Paul II Connects Again!

[ElkNut1]

Had a great Saturday morning. Heard two bulls bugle as we made our way to a small mudhole to check it out. 20 minutes later both my son & I team called, I finished calling him to 20 yards to my son & 30 yards from me!

ElkNut1

[wunder6]

Awesome bull guys.

[currie]

awesome bull, congrats

[Elkhunttoo]

Congrats.... Did you hear much before Saturday

[TurkeyBowMaster]

Dadgum good elk. Looks like a rough hike out with meat on ur back. Congrats to the young man.

[Ryan Conkle]

Congrats...awesome bull!

[JKaboom]

Congrats to you and your son!

[ElkNut1]

Hey guys, thanks! We heard a bit of bugling on Friday morning but the distance was deep & terrain non negotiable from where we heard them. They're starting to pick it up though little by little! Good luck!

ElkNut1

[Csrbowhunter]

Did you get that in Idaho or Wyoming? That's awesome!

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[ElkNut1]

That's an OTC DIY Idaho bull. I'm the only one with the WY tag but my son is heading out there with me. I should leave this coming weekend! Thanks!

ElkNut1

[Pasteve]

Very cool! Congrats to both you!

[WapitiTalk1]

Congrats to Team Medel for knocking down yet another bull! Best of luck on your WY permit hunt Paul.

[Mike_Parson]

Great job guys!!!!! 6 days ad a wakeup and i will be headed up to CO for my second elk hunt ever!!!! solo DIY baby!!!!!!

[lilshootergirl]

Wow how beautiful and big is that bull! Congratulations! Now I'm excited to see the bulls!

[Mukbowhunt]

Congrats to your son! We almost closed the book on Saturday in your neck of the woods. Only day we heard bugles this weekend was Saturday. We had to head home today but we will be back.


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[redtop]

No surprise that Paul gets his bull. What a team! Looking forward to hearing of your Wyoming hunt too. Have fun.

[Dr. Rx]

You know.. the more I learn about Archery Elk hunting the more I understand it is truly the most unselfish hunting that is out there.

The Caller has to be willing to do everything in his/her power to try to get his/her buddy a chance. If the caller is "not into it that day", you might as well stay in camp or find another buddy to hunt with.

I'm beginning to understand now why guys stick to certain hunting partners all the time.

Thank you for reminding us of that!
What a nice Bull.

Kris

[CurlyTail]

Nice Bull. Way to go guys!!!! Have a blast in WY.

[Dlove]

awesome

[msd1228]

Great job fellas

[BRazz]

Awesome job! How about a story? Were they bugling on their own in the dark, or in response to you? Did you cow call them in?

Well done, congratulations!

[Csrbowhunter]

Paul good luck to you. I'm leaving Thursday morning for Montana but it takes us 31 hours for us to get there. We'll hunt 12 days then go home. Hope we all kill some big bulls!

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[Ghost]

Sweet!!!!!

[ElkNut1]

Thank you folks for all your comments! And now for the rest of the story! (grin)


It was Saturday Sept 3rd, my son & 10 year old grandson & I parked off a dirt road near an area we had elk hunted in past years! Trey (grandson) is 10 & isn't one for hitting the mountains like my son & I so we didn't want to head in too deep & make it miserable for him, we figured he could handle just under a mile no problem although it was steep with several benches before reaching our destination just after first light. We were headed for a bench that we had located earlier that had a mudhole/wallow look to it, we could see a few elk had been there from time to time before the seasons start. We figured if we were lucky we may get into some bugling & Trey would love that! (so would I - grin)

We got to the spot & looked things over for fresh sign, the bench looked good & we saw a new trail had been made coming from up the hill & down to this mudhole. So we had recent sign, that was good! After a minute of looking it over a bull bugles from the NE. A second bull responds to him, we guess they are aprox 500 yards away & the herd bull was heading up the mountain with the satellite bugling away as he shadowed the herd. The satellite sounded as if close to being on the same level or elevation as we were although still 500 yards out. My son & I decided to cow call on fairly high volume, we sounded like two different cows, after all this is what this satellite was interested in. We gave several 30 second series of mews & whines about 4-5 minutes apart, aprox 4-5 of them, at no time did either bull bugle or chuckle us as if showing interest? BUT, we noticed that the satellite had quit bugling the herd bull even though the herd bull still bugled 8-10 times as he continued to head up the mountain.

We felt the satellite must have turned his attention towards us thus losing interest in the real herd & was now slipping in our way silently where the pickens may be some what easier. We went through our calling sequence as mentioned while still remaining in the same spot as we were not sure where this bull was or where he might come in? After aprox 20 minutes from when we first heard the bugling we can now hear this bull coming through 10' high willows, he still hasn't called to us at all. All of a sudden he stops in the willows (we cannot see him) & proceeds to thrash the crap out of them for 15-20 seconds, it was major loud & violent. My grandson was on his knees next to his dad not more than a foot away just staring at the 50 yard distance where it seemed this bull was uprooting the earth, I'm sure you could see the whites of my grandsons eyes! (grin)

While in the willows I cow called the bull, he started to come out & stay right on the bench were were on, I saw him come to 40 - 30 - 20 yards from my son & grandson like he was going to pass us right by, I stopped him in a shooting lane with a loud sharp cow mew, stopped broadside & Paul II double lunged him, perfect shot! The bull was dead in 10-15 seconds & made it less than 50 yards! The bull was 30 yards from me when I stopped him so I had a front row seat! (grin) Here's a photo of all 3 of us! Thanks for following along!

ElkNut1

[Stick]

That's awesome!!!! Congrats nice bull and great story!!
Starting my Wyoming hunt in the morning. Hope to smack a big un!!! Good luck to the rest of ya!!

[lilshootergirl]

What a great adventure! I think I'd have to change my pants!!! Good lord his huge!!! And what a wonderful experience for your grandson. I've learned so much from your videos and have shared them with my brother who is doing Washington archery. Love reading hunting stories. Hope more people will post them, even if its not successful. Congratulations!!!

[wewarev]

Congratulations again! Love to here your stories Paul. Always enjoy them.

[Mathewsz7-elkridge]

That's awesome I bet your grandson will be willing to walk a little father and climb those mountains now. Sounds like he will be hooked for life. Can't wait for my little one to show interest. Have a little bit longer still haha she is only one!

[juglow]

Super cool. 3 generation back country picture and success story to boot. Congrats!!!

[oldnovice]

Congratulations! Gotta wait three more weeks for 2nd rifle! Got Buck and Cow tags for south and west of Granby.

[Swede]

Nice! Great bull again. Paul II gets er done as usual.

[Wapiti]

I love it !! Great story Paul.

Congrats to all three of you on a great season !!

[MT Bound]

Nice bull and what a great hunt, you guys are getting it done again.
Paul how is your season going, haven't seen many posts from you this year?

[Randle]

As always great story and a great bull, congrats to your son