AZ elk hunt with my dad

[punkur67]

Just got to AZ yesterday with my Dad to fill our cow elk tags. My dad has never elk hunted and only tried to deer hunt as a teenager but never succeed. I have been trying to do more stuff with him and he likes the hunting we have done so far.




Met up with our guide yesterday afternoon and zeroed our rifles and did a little scouting. Met up this morning and got right to it. We chased a few groups of cows till around 11. We spotted a bull two ridges over and quickly saw 3 cows on his tail. We got posted up on a rock pile at the end of a ridge and got on glass. Eventually the 3 cows came out of the wash but stayed under cover. I really wanted my dad to get his cow first but he was not comfortable at the range they were at. I got on the rifle and when I had a clean shot I made it happen at 763 yards. She walked about 15' and collapsed within a few seconds. We humped down to retrieve the cow and packed it out to the trucks.




The rest of the day was pretty slow and we only spotted a single bull. We still have 2 days left for my dad to make it happen but he got his butt kicked today. We Hiked 7.5 miles today up and down a bunch of hills. Burned 4500 calories according to my watch. And he did not prepare for that at all.



More updates to come

 

[WaterDawg]

Bad ass! Extra special with pops.

 

[Lungpopper]

Nice shooting Jeff. Was that with the 6.5 or 300 ?

 

[HATCHET1]

Incredible documentation...and guides are cool ..I like AZ. And cow elk...nice .and dads are the greatest.

 

[2duckhunter4]

What a great experience with your dad. I'm certain he'll fill his tag soon

 

[punkur67]

Nice shooting Jeff. Was that with the 6.5 or 300 ?

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[Stikbrandon]

Awesome man plus I love your bino adapter, where can I get one of those ???

 

[GUNDOGLOVER49]

Good thing I saw the part about 763 yards, I was about to call you a dic*head for not letting Pops take the first Elk.

 

[garlicsalt]

Awesome, I take it the knifes did the job just fine?

 

[ilovesprig]

Jeff,

Nothing much better than experiencing a trip like this with your dad...Outstanding!...........

ps...763 yds?...Chip shot for you........

 

[punkur67]

Just got back from a 18 hour day in the field. Most of the day we covered a ton of ground in the trucks with not one elk to be seen. This afternoon I spotted 10+ cows and a few bulls. We came up with a plan and hiked up another Ridgeline across from them. Everything worked perfect and we were able to get my dad prone to take a shot. He was not comfortable yesterday at 763 yards so luckily his was at 753 yards, Haha! I think him seeing me do it and laying next to him doing all his data and wind calls helped his confidence ti get the job done. Spent about an hour hiking over to the other ridge and another 30 minutes to find the elk. We dressed it out in my Tricer game bags and hiked out.

Super stoked to be with my dad on his first big game hunt and proud of him for making a 753 yard kill shot!

 

[Lungpopper]

HECK YA,,, Congrats. Nice shootin Pops.

 

[GUNDOGLOVER49]

Really, all I can come up with is, WOW.

 

[ilovesprig]

OUT-FRIGGING=STANDING!!!!...And, what a shot....Old guys rule......................

 

[punkur67]

Video of my 763 yard shot that my guide took

 

[Snake Charmer]

Just got back from a 18 hour day in the field. Most of the day we covered a ton of ground in the trucks with not one elk to be seen. This afternoon I spotted 10+ cows and a few bulls. We came up with a plan and hiked up another Ridgeline across from them. Everything worked perfect and we were able to get my dad prone to take a shot. He was not comfortable yesterday at 763 yards so luckily his was at 753 yards, Haha! I think him seeing me do it and laying next to him doing all his data and wind calls helped his confidence ti get the job done. Spent about an hour hiking over to the other ridge and another 30 minutes to find the elk. We dressed it out in my Tricer game bags and hiked out.

Super stoked to be with my dad on his first big game hunt and proud of him for making a 753 yard kill shot!

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Cool beans Jeff, Let me know if you want get pops on a turkey this spring. I know a guy..

 

[punkur67]

Just finished cutting elk all day and made elk backstrap for the family. This was the first time my dad had elk and he really liked it! No better way to wrap a hunt than to enjoy eating a perfect medium rare elk steak!

 

[ilovesprig]

Jeff,

What a great trip...Thanks for sharing............................