A little Pre-elk Season Story.

[kadbow]

Congrats on the bull!

[varmint101]

Awesomely put together!  Great pictures and narrative!  Looked like a great shot on that bull too!  Congrats!

[wooddamon1]

Wow, congrats! Thanks for the story and pics!  

[neargeezer]

Best elk hunting story I remember reading. Looking forward to "the list" and your other stories. Congratulations on doing it "The hard way" all around, and being able to tell about it so well!

[PowDuck]

Looking forward to the LIST, too. and I still want to know more about that breakfast mix.

We got so tired of the MH eggs and bacon last year I could hardly even eat breakfast toward the end of our hunt.

[TxAg]

Just read this while thread. What a great tale. Thanks for sharing!

[maineac]

What a fantastic experience!!!  Thank you for sharing it!!

[John146]

Now that is the way you tell a story!!!!
You my friend have lived a dream congrats!!!!

[8Crow]

Originally posted by PowDuck:
Looking forward to the LIST, too. and I still want to know more about that breakfast mix.

We got so tired of the MH eggs and bacon last year I could hardly even eat breakfast toward the end of our hunt.

Right there with ya.  Most of their stuff is pretty good but nearly three years after eating those eggs on a regular basis, the thought of them still turns my stomach.  I'll be taking anything BUT MH eggs this year and his breakfast concoction immediately caught my eye too.

Can't wait to see the gear list.  We obsess over this stuff.

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Boy am I glad I clicked on this thread!  Great Story, awesome hunt!  I would love to be back in the mountain air chasing the elk. Nothing like a great story to help one remember.

[wahoo]

congrats if you don't mind whats you gear list, from the big 3 down. Food, stoves, clothes. Thanks man great story

[glass76]

What a great story...what a great bull.

[Bill Watts II]

Thanks again for the responses everyone.  I had no idea this would get so many likes.  But then again, it is about elk hunting!   :D  

I am about caught up on my jobs and the paperwork and will start a new post detailing everything I can about this hunt, and the things I've improved on.

Bill

[Hopewell Tom]

Great tale, well told.
I like the part where you've loosed an arrow and then proceed to tell us about your water set-up.
That was an oh-oh moment for sure.
Good work!

[jimmytidmore]

Bill,

Nice to meet you today. So glad to run into someone who is much further down this traditional road than I am. Thanks for the tips you shared. Hope to get the chance to pick your brain some more.

I was also glad to find this thread. What an awesome story! You told it so well I couldn't help but reply so that others might get the chance to read it for themselves as well. One of the best stories I have encountered on this site... and that's saying a lot.

[MnFn]

Not done with this story yet, but Bill I got to say something.  One of the very best I've read. Luv the reference to Mordor. One of the bows I should have kept was my Helms Deep. Just because.

Update just realized I read this before.  Just a testimony to what a great story you told!
Gary

[rastaman]

Awesome story telling and great job. Missed it the first go round and perfect timing because I'm in withdrawal still from the end of deer season!

[Bow Bender]

Great story and story telling.  Reminds me of many elk encounters of my own that have gone south.  I'm glad that it got brought back to the front page   

[cacciatore]

One of the best stories I have seen on TG,this is what makes this site great with the contribution of real hardcore traditional Bowhunters.

[rufus_d]

 Thankyou  for posting this story and pictures. Having experienced a few similar times, this has made my day. Thankyou, Thankyou! Looking forward to more.