Mullins Outfitters asked if Id help them out this year on some hunts so I jumped on the oppurtunity. Luck would have it that I got to team up with one of the Mullins themselves Mr. Matt Mullins. We were taking out John Anderson for his long waited elk tag and we were very stoked at the oppurtunity.
Days before the hunt started a giant was located. Many hours were spent watching this bull. When John arrived to camp to begin his elk hunt a few days before the hunt he also got to watch the giant. With archery hunters still in the field we hoped that no one would stumble across him. With luck on our side the archers hunting this unit never came across him.
We thought opening morning would be a short lived hunt with a giant on the ground. Well once again we were taught why these big bulls are BIG! He was a no show! That evening we once again waited him out and he never arrived. After spending the majority of the hunt after this big bull and no luck, we decided we better start looking for a back up bull.
A back up bull was located with John and he really wanted to harvest this bull when we first saw him but he elected to pass due to us telling him to give us another day! The next morning this same bull stepped out in front of John again and this time John was not going to pass him up. The hunt was winding down and he was more then happy to put an ending to a great hunt with this bull.
I never got a chance to tape Johns bull but his taxidermist did and he said it scored in at 363" with a few inches broken off his 5th point on one side.
Congrats John on a great bull and thanks to Mullins Outfitters for allowing me to help out on this hunt. A big thanks also to Dave Lauzon for donating your time and dedication.
If you want to see the video of the big bull we were after that got away check out the video below. The bull is at the 5:24 mark.
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