Broken Beam Bull

Broken Beam Bull - "It was an exciting and exhausting 12-day hunt that ended with this guy here. Arizona provided an awesome elk hunt. We were into bulls every day, within 100 yards of over bulls 20, had 4 shot opportunities, took two shots including a clean miss on a monster, and this guy. He's a 6x? with the start of a 7th and a broken main beam on one side from some undoubtedly heated battle with another bull. After a miserable 36 hours of hunting, either getting rained out or finding no elk, I heard bugles from a heard of 3 bulls and 6-10 cows on a ridge above me. I climbed out of the draw, bugled at the herd bull who promptly gathered his cows, bugled and pushed them off. I gave chase and shadowed the herd for 1.5 miles before finding the cows and soon after, 2 bulls sparring. The sparring turned into them each raking trees side by side releasing their pent up, rut-filled hormones with enough intensity to let me stalk within 30 yards of them. I came to full draw, but the bull then turned behind his raking tree. I had to let down as my side cramped up. He eventually came back around to the other side to provide a shot. I drew and fired a complete pass through for a quick end of the hunt and the beginning of the real work: butchering and caring for the gift of organic, grain free, free range, grass fed venison for our enjoyment in the months to come. The Alaskan 200 on TDT 240s at 650 grains went through him like butter. The arrow lodged in a log after the pass through. It seemed that bull didn't even slow the arrow down. This was my first kill with the new setup after a light and fast 400 grain arrow stopped dead in a shoulder blade of a 300" bull a few years back. I avowed never again. Rediscovered Ashby, found Grizzlystik and haven't looked back. I cringed when I came across another hunter looking for his elk that said his first arrow stuck in the shoulder and didn't penetrate. I looked at his quiver and saw the ultralight arrows I used to run and some typical 3 blade replaceable broadheads. I hope he finds the answer soon too....thanks for the fantastic gear and the help in making a quick clean kill." - @casacel2