Got a muzzleloader bull last week in New Mexico!!!

Made the trek out west with the smoke poles again this year! Got mine the second day of season @92 yards. We knew there were elk in the neighborhood. First time I’ve had an elk come in fired up and bugling at a calling set! All others have been silent.

My buddies tag teamed the second elk on the afternoon of our last day of hunting! We had just bumped a small group of cows/calves right where we were planning to do a calling set. Did an emergency lost calf call when that happened then decided to move forward to our next calllable area, probably 250 yds ahead. We were discussing our setup and if that was a good spot quietly when I felt the urge to take a leak. I turned around and while trying to find my zipper noticed a bull coming through the popples straight at us about 75 yards away with his nose to the ground. I quickly got the shooters attention and they ran down to me, got in position, and about 10 second later he came around a balsam tree about 25 yds away and they fired almost simultaneously. The wind was going straight from him to us and had they not fired when they did we likely would have been darn near run over as the chute he was coming up between the trees was only 15 ft wide. Quite the lucky and quick situation! Guessing he was trailing the cows we had just bumped. That bull was so muddy and wallowed up it was amazing. Made for a late night and messed up departure the next day but we weren’t complaining even if I’m still tired and sore from that week!

Sure love going out west, taking in all the scenery, learning the areas, and chasing these critters! Happy trapping! ScottW

I have been pretty luck over the past few years. As an out of stater who hunts public ground, I don't have the time to scout and pattern a particular elk. I have to take what I can get. I have passed on some cows a few times early in the season, but have not passed on any legal bulls.

Thanks for the thread! I'm enjoying seeing the pictures!






ol dad

Awesome streak ol’ dad! I said to my buddies since we moved up from raghorns to 6x6s now the next trip we’ll have to hold out for………the first legal bull!! :-D

Happy trapping! ScottW

Those are some dandy elk. Congratulations you guys. Well done!

Great thread!

Our rifle season opens next Friday

Fill the freezer with a couple of cows,,,,

Amazing! Congratulations guys

This threads gone silent,,,,

Our family only eats wild meat/fish so filling freezers is top priority

Wife filled one of her cow tags,,,,,so far




Took a small bull myself

Cow season is upon us sounds like.
Spouse took this cow end of Oct.
Been trying to get a friends 17 yr old son his 1st elk but can't turn up a cow now.
We'll be looking for him and another cow for us til end of Nov.

Arrowed this spike this fall 2 hours into my first day of OTC elk season and my big bull from 2023 on a draw tag. That was a short hunt too only took half hour

Congrats to all.

My 84 yr young dad got it done opener. Three weeks in to general and I still haven’t got out myself. Hopefully i can push this thread to the top with a rifle laying on top of an elk soon…

Congrats to your dad! That is so awesome!

You got big shoes to fill pal!

Ol dad

My dad is the man, but im currently cobbling shoes to big for my boys lol

congrats Scott, good vittles there

Great pictures!!! I need to get hunting them again just out my back door but I'm into muley hunting with bow in my passion at the time.

I got a 6 X 6 years ago but nothing like yours, mine had crab claws to make the six. Probably just a 2 1/2 year ol guy but a trophy to me......jk

Awesome pictures, all. Thanks for sharing!

Whattha? I thought the meganose elk were extrinct. Great father son pic.