This years elk hunt was another success. For me it started with conditioning horses and exploring up the North Fork.

We headed for our late season elk hunt down in the gallatin in mid November. Very nice weather, although somewhat chilly mornings, was in store for us. After a couple days of scouting, we were able to locate some bulls up Taylor fork. We spent the rest of our hunt focused on this area and trying to get a shot at one of these bulls.

A lot of hard work and long days didn’t prove to be successful in harvesting a nice bull this year, but we sure had a wonderful time. A couple of mornings we were just a few minutes late, and another was the tragedy of a lost bull that I shot and after an exhausting search had to concede that he was lost. Losing a bull is very depressing, but the overall hunt was a huge success. We love elk meat so everyone is disappointed that the freezer will be empty this year. Makes the preparation for next season much more meticulous.