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 Re: My first elk hunting experience. Full story, and pics.
[Re: Deerhunter61]
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11/12/13 03:20 AM
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Congrats on a memorable hunt!
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Re: My first elk hunting experience. Full story, and pics.
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11/12/13 03:25 AM
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Congrats on a great bull, I've been on 2 elk hunts and had to quarter one and hike it out and the other I was fortunate enough to get a 4 wheeler to. I feel your pain, but it is pain that is well worth it!
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Re: My first elk hunting experience. Full story, and pics.
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11/12/13 03:44 AM
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You know. I wouldn't change a thing about how dang hard it was to hunt him down, and how it was even harder to process and haul him out. Many things my life I've earned the hard way, this is just another example. I think it makes me a stronger man because of it. I remember the thoughts in my head on both trips out, with the bull. I was in the granny gear, but I refused to quit. Seemed a very familiar thought process all the way back to middle school and high school football, Fire Academy, tons of calls over the years, etc.
Thank you, everyone, for the kind words.
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Re: My first elk hunting experience. Full story, and pics.
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11/12/13 04:33 PM
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BOBO the Clown
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Congrats!!!!!!!! What time is dinner? Its tradition to feed us smucks that ate tag soup this year 
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Re: My first elk hunting experience. Full story, and pics.
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11/12/13 04:54 PM
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Great write up and story. Congrats on the good time and hunt. That is a nice bull.
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Re: My first elk hunting experience. Full story, and pics.
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11/12/13 06:10 PM
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Good Story. Now you have plenty of meat.
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Re: My first elk hunting experience. Full story, and pics.
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Congrats!!!!!!!! What time is dinner? Its tradition to feed us smucks that ate tag soup this year Saturday Nov. 16 1900 hrs. My house. I think Shiner Light Blonde would go well with some elk meat. Oh, and I had plenty of BC to have shot that bull five times farther than I did.. guess I'm sneaky enough that I didn't have to worry about that.
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Re: My first elk hunting experience. Full story, and pics.
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11/12/13 06:50 PM
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BOBO the Clown
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Congrats!!!!!!!! What time is dinner? Its tradition to feed us smucks that ate tag soup this year Saturday Nov. 16 1900 hrs. My house. I think Shiner Light Blonde would go well with some elk meat. Oh, and I had plenty of BC to have shot that bull five times farther than I did.. guess I'm sneaky enough that I didn't have to worry about that. Lol... its amazing what happens when you bath every now and then...you don't have to shoot them at 700 with all the BC..
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Re: My first elk hunting experience. Full story, and pics.
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11/12/13 06:51 PM
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Great story, pics, and a beautiful bull, congrats!
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Re: My first elk hunting experience. Full story, and pics.
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11/12/13 07:43 PM
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Most people that Whitetail hunt here in Texas would really benefit from a trip out west, it will test your resolve and you get to see what your really made of. Well done sir. Baker That's exactly right! For a week, every day, I had the switch in my head that forces you to keep putting one foot in front of the other. Same as high school football, same as Fire Academy, same as the hard calls I've been on. YOU HAVE TO FINISH THE TASK! The next goal is 10 feet ahead, then the next one is 10 feet after that. I told Bill and Pete, halfway up the mountain, when we were catching our breath "how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time." The difficulty is what makes the hunt so great. I'm not old, I'm in pretty darned good shape, and that was a tough week. I will admit. Awesome and true.
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Re: My first elk hunting experience. Full story, and pics.
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11/12/13 07:45 PM
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I missed a toilet, sink, and shower. Funny what you take for granted.
I like em as close as possible, but I'm prepared for very far away. It's just that simple.
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Re: My first elk hunting experience. Full story, and pics.
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11/19/13 01:48 AM
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Taxidermist scored him at 237, today. I was hoping for close to 300, but I'm not complaining. I'll dang sure take it, especially for my first elk.
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Re: My first elk hunting experience. Full story, and pics.
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11/19/13 01:52 AM
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237....337....437....don't matter! I read somewhere many years ago that a guy's first branch-antlered elk is a worthy trophy, no matter the score. Afterwards, he can get picky.
This applies to ANY big game trophy, I believe.
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple.....and wrong." H. L. Mencken
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Re: My first elk hunting experience. Full story, and pics.
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11/19/13 02:08 AM
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237....337....437....don't matter! I read somewhere many years ago that a guy's first branch-antlered elk is a worthy trophy, no matter the score. Afterwards, he can get picky.
This applies to ANY big game trophy, I believe.
I can agree with that. I'm just thankful I came home with any legal bull. Having one worth scoring is a major bonus.
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Re: My first elk hunting experience. Full story, and pics.
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11/19/13 02:08 PM
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Well done and a darn good recounting.
I haven't done it in years and, at 71, know that I can't do it again.
Hunting in Texas has been described as hours of boredom, seconds of excitement, followed by an hour of work. Elk is hours of work, days of anticipation, days of disappointment, minutes of excitement and then major hard work.
You will never forget it and are to be congratulated for hanging in there.
I'm sure that you told yourself "Damn, I thought I was in good shape.".
Without a sense of urgency, nothing ever happens.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley, Rancher Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
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Re: My first elk hunting experience. Full story, and pics.
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11/20/13 12:18 AM
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If anyone has ever hit the nail on the head, it is you, sir.
On every statement!
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Re: My first elk hunting experience. Full story, and pics.
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11/20/13 05:41 AM
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I missed a toilet, sink, and shower. Funny what you take for granted.
I like em as close as possible, but I'm prepared for very far away. It's just that simple. That's a small problem. Most of the time the "facilities" present on an DYI Elk hunt can be used for a toilet,sink and shower, You just have to be careful what order you use them!!!!  I only hunt BLM, public , so as far as "score" goes. Consider what a 300+ would have cost you with an outfitter, makes a 230-250 not that bad IMO. To harvest a bull is the "rush" when you consider the success rate and the "whole mountain thang" LOL
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