Dad, Dave, and I set up elk camp high atop the Manti-La Sal mountain range above Mayfield, Utah this year. We camped in Dave's trailer at 10,000 feet at Twelve Mile Flat and hunted along the logging roads and canyons in the high country for 5 days. It was awesome! We were in elk herds every day, and we had opportunities at spikes almost daily. We still-hunted pine and aspen forests, climbed high peaks, and walked ridgelines and mountain meadows, all while enjoying each other's company and working hard together to connect on a spike elk. On Friday morning, the fourth day, Dave finally connected for us as we moved in on a herd, and he had a spike elk run right at him - he shot it from 30 yards. W
e quartered the animal, de-boned the meat, and packed it out through a high meadow to a logging road. The weather was perfect, and we had a wonderful time being together as family in some of the most beautiful country on earth!
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This is how you look for elk.
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5 comments:
Awesome...I still can't believe I was able to take a 30-40 yard shot on an elk...crazy!
I posted on my blog too...Dad has all our group elk shots on his camera...
Oh man! I wish I could have come out there. I have been checking everyday to see if anyone posted pics of the hunt. Maybe next year I'll be there.
Next year, its looking like we're going to buy Any Bull tags and take our camp to the Uintahs. Should be awesome trying to get a big bull.
Awesome trip!
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