Not sure if anyone who reads this really cares but I’m back after a long hunting season here in Montana. Back in April I drew a limited-entry bull tag in the Missouri River Breaks. Having never set foot in the unit I spent most of the 6 week bow season out there learning the unit. It was a lot of fun and I had numerous close encounters with bulls.
Come the start of rifle season things changed drastically. Tow massive snowstorms pushed the vast majority of elk to private land. I spent 3 solid weeks in the unit and never got within shooting distance of a decent bull. I eventually found a rancher who was willing to let me explore his place. My dad and I spent several days stomping around his land and eventually found a nice bull on Veterans Day. He is an ancient warrior. Not sure how old he is, but I sent a tooth to a lab for aging and my guess is he’s is 12+. Most of his points are broken from fighting and he has mass for days. Just an awesome looking bull to finish an amazing elk season.
