Well We Did It

[whaack]

6 years ago my BIL agreed to join me in a life long dream to not just kill an elk with my bow, but do it on public land DIY.

Fast forward 6 years, two trip to CO and a trip to MT we were finally successful.

There was so much to learn for a guy from IL and many of you helped with dumb questions along the way; thank you.

After 4.5 days of hunting and being chased out of our unit due to fires, we relocated into a new area, picked a spot on OnX and started hunting. 4 hours later we were on this young bull.

I was the trigger man and my BIL called him into 35 yards. Bull died 80 yards from the shot. You would have thought the two of us won $100 million jackpot.

Now we are headed home with 180# of meat and one of the most rewarding experiences of my life.

Best part is he died 100 yards off a logging road that allowed us to drive nearly right up to him.

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[TripleJ]

Heck yeah!

 

[OutdoorRookie]

What an experience! Congrats on putting that dream into action. I look to do the same a couple years down the road.

 

[AKBorn]

That's awesome! Congrats on your bull, sorry you missed out on the real meat packing experience.

 

[mhammond86]

Well done man!

 

[Stubborn_bowhunter]

Very cool! Good work!

Makes me realize how much I take for granted having them in my "back yard"

 

[WoodrowCall]

Way to go! Awesome job.

 

[Speck1]

Congrats. That’s awesome.

 

[whaack]

That's awesome! Congrats on your bull, sorry you missed out on the real meat packing experience.

Before we relocated due to fires we were hunting 4-6 mikes from trailhead. Being able to drive up snd load the quarters was a really unexpected surprise.


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[Mountain_Life]

Surely your part about the elk being 100 yards from a road must be a mistake. I thought the only possible way to kill an elk was to hike 5 miles in with 5 thousand dollars worth of gear stuffed into your backpack?

Nice work!

 

[ColoHtr]

Congrats! Love hearing these stories of guys working hard for years and finally getting it done. Hopefully the first of many.

 

[Seth]

Great job, men! The memories will last a lifetime.

 

[Wagonrex08]

Awesome! Congratulations.

 

[Jmoore]

Congrats man that’s just awesome

 

[Indian Summer]

Congratulations! Going back to Colorado next year? Lol

 

[Jwknutson17]

Congratulations!

 

[RCL]

Congratulations to both of you.
That should be some great eating.

 

[jkmozb]

Heck yeah! So awesome to hear! Congratulations!

 

[TJRNER]

Awsome!!
What is your bow and arrow set up?

 

[Traveler]

Congrats! My takeaways are hunt Montana and stay close to roads…