Now it was his turn to pack a
bow! After a handful of days chasing
bulls by himself, and a handful of close calls, Bryant McGee showed up to help
with the calling.
Next morning, the two hiked into
a area that had been hot for the last few days.
As daylight started to creep in, P.T. and Bryant listened as a handful
of bulls began working their way out of the flats toward their location.
The two could get a look at a few
bulls as they worked their way toward the trees. A good bull, but one side was busted
off! A average bull, but missing half
his points! Another big bull, but busted
just below his third on the right side!
Nothing that wasn’t broken up! A
couple bulls were already close so it was time to get to work!
Bryant tried a couple cow calls,
and got an immediate response from a bull that was working his way up the ridge
a few hundred yards off. P.T. began
working toward the bull while Bryant stayed back a good 100-150 yards. P.T. stayed between Bryant’s cow calls and
the bugeling bull that was heading his way!
Suddenly a few glimpses of the bull, but the thick trees made it
difficult to get a good look! Before
P.T. knew it, the bull stepped out at 25 yards in the thick trees! P.T. saw him coming, and drew his bow! With one small window to slip an arrow
through, P.T. tried to get a look at the bull and decided to let it fly! At the shot, the bull spun and ran a few yards
before slowing to a stumbling walk!
The bull disappeared down the
hill, and P.T. let out 3 quick cow calls, a signal to let Bryant know to head
toward him. The only thing P.T. really
knew about the bull was he looked heavy!
P.T. and Bryant discussed the
shot and waited about 40 minutes before they started the tracking job. As bulls bugled around them, the two tracked
the bull down the hill. After about a
150 yard tracking job, the bull was found piled up near the bottom of the hill!
Turned out P.T.’s bull would have
been a 6X6, but just like the rest of the bulls they looked at this morning
this bull had busted his main beam just below his 5th point!
You can watch this, and other
hunts on MuleyBull Outfitters “Just Hunting Volume 1” found at www.amazon.com