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Jon’s first big game animal ever!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by Wes on 11 Sep 2007 | Tagged as: Elk
There are times as an outfitter that we have the privilege of contributing to a hunter’s firsts. Sunday was that for Atkinson Expeditions’ guide Chanse Snow, owner of Bruzer Gear. After Gary harvested his bull, Chanse set out for a bull they had seen opening morning. Solid fog blanketed the hillsides and visibility was 100 yds. The hunters set up 300 yds from where they had seen the elk cross the day before and began to call. Now the elk haven’t rolled over to vocal so the mental game began… after 30 min of no elk thoughts of zeros began to float through their heads. Then 3 shapes appeared out of the fog and the game was on. 2 cows and the same bull they had seen the day before. I’ll add again that Jon has never shot an animal in his life! Now approaching at a quick rate is a 6 point bull and they are pinned on a mahogany hillside. Several times he has a shot and both Chanse and Rob his hunting partner are wondering why the muzzleloader hasn’t fired. The second safety is then discovered and at 93 yards the muzzleloader booms and the 6 point drops in his tracks. Rob jumps off the mountain telling Jon to reload. Jon is busy texting his wife with complete confidence that the bull is down and can’t figure what all the fuss is about. Elk hunting is easy and all that talk about Wes’s concern of wounded elk was just way over kill. Not to mention that he shot the bull 15 feet off the road so the rumors that packing out a bull is work fade away and the team is dumbfounded by the cool, collected elk hunter. I might add here that Jon told me today that musket hunting runs in his family and we shouldn’t at all be surprised about his marksmanship, as Davy Crockett is his 6th great uncle. No kidding it runs in his blood. Congrats Jon on a fine first bull. I’ll let you know tomorrow how Rob got his first bow kill 5×6 bull.
Later
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Gary’s Day!
Posted by Rachelle on 09 Sep 2007 | Tagged as: Elk
Last year the stud on the right narrowly escaped the arrow of our friend Gary from Wichita….does Gary ever have stories to tell about last year! But this year we grabbed a muzzleloader and when this beautiful 6-point stepped out, Gary wasted no time smoking him at 70 yards. Wes and Gary found this bull just moved into cows yesterday morning, left him and when they came back yesterday afternoon, he was in a pretty tough spot. After an amazing stalk through one of the rockiest, steepest canyons you’ll see, Gary settled in and closed the deal. Congratulations, Gary, on a new story for the books! You can expect to see this awesome kill footage on our new DVD, coming early 2008.
Once again this week we have the privilege of hunting with some of the world’s fine folks - Gary and his wife Karen, Jonathan, and Rob and his family. The weather has turned very cool, highs under 60 today, and we’re hearing lots of bugles the past two days! I know the guys are into elk and I’m wondering if they have a bull down as I haven’t heard from them. Check back in tomorrow, maybe they have good news.
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Archery deer and elk openers
Posted by Rachelle on 02 Sep 2007 | Tagged as: Elk
Finallly a post! Wes, Chanse, and I have all been in the field 5am to 10pm this week, so here’s a quick update of what’s been happening….
Hunting has been incredible…and it has been hunting! Jolie and I sat water for roughly 52 hours, waiting for elk or deer, had a cow and a doe with twins and four coyotes water on us, but what we were after either chose to come in the few hours we weren’t in the blind or when we changed setups! Our timing was a little off. Jolie’s husband, Marty, and Wes hunted elk hard for 5 days, had incredible bulls in front of them, including a 350+ bruiser nicknamed Andre (as in Andre the Giant), but never a favorable wind until the afternoon of day 5. That afternoon, through a mixture of surprising circumstances, Jolie and I were in on the spot of a beautiful 7×7 bull by Wes’s dad and got to watch from 340 yards as Marty stalked him and pulled off a perfect shot. As you can see from the pic above, he is a stud, a perfect typical 7×7. Words can’t say what all is contained in this story, but Congratulations, Marty!
Our archery mule deer hunter saw lots of deer, stalked Lucky and Deep Front, let a couple of arrows fly, but tonight Lucky and Deep Front are still sleeping on the hillside, blissfully unaware. A 4th hunter sat water in a blind for antelope for 5 days, talk about perseverance! Again, though, multiple waterholes and irregular activity made for hard luck on that hunt.
This past week was a privilege - every hunt was with repeat clients, and more than just clients, friends. Thanks to all of you for joining us again in the field…they’re some of the best days of our year.
This week brings us to 2 more archery elk hunters and both guys with their guides have been seeing many bulls and a handful of whoppers every day. We fully expect to be updating you with great success again soon! One of those hunters is Pat Lefemine of bowsite.com; we are very excited to have him here. Pat is posting his hunt with us live on his website every day - check it out! Guaranteed, his posts are much more descriptive than what’s been happening here, a fun read.
For all of you whose seasons have begun, happy hunting and check back soon!
~Rachelle
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