Epic Oregon Roosevelt Morning !!!!!!

Today was last day of Oregon Archery Elk , pulled a trail cam today , here’s a dandy crowned out Rosie that appears to have given everyone the slip , pic is a week old , John and I hung that cam at a river crossing on the 1st week of archery season

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Today I tagged out on the 2nd day of Oregon’s 4 day 1st Season Coast Range Roosevelt Hunt , did 2 days of scouting was in elk every day including opening day , found some elk feeding on a bench way up the mountain, got there before they feed out of cut , was very exhausted from double timing up the mountain was able to get a bull down , few extra shots in there because I was winded , but happy I pulled it off , amazed is more like it , but sometimes things just break right and today was that day for me , here’s some pics of the adventure

My 1st day scouting had 9 elk walk right over the top of me going single file at maybe 40 yds ,5 cows and 4 spikes , here is a pic I took of the lead cow going past as I was laying flat on my back

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After the elk passed me one of the spikes went on the ridge across from me and I took this pic through my binos

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Here’s my bull and my friends with a chainsaw wench that came to help when the call went out BULL DOWN , took him up the mountain whole

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Very cool.Is this an otc tag??I'd like to try one day but always thought it was super crowded hunting.Is it easier to use that wench then just 1/4 and pack out.
 
Very cool.Is this an otc tag??I'd like to try one day but always thought it was super crowded hunting.Is it easier to use that wench then just 1/4 and pack out.

I was in a draw unit , 3 point bull or better, I think it’s a 95% draw with no points , and yes it’s a lot easier than using your back you just walk with the bull and lift the head by the antlers as obstacles come in you path , sometimes 2 guys lift , some years back we winched 2 spike bulls up the hillside at once, up a serious vert , we always wench as a 1st choice
 
Is it very crowded?The 95%draw odds sounds like something I could draw,lol

they only give 1350 tags for the unit , its hit or miss, last season where i started i saw 6 guys in the first hour so I left and went else where , this year i went same place only a husband and wife came past on mountain bikes early am and that was the only hunters i encountered all day.
 
Congratulations Chris! That bull is a tank. You guys are crazy with all that ‘get him out whole’ determination. You sir have had a great hunting season.
 
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