Elk Down From Topguns Trip West

Guys,
 Here are a couple of pic's from Topguns trip to Wyoming. His friend Bryan connected with his bow.


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Gary Scheel
NAHC LM,RMEF LM,NRA Member, Lonestar Bowhunter, TexasHogHunter Pro Staff Member

One more good pic of this great bull.

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Gary Scheel
NAHC LM,RMEF LM,NRA Member, Lonestar Bowhunter, TexasHogHunter Pro Staff Member

Good deal!!
That's a great looking bull.

Hunt Hard, Hunt Safe and enjoy what you got in life
Paul Snyder
LM NAHC,NRA,SCI,DU

nice bull. Congrats on a good and succesfull hunt.

We were into elk every day and Bryan got ahead of a 50+ herd with about 10 nice bulls in it early in the evening the third night.  The bull came to a cow call and got double-lunged at about 30 yards.  Bryan is an NAHC LM, like myself, and came on the Wyoming Forum asking for help as to how to use his 3PPs.  I told him to put in for my unit and I would guide him if he drew the tag, which he did.  I also told him he would have a better chance to call one in during the rut with his bow than to wait for the October rifle season, so he took me up on it and practiced out to 70 yards.  The rest is history as they say!!!  I'm going back out to hunt mulies and goats in a couple weeks and I saw a lot of good ones on the first trip, so I'm rather excited to get out there and fill my tags!!!  A big thanks to Gary for posting the pictures because I couldn't get them to come up on this BB!

Mike Stephenson
aka Topgun----30-06

Great-lookin' critter, WTG, Top' ... mebbe sumday I'll have you show me how/where to accomplish a similar feat ... if I'm still alive by the time I rest up frum the moose hunt ...

All of life is six-to-five against, just enough to keep you interested. (Damon Runyan)

Gravity makes all the important decisions ... (John R. Powers)

NRA, REMF, PF, NAHC-L, NAFC-L, KC, NPPA

Thats a good looking Bull congrats to the hunter. Good job Topgun.

Way to go Mike...Tell Bryan congrats from me...Sounds like you had a good trip....I too can't wait to get out there....Jim and I are leaving on Friday the 16th for Kaycee and with a little luck we hope to be crossing the mountains by the following mid-week.....
Talk to you soon
Randy

Very nice, very nice indeed. From the looks of it, you guys were in some very open country. Must've been tricky dodging 50 sets of eyeballs. Good job guys!!

Kraig Osborne
Hunter since birth, NAHCLM, USN

The pasture Bryan shot his bull in is about 500 acres and is surrounded by a big canyon that wraps around more than half of it.  It is 1 1/2 miles from the nearest road and is a nonmotorized area off the main road.  That is where they go to bed, as well as the one heavily-treed hillside where that herd laid up for the day.  To the unsuspecting you would not know that it is prime elk country.  Bryan's bull was within 200 yards of where I photographed a big 6x7 while scouting in 2007 and we figured he would score 370" and the game bilogist who looked at the pictures agreed!

Mike Stephenson
aka Topgun----30-06

  Congrats to Bryan on a beautiful bull!!  Thanks for sharing, Top!

Jeff

Wow, great job Topgun. I'll have to keep you in mind. I also am a NAHC LM with elk points for Wy hint hint.