Successful solo Elk hunt

[dustin ray]

Hunting Bull Elk In AZ unit 9 has been a dream for years but not wanting to wait tell im 67 years old this year i burned my 5 points on a Cow tag in hopes to draw the tag every 4 years to get to know the unit so one day my sons will draw a archery bull tag and we will know where to hunt. One of my sons and grandson came out with me where able to hunt the weekend with 300 tags out hunters where around every corner we able to narrow an area down where no other hunters where that we new of anyway because the forest was vary thick with ponderosa pine and Gambel oak trees we spent two mornings in this area and saw one huge bull pushing 380 with two cows and no shot.My son and grandson went home on sunday and i went back out in the afternoon hiked in about 2 miles and sat under a tree tell 4pm in hopes the Elk will be out of there beds i started walking vary slow peaking threw the trees i got to a clearing and theres a cow feeding about a 100yrds out i took the shot and six cows and a big bull went running out that i never even saw. Now with only two hours left of day light i had to get moving after a late night i got all the meat out and hide to the two miles to the truck my GPS saved my ass in the pitch dark

 

[jerryt]

Nice work

 

[BradCa]

Good job. Nice looking cow.

 

[brushstomper]

Nice work!!!! Congrats on getting it done on your own! That's awesome that you are sacrificing your chances on a tag to learn an area for your sons and grandsons! My hat is off to you sir!!!!

 

[slanttop357]

Congrats DR is it easier skinning the elk before gutting ?

 

[dustin ray]

Congrats DR is it easier skinning the elk before gutting ?

In this case yes im saved the hide for the wall

 

[Jake F]

Solo elk packing..... Man you are hard core! Nice job! Congrats!

 

[dustin ray]

Started butcher job finished one hind QT, back straps, tenderloins so far theres 65 lbs of meat burger and one pound and a half pound roast tomarow working on breakfast sausage ,Italian sausage ,jalapeno sausage and jerky

 

[dustin ray]

Any body have any good recipes for Sausage, jerky or summer sausage

 

[dthome]

Well done!!! Savor that meat, you earned it!

 

[huntnfool13]

Congrats on your cow! Nice story too! Looks like she'll eat real nice!

 

[jdm49]

Awesome find with all the hunting pressure.


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[Bossbrott]

Damn fine job DR, damn fine!! A guy can really get **** done when darkness is creeping in.

 

[Plain ol' Steve]

Congratulations. Sounds like a fun adventure,coming out in the dark and all.

 

[VHRAM]

Congrats!

 

[spartan44]

Very nice

 

[nickman123]

Awesome. My 12 yr old drew a cow tag for Arizona unit 22. We go in a couple weeks. I was already kinda antsy, but reading your story has me bouncing off the walls.

 

[dustin ray]

Awesome. My 12 yr old drew a cow tag for Arizona unit 22. We go in a couple weeks. I was already kinda antsy, but reading your story has me bouncing off the walls.

good luck on you hunt