today is September 20th my favorite day to be in the oakwoods.
I killed two bulls
and a buck on this day over the years
I wish i was here to see them flinging mud
oh well we're in Montana this week packing up and we're gonna head in and
do some glass and tonight got a fresh coat of wax on my string packs all
loaded then we'll head in
I hope it's good up here came up 1,500 feet it's only a couple miles I guess the
first three quarters isn't that bad it is the last quarter
climb climb climb
beautiful day
it isnt long and he is into another good rutting bull
well we have a really nice 6x6 down here with five cows
they have been just standing there staring at each other
and hes probably getting all frustrated
he chased her down the mountain a little bit
and they are just hanging out feeding mid slope
we gotta good wind we are gonna watch them for a little bit
and then run down this ridge and just get above them
cross our fingers he might be a bull with the temperament
that you could get close
and throw a bugle and come charging in
Im always hesitant to call at bulls with
with already herds established I just rather stay quiet and not let him know
I'm there we're gonna sit back and relax and watch his out for a few minutes see
what they do and they don't be ready to make a move
he's a nice ball today is day four we saw a couple elk in this meadow where we
saw that big 6 by 7 350 bull last night we're gonna work our way slowly down
this Ridge and just listen and it might take us all day to hear a bugle but we know those
elk are down there in that zone by that park so we know where to be this evening worst-case
scenario
our same six point we have been seeing the last couple days even though we
didn't find him yesterday evening or this morning he showed back up in this
meadow it was like now or nothing and tried to call him in he's about hundred
yards from us but he just didn't want to leave his cows so that's what you get
when you hunt I heard bull he just got a slip in on him maybe we'll have a chance
at him in the morning we don't know but we'll give it a shot we're about out of
food so we're gonna head back to camp and try it in the morning then I think
we're out of here so on to different country if we dont kill one
dan had a close encounter with a good bull but ran out of critical camp
supplies before he could punch his tag after a quick resupply run dan manages
to pick right up where he left off and the pursuit for a big bull in Montana continues
today is September 20th
my favorite day to be in the oakwoods
i killed two bulls and a buck on this day over the years
its pretty mild its going to be sunny today we've heard a couple bugles down here in this flat
its a gorgeous day
we'll see what we can get into
well they havent been talking to much there's a few bugles
hopefully they talk well and we can get on one
later that afternoon with the temperature rising Dan decides to head
to the much cooler side of the North Slope covered with dark black timber
there's a lot of elk sign in the area and Dan is confident he's in the right
place to slip in on a bull
well this wallow this there's a little bit of cloudiness in it but it's been 48 72
hours we're gonna sneak down this Ridge and just work down here we know there's
some bulls down in here
I wish I was here to see them flinging mud
it's got this door up it's it's been a while the waters clear so it's probably
been a few days
we're gonna set up right here
we have a lot of good shooting lanes
this way, down this way, back this way
the wind is has been a little bit swirly
but it's coming up for the most part
we should be in good shape we know there is bulls in here they have been pretty quiet today
there is really no other way to hunt quiet elk to blind call or sit on a wallow
yeah baby
i hit him al little far back but hes toast did you see the blood
bull down baby
Tim you've sticked
with me buddy September 20th I've killed three balls in a buck on September 20th
we're talking in Montana general season public land I've got five general tags this
year you better take where you're gonna go empty that's how I feel always smokes
get ourselves a bull buddy tagged out this is my thirdMontana this is my third bull on
September 20th and my bow hunting career and I killed a deer on the 20th one year
so I think that's pretty cool good Lord blessed us today with this beautiful
animal I couldn't be more happy especially for a public lamb bull when
we're holding general tags I mean you can't be too picky otherwise you're
gonna go home with nothing thanks for watching this week's episode remember
fair chase is the only way to hunt and take trophy big game