WOOOHOOOO Manti LE Elk tag
Buckmaster
4/23/10 5:15pm
OK it is official
“I drew a Utah Limited Entry Elk Archery tag” =D>
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The area I normally hunt has had a large decline in the elk due to land owners cutting in new roads. Where it took 1 hour to hike in, now it has private roads and the elk have moved out. So I think this year I may start scouting new areas. I would love any information anyone would be willing to share. :thumb
“I drew a Utah Limited Entry Elk Archery tag” =D>
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The area I normally hunt has had a large decline in the elk due to land owners cutting in new roads. Where it took 1 hour to hike in, now it has private roads and the elk have moved out. So I think this year I may start scouting new areas. I would love any information anyone would be willing to share. :thumb
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I sure enjoyed reading your posts of hunt successes in the recent past. Here's hoping that you have another great story to share with this tag. I have no info about the manti to share with you but wish I did.
I AM STOKED. >>>--------------->
I have seen a ton of bulls. I was not going to set a limit but after what I'm seeing its now set at 330+ I hope I don't jinx myself... lol
My camera after the first week only had a small bull and bucks also small
The net thing about this past weekend was about 2pm we were getting ready to head out and we had a bull sound off about 200yd below us….
It's going to be a great opener!! :thumb
i cant wait to see a picture of a great bull, with a great story to go with it!
i cant wait for are season to start(aug-28) it's going to be a great season!
go get the big one - "bullmaster"!!!
keep us posted on your success :thumb
But good luck! hope you get a big one!
Go stick'em!
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Yet another weekend in the mountains chasing the elusive bull elk. They were starting to talk so we put on the game face and went in to see what was making all the noise. My son and I were able to sneak to within 45 yards of a great 5x5, he had 3 spikes and 4 cows with him. It’s fun to draw back on a great bull and know that you could have made the shot.
On the way in to find this bull we happened onto a 2x1 and a cow at 25 yards, again did a practice draw….booooyaaaa baby!! The fun thing is we have it all on video
Next week they should be screaming, maybe just maybe the color on my fleching will change.
i was just wondering last night if i was going to get to see an update soon on your hunt.
keep after them, you'll get your bull! good luck!
My hunt was awesome… had bull’s every weekend. So close to so many 5x5! Then on Sunday 9-12 I was able to spot and stock a great 365+ bull with 8 cows. I got to with in 40 yards. The bull was close to an extreme quartering away left side. I lined up my pins with his front right leg and let it fly. I never got to see my arrow, only because the bull jumped forward and to the right around a tall bush. It’s that smack sound that you never forget. My son Cody was on the video camera from 500+ yards away and was able to video the bull for about 3min before he crossed the ridge. Cody also was able to see the arrow sticking out with his bino’s. Because I felt that the bull jumped my string and that my arrow was higher and further back than I wanted we fell back to our saying - “When in doubt – Back out” so we gave him 6hrs then started tracking. With the extreme angle and height of the arrow in his side there was very little blood. Cody did say he could see a big red spot on his left side as he ran over the ridge. To date we could not find the arrow and when last seen by Cody it was still in the bull.
We have spent 3 full days looking, last Wednesday I had 5 guys and a dog looking with me only to find nothing. I have not had a good nights sleep seen’s that day. This is the first animal I have lost in 30 years of hunting, what a head game it plays with you, all I think about is how magnificent of an animal it is and how and why did it turn out this way.
I told my son on the day I stuck this bull that I was tagged out for the rest of the season. The only hunting I will do will be for this bull.
We are going to go down again on the 26th to do one last search… if he’s on the ground he will be stinkin pretty good by then.
If anyone hear's of a rifle LE hunter on the Manti east of Millers flat reservoir that shoots or finds this bull, I would love to talk with them. 801-641-8579 is my cell number.
Mark.