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beauty. Don had to walk off a ways
to take a moment to refl ect and I just
sat there in amazement that we had
Wrongway on the ground. I had
dreamed of hunting and harvesting
a bull of that caliber all my life and,
even though he wasn’t my bull, it felt
the same. We all worked very hard
and put our knowledge and skills to
the test to make that moment happen.
Don Roach is the type of guy you like
to see get a trophy like Wrongway
because he knows and appreciates
what he’s achieved. He amazed
all of us in camp with his shooting
skills, and he is very knowledgeable
about elk and their habits. He hired
us this year because he had no time
to scout and he knew how precious
his tag was. Thank you very much
Don for placing your trust in Mullins
Outfi tters and, without a doubt, you
deserve that bull buddy!
We never forgot about Ocho
Grande during the hunt. David was
one of the lucky few who had the early
rifl e hunt for this same unit. He and his
wife were able to fi nd and relocate Ocho
several times up to the evening before
A comparison of the previous years sheds (left) next to the big Nevada bull
nicknamed Morris (right) that scores 391 4/8 gross and 385 3/8 net B&C
his hunt started. We all headed out
opening day and, like clockwork,
Ocho showed up following the
monster bull I had initially set out to
fi nd the day I found Ocho. This bull
is a typical 6x6 pushing the 400-inch
mark, but David passed him up at
150 yards - he wanted Ocho. Soon
Ocho stepped out, presented a shot
and BOOM! David made a great
shot and Ocho went down quickly.
Ocho is a spectacular bull with eight
matching points all the way up. If unbroken,
he would have easily scored
over 425 gross. He was 415 gross
as is! It was an amazing ending to
an incredible hunt. We were able to
put our hands on two of our biggest
bulls this year in less than two weeks
apart. Again, I would like to thank
these hunters for allowing us to help
and also to the Mullins Team, you
guys are awesome!
Hunter: Don Roach • Location: Northern Arizona • Area: Public land • Guide/Outfi tter: Timberline Mullins Outfi tters •
Date: September 15, 2007 • Time: evening • Days scouted: 45 • Days hunted: 2 • Weather: Hot and dry • Temperature:
80’s • Moon: 16% waxing crescent • Terrain: Open prairie w/ few cedars • Camoufl age: King’s Desert & Mountain
Shadow • Bow: Matthews Switchback • Draw weight: 74 lbs • Site: Limbsaver Prism • Rest: Ripcord fall-away •
Stabilizer/Silencers: Sims • Arrows: Gold tip • Broadheads: Wac’em 100 grain • Quiver: Matthews Arrow Web •
Spotting scope: Swarovski 20-60x80 HD • Binoculars: Swarovski 8.5x42 EL’s & 15x56 SLC’s • Range fi nder: Leica
LRF 900 • Footwear: Danner • Pack: King’s TX Core Hunter • ATV: Yamaha Rhino
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Capping off a great elk season, Mullins helped with this early season rifl e hunt
and a beautiful 8x8 point bull. Notice the unique matching triple browtines!