Thought I would share a few pictures for those of you who enjoy elk hunting.

I just got back from a trip to DeBuque Colorado this past week. The weather was rough, lots of rain so the elk where hunkered down, not bugling. I went Monday-Wednesday and didnt even see a cow. Thursday was different though, in the morning I glassed several small bulls and one 5x6 feeding in a sage brush feild about 500 yards away. I watched them bed in a pine forest on the edge of the rim rock late morning and I backed out. I waited until the afternoon and snuck back close.

Unfortunately, not much was moving in the afternoon except for the 500 lb. black bear I watched enter the same pine forest as my elk.

Last light was approaching and I was packing up to leave when I heard a bugle behind me. I took ten steps towards him and he crested the sage brush ridge right in front of me and looked right at me. I could tell he was a shooter but didnt know how big. I didnt have time to range find him but guessed he was 200 yards. I had a Ranching for Wildlife tag which is an any weapon tag so I raised my 300 Win Mag and shot. I was wrong about the 200 yards, he was more like 275. He started trotting to my left and I missed again holding at 300 yards. I lowered my hold for the 3rd and last shot I had and dropped him in his tracks.

The recovery was easy and the pack out wasnt bad. He is a 6x6 with great whale tails, a bladed 4th on his left and a 22" dagger for a 4th on his right, I think he will go right around 300".

Wow. Very nice.

That's a nice bull. Congrats!
would be awesome to see a 500lb black bear

On the way home from opening week I got a ticket in debuque. 37 in a 30, in a huge canyon!?!?
We hunted grand mesa, archery. Lotta fun also Lotta hunters.

Were you on private land? If so and you don't mind pm me the info. Not doing the public land again. We scouted couple days and found a nice 6x6 w 5 smaller bulls mainly spikes and 18 cows. Openning morning we heard more amateur bugling and cow calling than you could imagine and never saw an elk rest of trip. Frustrating!

Beautiful country and a dandy bull.

Very Nice, thanks for sharing with pics.

OH MAN that is beautiful country!
Congratulations on an awesome Elk, man! That had to be an incredible experience!!
Thanks for sharing it with us E.

Very nice! Sounds like a great time. Congrats!

Congrats! I am jealous. That is my lifelong dream.

nice one and some great shots.

The only elk I shot in Colorado were with my canon camera. =)

E looks like a great trip, Thanks for sharing. some great pics and a nice bull to boot.

Thanks for sharing! That looks awesome! Congrats to you!

Great pictures, congrats on the elk....very nice

Nice bull and a beautiful place

Thanks for the comments.

DFA - it was private land. The place is called Kessler Canyon and I hunted their mesa top.

Thx!