Post by missmod88 on Feb 22, 2007 7:59:23 GMT -5
you have asked me for this story, so here goes!
the year was 2005, there was 5 of us, 2 bull tags, we were camping out, and had been there not quite a week when we walked into an area in the evening, there was tons of moose sign, but the weather was soooo warm, my hubby and guide suggested that we pull out, and go back in at first light, so we did.
first light we were all spread out in that area,, me in the area where the sign was, walking along very quietly and slowly, I was cresting a small knoll, and heard and saw something all at the same time, 1 gigantic cow silouetted against the blue sky, she was on the crest of a hill feeding, not aware I was there, to the right of her was another cow (at the time I thought a cow, turned out to be her calf) and in the foreground, was a young bull. the 3 animals were grazing and didn't know I was there, I snuck behind a push of brush, and dug out my radio from my inside jacket, and quietly said "Mike,,,, come back" he replies "Go ahead Sue" I says to him,, LOL (get this LOL) "I am watching a bull and 2 cows, over" LOL he hesitates a second and comes back saying "well,,,,,,,,,,,, shoot the *(*&^^%%^&& BULL!!!!!" I says "roger,,, stand by" LOL I stands up, all animals I have been watching, and didn't know I was there,, the wind was right, I was elevated, all good,, so I raised my rifle, and checked out the young bull, I had to really look at him due to his horns, they were very strange horns, as the pics will show you,, he's standing at about 300 yards, and one shot to the lungs and he was down,, 1 down!! I raised my scope to the big cow and she's still standing there,, no horns, rats,, so I pan the area with my rifle, to the other cow, still standing there,, I pan back again, and all I see is HORNS!!!! I think to myself,, 'holy crap, BIG BULL' all I can see is head and neck, so I lowers myself to one knee, and breath in, breath out, I bear down, and lowers my rifle to his neck,, and "BLAM!!!" he falls in his tracks, I mean he never took a step!! my hubby and guide said it was a 350+ yard shot
then the cow dashes outa there, straight to the other "cow" which now I realize is a calf,, and together the two of them bolt... I grabbs the radio and starts to yell into it,, 2 bulls down! 2 bulls down!! man I was so pumped that day!! I'll never forget it!!
here are some pics:
Mr. Big:
me, rifle and bull:
big horns:
the small strange looking one, (but the best eater) ;D
the pair together, they were only about 50 yards apart when I saw them:
me helping to gut:
me and the boys gutting:
you couldn't slap that smile offa my face that day!!
him on my wall:
Sue ;D
the year was 2005, there was 5 of us, 2 bull tags, we were camping out, and had been there not quite a week when we walked into an area in the evening, there was tons of moose sign, but the weather was soooo warm, my hubby and guide suggested that we pull out, and go back in at first light, so we did.
first light we were all spread out in that area,, me in the area where the sign was, walking along very quietly and slowly, I was cresting a small knoll, and heard and saw something all at the same time, 1 gigantic cow silouetted against the blue sky, she was on the crest of a hill feeding, not aware I was there, to the right of her was another cow (at the time I thought a cow, turned out to be her calf) and in the foreground, was a young bull. the 3 animals were grazing and didn't know I was there, I snuck behind a push of brush, and dug out my radio from my inside jacket, and quietly said "Mike,,,, come back" he replies "Go ahead Sue" I says to him,, LOL (get this LOL) "I am watching a bull and 2 cows, over" LOL he hesitates a second and comes back saying "well,,,,,,,,,,,, shoot the *(*&^^%%^&& BULL!!!!!" I says "roger,,, stand by" LOL I stands up, all animals I have been watching, and didn't know I was there,, the wind was right, I was elevated, all good,, so I raised my rifle, and checked out the young bull, I had to really look at him due to his horns, they were very strange horns, as the pics will show you,, he's standing at about 300 yards, and one shot to the lungs and he was down,, 1 down!! I raised my scope to the big cow and she's still standing there,, no horns, rats,, so I pan the area with my rifle, to the other cow, still standing there,, I pan back again, and all I see is HORNS!!!! I think to myself,, 'holy crap, BIG BULL' all I can see is head and neck, so I lowers myself to one knee, and breath in, breath out, I bear down, and lowers my rifle to his neck,, and "BLAM!!!" he falls in his tracks, I mean he never took a step!! my hubby and guide said it was a 350+ yard shot
then the cow dashes outa there, straight to the other "cow" which now I realize is a calf,, and together the two of them bolt... I grabbs the radio and starts to yell into it,, 2 bulls down! 2 bulls down!! man I was so pumped that day!! I'll never forget it!! here are some pics:
Mr. Big:
me, rifle and bull:
big horns:
the small strange looking one, (but the best eater) ;D
the pair together, they were only about 50 yards apart when I saw them:
me helping to gut:
me and the boys gutting:
you couldn't slap that smile offa my face that day!!
him on my wall:
Sue ;D
