This part of Montana is thick trees everywhere I knew it going in but after actually getting there it blew my mind. Knew it was going to be a tough hunt if the elk didn't talk and come to calls and I was right! 
. Found seven or eight awesome wallows but none that had any recent use, but that didn't stop me from splashing around anyway. 
Unbelievible how thick these patches of jack pines are. Cannt hardly walk though it let alone release an arrow
Thankfully nothing fresh. Mad respect for those that hunt grizzly country every day.
Head uphill call a bit bulls are shut down
Have a bite to eat
Take a nap till 445 and call some more bulls still very silent
Get back after dark eat dinner and swap lies. Repeat
Cold in the morning warming quick when the sun is finally up. Come on Skre build me a pair of zip off bottoms please.
Puffy was awesome on cold days but also wore it a bunch to dry out my base layers with body heat during mid day down times.
Complete pass though blood was ok but bull basically just limped off on three legs. WTH where did I hit this bull? We wait as long as possible knowing that its going to rain tonight. Blood went from spots to drops back to spots but he was easy to track with a single heavy front print. The bull beds four times in 1/2 mile and just at last light we bump him at 60 yards but its to thick for a shot. we back out and hope for the best in the morning. NOTHING grid search for hours and NOTHING. I try and focus on not let it bring down the whole trip. If you've never lost an animal its a shitty black cloud that follows you and haunts you with what ifs. I check for crows everyday half hoping he dead for closure and half hoping he fine and out still doing his thing. At lest the crows didn't get me eaten by a bear on the carcass; possibly just maybe that would of been fair turn around in the end.
Looks as if the stitching missed the cord except in a small spot. I just rolled it up and tucked it out of the way no biggie.
