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Caught this fella coming across the hay meadow this evening! There was a herd of about 40 come up outta the river and willows headed for the mountain. Only one I could get a clear shot at. ![[Linked Image]](http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r174/lt13demi/Mobile%20Uploads/image_389.jpg) Young son busted one too outta the same bunch. I just don't have a pic of his yet. And to top it off it was his first elk. Quite a hunt!!!
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Hey CONGRADS! Nice Elk proves the old Gal still works! Maken Meat!
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Fantastic Bob!! The ol' .35 WCF did the job!
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Yup! Did Tom!!!! I like it! Here's young son's first elk! Shot it with a nice old Springfield sporting rifle with some of Dad's handloads!  ![[Linked Image]](http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r174/lt13demi/Mobile%20Uploads/image_390.jpg)
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"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
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Have their round haunches gored."
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Great Job Bob!!! Crongrats to both!
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Congrats to you and your son Bob! And it's great to see an old classic shooting an old classic!
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OUTSTANDING! I look forward to hearing the whole tale.
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Bob, Good for you and your boy, Old farts with old guns can get it done. Rio7
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Very nice, congrats to both of you!
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Great job, Bob! and with the 33 makes it all the cooler! How far was the shot?
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Congrats to you and your son,Bob! 
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Way to go Bob. Need to come see you. Might get an elk steak out of the deal. miles
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Great job! Love to see the old stuff continue to be used. Have a soft spot in my heart for my granddads single shot 12 ga...over a hundred years old. She gets taken out every year just because....
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Great job, Bob! and with the 33 makes it all the cooler! How far was the shot? Jorge, My original intent was to hunt the woods this year. Figgered I cound get an easier shorter shot. This shot was ever bit of 175 yds. We intended to hunt the edge of the mountain along the long valley. 3 of us Spread out for a out for 3/4 of a mile or better. Oldest son was headed to the north end as he was deer hunting. Glassed a deer there yesterday. I was gonna hang back with young son as immoral support. We started across the hay meadow and this herd come out of the river bottom behind us and we're runnIng parallel to us kinda confused. We stepped up the pace and made it to the mountain and jumped in the old irrigation ditch up there for cover. Elk kept coming. Two sons started working the way north in the ditch. I following about 50/75 yards behind kinda slow. The elk came withing 150 yards and he got a clear shot at his. Elk started moving south toward me. So I belly crawled out on the irrigation ditch trail and took a shot at this one as he gave me a clear shot. There was one other nicer bull in the here. But that sly old Dawg wouldn't leave the cow cover. Meat hunting success!!!!
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175 yards, I salute you, sir!
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