"Baby Bulls" 2009 - Part 1

Since I drew the elk tag in 2007, Utah DWR will not let you put in for a limited entry tag again for five years. I have been putting in for the limited entry deer tags with no luck. I also put in for cow elk and can't seem to draw that tag either. So, instead we decided to go buy the over-the-counter spike only tags and go for a spike bull. It was all planned, we had 7 of us with tags and were ready to go. Myself, my mom and dad, my brother, my brother in law and my sister and her husband. My other sister was 8 months pregnant so she was out on this one. She did go hunt muzzleloader deer in September though. I was very proud of her out hiking and packing that little baby around in her belly. She's a tough one!! 

The hunt started October 3rd and my dad had been having some heart trouble in September so he ended up having to have a stint put in his heart a week before the hunt started. My brother was at work so me and my husband loaded up kids, camp and the horses and headed to the north end of Mt. Dutton to meet my sister. Her husband was at work too so us girls were on our own. My husband stayed at camp with the kids because he had hunted archery elk instead. My dad was so worried that the girls would get lost out on their own but we didn't. We also didn't see a single elk that really windy cold weekend but we had the best horse ride and a lot of fun together. Sometimes that is the best part!