Awesome adventure and awesome story telling! Congrats!

Congrats, way to stick with it.

Great job, man!  Good strategy to take a break and come back after it with a clear mind.

Very nice story and end result.  Congratulations and thanks for sharing.  Nothing trumps a good elk hunt!

Good story and hunt.
Thanks for sharing.

Outstanding hunt and story,congrats on a nice bull and thanks for taking us along.      

Super job, beauty of an elk, congrats!

Heck of a story!

Great great story telling!  Felt like I was there....and you demonstrated skill and perseverance on a level that all of us should aspire to.  Top shelf all around.

Congrats, great story! enjoyed every second!

" I knew I'd smell the bull long before I saw him in this thick country so I decided to start at the top of the mountain and work my way down until I covered the entire mountain side. "
If I'm ever fortunate enough to hunt the mountains, be sure I'll have this tip in the back of my mind. Well done!

WOW!! What a great story with a great ending!! Kudos to you for sticking with it     Congrats on a well deserved, very nice bull!!

Steve

Great hunt!  You played the hand and opportunity you were dealt perfectly.  Thanks for sharing it, and well told!

Thanks you great story!

Wow. What a trip. I think it's almost always better to go solo on a track job when your unsure of the hit. Two guys might have bumped him again. I would have thought he would've been down with two shots in the paunch after 8-9 hrs. Tough critter.

Congrats on the success of the relentless pursuit. Thanks for a great example of will power and a job well done!

   

Man, that's an awesome journey you had there  

Great bull, and Great story. Congrats on a job well done.
Tom

Great job and great storytelling!  Thanks for sharing.  Work kept me away this year, so stories like yours helped make this season a little easier to take.

Come on Sept 2014!

 Incredible! Thanks for sharing.