was necessary to insure that an injured elk would not disappear into the woods and it was also as perfect as the first. The elk fell approximately 25 feet from that second shot and we were able to recover it with no issues or immense work. Great job guys! You must be doing something right!
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10/15: October 8th Elk Hunting Trip
For the second year in a row Sean and Adrian have "caught" an Elk. Cow calling from a makeshift blind located in the Y that leads to the cabin and the upper lakes Sean and Adrian have done it again. A perfect combination of low and high calls brought in a 5x4 bull elk at about 9:35am on Sunday morning. The hunt began on Saturday night and quite a few "conversations" with area elk, but nothing presented itself and the evening turned out be uneventful. We arrived the next morning at day break to find a couple of elk in the meadow, but they quickly vanished as we scrambled to hide. The morning was rainy and the blind provided no relief as a downpour began and we hurried up to the cabin. After a couple of hours in the cabin the rain subsided and as we ventured back down to the blind Sean gave a loud bugle that was immediately responded to by a close sounding bull. We quitely positioned ourselves in the blind and waited. Adrian and Sean continued to call and get responses. We thought it was going to be just another game of back and forth. Amazingly after only a few minutes there was a definite sound of breaking branches coming our way. We all watched, and Sean prepared, as we heard a bull elk bugle directly across from us at the tree line. This bugle was VERY loud and we knew this elk was close. I quickly prepared the video camera, but the elk was fast and came running into the meadow eagerly looking for the cow elk that Adrian was able to perfectly mimic. From this point everything happened rapidly. Sean lowered his rifle and peered through his scope to verify that the elk was "legal" and then waited for a opportunity. It came quickly when the elk turned broadside as Adrian continue his perfect cow calling. The shot was dead on and there was no doubt that our hunt was soon to be over. The elk was hit and ran. Adrian cow called and the elk stopped in his tracks. Another shot was necessary to insure that an injured elk would not disappear into the woods and it was also as perfect as the first. The elk fell approximately 25 feet from that second shot and we were able to recover it with no issues or immense work. Great job guys! You must be doing something right!