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"Checkmate" wins #2/Backpacking hunt trip
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<blockquote data-quote="ukenout" data-source="post: 884612" data-attributes="member: 9361"><p><strong>Re: "Checkmate" wins #2/Backpacking hunt triple</strong></p><p></p><p>Well my elk was the satellite bull, the herd bull I had dead in my sights at 90yds after making a 2 hour creep to get into position in the dark at first light. We were given permission to use a private ranch property to gain access to some BLM land. 2 days of scouting showed the elk herd would come out of the high hills and feed in the cattle fields during the night and then make their way back up the hills first thing in the morning. Anyways after low crawling to my ambush position that would give me a spot to catch the herd as they exited the private property. Some other hunters saw me in a prime spot and shot the herd bull while it was still on private land. The hunters then brought in a 4 wheeler, cut through the fence and cut the head off and what meat they could and rode off. I sat there watching this all unfold and figured that this must be the "chaos" of public land hunting you always here about. After the morning session I was walking back down a dirt road, and the remaining herd tried to make a break and jump a fence about 300 yards from me. Then I heard the familier sound of "whiz" go over my head, I jump to a berm and looked back up the hill, there I saw some fool pointing his rifle over me trying to shoot into the herd. I waved at the guy and looked through my binos at him, the he pointed in another direction and shrugged his shoulders like he didn't do it! Well after I got back over to where some of,the wranglers were working they asked if I had shot in their direction, I told them nope it was some crazy on the hill they asked if I got,the big bull, I told them I had him in my crosshairs but opted to do the right thing and wait for him to leave the posted property but someone else above me shot the bull and cut the fence to retrieve it. They were upset to hear that, then one of the guys asked me for my binos and looked up the hills and said he saw a bull bed down and hide. He asked me if I wanted to go get after him and I said let's go. After 2 years in a hospital and 9 months learning to walk on a leg that I don't think the doctors were expecting to see the mountains of Idaho I grunted it out and we closed the distance to 100 yds and I was able to take a good shot with my 338-06. I was super excited and proud. Next year I'm going back and gonna figure out how to get to those monster muleys!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ukenout, post: 884612, member: 9361"] [b]Re: "Checkmate" wins #2/Backpacking hunt triple[/b] Well my elk was the satellite bull, the herd bull I had dead in my sights at 90yds after making a 2 hour creep to get into position in the dark at first light. We were given permission to use a private ranch property to gain access to some BLM land. 2 days of scouting showed the elk herd would come out of the high hills and feed in the cattle fields during the night and then make their way back up the hills first thing in the morning. Anyways after low crawling to my ambush position that would give me a spot to catch the herd as they exited the private property. Some other hunters saw me in a prime spot and shot the herd bull while it was still on private land. The hunters then brought in a 4 wheeler, cut through the fence and cut the head off and what meat they could and rode off. I sat there watching this all unfold and figured that this must be the "chaos" of public land hunting you always here about. After the morning session I was walking back down a dirt road, and the remaining herd tried to make a break and jump a fence about 300 yards from me. Then I heard the familier sound of "whiz" go over my head, I jump to a berm and looked back up the hill, there I saw some fool pointing his rifle over me trying to shoot into the herd. I waved at the guy and looked through my binos at him, the he pointed in another direction and shrugged his shoulders like he didn't do it! Well after I got back over to where some of,the wranglers were working they asked if I had shot in their direction, I told them nope it was some crazy on the hill they asked if I got,the big bull, I told them I had him in my crosshairs but opted to do the right thing and wait for him to leave the posted property but someone else above me shot the bull and cut the fence to retrieve it. They were upset to hear that, then one of the guys asked me for my binos and looked up the hills and said he saw a bull bed down and hide. He asked me if I wanted to go get after him and I said let's go. After 2 years in a hospital and 9 months learning to walk on a leg that I don't think the doctors were expecting to see the mountains of Idaho I grunted it out and we closed the distance to 100 yds and I was able to take a good shot with my 338-06. I was super excited and proud. Next year I'm going back and gonna figure out how to get to those monster muleys! [/QUOTE]
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