elk adventure from the land of enchantment

[COOCH]

We got back to the stand in the morning and began the search for sign.We found the initial tracks were the bull tore out of Dodge,and my buddy looked at me and asked if I knew how far of a shot that was.53 yds with a rangefinder to the tree stand.I told him if I thought about it I'd have never shot.Dam did that look like a long poke in the morning light.

Last night I was in the zone and I knew it.Bash me if you will I'm a tough guy I can take it.

We never had to look for blood on the trail as this bull looked like a bulldozer had just gone through the forest I've never seen a death run like this before. About 600 yds on this is what we saw.

 

[COOCH]

After we decided he was a daisy the celebration began.





This bull literally ran a straight line until he dropped.He was down in less than 15 seconds.In that time he went way farther than I've ever seen one go before.

[jeanpaul3006]

Wow, great story and shot. Congrats on a beautiful bull!

[Hopewell Tom]

The first pic told us how this was going to end, but not how exciting and interesting it would be.
Thanks for the read and battling through the "technology demons".
Great effort.

[Mike Gerardi]

Man that was a great hunt. Congrats on a FINE BULL..  

[stocker56]

Way to get er done, Jeff. Those death runs from a big bull are sometimes utterly amazing. Congrats.        

[Ray Hammond]

Nice bull Jeff!  May have missed it in the reading but were you in one of the units in the Gila? Beautiful country, well told tale

[COOCH]

Thanks guys I've got a few more finishing touches to add.Got to go do the bill paying thing now.

[Whip]

Outstanding bull Jeff! Congratulations!  New Mexico is quite a place and has captured my heart.

[elkken]

Good for you Jeff ... I bet you had a beer to celebrate that whopper. I have only hunted NM once and it was in January for mule deer. Very pretty country ... I have never seen so many coyotes though.

That will be an awesome mount, good shoot'n

[wooddamon1]

Beautiful bull, congrats!      

[Iowabowhunter]

Awesome elk, beautiful country, and amazing shot! thanks for the story it was a good read  

[amicus]

Awesome, congratulations.

Gilbert

[Margly]

Congratulations with a great bull!
Thanks for the good story!

[arsurveyor]

Great bull. Congrats.

[rlc1959]

Congratulations Jeff. great Bull !! I need to talk to you sometime. My Unit 17 Elk Hunt was great. Several opportunities. I did NOT get it done. Need your help with this TRAD Thing.

Thanks, Randy

[Dirtybird]

Great hunt Jeff and memories of a lifetime.  Congrats on the fine bull.

[amar911]

I hate that you had to settle for such a tiny elk, Jeff. Better luck next time.    :rolleyes:  

Allan

[Ragin Bull]

Beautiful bull Jeff,  Congrats

[COOCH]

Well after we did the grip and grin thing it was time to get busy and do the back breaking dirty work.As it turned out this bull actually did us a favor by running toward a 2 track and falling a couple of hundred yds off.We would be able to get the truck to the kill site.      .

So Perry went to get the truck and I got dirty.This bull was in a serious state of rigor mortis,he has literally lock up tighter than a brinks truck.(I'm sure it shows in the pics we needed props and such just to get semi decent pics)

A little bit of cowboy engineering and I was in bussness.