Dalan's Bull Elk

Elk Ivories

Wow what a night. Dalan was home from college and wanted to check out the elk situation so Monday morning him and his Dad went for a walk to see what they could find. Dalan needed to make a decision whether he was going to hunt bull or cows. They did not even make it to our gate above the yard and they saw the elk. They came back home because they didn't want to disturb them, because Dalan did not have a tag yet. He got ready and headed back out to school to get to his 9:00 class. Then he bought a bull tag and got stuff together and came back home. We had made arrangement for Kent and Allyson and Michael Sterling to come to our house and eat and then we were going to cut up the deer and let them take it. So before it got dark Stacy and Dalan headed out to go see if they could get into the elk. Sterlings came and we were waiting for them to get back. It kept getting darker and darker. Finally Stacy called to tell us Dalan had shot a 6 point bull elk. They were so excited. We ate and waited for them to get back. Finally they made it and they ate and then we cut up the deer and then all the guys headed back up to load the elk. Us girls had ice cream and talked. Needless to say it was a late night and I felt bad the Kent and Allyson had to go home so late, but Stacy loved having the extra muscles. It was a really big chested elk. Beautiful teeth as you can see. Dalan was so excited. It was a fun night. To tell a little of their story, they got right in the middle of the elk and got to hear the bull whistle over and over. They had cows about 20 yards from them when Dalan shot. It was pretty remarkable and unforgettable.