Progress report, Bighorns elk

[centaur]

Well boys and girls, just got in from a week on the mountain. It has been very hot and pretty dry for the beginning of elk season in my neck of the woods, so I started out by checking wallows. In my week there, they were not used, but had been worked previously. While checking this one, I had a cow face to face at under 20 yards on the trail coming to the wallow; no shot however.

This meadow was full of fresh moo cow poop, and the dirty buggers were all over the country, but I was still seeing some elk.

I worked a small stream, thinking that the elk might be as hot as I was, and low and behold, got into about 30 for over an hour and a half. There were at least 5 branch antlered bulls, and I listened to their bugling and the mewing of cows and calves for a long time, until they just walked away. I never was in range of a bull, and the only 'easy' broadside shots that I was offered were a couple of calves, so I passed with hope that a similar situation will present itself later. Here is the stream; it is full of brookies.

The forecast is for more warm weather for the next few days, but I will be heading back mid week and hope that the elk will still be there and maybe rutting. There are worse places to spend some time.

[T-Bowhunter]

Thanks for your sharing your Hunt, hope to see more.

[ARCHER2]

Good luck brother. Hope you get a good'un!

[Rick Richard]

Going to be in the Thorofare River Drainage in Wyoming come Wednesday morning.

[VictoryHunter]

Happy hunting!    

[M.Kerry Bird]

Beautiful country. Good luck.

[Pat B.]

You lucky rascal !!

Spend every day you can up there !

Good luck.

[Marc B.]

Good Luck this week!!

[bearsfeet]

Gorgeous country!!

[neargeezer]

Good luck! When I dream elk hunting, the Bighorns is the place.

[NIGEL01]

Sure miss those Bighorns!

[wooddamon1]

Great looking country, good luck this week.  

[Izzy]

Brookies, beautiful country and big critters to hunt. That sound like a good week. Sounds like your onto em and hope you catch up to a biggun.     .

[recurve3]

good luck Pat

[bohuntr]

Sounds awesome!  Good luck and keep us updated with stories and pictures.

[Bernie B.]

Good luck with Round 2!  That sure is beautiful country!  Thanks for sharing your hunt!  Great pictures by the way!    

Bernie Bjorklund

NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin

[joe ashton]

what a week!

[Mudd]

[Charlie Lamb]

Where else can a man be so free. I'd love to share a little of that with you one day.

[ChuckC]

Beautiful.  Thanks for sharing.  Was not able to go west this year.  Hope to again next year.  I love the mountains.
ChuckC