Whip heading to Wyoming/ Updates Added

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four feet form your nose and you didn't even have to kiss her  

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Only a Quarter mile pack job?  What is your success rate at shooting 4 yards? Knowing me that would be an over the back type of shot since I dont practice that close.

Good luck Whip!  That sounded like an awesome experience.

[Dave Thaxton]

Tell it, Whip. Man I love this stuff!!

[bohuntr]

Hey Joe ... are you out there???  How is the hunt going??? Those of us stuck at home need an update!!!  

[Whip]

You're right, that is Sibley Lake, but is not where we are camped. Just another pretty WY scene. We are camped about 15 miles west of Burgess Junction off FR15.

A little frustration was starting to set in. Or maybe just confusion. I hunted the AM before picking Ohne up and saw nothing. We both hunted hard in different spots yesterday morning and evening. Nothing. Not a thing. No bugles, no fresh tracks, droppings were all hard and black on the outside. It was like the elk rent was past due and they had been evicted from everywhere we looked two weeks before we got there.

Oh, there was sign. Droppings galore, but like I said all old. Trees everywhere were tore to shreds by bulls, some as big as my thigh. The elk had definitely been here, but they were no longer.

Hunting pressure seems pretty low, considering. I've certainly seen much worse that didn't drive the elk out. Just can't figure it out. So our plan for this morning was to do some driving, hit high spots, and cover as much area as we could with binoculars.

The elk gods got up early though and changed our plans. They threw the switch, and right from the tent we could hear bulls above us. We're not stupid - we stayed right there. Ohne walked up right from camp while I drove down the road and came at it from the other side.

Right from the truck I could hear 3 bulls above me. I headed toward the one a bit to my left and worked my way up the mountain. Not a bad hike as mountain hunting goes. Maybe 1/2 mile and 7-800 feet in elevation.

Just as it was breaking daylight I got to the opening on top. A nice 6x6 was sky lined and bugling up a storm with a couple of cows between me and him. A couple more bulls bugled from my right and eventually a big 5x5 walked toward the cows. The big boy promptly ran him off.

I had the big one within 100 yds at one point, but that was as close as he came. At least 4 different bulls bugled back and forth pretty much continuously until 9am. I tried to get in front of them while keeping the wind in my favor all morning. But they were up and down and back and forth through the bowl we were in all morning and I always seemed to zig when I should have zagged. So close, but oh so far.

All in all of course, it was a great morning. No shots fired, but I'll take that kind of action any day. All I can hope is that this isn't a fluke and is now the start of what I had been hoping to find.

Not sure how often I'll be able to post. And it's hard to type on this stupid phone. But I'll update when I can.

[Guru]

Great stuff buddy....there's a lot of us here pullin' for ya            

[kennym]

Get em Joe and Ohne! Never give up!  

[ksbowman]

Go Joe! You've found em and got our attention now bring em home!

[jhg]

Originally posted by Whip:
...her huge muzzle was four feet from my nose. Four FEET!  I honestly thought she was going to reach out and take a lick!...

Very cool!


Joshua

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[jcar315]

Hang in there Joe. Updates are fantastic. Thanks for taking the time to keep us "in the loop."

Sounds like you might be in them now. Good Luck!

[caleb7mm]

looking forward to the next report!  

[cecilm]

That kind of day is what will  keep you going for sure;;  

[wapiti792]

Keep after it Whip! We're pullin' for ya!

[NoCams]

[BOSS]

Good luck Whip.

[FerretWYO]

Hey Joe it was great to meet you the other day. I hope to stop by and see you again this week. my back pack will be ready I got a little workout today with it.

[Jack Denbow]

Joe I have a feeling it won't be long now.
Jack

[Randy Morin]

Now that sounds like a great Elk hunting Day.  Good luck and I'm looking forward to reading some more.

[DELTA]

Keep it comming Joe.Your post is the first thing i look for on Trad,G.