My son got a BIG one!

[Glacier Country]

My Son My wife and I headed out on opening day of the MT rifle season. My son got a really nice bull. My Wife and I did some calling and we all worked in on the herd. We saw the Bull and Schafer got set up to Shoot. He made a couple great shots with a 7mm-08 to put the bull down. I think the first one did the trick but I had him shoot again just to be sure.This is the first day he could hunt with a rifle in MT! He came close with his bow a few times but With only one day a week to go after them because of football that was tough to pull off. We came very close though several times. He is a World Champion Elk caller so I guess this is a fitting first Elk. A great Team Effort For all of us. A very proud moment for all of us as well.[attachment=0]<!-- ia0 -->IMG_1045Resize1.jpg<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment]

 

[bowhunter]

Wow that is a nice one. Tell him congrats...... :clap:

 

[BTL]

Congrats Schafer! An awesome bull.
One heck of an elk team, nice work guys.

 

[Deertick]

Holy Smokes ... what a bull!

 

[WW]

Congratulations to your son. That\'s one he will remember for years to come.

 

[atfrith]

Damn! Congrats indeed

 

[razorback]

Congratulations to your son. I bet that was a blast. Very nice bull.

 

[Swede]

Congratulations to your son. That is certainly a great bull. I like it that he killed it with a 7mm-08. You sure don\'t need a huge magnum if you shoot them in the right area.

 

[Zpd307]

congrats!!!

 

[Baby Huey]

Terrific first elk, what a beast - Congrats to your son!

 

[cohunter14]

Congrats Troy, awesome story and great bull!

 

[cnelk]

Very nice bull!
Nice work all around !!!

 

[iccyman001]

Wow wow wow!
Congrats to your son!!!!

 

[JohnFitzgerald]

Congrats to him Troy! Did you get it in film?

jf

 

[F M]

Nice bull congrats.

 

[david.denham.39]

Congrats to him! Great family time!

 

[Ol' Arky]

Congrats to ya son and ya family... :upthumb: :upthumb:

 

[JohnFitzgerald]

Troy\'s having internet issues and will respond as soon as he can.

jf

 

[Glacier Country]

Thanks guys, it was a very special day. It was a team effort. I have waited for that moment since he was a baby. I just couldn\'t quit giggling.It was a, Great day, great shooting, Great bull, great job of calling... The only thing that might have made it a little sweeter is if we would have gotten it all on video.
Funny thing is ...
I was Questioning wether we should hunt this spot or another 80 or 90 miles away. I thought we might have a better chance on the other bull. We decided to go a different direction,ultimately because of weather and the grizzly tracks I saw when scouting.

I passed up a little 5 pt bull today. Which here,is just flat out crazy. We don\'t need the meat now so I am just out to enjoy the hunt.

Schafer wanted to use the 7mm-08 because it is a youth model that just fits him better. He shoots it well and so I had no problem letting him use that.

I learned this the hard way with my wife years ago. I had a 270 Win she didn\'t like to shoot. and she would miss because she was sensitive to the recoil,but mostly because it didn\'t fit her. Now she shoots a different 270 Win that has a shorter stock and a really good recoil pad. She does take a youth model 7mm-08 sometimes ,also because it is short, light, mild recoil, and easy to handle. A great caliber that has become somewhat popular and ammo is pretty easy to find although somewhat expensive .

I would also like to give a Thank You, Shout Out to our friends Ian ( Who I now call (\"Beast Mode\") and his wife Rebecca for their help packing out this elk. Thanks So much . Troy