I know I posted pics already in the competition thread but I thought I\'d post the whole story here as well.
After 3.5 days of hard hunting and not being able to get close to any of the bulls I chased, I was finally able to make it happen! I chased this guy over a mile for more than 1.5 hrs before getting close enough that I felt I could call him successfully. I cow called and when he responded, I hit him with the best challenge bugle I could muster haha. He flipped a 180 and let out a bugle that made the hair on my neck stand up! I had about 2 minutes to find a good cedar bush to get in, nock an arrow, and range one tree before he popped up in front of me at about 70 yds coming straight in. I had one tree trunk that he needed to go behind to offer me a chance to draw, and that\'s just what he did. I drew as quick as possible and when he cleared, I cow called to stop him. He stopped at what I thought was about 30 yds (turned out to be 27), quartering to me, and I shot, trying to tuck the arrow just behind his shoulder. I watched as it buried to the fletchings exactly where I was aiming. He spun to run and I cow called which made him run a semi circle. He stopped about 60 yds away to look back, wobbled and fell! I could not believe how it had happened and i couldn\'t be happier! I already dropped him at Imperial Taxidermy and am waiting to see if we can get my wife a bull too before I decide what kind of shoulder mount to do! Can\'t wait to get back out there Fri to chase them for my wife!
Here\'s a link to a video I took immediately after shooting the bull, before I ever walk down to it. I wanted to capture what had just happened and the state of shock I was in since I was hunting solo and had just called and shot my first ever bull. Hope you guys enjoy.
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After 3.5 days of hard hunting and not being able to get close to any of the bulls I chased, I was finally able to make it happen! I chased this guy over a mile for more than 1.5 hrs before getting close enough that I felt I could call him successfully. I cow called and when he responded, I hit him with the best challenge bugle I could muster haha. He flipped a 180 and let out a bugle that made the hair on my neck stand up! I had about 2 minutes to find a good cedar bush to get in, nock an arrow, and range one tree before he popped up in front of me at about 70 yds coming straight in. I had one tree trunk that he needed to go behind to offer me a chance to draw, and that\'s just what he did. I drew as quick as possible and when he cleared, I cow called to stop him. He stopped at what I thought was about 30 yds (turned out to be 27), quartering to me, and I shot, trying to tuck the arrow just behind his shoulder. I watched as it buried to the fletchings exactly where I was aiming. He spun to run and I cow called which made him run a semi circle. He stopped about 60 yds away to look back, wobbled and fell! I could not believe how it had happened and i couldn\'t be happier! I already dropped him at Imperial Taxidermy and am waiting to see if we can get my wife a bull too before I decide what kind of shoulder mount to do! Can\'t wait to get back out there Fri to chase them for my wife!
Here\'s a link to a video I took immediately after shooting the bull, before I ever walk down to it. I wanted to capture what had just happened and the state of shock I was in since I was hunting solo and had just called and shot my first ever bull. Hope you guys enjoy.
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