10/26/2026
Met a dad and his 13 yoa son today. They were hunting the right way so I didn’t want to go by them and ruin it for them. I asked if I could hunt with them and they were game. We spotted a bull about 790 yards out and two draws over. It was 1000’ down in some steep hells canyon side canyons. We snuck down, probably just over a kilometer of side hill and found the bull. Father and son go further down the ridge to get a better angle and I stay on the bull in case it spooked. The kid hits it but misses the follow up shot and it disappears in the trees. I have a shot but wait a bit in case they can shoot again. I finally take the shot and the bull drops and tumbles down the mountain. It was the kids first bull and second elk. We made two trips each before dark and there are still two loads to go.
