Big Tree elk hunt update

[BOWUNTR]

See the bull in the center... More to come. Ed F

Some more to tease you.

 

[BDB]

Wow, nice bulls. Is this your hunt Ed or someone elses?

 

[in2blacktail]

Great pics!!

 

[snoopdogg]

Son-of-a!!!!

 

[BOWUNTR]

WTF, I meant Old Tree. Real Old Big Tree, whatever!! Read this, Old Tree Anyways Dave is up there hunting right now, 5th day of the hunt. I stopped in to see them on the way back from my antelope hunt and have been talking to them almost every day since. Bad luck and the other (four) hunters and their cronies have been screwing Dave out of connecting earlier. Latest word, 2 hours ago, there is a blood trail somewhere in the Owens Valley... More to come...

 

[Kentuck]

Dang, from the looks of that first pic that herd bull has one heck of a harem. Must be why the second pic, of what I would think are satelite bulls, looks like a bunch of lonely bulls.

 

[BOWUNTR]

Just hung up the phone. They are at the end of the blood trail at this very moment!! See that drop tine... This bull has made his final bed. Congrats Dave

Ed F

 

[Speckmisser]

Woohoo! That's a heck of a bull!

Congrats! Cut that big boy up, and celebrate!

 

[Kentuck]

Right on. I thought I heard a victory yell earlier today.

 

[soupr]

Way to go Old Tree!!!

Looks like a good bull you got there, if that's the before picture. Have a safe trip back.

 

[crodog]

Yeeaa.....

When's the BBQ!.....

Crodog

 

[BOWUNTR]

This bull is in the freezer baby!!! What do you guys think. I'm probably spoiling it for Dave but I am excited for him. Dave earned this bull. This bull qualifies Dave for the prestigious CBH Whitney Hill award for taking the Ca slam!!! Congrats

Ed F

 

[crodog]

Congratulations on the Ca. Slam Dave....

Great job!

Crodog.

 

[hntnnut]

That is an awsome bull, congrats.


Richard

 

[baboltin]

great bulls, congrats. what area is this? and what animals do you have to shoot to make caLifornia slam?

 

[BOWUNTR]

CBH/SAA recognizes 17 different species of game taken with a bow. All but Coyote and Bobcat have minimum scores for record book entry:

Mule deer
Columbia Blacktail deer
Pacific Hybrid deer (actually Mule deer with a separate boundary)
Black bear
Pronghorn Antelope
Bighorn sheep
Mountain Lion (no longer hunted, but some archers have taken them before the moratorium)
American elk
Roosevelt elk
Tule elk
Catalina Spanish goat (no longer hunted)
Santa Cruz Island sheep (no longer hunted)
Catalina/Santa Cruz Island hog (no longer hunted)
Mainland hog
Turkey (all species)
Coyote (not measured)
Bobcat (not measured)

There are several catagories for the Whitney Hill award, two of which are for the slam. Catagory D = 12 different species, 10 of which qualify for the record book. Catagory E = 9 different species, 7 of which qualify for the record book (excluding the three island species). That's basically it. Personal goals for everyone out there to pursue and drive your passion. Ed F

 

[Kentuck]

Can't wait to hear the story. Want to know how he got past all those cows.

 

[Glass eye]

Did he DRAW all those tags or did he buy some at auctions ? Just wondering because I drew an antelope in '92 and tule elk for next month and my friends consider me very lucky in the draw. To draw ALL big game is astronomical!

 

[BOWUNTR]

No, he didn't draw all 17 of them. No auction or raffle tags either. Dave has taken 13 different Ca species with his bow, 10 of which make the record book. He doesn't have Bighorn Sheep, American elk, Roosevelt elk or a Mountain lion. By the way I drew Ca antelope and Tule elk in back to back years. I plan on drawing a Bighorn Sheep tag next year. Confidence is everything, right!! I am plum out of luck. Ed F

 

[wmidbrook]

Sounds like quite an accomplishment! Congrats!