No Elk, But We Didn’t Come Home Empty Handed
Alex’s main target on the hunt to Sheep Creek Outfitters in British Columbia was elk, but he also had a bear, mule deer and whitetail tag also.
The weather started out warm. The day we had to ride the horses 11 miles into the camp we wore short sleeve shirts. Once we got to camp we got settled in and put our hunting clothes on and went out for an afternoon hunt. We saw some beautiful terrain, but didn’t hear any elk.
The first morning of our hunt, Joe, our guide wanted to take a 3 hour ride to a place that had seen a lot of elk sign. We left camp before light. An hour into our ride, as light was beginning to break, we were riding past a clear cut and Joe spotted an elk standing about 280 yards up the side of the hill. We quickly dismounted the horses and I got the camera out of the backpack and started getting footage. Joe bugled at the bull and he returned a few bugles, thrashed a tree and put on a show. The problem was he was only a 5×5. In the area we were hunting a legal bull must have 6 points on one side. Since the bull was legal, we watched him put on a show and I kept the camera running. Once he went back into the tree line, we mounted our horses and headed to the valley high in the mountains. The 5×5 would be the only elk we would lay our eyes on that day.
The following day we left camp just before light and as the sun started to rise, we struck a bull about 20 minutes outside of camp. Once again we played with this bull. We caught a couple of glimpses at him through the trees, but we never got a good look at his rack so we had to pass on him.
Day 3 was a gloomy cloud covered day. The weather had gotten cooler, but the elk seemed to be laying low. We hunted hard, but could not get any elks to bugle. Late in the afternoon we were walking an old logging road trying to entice and elk when Joe spotted some mule deer grazing on an old slide on the side of the mountain. After glassing Joe spotted a legal buck with 6 does. We quickly rushed down a ravine and popped up on the other side of the tree line 220 yards from the buck. The fog was thick and we waited a few minutes for the fog to clear a little and make sure it was a legal buck. Once Joe gave Alex the green light, he put his sites on the shoulder and made a lethal 217 yard shot on his first mule deer.
The rest of the week we had plenty of encounters, but unfortunately we could not get a good look at their racks or if we could get a clear view they were just 5×5s.
It was truely awesome to hear those bulls screaming their heads off. I wish we had elk here in eastern North Carolina so I could chase some elk in my down time.
Here is a picture of Alex’s Mule Deer

Getting some scenics from the top of the mountain

One final picture before we head to camp and then to the airport

This was my first time working with Alex and I hope we have many more trips together. He was great to work with and it felt like I had been working with him for years. Thanks for the great hunt Alex!
Posted on 3rd October 2008 by Chesson
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