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My first West Texas Elk
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10/16/18 10:01 AM
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I want to start by asking if I texted a picture if someone would post it for me Please PM me and many thanks . I went on a 3 day hunt in the Glass Mountains in Marathon, Texas . It was truly a hunt of a lifetime with Magnum Outfitters on a 15,000 acre ranch . During the 3 days he called in 11 bulls within 60 yards and some being within 20 yards . The hunt came down to the last evening when I took this 5 x 6 . I was sitting on the edge of a canyon making a 180 yard shot to the valley below using a 300 mag . Unless you have called bulls during rut in that close you cannot imagine the excitement of a worked up bull towering over you . After the kill the work began . Try to imagine butchering and packing out an animal as big as a horse but it was a labor of love . I don't think I can ever top this hunt of a life time .
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Re: My first West Texas Elk
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10/16/18 10:17 AM
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Stub
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Congratulations great bull and exciting hunt
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Re: My first West Texas Elk
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10/16/18 10:25 AM
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texfork
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Thank you Stub for your help .
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Re: My first West Texas Elk
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10/16/18 10:27 AM
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Stub
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Thank you Stub for your help . No problem
“I never forget a face—but in your case, I’ll be glad to make an exception.” —Groucho Marx
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Re: My first West Texas Elk
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10/16/18 11:14 AM
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Congrats on a great bull...
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Re: My first West Texas Elk
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10/16/18 11:20 AM
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Very well done! Congratulations. Great trophy and a lotta excellent meat.
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Re: My first West Texas Elk
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10/16/18 11:21 AM
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Awesome bull and great story....
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Re: My first West Texas Elk
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10/16/18 11:51 AM
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Congrats on an awesome bull
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Re: My first West Texas Elk
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10/16/18 12:09 PM
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Wow, that sounds like an exciting hunt. Hearing bulls and calling several in so close must've bumped up your heart rate a notch or two. Whoever took your photo did a great job too. That is one magnificent beast.
Definitely the Hunt of a Lifetime.
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Re: My first West Texas Elk
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10/16/18 12:15 PM
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"Holy Mass batman"! Outstanding bull sir
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Re: My first West Texas Elk
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10/16/18 12:17 PM
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Congratulations! That is one heck of a bull !
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Re: My first West Texas Elk
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10/16/18 12:25 PM
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Re: My first West Texas Elk
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10/16/18 12:36 PM
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Re: My first West Texas Elk
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10/16/18 01:34 PM
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Congratulations! Great bull anywhere in the country. Adios, Gary
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Re: My first West Texas Elk
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10/16/18 01:42 PM
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Re: My first West Texas Elk
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10/16/18 01:42 PM
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Re: My first West Texas Elk
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10/16/18 02:01 PM
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Very Very nice, Congratulations!
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Re: My first West Texas Elk
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10/16/18 02:20 PM
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Very Nice! Congratulations! Are the Glass Mountains anywhere near the Guadalupe mountains?
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Re: My first West Texas Elk
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10/16/18 02:30 PM
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Re: My first West Texas Elk
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10/16/18 02:33 PM
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Wow that's a great bull, have you scored him?
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Re: My first West Texas Elk
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10/16/18 02:38 PM
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Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back. _____________"Illegitimus non carborundum est"_______________
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Re: My first West Texas Elk
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10/16/18 02:52 PM
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Congrats on a great bull! ...on the bucket list for sure!
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Re: My first West Texas Elk
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#7316110
10/16/18 02:58 PM
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Go big or go home. Awesome bull. Congrats to you sir, well done.
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Re: My first West Texas Elk
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10/16/18 03:09 PM
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Damn!!!!
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Re: My first West Texas Elk
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10/16/18 03:22 PM
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