Rhonda Walton with a Great Archery Bull
Looks like elk season is off to a good start! I received this e-mail from Mom this morning:
“I was lucky enough to put the first elk I saw during the 2010 season on the ground. This 5×6 walked into a water hole I was sitting on the 4th night of the hunt at 7:45 (still at least 30 minutes of shooting light). He stopped at the spring which is 31 yards from where I was standing between some quakies and wild roses.
I placed the arrow in the center of the lung cavity and took out both lungs. He ran about 50 yards, stumbled and coughed another 50 yards and then I heard his antlers hit the rocks on an open hillside.
Ten minutes later I had my hands around his antlers and my elk hunt for this season was over… just like that. This was a relatively easy elk season for me… even though I hadn’t seen an elk until the 4th afternoon. 
Now I’m looking for a deer!”
Way to go Mom! And congrats on a great bull! I also heard another hunter with my parents killed a huge bull! Pictures to follow in the next day or so…Check back then!
Posted on: September 7th, 2010 Redemption
Zack Walton With His Third Biggest Blacktail
Checking my watch, I couldn’t believe I had been waiting nearly two hours for the buck to stand. He had risen from his bed once, but stayed behind some trees and never offered a clear shot. Now I was growing impatient and worried the wind would switch, ruining my opportunity at the big blacktail.
His wide, velvet rack pivoted side-to-side as he watched below for any threat. I had been perched undetected 60 yards above him with a steady breeze lapping against my face. But the breeze had slowed and when it would switch direction was unforeseeable. I needed to make my move soon.
Downed pines and other obstacles blocked any quiet passage to close the distance between us. I drew my bow and started with a soft mouth call, trying to entice the buck to stand. No luck. I repeated this several times, each with a little more enthusiasm. He rapidly spun his head, looking for the source of the noise. But he would not get up to inspect more closely.
Finally, after I had given up on making him stand, I saw his head rock forward and his rear end lift. I hastily drew my bow, but he had seen the movement and was looking straight at me. He was 57 yards away, but between he and I stood a line of pines, obscuring the buck like he was on the other side of a picket fence. One tree blocked the buck’s shoulder, while another concealed his paunch and hip. But between the two was an opening several inches wide that offered a channel directly to the buck’s chest. Read the rest of this entry »
Photo of the Month Winner for August 2010-Todd Mumma
Photo of the Month for August goes to Todd Mumma with this terrific field photo of a great Nevada antelope. The speed goat green scored just over 80″ Pope & Young and is a fine example of quality picture taking.
Congrats to Todd on an exceptional bow kill and a great picture. He will be entered in a drawing for archery-related prizes at the end of the year. Don’t forget to send your photos to zwalton5@hotmail.com as there is a new winner every month.
Herd of Tule Elk with 7 x 7
I took these pictures of a group of 19 tule elk last night not too far from my house. It was really cool to see elk down in the valley, only a handfull of miles from large cities.
The herd bull is a nice 7 x 7, with cheaters off both sides by his royal tines. He was rounding up his cows, running off the smaller bulls in the group and screaming his head off. Wish I had a tag.
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