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2007 Archery Photos & Newsletter
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Bullseye Outfitting in Trout Creek, Montana |
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We
have just wrapped up another successful bow season. The
pictures and stories are from some of the kills this
season. Our clients are taking some very nice animals
home. We feel we have the best bow hunting for elk in the
country. We guide guys who have hunted Arizona and New
Mexico, and they prefer our area. Our guides are very good
at calling in bulls and doing what it takes to get a bull
within bow range. We are booking forward to the 2008
season. We have good openings available. This is the best
hunt you can go on so don’t wait and be left out.
Ben & Jeff |
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BELOW TO READ 8 GREAT HUNT STORIES:
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James Harris -
Junior, WV
For those of you who have
looked at our 2006 bow kills you might recognize James
Harris of Junior, West Virginia. He took a bull that scored
well over 300. James decided the action last year had been
so good that the 07 hunt was too much to pass up, so he
booked again for 07. James had some big 6X6s called within
bow range but couldn’t get things to work out. That is
until day 5 of his hunt when a nice 7X7 came in. James and
his guide worked the bull for close to an hour when the bull
decided to go back to his cows. Once the bull had moved
off, James’s guide put some pressure on the bull; and when
they got close to the bull’s cows, the bull came right
back. The bull came in and turned broadside at 35 yards.
The shot looked to be a little back so we let it go
overnight. The next morning we had no trouble finding
James’ 7X7.
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Dale Bukoski - White
Lake, MI
Dale Bukoski of White Lake, MI
was out for his first archery elk hunt. On two occasions
swirling wind had messed up shots on bulls that were coming
to the guides call. The old saying “the third time is the
charm” happened to be true for Dale. Dale and his guide had
been walking up a trail for 30 minutes in the dark when they
heard their first bugle. They started across the canyon in
the direction the bull was calling. Once they got in the
general area the bull wasn’t there but had moved further up
the mountain. Dale and guide moved up and walked into a cow
elk. The cow wasn’t spooked, so a call from Dale’s guide
was all it took to get the bull coming. The bull came all
the way, never stopping. At 10 yards Dale sent an arrow
into the bull’s boiler room. The bull went 40 yards and
went down.
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Sam Fortino –
Laingsburg, MI
Sam Fortino of Lainsburg MI.
showed up rip roaring and ready to go. So we decided to
send him and his hunting buddy Nick with our guide Jerry.
They hit it off right away, and it wasn’t long before Jerry
had the attention of several bugling bulls. One big 5X5
came in close enough for a shot; however Nick’s arrow
deflected off an unseen twig and missed its mark. A couple
days later Jerry and Sam headed back into the same canyon,
and there were four bulls bugling when they got there. One
bull had a distinct bugle, so they nicknamed him Narly.
Jerry and Sam worked down in between the bulls, paying close
attention to the wind, and making sure every thing was just
right. They got in as close as possible and set up in a
good location with bulls bugling all around them. Jerry
started bugling. It wasn’t long before Narly was coming
over to check out the bugling intruder. The bull came right
in and at 25 yards Sam let the arrow go; it hit its mark and
the bull didn’t go far. Sam heard him go down just out of
sight. As they worked their way over to the fallen bull
they noticed another bull come over and actually rake the
fallen bull with its antlers. Jerry let out a cow call and
the new bull came right up to them within 10 yards. You
never know what you might experience on an archery elk
hunt. Sam and Jerry went on over to the bull, and it turned
out Narly was a beautiful 6X6 bull. Sam had a smile on his
face when he arrived and a bigger one when he left.
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Bob Onica – Keego
Harbor, MI
Bob Onica of Keego Harbor, MI
showed up for his fourth bow hunt with us. Bob had taken
bulls on all of his previous bow hunts and figured this year
the odds were against him. We agreed that most people won’t
go for 4-for-4, but we were going to give it a heck of a
try. The first couple of days of Bob’s hunts were slow.
Bulls were bugling but they couldn’t be called within bow
range. The third day things changed. Bob and his guide had
a bull calling to them before daylight. They worked in
close to the bull’s location and before they could get set
up the bull was starting to come in. He stopped to rake a
couple of trees and gave Bob a chance to get his arrow
locked. A call from Bob’s guide was all it took to bring
him into 12 yards for the first shot. Bob nailed him with
an arrow and the bull took 2 steps and stopped. Bob locked
another arrow and sent another on into him. The bull went
60 yards and piled up. Next year we will see if he can go
5-for-5.
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Chad Neuhaus - Chicago,
IL
Chad Neuhaus of Chicago, IL
had done his homework before he showed up. He was in great
shape and had his bow tuned perfectly. Chad teamed up with
Jerry doing the bugling & the guiding. With Jerry leading
the way, they headed back into an area where they felt they
could get into some good action. The morning was a little
slow; however just after noon they came around a ridge to
have a bull respond to the bugle not too far away. As they
moved closer to the bull, he would move away from them, not
wanting the intruder to get to close to his harem. This
went on for a little while before Jerry and Chad decided
they needed to get closer before bugling again. With this
plan they were real close when Jerry bugled again, and it
worked. The bull came back to 40 yards and started to rake
a tree. Chad bore down on the bull’s vitals, the arrow went
true and quartered into the chest. The bull took off but
only made it 50 yards before going down. This herd bull
turned out to be a beautiful 6X6 sure to make the pope and
Young Record Book.
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Nick Walton - Haslett, MI
Nick and
his guide Bob had been chasing bulls well into the afternoon
when they came across a couple bulls that were ready to go.
The bulls were by a wallow that Bob knew about, so they
tried moving in close. The closest bull couldn't wait and
came out into a big opening. Nick and Bob were in the open
also, so Bob put his decoy out. The bull kept coming but
got nervous at 40 yards. He turned to leave and gave Nick a
nice quartering away shot. The arrow hit its mark and they
watched him go down.
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Wade Prasil - Cedar
Rapids, IA
Wade
Prasil of Cedar Rapids, IA, found himself in the action on
the first day of his hunt. Bulls were bugling across a big
canyon so Wade and his guide were starting to work their way
toward them. After going just a short distance they could
hear a bull raking a tree with its antlers. The bull was
close so they set up and Wades guide let out a bugle. The
bull came in like it was on a string. Wade’s arrow hit its
mark at 25 yards. The bull crashed down the mountain and
piled up. Wade took a nice 5X6 on the first day of his
first elk hunt.
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Brent Cross – Durand, MI
Brent Cross from Durand, MI
booked a hunt with us last winter with hopes of getting a
chance at a bugling bull elk with his bow. The time finally
arrived and Brent was here hunting. The bulls were bugling
well, so we knew it was just a matter of time before his
long awaited dream came true. Brent came close on a couple
of bulls, but for one reason or another there were no arrows
let fly. On the fifth day we were standing on a ridge and
there was a bull responding to our call across a big
canyon. We started working our way down a finger ridge
closing the gap to the bull, when a bull on our side of the
canyon responded to our call. We set up in a good spot
rather fast as the bull wasn’t very far away. It was only a
few minutes before the bull was within sight. Brent came to
full draw, however he had to let down as the bull stopped.
With a little more work on the call the bull started on in,
Brent went to full draw again, this time the bull kept
coming. The bull was going by at 8 yards when Brent let him
have it. The bull ran about 30 yards and stopped. Brent
let him have it again. The bull ran out of sight but he had
2 arrows in the lungs. It didn’t take long to find Brent’s
bull as it didn’t make it 100 yards. Brent’s dream came
true with a nice 5X6 bull in the bag.
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