Post by ~Messiah~ on Sept 10, 2006 4:33:01 GMT -5
yesterday, i headed down to Hinton, Alberta for aElk bowhunt with a buddy of mine. it was hot and sunny in the afternoon for the 2.5-3 hours drive, then, 20 minutes away from hinton......storm clouds over the mountain. got to his place, loaded up, geared up, and man'd up. We were on our way into the bush. then the rain started, then the lightning, then the hail came down so bad it looked like it snowed.
since the elk wouldnt be moving, we searched the area for future fishing areas. and with about 1.5 hours of shooting light left, the rain stopped. so we raced over to where he had seen a big 6x6 with ivory tips in the morning. setr up for calling, i flipped the coin for shooter. knocked an arrow and got ready.
started with cow calls and elk started to chuckle in the distance, let out a bugle and got a return.
to make a long story short, that big 6x6 snuck up behind us only to 70 yards. and even though it was to far for a shot , the trees were in the way. he didnt even make a sound, we were entertaining the other elk that were answering.
it was a weird and exciting day, and i am headed out there again next friday, to sunday, in hopes of tagging a big bull elk, or cow elk, and hopefully a couple does for the contest.
we saw over 5 whitetail bucks today, and even more does, but that was just from driving around looking at creeks to fish later in the fall for brown trout.
since the elk wouldnt be moving, we searched the area for future fishing areas. and with about 1.5 hours of shooting light left, the rain stopped. so we raced over to where he had seen a big 6x6 with ivory tips in the morning. setr up for calling, i flipped the coin for shooter. knocked an arrow and got ready.
started with cow calls and elk started to chuckle in the distance, let out a bugle and got a return.
to make a long story short, that big 6x6 snuck up behind us only to 70 yards. and even though it was to far for a shot , the trees were in the way. he didnt even make a sound, we were entertaining the other elk that were answering.
it was a weird and exciting day, and i am headed out there again next friday, to sunday, in hopes of tagging a big bull elk, or cow elk, and hopefully a couple does for the contest.
we saw over 5 whitetail bucks today, and even more does, but that was just from driving around looking at creeks to fish later in the fall for brown trout.
