Tule Elk pic

[prohunter]

i got lucky and was drawn one year. i was tag #2. the left side of this elk was huge, but the right side was a little short. if both sides would have been equal, this bull would have made book.

 

[Fubar]

Prohunter Congratulations. I think any Elk in CA is a trophy. Did that Elk come from private or public land. I had a friend who hunted there and he said with the first shot all the Elk ran onto private property where he couldnt get at them.             Fubar

 

[prohunter]

after hours and hours of scouting, phone calls, and begging with land owners i was allowed to hunt on private groung with a $500.00 trespass fee. i sold my motorcycle. i hunted at the end of ....... road. sorry secret spot. a couple ranches away there is a bull that would be close if not more than the current california record. my buddy and i have tracked this bull for a few years now. if one of us get drawn we may have a crack at him. most public ground is on carrizzo plains. i did not see a single good bull there. most of animals are on private ground and they want a hefty trepass fee. i got lucky. i think that land owner knows want they are worth now and it would cost a few thousand more to get on his property.

 

[spectr17]

Congrats on the tag and the bull Prohunter. I've heard the same info on the elk in that area. What kind of rifle or bow did you use?

 

[prohunter]

this was with a rifle and it was on the second weekend of the first season.

 

[zacajawea]

Prohunter,
  I applied for a La Panza antlerless hunt this year. I know the area pretty well, I have shot a couple of hogs near the carrizo plains. Recently we have found 2 dead cows, the victims of poachers. Did you see any cows on public land. If so maybe you could key me in to a general area. When you hunted it, how many landowners allowed access for the hunt. Last year there were four.
thanks
Jason

 

[Hogskin]

Way to go!  

Someday, someday I'll get an elk tag. *sigh*

Regards,
Paul

 

[prohunter]

zacajawea  just email me whaen you get drawn. prohunter@monstermuleys.com