SmallCaliberCentral

Well I'm happy to say I had a great time elk hunting. Yet sorry to say I won't have any elk meat in the freezer this year. It was a "hair tag" for elk with a muzzleloader. Unfortunately we only had one small snow and snow is a great asset in locating the elk. The day before it snowed, it was blowing and raining and I was able to get with 80 yards of a herd. I shot at a cow, but missed. Don't know how I missed, but I tracked for 2 miles and never found blood. I also went back to the same area the next day and followed tracks from the same herd. I found their tracks and beds, but never found any blood. The day before I shot a coyote right behind the leg at 92 yards, so I felt really comfortable shooting at the cow, but I'm wondering if the strong winds affected my shooting.
The next two days I was into elk over and over, but if I was in the thick woods I didn't have a clear shot, and if I had a clear shot, it was to far.
Never saw antlers (on elk...I saw some awesome mulies), but saw a lot of elk, and hiked my legs off.
Here are a few pics of the country. Lots of burned timber.

Sorry to here you didn't get your elk bullfrog. But the pictures of the country are pretty nice any ways thanks.

bullfrog: Glad you were able to get out, and even got a shot and saw animals. Any time out there beats the crap out of a day in the living room in front of the tube. Thanks for sharing and posting the pics.

Those mountians sure do look familiar!

Those look like the Strawberry mts.? Were you around behula or Johnday area

Those mountains are Washington, Black Butte, and 3 Sisters. (cascades)
I've done my fair share of tromping through the strawberries though. My cousin's ranch property borders a section of the Strawberry Mt. Wilderness. Some nice bulls in there.