Well the 2919 bull season is over and I didn't get one this year. I will try for a cow in a few weeks I guess. This year I was involved in the taking of 5 bulls, one of which was Anna's above, but I had one shot myself -------and missed. So I can't blame anyone but the guy writing this -------for my lack of horns this season.
On Thursday, just 2 days ago, I and Anna helped a friend with his 75 year old grandfather's deer and elk. We found him a nice buck and a VERY nice 6X6 bull on the last day of both seasons. At 75 with bad knees and a bad back he can still hunt, but he can't bend much and he can't pull or pack. So we 4 (Anna, the man's grand-son in law, another mutual friend and I) did the grunt work for him. Anna was there helping again too. It was not as steep as the ground we got her bull on, but the pack-out was about 1.6 miles. She was "true to form" and was a super-trooper on that one as always. We took the sled and she pulled it her self for over 1/2 of the trip loaded to the top with elk meat. On a few places she was able to ride the sled down the slopes in the snow (over our knees at time) laughing and squealing like an 8 year old girl. We finished up at about 10:30 at night and we started that morning at 4:30. That was a GO GO GO type of day, but it was great. Last day of the season for bucks and bulls and the old man got both. So I didn't get my bull, but I still have to say it was a day for the books.
Anna's not a wife that stays home and reads a book in hunting seasons. She out hunts men I know.
