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<blockquote data-quote="BrokenBackJack" data-source="post: 223969" data-attributes="member: 642">All i can say is it wasn't meant to be.&nbsp; You at least got to see and get some good pictures.That my friend is why they call it hunting and not killing.&nbsp; Things go wrong and we can't control all the variables.I had an ordeal with a 400+ class bull elk when i lived in MT.&nbsp; Sat and watched that rascal bugle, throw sod, and just raised all kinds of hell with young trees and just never had a good broad side shot at him.&nbsp; This went on for 5-10 minutes.&nbsp; Thought about taking a shot straight on but kept telling myself that it wasn't an ethical shot and his genes out there were worth way more than a wounded bull that i possibly wouldn't be able to find.&nbsp; Wish i would of had a movie camera of the way he was carrying on.&nbsp; I dream of this ordeal often and one thing i can honestly say is i made the right decision in not taking a shot.I thought i had it all set up right as the only way i didn't have covered was through a bunch of dead fall and of course that is the way he came in!&nbsp; Imagine that.&nbsp; Anyway it was fun watching and a couple buddies saw him a couple different times that fall and they said we thought you were bull shitting us on his size but seeing is believing.Forgot to add i was bow hunting at the time and not rifle hunting.Just darn glad i still have the memory of it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BrokenBackJack, post: 223969, member: 642"] All i can say is it wasn't meant to be. You at least got to see and get some good pictures. That my friend is why they call it hunting and not killing. Things go wrong and we can't control all the variables. I had an ordeal with a 400+ class bull elk when i lived in MT. Sat and watched that rascal bugle, throw sod, and just raised all kinds of hell with young trees and just never had a good broad side shot at him. This went on for 5-10 minutes. Thought about taking a shot straight on but kept telling myself that it wasn't an ethical shot and his genes out there were worth way more than a wounded bull that i possibly wouldn't be able to find. Wish i would of had a movie camera of the way he was carrying on. I dream of this ordeal often and one thing i can honestly say is i made the right decision in not taking a shot. I thought i had it all set up right as the only way i didn't have covered was through a bunch of dead fall and of course that is the way he came in! Imagine that. Anyway it was fun watching and a couple buddies saw him a couple different times that fall and they said we thought you were bull shitting us on his size but seeing is believing. Forgot to add i was bow hunting at the time and not rifle hunting. Just darn glad i still have the memory of it. [/QUOTE]

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