Great stuff!!
Tim B

An excellent journey...

I just figured blackleg was the bull from your hunt sharp thread. Great story telling...thanks for sharing!

Thanks for the ride! Great story!

Outstanding! 

Thanks for sharing with us. 

I join the others in commending you for this story. Well done.

Wow! What a great story. I'm sorry it ended up the way it did, but you accomplished something most folks will never do, even with the miss. Better luck next time out.

Bisch

Loved it  unfortunately I too have way to many 1 inch or less either way stories 

Thanks for taking the time to tell your story, well crafted prose, excellent photos complimenting the narrative. Well done, sir, well done.

Jolly good read, thank you

  Good story! Well written, thought out and presented extremely well. Thanks.

Thanks for taking us along. Great pics, too.  If you haven't had an arrow find the small intervening branch that you missed while focusing on your spot,  you havent done much hunting.

Well done sir!!!

Well told.......

I have never hunted Elk..... But now I feel like I have!!
Thanks for taking me along!!!

 

Your story had me on the edge of my seat with anticipation. It's a credit to you that you accepted the experience for what it is.
I feel your pain. Those branches that save animals lives are all too common. To me it feels like deer have some sort of deflector shield that is impervious to arrows.

Next time......

What a great read with my morning coffee.  A reminder that a successful hunt is not always one with a harvest.  As a new traditional hunter I can very much appreciate the fact that my longbow is never an inconvenience,  never in the way, it just belongs with me in the woods.  Thanks for taking me along. 

Perfect Morning Read      !  Just gotta love a well-told tale with a happy ending . . .well, happy ending for Ol' Black Leg anyway!