Excellent story, and good job on that elk.

Most of us did some crazy stuff for our first bull.

Hopefully most readers will pick up on the "don't try this at home" theme unless they really know themselves and their limits. I know several hunters with many elk under their belts who wouldn't have lasted into day 2 on a hunt like that. Hell, I don't think I'd have made it past SD.

Looks like you have a PLB of some sort. I'm a big fan myself. I've found they do wonders for bravery after a guy has a family at home.

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