In my fifth year of hunting (all archery), and after 1 cow, I harvested my first bull this year.
Archery really isn't this site's mojo, but I thought I'd share anyways.
The hunt was 100% DIY on Wyoming public land. I had a camp setup on a ridge 5-6 miles back on foot from the nearest road. I was solo, but had a buddy hunting mule deer back towards the truck.
The first 3 days the bulls weren't talking much and I had to swing by the urgent care after walking eyeball-first into a very stout tree branch. But they came alive on the 4th, and this guy went down on the 5th while the two of us were surrounded by bugles and chatty cows.
I saw many bigger bulls but I wasn't going to let this guy go another step when he was broadside inside 20 yards.
He's a 7x7 (barely) thanks to the devil's points up front and the 1.1" No. 6 on his right. I have dubbed him the world's smallest 7 point, and I am damn proud to have harvested him as my first bull.
The resulting pack out took 2 trips, 7 miles each way each trip, in thunderstorms, at 8500-9500ft with a new moon. It was f---ing dark other than the light show from the clouds. It was pretty miserable, yet awesome. 26 hours after he was shot, including a 6 hour nap, we had him in the coolers.
-D
-disclaimer-1st 2 pics were from the previous season cow hunting the same unit -disclaimer-
Archery really isn't this site's mojo, but I thought I'd share anyways.
The hunt was 100% DIY on Wyoming public land. I had a camp setup on a ridge 5-6 miles back on foot from the nearest road. I was solo, but had a buddy hunting mule deer back towards the truck.
The first 3 days the bulls weren't talking much and I had to swing by the urgent care after walking eyeball-first into a very stout tree branch. But they came alive on the 4th, and this guy went down on the 5th while the two of us were surrounded by bugles and chatty cows.
I saw many bigger bulls but I wasn't going to let this guy go another step when he was broadside inside 20 yards.
He's a 7x7 (barely) thanks to the devil's points up front and the 1.1" No. 6 on his right. I have dubbed him the world's smallest 7 point, and I am damn proud to have harvested him as my first bull.
The resulting pack out took 2 trips, 7 miles each way each trip, in thunderstorms, at 8500-9500ft with a new moon. It was f---ing dark other than the light show from the clouds. It was pretty miserable, yet awesome. 26 hours after he was shot, including a 6 hour nap, we had him in the coolers.
-D
-disclaimer-1st 2 pics were from the previous season cow hunting the same unit -disclaimer-
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