I'm sorry everyone no matter how hard i tried i just couldn't come up with a big bull this year. between bow and rifle season i hunted 25 days

 i saw one big bull on opening day of bow season 340 to 350" range but he moved his cows threw the area and was never seen again.

 the next largest bull was about 310 again the first week of bow season.

 the rest of the season i saw small raghorn and spikes i shot at a 260" bull the third week because he had two third points on one side making him a 7x6

 i hit two twigs and a tree i shot more at a rag horn 5 but again it was intercepted by a tree.

during rifle season i saw one cow and calf in 6 days of hunting.

 i'm a failure at elk this year they never got in the grove to coming to calls just the little guys and they came silent. i guess its twig soup for me this year.

 it will open up for cows in December so i may not have to eat twig and tag soup quite yet.

 it was great hunting it was just poor killin.

i saw the prettiest cinniman/blond bear it looked like it just stepped out of the groomers not one hair out of place. it may be the prettiest animal i have ever seen even in pictures.

 her cub was in a tree 10 yards to my left and she was 20 yrds to my right huffing and popping her jaws.

 i wasn't afraid i was awe struck at how she looked.

i didn't know the cub was a cub it was as big as she was and i was taking pictures of it with my cell phone.

she came out three times would look at me and duck back in the under brush.

I'd liked to have taken pictures of her but i was busy holding the release on my bow.

 i backed out telling her "its alright ma ma i'm done taking pictures"

i tried to just keep going the way i was headed but she cut around me and backed me out the way i came in.

 the whole thing was so cool i knew she wouldn't attack by her mannerisms she was alot more afraid of me then i was of her.

i never saw hide or hair of Elvis the big 7x7 i wanted to get. he may have been killed by someone last year that didn't know or care about his score if they did we would have read about it.

 i think we may have some wolves up there i just can't figure why else the elk acted so strange this year. three years ago my dad and i heard one up there.

i had a great season lost 3"in the waistline and went from the we fit game saying i was 78 yrs old to it saying i'm 32 and the yoga master. i'm 47 i guess twig soup is a

health food.

if you look close you can see the cub in the tree what can i say its a cell phone pic.