03-29-2019, 04:25 PM
Craig mentioned the brush crashing bulls do. Have you ever realized just how many trees elk kill every year. I have watched it happen within 10 yards right in front of me, a few times. Once a bull was thrashing a small pine right in front of me and looked up and we made eye contact! He did a warning bark that was so load I swear it almost blew my hat off. You don't want to look them in the eye when you are that close.
But next time you are in good bull country like: Monroe Mt. Or any of the hard to draw areas, Notice how many small tree have been tore up by elk.
One time I was watching this big bull and his herd. I was in my truck and they were 300 yards below me. I took out my video camera and filmed while I bugled to them. I was in the open. My bugle infuriated the bull. He took some lunges in my direction just screaming and shaking his head at me. I started laughing and put the camera down so I could watch with my good binocular. And then the bull reached down and plucked a big ole sage brush right out of the ground and threw it over his head. I was pissed I didn't get it on tape. So I picked up my camera and bugled again. And he did it again. I filmed it. Have you ever tried to dig or remove a big healthy sage? The big bull tossed it like it was a balloon.
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But next time you are in good bull country like: Monroe Mt. Or any of the hard to draw areas, Notice how many small tree have been tore up by elk.
One time I was watching this big bull and his herd. I was in my truck and they were 300 yards below me. I took out my video camera and filmed while I bugled to them. I was in the open. My bugle infuriated the bull. He took some lunges in my direction just screaming and shaking his head at me. I started laughing and put the camera down so I could watch with my good binocular. And then the bull reached down and plucked a big ole sage brush right out of the ground and threw it over his head. I was pissed I didn't get it on tape. So I picked up my camera and bugled again. And he did it again. I filmed it. Have you ever tried to dig or remove a big healthy sage? The big bull tossed it like it was a balloon.
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