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3rd season- Rifle Colorado Elk Hunt Success!
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11/09/16 03:02 AM
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Hartca
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Got it done today on day 4. After 3 days of seeing nothing but turkeys, this morning I set up in a valley over looking a meadow. Out of no where 1000 yards away right at day light I spotted 3 bulls. I took off on foot leaving behind my binoculars and all kinds of other stuff and moved quickly and as quiet as possible. The biggest was a 4x4 and he was already half way up the mountain. I got on my belly rested my 7mm on a tree stump and took a 250 yard shot shooting up hill and nailed him quartering away. He ran 200 yards and dropped. My first ever elk hunt was a success. Addicted now I would say even though I walked 5000 miles it seems!
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Re: 3rd season- Rifle Colorado Elk Hunt Success!
[Re: Hartca]
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11/09/16 03:30 AM
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LandPirate
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Congrats. That's a huge accomplishment.
Mike Buda, Tx Hunt near Freer
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Re: 3rd season- Rifle Colorado Elk Hunt Success!
[Re: Hartca]
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11/09/16 03:48 AM
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Re: 3rd season- Rifle Colorado Elk Hunt Success!
[Re: Hartca]
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11/09/16 04:18 AM
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Theringworm
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Strong work sir. A major accomplishment. Congrats.
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Re: 3rd season- Rifle Colorado Elk Hunt Success!
[Re: Hartca]
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11/09/16 04:27 AM
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Western
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Great job! persistence and staying in the field pay's off
If at first you dont succeed, then skydiving is not for you..
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Re: 3rd season- Rifle Colorado Elk Hunt Success!
[Re: Hartca]
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11/09/16 04:59 AM
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Pay it forward - Kids are the future.
Rifles are similar to boats and young women...there's no end to how much money you can pour into them without making them any more useful.
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Re: 3rd season- Rifle Colorado Elk Hunt Success!
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11/09/16 06:43 AM
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I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored] Actually, BBC is pretty damn good "You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
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Re: 3rd season- Rifle Colorado Elk Hunt Success!
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11/09/16 06:49 AM
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"I can't be over gunned because the animal can't be over dead"-Elmer Keith 10/30/2012 I VOTED for The American
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Re: 3rd season- Rifle Colorado Elk Hunt Success!
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11/09/16 03:30 PM
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redchevy
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It's hell eatin em live
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Re: 3rd season- Rifle Colorado Elk Hunt Success!
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11/09/16 03:52 PM
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Mr. T.
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Cabin rental in Pagosa Springs, Co. Sleeps 10, If interested please PM me.
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Re: 3rd season- Rifle Colorado Elk Hunt Success!
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11/09/16 03:59 PM
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Congratulations, that is a real achievement.
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Re: 3rd season- Rifle Colorado Elk Hunt Success!
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11/09/16 04:01 PM
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Congrats
Im up here hunting 74/75 and have only seen 1 heard, of course they were on private land.
Got a few more days.
They don't put the word "eat" in "meat" for nothin you hippie
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Re: 3rd season- Rifle Colorado Elk Hunt Success!
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11/10/16 07:31 PM
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That'll work.........
HnF
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Re: 3rd season- Rifle Colorado Elk Hunt Success!
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11/10/16 08:27 PM
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Redskins4ever
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Great job. That is definitely something I want soon.
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Re: 3rd season- Rifle Colorado Elk Hunt Success!
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11/13/16 03:44 PM
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Congrats Hartca on th bull.
I spotted my cow while sitting on a ridge. She was alone which was odd, but I got a glimpse of brown then lost it. Reappeared at 280 yards and the 270 win with 150 partition dropped her right there. Funny thing, I went down and couldn't find her. We looked and looked. I had to go back up the ridge and direct my buddies to her. I was almost 300 yards off.
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Re: 3rd season- Rifle Colorado Elk Hunt Success!
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11/13/16 11:26 PM
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Congrats. That's a huge accomplishment.
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Re: 3rd season- Rifle Colorado Elk Hunt Success!
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11/14/16 12:48 PM
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Re: 3rd season- Rifle Colorado Elk Hunt Success!
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11/15/16 06:37 PM
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Heck yes on the fourth day scored, congratulations
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Re: 3rd season- Rifle Colorado Elk Hunt Success!
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11/15/16 06:40 PM
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chital_shikari
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