My first archery elk solo hunt on public land

[Knuckleballz]

Also estimated my bull to be 8 to 9 years old

 

[zr600]

Nice job? What did you carry with you for bear protection?

 

[Knuckleballz]

Nice job? What did you carry with you for bear protection?

460 rowland on a glock 21 lonewolf conversion. 1650fps with 250 grain hard cast with one in the chamber and 13 in the magazine.

 

[BC 300 why]

Awesome bull and a great story

 

[Rick Richard]

Very nice bull. Congrats

 

[reelhardmt]

460 rowland on a glock 21 lonewolf conversion. 1650fps with 250 grain hard cast with one in the chamber and 13 in the magazine.

Congrats on the great bull!! you saw a bear in 622?

 

[werth338]

Congrats. Awesome bull. Well earned.

 

[nmbarta]

Awesome bull!!!
I wouldn't worry much about bears in the breaks, but it doesn't hurt to be careful. Your much more likely to need your sidearm for two legged predators down there than bears.

 

[reelhardmt]

He said he saw "bears"...maybe it was Bigfoot! lol! one nice bull for sure!

 

[Knuckleballz]

Yep, black bear tracks and scat in several valleys, including around the elk carcass the day after I had shot it. lots of mountain lion tracks also. I came across a mountain lion den with fresh tracks from the same day.

 

[TG-5150]

This is all awesome, good on ya sir.

 

[reelhardmt]

Yep, black bear tracks and scat in several valleys, including around the elk carcass the day after I had shot it. lots of mountain lion tracks also. I came across a mountain lion den with fresh tracks from the same day.[/QUOTE
Im assuming you know what bear scat looks like. But I could see bears wondering through there.(there is a few in the Little Rockies 60 miles north) and yes lots of big cats in the breaks.

 

[Dpmj]

Thank you for the pictures and the story. Congrats on a very nice bull. Bet you can't wait to get back and try again.

 

[Josebigsky]

That's a nice bull, great pics and a hunt that you will remember for a lifetime. I put a good one in the freezer from the MRB myself this year. You definitely yearn your elk out there. I put 14 days in to put mine in the ground. Well done!