3rd season success

Dryfli · 11-03-2009, 04:58 PM

I thought I'd share a recap and a few photos of my 3rd season elk hunt. Me and my sun headed down to the Fairplay area Friday afternoon set up in our trailer for a week of hunting.
We brought enough supplies for the week food clothing etc. I had scouted the area the previous Saturday and was already pretty familiar with the area having spent many days in the area fishing shooting and goofing around in that area had an area picked out to start out sat. morning. We woke up at about 5:30 and started driving to our spot . We drove on and turned down the dirt road and were still about 10 minutes away from where I wanted to start when Tracey (my son) said pa look at all those elk, so I slammed on my brakes and sure enough about 225 yard away there was a herd trotting through a open field. I jumped out of the truck and took a closer look there were about 15 elk so I grabbed my rifle (ruger m77 7mil mag) which was unloaded and a box of ammo opened the box and promptly dumped all the ammo into the snow. I scooped the ammo out of the snow put the pile of snow and ammo into the back seat of my truck picked out 4 rounds as quick as possible and started running away from the road and loading the rifle as I went. When I was sure I was
at least 50 ft from the road I took the shot which was a little further torward the hind quarters than I had hoped. The elk continued to run but I knew I hit him about 20 yard later he stopped then I shot again this time true, through both lungs and he dropped. The nice part of him being in a field is I could drive right out to him so I gutted him and loaded him into the back of the truck (with the help of a winch). So after expecting to be hunting for a week, we were done about 10 min in. I think that what made the trip even better was that my son was there, spotted the elk and even helped hold the legs or move the antlers while I cleaned our harvest.

so we should have plenty of elk this winter and memories forever.

kman · 11-03-2009, 06:11 PM

nice bull you got thier, and even better lookout aka your son

G. Green · 11-03-2009, 06:21 PM

Awesome! Thanks for the pics.

bryarx · 11-04-2009, 10:07 AM

I live in South Carolina and me, my neighbor, and one of my friends were all standing around in the drive way last night planning out our hunting trips, and we all agreed that we needed out to where Elk are and try to take one down. Congratulations to you and your son!

jerry · 11-04-2009, 11:19 AM

Very Nice. That's some meat there! Do you do your own processing?

SwedeSteve · 11-04-2009, 02:42 PM

Great pics and great story !! Thanks for sharing.

iflylow74 · 11-04-2009, 04:13 PM

Congrats on a great hunt!! You're doing the right thing starting your son hunting at an early age.

Archetype_wyo · 11-04-2009, 04:59 PM

Jeese first day out and you get one!!! Lucky dog! Great experience for your son as well. Hopefully me and the old man can get one each tomorrow. He'll be goin for a bull or a cow and me a cow/calf as thats what our tags entail.

Cyrano · 11-04-2009, 05:32 PM

That's what you have to call an efficient hunt. Your son has good eyes and instincts. You at least don't have to worry about the next generation of hunters in your family!

Dryfli · 11-04-2009, 09:11 PM

Thanks for all the great comments we sure had a great time! That's not my shop it's just where I'm having my elk processed

FortyXDM · 11-05-2009, 01:14 AM

Dryfli - Enjoyed reading your post. I read it in just a minute. The story will last your son for a lifetime.

11-03-2009, 04:58 PM	#1
Dryfli Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 116	3rd season success I thought I'd share a recap and a few photos of my 3rd season elk hunt. Me and my sun headed down to the Fairplay area Friday afternoon set up in our trailer for a week of hunting. We brought enough supplies for the week food clothing etc. I had scouted the area the previous Saturday and was already pretty familiar with the area having spent many days in the area fishing shooting and goofing around in that area had an area picked out to start out sat. morning. We woke up at about 5:30 and started driving to our spot . We drove on and turned down the dirt road and were still about 10 minutes away from where I wanted to start when Tracey (my son) said pa look at all those elk, so I slammed on my brakes and sure enough about 225 yard away there was a herd trotting through a open field. I jumped out of the truck and took a closer look there were about 15 elk so I grabbed my rifle (ruger m77 7mil mag) which was unloaded and a box of ammo opened the box and promptly dumped all the ammo into the snow. I scooped the ammo out of the snow put the pile of snow and ammo into the back seat of my truck picked out 4 rounds as quick as possible and started running away from the road and loading the rifle as I went. When I was sure I was at least 50 ft from the road I took the shot which was a little further torward the hind quarters than I had hoped. The elk continued to run but I knew I hit him about 20 yard later he stopped then I shot again this time true, through both lungs and he dropped. The nice part of him being in a field is I could drive right out to him so I gutted him and loaded him into the back of the truck (with the help of a winch). So after expecting to be hunting for a week, we were done about 10 min in. I think that what made the trip even better was that my son was there, spotted the elk and even helped hold the legs or move the antlers while I cleaned our harvest. so we should have plenty of elk this winter and memories forever.

11-04-2009, 02:42 PM	#6
SwedeSteve Suspected Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Anchortown, Alaska Posts: 23,545 Images: 1	Great pics and great story !! Thanks for sharing. __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

11-04-2009, 04:13 PM	#7
iflylow74 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Arkansaw Posts: 1,439 Blog Entries: 11	Congrats on a great hunt!! You're doing the right thing starting your son hunting at an early age. __________________ Regnant Populi, Nemo me impune lacessit

11-04-2009, 04:59 PM	#8
Archetype_wyo Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Buffalo, Wyo Posts: 1,731	Jeese first day out and you get one!!! Lucky dog! Great experience for your son as well. Hopefully me and the old man can get one each tomorrow. He'll be goin for a bull or a cow and me a cow/calf as thats what our tags entail. __________________ The great object is that every man be armed. Everyone who is able may have a gun. —Patrick Henry

11-03-2009, 06:11 PM	#2
kman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: hattiesburg,MS Posts: 130	nice bull you got thier, and even better lookout aka your son

11-03-2009, 06:21 PM	#3
G. Green Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: NE OK Posts: 464	Awesome! Thanks for the pics.

11-04-2009, 10:07 AM	#4
bryarx Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SC Posts: 59	I live in South Carolina and me, my neighbor, and one of my friends were all standing around in the drive way last night planning out our hunting trips, and we all agreed that we needed out to where Elk are and try to take one down. Congratulations to you and your son!

11-04-2009, 11:19 AM	#5
jerry Short Time Shirt Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 13,226 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 1	Very Nice. That's some meat there! Do you do your own processing?

11-04-2009, 05:32 PM	#9
Cyrano Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New York Posts: 6,917	That's what you have to call an efficient hunt. Your son has good eyes and instincts. You at least don't have to worry about the next generation of hunters in your family!

11-04-2009, 09:11 PM	#10
Dryfli Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 116	Thanks for all the great comments we sure had a great time! That's not my shop it's just where I'm having my elk processed

11-05-2009, 01:14 AM	#11
FortyXDM Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Gladstone, Mo. (kc area) Posts: 3,659	Dryfli - Enjoyed reading your post. I read it in just a minute. The story will last your son for a lifetime.