buckhunter24
PMA Member
I made my first ever trip out west elk hunting a memorable one. After being into plenty of elk from the begining I finally got one I wanted into bow range and made it count! For a first elk you couldn't ask for much more I guess. He scores a little over 300 inches with a 37 inch spread. The other 2 guys in my group also scored on 5X5's. The one 5X5 was a brute having a 44 inch spread and 49 inch beams scoring in at 295 inches. It was definetly an awesome way to start of the fall in some beautiful country!
We rode in on horseback about 5 miles to a spike camp at about 10,000 feet. Then we would get up at about 3:30 every morning to get ready cause we had to hike up another 2 hrs or 2000 feet in elevation to get into the elk but it was well worth it. The bulls we're starting to gear up for the upcoming rut pretty heavy. I watched for countless hours as they sparred in the open meadows and bugled back and forth to one another. It was sure a rush for a first time elk hunter.
We rode in on horseback about 5 miles to a spike camp at about 10,000 feet. Then we would get up at about 3:30 every morning to get ready cause we had to hike up another 2 hrs or 2000 feet in elevation to get into the elk but it was well worth it. The bulls we're starting to gear up for the upcoming rut pretty heavy. I watched for countless hours as they sparred in the open meadows and bugled back and forth to one another. It was sure a rush for a first time elk hunter.
