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 My First Elk- West Texas
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02/02/16 07:35 PM
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mulie_mike
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I never thought I would be able to take an Elk in west Texas or have the time to do it but it all worked out recently. I saw this old bull last season with a slightly bigger frame but with our hunts usually being trophy hunts only no one was interested in him. I kept an eye out for him late last year but only saw him once and really thought he had moved out of the area and gone. A couple of my aoudad hunters tagged out on day 1 so with a few days left we went out looking for Javelina the next day on that ranch. Well that afternoon Tyler (good friend and guide) says check out all those Elk (about a group of 40) as we were riding around and that old bull was in the herd about 600 yards off. Now it was decision time and nerve wrecking. It felt like forever but probably only seconds and one of the aoudad hunters said go Kill him Mike! Well that was that, we were off on a stalk to get closer and we closed the distance to just over 350 yards and waited for a clear shot on him and I touched it off. He went down almost immediately and I couldn't believe what just happened. This old bull was going down hill with nearly no teeth left. For me I would rather have that any day and remember it for the rest of my life. Now I can scratch a free range west Texas Elk off of my list. Now to make room in the freezer, and I still haven't told my wife I shot it  www.westtexashuntorg.com 
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Re: My First Elk- West Texas
[Re: mulie_mike]
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02/02/16 07:47 PM
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centxhunter
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Congrats on a nice bull...looking forward to getting one in 2017!!
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Re: My First Elk- West Texas
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02/02/16 07:56 PM
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Re: My First Elk- West Texas
[Re: mulie_mike]
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02/02/16 08:20 PM
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Great job Mike! Gonna have to book a hunt with you sometime soon. Kuddos for being one of the good guy's!
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Re: My First Elk- West Texas
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02/02/16 08:52 PM
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If you don't have enough room in your freezer Mike, I will only be to happy to help.  CONGRATS!!!!
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Re: My First Elk- West Texas
[Re: mulie_mike]
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02/02/16 08:58 PM
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I also have freezer space !!!
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Re: My First Elk- West Texas
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02/02/16 11:26 PM
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Great job and great trophy bud! Enjoy those elk steaks!! 
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Re: My First Elk- West Texas
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02/02/16 11:31 PM
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Dang Mike! Great job! 
"It is the same boiling water that softens the rice, which hardens the egg." It's not always about the circumstances, but what you are made of....
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Re: My First Elk- West Texas
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02/03/16 12:24 AM
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Re: My First Elk- West Texas
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02/03/16 12:27 AM
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But the real question is....  ...how much did you tip your guide?
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Re: My First Elk- West Texas
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02/03/16 01:13 AM
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"Democracy is a sheep and two lions voting. Liberty is a well armed sheep contesting the vote."
Ben Franklin
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Re: My First Elk- West Texas
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02/03/16 01:34 AM
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Congrats
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Re: My First Elk- West Texas
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02/03/16 04:25 AM
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Re: My First Elk- West Texas
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02/03/16 07:58 AM
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Re: My First Elk- West Texas
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02/03/16 09:24 AM
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Congrats Mike! Did you take it off your ranch south of Van Horn? It's nice to be the hunter instead of the guide now and then.....
"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- West Texas
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02/03/16 10:47 AM
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Well done. Congratulations.
...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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Re: My First Elk- West Texas
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02/03/16 11:55 AM
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That's a nice Elk Mike. Congrats on being the successful hunter for a change.
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Re: My First Elk- West Texas
[Re: mulie_mike]
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02/03/16 12:09 PM
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hold on Newt, we got a runaway
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Re: My First Elk- West Texas
[Re: mulie_mike]
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02/03/16 01:29 PM
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Congrats!!!
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Re: My First Elk- West Texas
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02/03/16 01:42 PM
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Re: My First Elk- West Texas
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02/03/16 02:04 PM
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That's awesome...Congrats!
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Re: My First Elk- West Texas
[Re: mulie_mike]
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02/03/16 02:41 PM
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mulie_mike
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Hey guys thank you very much. He is certainly not the biggest but taking an elk in the desert always
was high on my list.
dawaba - yes sir was taken on the ranch you were out on.
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Re: My First Elk- West Texas
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02/03/16 03:46 PM
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level then beat you with experience.
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Re: My First Elk- West Texas
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02/03/16 06:17 PM
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Re: My First Elk- West Texas
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02/03/16 11:11 PM
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Nice bull!!
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