My 2002 Michigan Elk Hunt!

[slammer00]

Day 1: Left guides house at 7:00am and headed out. Went out to some state land and located a group of 12 or so. A bunch of cows,calves and smaller bulls came out and a nice 6x6 and 5x5 came out, but walked right behind the others. Headed to a valley and saw a nice 300+class 6x6 and 2 small 5x5 and couldnt get a clear shot at the 6x6.

Day 2: Not a single Elk found.

Day 3: Got on tracks of 5 nice bulls. Walked and walked and walked. Got close to them a few times but in some thick ****. So we pushed them into a section at dark.

Day 4: Got back on the tracks and walked and walked and walked and caught right up to them. Produced and Hugh 4x5. 270 class. Dressed out at 615lbs. Here's some pics.

http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/500/3105elk5.jpg

http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/500/3105elk4.jpg

http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/500/3105elk3.jpg

http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/500/3105elk2.jpg

http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/500/3105elk1.jpg

Guides were alittle costly, but I would highly recommend who I had to anyone.

[Skeeter]

A big contrats to you Slammer! So was it as easy or as hard as you figured the hunt would be? I figure mine was much harder, I didn't have a guide though. Sure was exciting, every phase of it.

[gunrod]

Excellent job. What a dream hunt. 4 X 5 is no slouch.

Hope the two of you recovered from dragging that big fella out of there.:D

[huntingfool43]

Congratulatons slammer00 on the nice bull.
Hopefully some day I will get lucky enough to draw a permit.How many years did it take you to get drawn?

[malainse]

BIG CONGRATS Slammer , very nice elk.........I hope to be one of the lucky 1 in 1000+ that gets a permit in the future.....

[slammer00]

Skeeter, Man even with guides I thought it was tough. Ya alot will fill there tag on opening day, but a lot of whitetails are shot opening day to. Yeah I could of filled my tag on some bulls the first day but held off. Not a lot of points on my rack but it is wide and has a ton of mass. You really cant see the mass in the pics but in some parts of the main beam, I cant get my hand around. All in all a great hunt and my dad was there to experience it too.

[slammer00]

Huntingfool43- 1 year:D . Luck of the draw.

[Elk Guide]

slammer00..........I'm glad to see you got your bull ..i noticed you had filled when i checked the check station on saturday....i told you it would be a hunt and not a cake walk like some people say......congratulations on a great bull

[riverboy]

Hey nice elk there Chris!!!!!! I hope you are making some jerky to bring along, while fishing on the Sagnasty!!!!! LOL!!!!!!

[Airoh]

Congrats Slammer00

[Skeeter]

Sagnasty, first time I have heard that one but it surely true. ha Good one.

[riverboy]

skeeter

ya its hard to believe a nasty river like the Saginaw has one of the nations best Walleye runs!!!

[slammer00]

Ya I might be able to bring a few sticks of jerky along. You know though you dont get much meat off those elk.:D .

[Skeeter]

lol got 300# more than I did Slammer!

[slammer00]

Skeeter and Elk Guide. Remember that 30-06 rifle they were raffling off? Just found out that I won that.:D.

[Aspen Hill Adventures]

Congratulations! Nice to see someone from this site got to hunt!

[Skeeter]

Congrats Slammer. Very nice gun!

[Lil' Tanker]

great hunt, great pics

I hope someday I get drawn but I am not holding my breath and I am heading west just in case I come up short on the draw again.