Today I saw the first legitimate herd bull in action in what we call the Smith Creek field in Boxley Valley near Ponca, Arkansas. This bull looks like a departed bull I called the Boxley Beast, a great bull with great symmetry, a big 6x6, his dad was much larger before he was shot in our annual preposterous hunt. These animals are not afraid of humans, this is one of those shooting fish in a barrel kind of things. Serious elk hunters shut these hunts. I name the bulls,I am calling this one the Son of the Beast. This is his first year as a legitimate herd bull, and he is the first for 2014. I chased his dad around for 3 years before he was shot. This is not a great picture, but I will get some good ones of him this year. It is always exciting to have the rut begin. For information on the area visit buffaloriverchamber.com or write me at admin@buffaloriverchamber.com. We are the elk capital of the south.