Elk day #7. Well as my previous post said " when left alone at camp, it usually results in a logistical packout problem"
Normal morning routine of up at 0430, coffee big hot breakfast and down the trail. It rained a few times since last week and the ground now was soft. Quiet sneeking through the woods compared to last week. I do my normal routine of down the main trail listening for a groaning bull getting out of bed. Sheep appear to be gone so im wondering how long till the elk work their way back into and further up the mountain. 1.9 miles in and i stop and get behind some small pines and knock an arrow. This is a traffic area they tend to move through at first light. Woods is quiet and i spend 25 some odd minutes there. I continue in further 10 steps at a time, stop listen look pause. Wash rinse repeat for another 1/2 mile when around a tree pops a big black blob.