Joined Apr 2009
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cental Pennsylvania
I have missed this site, its good to get home. I did not get a chance to tell you guys i was going on my yearly elk hunt near Pagosa Springs Colorado, last week. I was a little down because I broke my foot 2 weeks prior and I have had to wear one of those funny booties, what bummed me out was that I could not walk around as much i liked to when i got there because of the pain, I usually walk 90% of the day, the elk move around alot and I always had better odds of walking and finding them, rather that sitting. Well after the first day i realized I had to take it easy and sit, I went the whole first 3 and a half days without seeing an animal, not even a mulie. Then on Tuesday the 4th day of the 6 days we hunt around 2:00 pm, The Lord answered my prayer and sent me a bull close to camp. I was so nervous I thought I would miss, I could not stop shaking, he came in with 3 cows at 35 yards. I calmed down just enough and hit him right above the heart with my .308, he didnt even leave my sight before he started getting woozy,then he started coming closer, I shot again at 20 yards and missed, I was shaking so bad, I was just soo excited and could not calm down. but that didnt matter because he collapsed a minute later from the result of first shot. Man was I pumped, I never seen an elk last year, So this felt great. He is my 3rd bull but he is the biggest i have ever got. I started in taxidermy a few years ago, and I am excited as i am going to do this one myself. What a fun hunt. My brother in law watched over the deer herd for me, there were no issues except a doe broke her front leg, she will be fine, but of course she is my favorite and most expensive. Here is a picture of the bull i was blessed enough to harvest, there is plenty of good eating this winter
