my son shot his first Tule elk on the weekend of his 16th birthday! he and the guide did a 2 hour stalk behind a herd of 80, while a satellite group of bulls were watching over the herd. the herd would graze and bed and then graze and bed through a valley moving away from my son. i was watching from the top of a foothill about 800 yards across just above the satellite bulls. it was awesome to watch him crawl and get within 130 yards without any trees for cover to take a shot. it's not a monster cow but it is one of those hunts we will never forget. my late father in-law setup and paid for this hunt last year. i know he that we was with my son and whispered to him to "kill it" like on previous hunts and before he could say "it" the bullet was down range!

way to go!!! Now send me the backstrap because that's horrible meat "wouldnt want anyone eating that bad stuff" im really jealous actually, make sure to tell your son congrats! everyone i know has tags this year except me, and i am working in ely, nv  where they pull trophy elk every year, and guess what? i been working in ely...

very nice, congrats to him on what sounds like a great hunt

all the time but just the leg bones and we feed them raw