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<blockquote data-quote="RockChucker30" data-source="post: 3780392" data-attributes="member: 11855"><p>We were close to the end of our elevation gain and Kevin was ranging ahead of the goats and I who were winded. I rounded a switchback to find Kevin squatting in the trail mouthing "ELK" and holding his arms above his head indicating BULL.</p><p></p><p>I dropped my pack, tried to catch my breath, and grabbed a mouth call and my bugle, then eased ahead about 30 yards. I could see the bull through the timber about 75-80 yards away. I gave him a couple soft cow mews and he bugled at me, so I hit him back with some excited mews. He started coming.</p><p></p><p>He's a really good bull, obviously mature and either a really big five or a nice six. He gets to about 55 yards and hangs up. He knows he should be seeing elk from this location and he doesn't.</p><p></p><p>I know my only real chance to pull him in to trigger him. I introduce a threat, turning behind me and chuckling, then giving some more excited mews. This tells the bull that there is another bull behind the cow playing tug-of-war, trying to pull her back to him. </p><p></p><p>He's very interested. He bugles. I intensify the threat, throwing out chuckles, short screams, huffs, distressed cow sounds. It's too much for this bull in this mood. He backs off and disappears into the timber. I hear him give demanding bugles with chuckles, growling at the end. He's rounding up his herd, and doing it with language that means COME HERE NOW!!! </p><p></p><p>I sneak after him, following a bench, then up and over two small ridges and depressions. A satellite bull comes into my cow calling up to 50 yards but he's behind some trees and I have no shot.</p><p></p><p>The bull finally turns and I'm offered a shot for a split second at 55 yards, but he's hard quartered away and moving. I pass. I should have given him a nervous grunt to see if he would've stopped broadside.</p><p></p><p>The satellite moves off after the main herd which is now gaining elevation at a rate much faster than I can. It's getting late and we still have over a mile and a half to go, so I head back and meet up with Kevin. </p><p></p><p>In elk this early! The week looks to be stellar.</p><p></p><p>We arrive at our destination and make camp.</p><p></p><p> <img src="http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc286/RockChucker30/Colorado%202014/DSC000321024x683.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p></p><p> <img src="http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc286/RockChucker30/Colorado%202014/DSC000341024x683.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RockChucker30, post: 3780392, member: 11855"] We were close to the end of our elevation gain and Kevin was ranging ahead of the goats and I who were winded. I rounded a switchback to find Kevin squatting in the trail mouthing "ELK" and holding his arms above his head indicating BULL. I dropped my pack, tried to catch my breath, and grabbed a mouth call and my bugle, then eased ahead about 30 yards. I could see the bull through the timber about 75-80 yards away. I gave him a couple soft cow mews and he bugled at me, so I hit him back with some excited mews. He started coming. He's a really good bull, obviously mature and either a really big five or a nice six. He gets to about 55 yards and hangs up. He knows he should be seeing elk from this location and he doesn't. I know my only real chance to pull him in to trigger him. I introduce a threat, turning behind me and chuckling, then giving some more excited mews. This tells the bull that there is another bull behind the cow playing tug-of-war, trying to pull her back to him. He's very interested. He bugles. I intensify the threat, throwing out chuckles, short screams, huffs, distressed cow sounds. It's too much for this bull in this mood. He backs off and disappears into the timber. I hear him give demanding bugles with chuckles, growling at the end. He's rounding up his herd, and doing it with language that means COME HERE NOW!!! I sneak after him, following a bench, then up and over two small ridges and depressions. A satellite bull comes into my cow calling up to 50 yards but he's behind some trees and I have no shot. The bull finally turns and I'm offered a shot for a split second at 55 yards, but he's hard quartered away and moving. I pass. I should have given him a nervous grunt to see if he would've stopped broadside. The satellite moves off after the main herd which is now gaining elevation at a rate much faster than I can. It's getting late and we still have over a mile and a half to go, so I head back and meet up with Kevin. In elk this early! The week looks to be stellar. We arrive at our destination and make camp. [img]http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc286/RockChucker30/Colorado%202014/DSC000321024x683.jpg[/img] [img]http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc286/RockChucker30/Colorado%202014/DSC000341024x683.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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