Reminds me of when I used to live in Denver and got to go elk hunting 3 times. Wish I could have gone more. My first hunt got a 5x6 by leaving the hotel a 2:30 and hiking for 4 hours to the place on the map that looked the furthest from any roads. It paid off but it took 2 days to hike that big guy out. Also I was in dark timber and still hunted. Went a hundred yards in an hour and then saw his outline through a screen of branches, he trotted done the hill. I went to where he was got out my cow call and he and a cow came right to me. After some tense moments I shot him at 6 paces, had to look over the scope to see my aim point. Never forget that time. 2nd time out hiked a few hours over the back side of a bowl and followed a big bull over the top into a boulder field on the other side. Could smell them and hear them but it was too thick for a stalk. It started snowing just before dark and was a blizzard that we nearly did not get out of. Thankful for GPS, even the cheap early gen we had with only a waypoint for camp to follow back. Lots of deadfall’s to climb over in the thickest snow I have ever seen. Thanks for the show as it brought back fond memories.
Reminds me of when I used to live in Denver and got to go elk hunting 3 times. Wish I could have gone more. My first hunt got a 5x6 by leaving the hotel a 2:30 and hiking for 4 hours to the place on the map that looked the furthest from any roads. It paid off but it took 2 days to hike that big guy out. Also I was in dark timber and still hunted. Went a hundred yards in an hour and then saw his outline through a screen of branches, he trotted done the hill. I went to where he was got out my cow call and he and a cow came right to me. After some tense moments I shot him at 6 paces, had to look over the scope to see my aim point. Never forget that time.
2nd time out hiked a few hours over the back side of a bowl and followed a big bull over the top into a boulder field on the other side. Could smell them and hear them but it was too thick for a stalk. It started snowing just before dark and was a blizzard that we nearly did not get out of. Thankful for GPS, even the cheap early gen we had with only a waypoint for camp to follow back. Lots of deadfall’s to climb over in the thickest snow I have ever seen. Thanks for the show as it brought back fond memories.
@@grusgott7188 man what a great story!! Thank you for sharing. Love the tails of the hunt and it’s always different for everyone.