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<blockquote data-quote="DMP25-06" data-source="post: 1908774" data-attributes="member: 27271"><p>DSheetz , </p><p></p><p>Talking about animals hiding in plain sight .</p><p></p><p>I once witnessed a 6x6 bull Elk hide in plain sight .</p><p>November , 1984 , my first hunt in the state of Colorado . </p><p>My friend and I had hiked several miles away from the road , and up a long ridge line , in public lands , that the valleys that bordered to the north and south were private lands . About noon we stopped to take a break and have our lunch , so I chose a spot that had good viewpoints for us to glass for game . The view to the south was a long sloping basin with a 30* incline , that had good visibility for nearly 2 miles . On the north side of the ridge was an abrupt drop of 75' of vertical cliff face , and then very steep angle of 60* , gradually decreasing to lesser incline with a large sage brush covered basin , that was all private land . After glassing the south side of the slope and seeing no animals , I moved to look at the north facing slope . Before raising my binoculars , I immediately spotted a large bull Elk standing on the sage-covered slope , at a distance that I estimated to be 3/4 mile , on the private land .</p><p>We watched this elk , which when viewed through binoculars , was a large 6x6 near 350" class animal for more than 30 minutes as he grazed un-disturbed . Suddenly , the Elk raised his head , turned , looking to the north down the slope , and then walked several steps into the heavier sage brush , and laid-down , with his chin on the ground and his antlers laid nearly flat along his sides . We began glassing farther down-slope to the north of the Elk , and about 1/4 mile farther down , we saw 8 hunters walking up the slope toward the spot where the bull was laying . All 8 hunters were equally spaced about 30 yards apart , like they were conducting a drive , but moving too fast . In just a few minutes , the hunters were very near the bull , and I expected it to try to run and be shot , but the Elk did not flinch , even when 1 man walked within 15 feet of where the bull was laying . The group of hunters continued walking up the mountain , and when they were 200-300 yards past the bull , he slowly stood up and began grazing again . </p><p>It was an amazing show to watch .</p><p></p><p>DMP25-06</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DMP25-06, post: 1908774, member: 27271"] DSheetz , Talking about animals hiding in plain sight . I once witnessed a 6x6 bull Elk hide in plain sight . November , 1984 , my first hunt in the state of Colorado . My friend and I had hiked several miles away from the road , and up a long ridge line , in public lands , that the valleys that bordered to the north and south were private lands . About noon we stopped to take a break and have our lunch , so I chose a spot that had good viewpoints for us to glass for game . The view to the south was a long sloping basin with a 30* incline , that had good visibility for nearly 2 miles . On the north side of the ridge was an abrupt drop of 75' of vertical cliff face , and then very steep angle of 60* , gradually decreasing to lesser incline with a large sage brush covered basin , that was all private land . After glassing the south side of the slope and seeing no animals , I moved to look at the north facing slope . Before raising my binoculars , I immediately spotted a large bull Elk standing on the sage-covered slope , at a distance that I estimated to be 3/4 mile , on the private land . We watched this elk , which when viewed through binoculars , was a large 6x6 near 350" class animal for more than 30 minutes as he grazed un-disturbed . Suddenly , the Elk raised his head , turned , looking to the north down the slope , and then walked several steps into the heavier sage brush , and laid-down , with his chin on the ground and his antlers laid nearly flat along his sides . We began glassing farther down-slope to the north of the Elk , and about 1/4 mile farther down , we saw 8 hunters walking up the slope toward the spot where the bull was laying . All 8 hunters were equally spaced about 30 yards apart , like they were conducting a drive , but moving too fast . In just a few minutes , the hunters were very near the bull , and I expected it to try to run and be shot , but the Elk did not flinch , even when 1 man walked within 15 feet of where the bull was laying . The group of hunters continued walking up the mountain , and when they were 200-300 yards past the bull , he slowly stood up and began grazing again . It was an amazing show to watch . DMP25-06 [/QUOTE]
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