LOL! LKH, you are so right! I already hear it around the campfires! I'm not sure who was shocked more me or him. Just put yourself in my shoes, I make the shot & I remember saying out loud but to myself "that bull is going nowhere" I then turn to my left to look what direction to go looking for my son & there he is standing 2' from me, not walking towards me but just standing there. To say I was taken back & surprised all at the same time is an understatement! (grin)

 I'm sure I will never hear the end of it & I deserve it!!!! He's a good sport though!!! (grin)

 Thanks again guys!

 ElkNut1

Thanks for the great play-by-play Elknut as I love reading these things!! You are the man! Your CD's helped this poor old South Georgia boy take my first bull last year and that was my 9th trip out west! Trip # 10 coming this Sept!!

Adrenalin is an amazing thing! Waving arms, hit by a rock...nothing stands in the way of a focused elk hunter from Idaho! Good story Paul.

Thank you! This is close as I've been to hunting an elk.
Go bless,Mudd

Great story, thanks.