wapitiwhistler
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Well we did it. After all the hard work and the up's and downs of elk hunting I was able to punch my tag. After drawing the Archery Nebo Elk tag i quickly realized this wasn't going to be the Premium Mossback Limited Entry 400in. utah bull behind every tree hunt that I have been waiting for. In fact after hearing so much negative feedback of the unit I was ready to have a 280$ bull of soup and graciously hand the tag back to the F&G. Then I came to my senses and decided no matter what anybody told me or how negative the comments on this site were about the unit I would do what has always brought me success and I would just hunt my ASS off. It started the day I drew my tag. 4am runs and late night shooting in the backyard. I lost 40lbs and have never shot my bow better. I scouted every second i could(18 days in total) I learned a lot about the area from you guys and am very grateful for all those who were willing to share. Thanks to my dad who instiled this addiction that I have learned to hate. And its not killing big bulls or even seeing big bulls. Its the ability to communicate with theese wild creatures that has me coming back for more. My dad started packing me arround elk country 21 years ago when I was only 8. My passion for calling the wild was started. I love calling elk!!! This bull that I shot was the 8th bull we called in over twelve days. I had set my mark on the 330 table and was ready to go away empty handed. I learned on this hunt that no matter how hard I try to wear the trophy hunter hat, thats just not me. I love to scout elk and deer in the summer and fall and have become more able to judge a set of horns. But when it realy comes down to it I DONT CARE>>> When this bull finaly came out into the meadow that we had been calling in for twenty minutes all the scores and tine lengths and mass measurements went out the window. I never once looked at this bull and sized him up. I could see clearly he was a nice 6, but I could see even clearer that this was the most absolutely perfect setting for an 8 year boy to fill his tag. Cause I felt like I was 8 again. Seeing my first bull in a meadow calling for any challengers. If I ever loose that excitement for hunting I will hang it up. A thanks goes out to my Elk hunting buddies my Dad and Gobe. The bull ended up scoring 321, just icing on the cake!!!
