Your Move, Episode #5

[WapitiTalk1]

Hunting journal: September 19, 2015; solo elk hunt in W Washington; day 5 of your 7 day hunt; 3 PT or better bull only tag. The bulls in your area have started to get pretty vocal over the past few days so you decide to set up and try an advertising sequence. After doing a quick distance range in several directions, but before you rake a tree, stomp some dry sticks, or throw out the first bugle, you hear a bugle coming from your right, next, you hear elk moving. Arrow knocked, you determine they're are in fact coming from right to left and up over the small rise comes a cow, another cow, BULL, and another cow in tow. They are walking, not running, and obviously are heading somewhere (probably from feed to bed you think). At any rate, from the ranging you did minutes before, they are passing in front of you a bit over 30 yards.

Your move. Are you shooting, not shooting, trying to stop the bull with an elk sound? What is your move?

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Reminder that if you save the picture to your desktop and open in MS Paint, you'll be able to place a spot, X, or whatever on the critter before you save it back to a jpg and add the marked up pic with your post (if you decide to shoot).

[msd1228]

Assuming that is a good bull for the area I'm hunting, I'd just drop a nervous grunt and let fly.

[otcWill]

I'm drawn by the time the pic is taken here. If they don't catch movement and stop, I'll nervous grunt, settle my pin and squeeze. I used to whistle in these situations until that backfired on me. The nervous grunt has yet to do anything but freeze unsuspecting elk. Thanks for posting!

[easeup]

yes sir...stop him and let it fly

[ElkNut1]

Yes sir, I would do my best to already be at full draw then use the nervous grunt to anchor him & let it fly. There would be a short tracking job & that Exo Pack would be put into use once again! (grin)

ElkNut1

[Tigger]

Wahoo! nailed that one. I also would be at full draw and anchor him with a nervous grunt and let fly.

[Heartwood]

Slam dunk situation. Like others said, popping grunt and shoot or if he stops on his own, shoot.

[Gselkhunter]

As much as this is a gimmy situation, it is kind of boring. If they are already vocal I might just let them walk and then call to see what I can stir up. I still have time.

[WapitiTalk1]

As much as this is a gimmy situation, it is kind of boring. If they are already vocal I might just let them walk and then call to see what I can stir up. I still have time.

But it's a Roosey bull Gregg! You need one of those for your wall!

[Gselkhunter]

As much as this is a gimmy situation, it is kind of boring. If they are already vocal I might just let them walk and then call to see what I can stir up. I still have time.

But it's a Roosey bull Gregg! You need one of those for your wall!

Yeah Rory but who is paying for the tag? Not me! For me it would be another CO bull. And I just have to mess with their minds.

[CurlyTail]

Good Bull, good range, good angle, no obstructions, I would shoot if I could get him to stop.

No way that I have shot enough elk to pass on this golden opportunity

[Kessler10]

My first thought is the same, give nervous grunt to stop and let it fly.

Wondering since the cows are also there in such close quarters that maybe a nervous grunt would spook them, and thus spooking the bull making him booger off.

Thoughts?

[twinkieman]

As already stated, I would already have drawn, popping grunt , and shoot.