A bull we watched for several days. Matt put a stock on him on day two using an antler shed as a cover and decoy. He got to 55 yards and sent an arrow sailing just over his back. He later decided he would hold out for a little bit bigger bull.
A group of rams Matt and I spent half the day stalking we got 100 yards below them, one of the bigger rams peeked over the edge at us. Matt hit the ground prone for a shot but did not have a good angle or shot and they took off. this picture is of them through a spotting scope a mile or two away.
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One of the smaller rams that we saw.
Matt decided to sleep in and wait for the fog to lift.
here we are just hanging out waiting for the fog and rain to let up so we can see. Matt was the smart one wearing full rain gear. I had on chest waders and wading boots. The felt bottoms don't make for very good hiking boots in the wet Alaskan mountains.
Our back up plan was to use this stand Matts dad Howard made to strap into his boat so we could see over the willows. We saw several cows but Matt was determined to get one with a bow. He ended up shooting a cow on the last day of the hunt with his 7mm.
I will take this ride over a theme park ride any day of the week.
just so you know as of 2007 378 6/8 was the largest archery bull killed in the state of idaho. So I think you're safely in the top 10. congrats, that's an awesome bull
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