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<blockquote data-quote="whit" data-source="post: 557569" data-attributes="member: 12641"><p>I just returned from my hunt with Fishtail Ranch. I shot a 5 x 6 bull on Wed. morning. I have nothing but postive comments about my experience. when we arrived Sunday there was nearly 24" of snow on the mountain which was unusual. By Monday the temps. were climbing back up to the 60's. This through the elk off their normal patterns. Monday morning we hunted one of the leased properties in the valley but only found a couple of bulls that jumped the fence back onto the Indian Reservation. That night we went up the mountain behind the Lodge and I saw 12 cows and 2 spike bulls. Other hunters saw bulls but couldn't shoot. One hunter did kill a nice bull on a different property Monday night. </p><p>On Tuesday morning, I went to that property with my guide Scott. After leaving the truck and walking to a meadow we heard some bugling. We saw 5 bulls and a lot of cows. I missed a nice 5 x 5 at 162 yds. Even after I missed, Scott had me seeing bulls again within minutes but I didn't get any shots. That night found us back in the same area but the elk didn't come out until after dark. I had a nice bull bugling about 25 yards from me but it was too dark.</p><p>Wednesday morning we were in the same meadow at sun up and by 7:00 am we heard 5 different bulls. At 7:30 we were able to sneak in on the one I killed while it stood in some oak brush and when it cleared the brush I shot it at 40 yards.</p><p> The guides are very knowledgable and work very hard to find the elk. 4 out of 8 hunters killed bulls. Two others passed on bulls hoping for bigger ones. Of the last two, one hunter saw bulls but never had a shot and the other, my father in law, only saw spikes.</p><p> The accomadations are great and the food was also great. We ate 4 times a day: light breakfast before the morning hunt, a cooked brunch when we returned from that hunt, a light lunch around 3:00pm before heading out for the evening hunt, and then a very filling dinner after the evening hunt. A selection of non alcoholic drinks were available whenever we wanted and there is fridge space for your alcoholic drinks if you choose to bring your own. No alcohol is allowed until the hunt is over for the day.</p><p> </p><p>If you are looking for a Trophy bull (over 340) I recommend going somewhere else but if you just want a decent bull I think Fishtail Ranch is the place to go.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="whit, post: 557569, member: 12641"] I just returned from my hunt with Fishtail Ranch. I shot a 5 x 6 bull on Wed. morning. I have nothing but postive comments about my experience. when we arrived Sunday there was nearly 24" of snow on the mountain which was unusual. By Monday the temps. were climbing back up to the 60's. This through the elk off their normal patterns. Monday morning we hunted one of the leased properties in the valley but only found a couple of bulls that jumped the fence back onto the Indian Reservation. That night we went up the mountain behind the Lodge and I saw 12 cows and 2 spike bulls. Other hunters saw bulls but couldn't shoot. One hunter did kill a nice bull on a different property Monday night. On Tuesday morning, I went to that property with my guide Scott. After leaving the truck and walking to a meadow we heard some bugling. We saw 5 bulls and a lot of cows. I missed a nice 5 x 5 at 162 yds. Even after I missed, Scott had me seeing bulls again within minutes but I didn't get any shots. That night found us back in the same area but the elk didn't come out until after dark. I had a nice bull bugling about 25 yards from me but it was too dark. Wednesday morning we were in the same meadow at sun up and by 7:00 am we heard 5 different bulls. At 7:30 we were able to sneak in on the one I killed while it stood in some oak brush and when it cleared the brush I shot it at 40 yards. The guides are very knowledgable and work very hard to find the elk. 4 out of 8 hunters killed bulls. Two others passed on bulls hoping for bigger ones. Of the last two, one hunter saw bulls but never had a shot and the other, my father in law, only saw spikes. The accomadations are great and the food was also great. We ate 4 times a day: light breakfast before the morning hunt, a cooked brunch when we returned from that hunt, a light lunch around 3:00pm before heading out for the evening hunt, and then a very filling dinner after the evening hunt. A selection of non alcoholic drinks were available whenever we wanted and there is fridge space for your alcoholic drinks if you choose to bring your own. No alcohol is allowed until the hunt is over for the day. If you are looking for a Trophy bull (over 340) I recommend going somewhere else but if you just want a decent bull I think Fishtail Ranch is the place to go. [/QUOTE]
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