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Some Colorado critters... #11527315 10/24/16 Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 11,273 High Country Colorado Tanner OP Campfire Outfitter OP Tanner Campfire Outfitter Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 11,273 High Country Colorado Starsky and I went on a Colorado safari for a few days. Good times, a couple laughs here and there and some tasty vittles for the freezer. Our backs and feet are a little sore but that's part of the fun. starsky let me pull the trigger this year, which was nice... And then he whacked a nice elk... Backpack hunting in my home state is about as good as it gets for me. Tanner

Re: Some Colorado critters... Tanner #11527337 10/24/16 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 15,647 Coues Country G GregW Campfire Ranger GregW Campfire Ranger G Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 15,647 Coues Country Great job dude... - Greg Success is found at the intersection of planning, hard work, and stubbornness.

Re: Some Colorado critters... GregW #11527367 10/24/16 Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 920 Colorado starsky Campfire Regular starsky Campfire Regular Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 920 Colorado Originally Posted by GregW Great job dude... Thanks. Tanner did ok, too.

Re: Some Colorado critters... Tanner #11527372 10/24/16 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 15,647 Coues Country G GregW Campfire Ranger GregW Campfire Ranger G Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 15,647 Coues Country You too dude...grin... - Greg Success is found at the intersection of planning, hard work, and stubbornness.

Re: Some Colorado critters... Tanner #11527376 10/24/16 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 15,647 Coues Country G GregW Campfire Ranger GregW Campfire Ranger G Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 15,647 Coues Country Nice bull by the way.... - Greg Success is found at the intersection of planning, hard work, and stubbornness.

Re: Some Colorado critters... Tanner #11527386 10/24/16 Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,819 Montana 6 6MMWASP Campfire Tracker 6MMWASP Campfire Tracker 6 Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,819 Montana Great critters for both of you. Congrats

Re: Some Colorado critters... Tanner #11527428 10/24/16 Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 46,023 Colorado S smokepole Campfire 'Bwana smokepole Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 46,023 Colorado Nice buck, and nice bull, congrats! How'd you all find that bull in that timber, looks thick in there? PS, that sumbitch looks huuuuge. A wise man is frequently humbled.

Re: Some Colorado critters... smokepole #11527504 10/24/16 Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 17,170 Northern California Hammerdown Campfire Ranger Hammerdown Campfire Ranger Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 17,170 Northern California I think you guys had a blast. Randy NRA Patriot Life Benefactor

Re: Some Colorado critters... Tanner #11527825 10/24/16 Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 1,893 MO backwoods M mohick Campfire Regular mohick Campfire Regular M Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 1,893 MO backwoods Good job guys!! Haven't been able to go for sometime, but I still marvel at the size of those mature high country mulies!!!!!!!!BRUSIERS

Re: Some Colorado critters... Tanner #11527875 10/24/16 Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 30,265 Brad Campfire 'Bwana Brad Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 30,265 Nice job, what a great deer. “Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Re: Some Colorado critters... Tanner #11527878 10/24/16 Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 3,863 Albuquerque, NM, USA H hunting1 Campfire Tracker hunting1 Campfire Tracker H Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 3,863 Albuquerque, NM, USA Awesome! Good Shooting!

Re: Some Colorado critters... Tanner #11527905 10/24/16 Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 13,649 Indiana pointer Campfire Outfitter pointer Campfire Outfitter Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 13,649 Indiana Super!! PS- How fricking tall is Starsky?

Re: Some Colorado critters... Tanner #11527927 10/24/16 Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 574 BARILOCHE CITY, RIO NEGRO PROV... P PatagoniaHunter Campfire Regular PatagoniaHunter Campfire Regular P Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 574 BARILOCHE CITY, RIO NEGRO PROV... Hi Tanner, Great hunt!! The kind I like here in Patagonia! PH

Re: Some Colorado critters... Tanner #11528152 10/25/16 Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 24,638 Midwest SKane Campfire Ranger SKane Campfire Ranger Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 24,638 Midwest Well done gentlemen! And Tanner. WWP53D

Re: Some Colorado critters... Tanner #11528159 10/25/16 Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 7,446 GREENSBURG, PA 300MAG Campfire Tracker 300MAG Campfire Tracker Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 7,446 GREENSBURG, PA Not bad for a gay guy Tanner!!

Re: Some Colorado critters... 300MAG #11528264 10/25/16 Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 5,464 jennings lodge, oregon Oregonmuley Campfire Tracker Oregonmuley Campfire Tracker Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 5,464 jennings lodge, oregon Congrats to you both - you guys have sure gotten some dang nice mule deer this past several years. This one included, appears to be a brute of a buck!!! "Rather hunt Mule deer than anything else" "Team 7MM-08"

Re: Some Colorado critters... Oregonmuley #11528507 10/25/16 Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 9,380 las vegas, Nv. L lvmiker Campfire Outfitter lvmiker Campfire Outfitter L Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 9,380 las vegas, Nv. Great job by both of you, now tell us about the packout. Those are 2 large bodied critters. The Elk and Deer are pretty big too. mike r Don't wish it were easier Wish you were better Stab them in the taint, you can't put a tourniquet on that. Craig Douglas ECQC

Re: Some Colorado critters... Tanner #11528629 10/25/16 Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 14,483 Calgary, AB, Canada Jordan Smith Campfire Outfitter Jordan Smith Campfire Outfitter Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 14,483 Calgary, AB, Canada Noice! Well done!

Re: Some Colorado critters... Tanner #11528745 10/25/16 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,669 colorado bob Campfire Tracker colorado bob Campfire Tracker Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,669 Atta Boy, enjoy that high country. It doesn't get any better. Bob

Re: Some Colorado critters... colorado bob #11529050 10/25/16 Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,129 A Ackleyfan Campfire Outfitter Ackleyfan Campfire Outfitter A Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,129 Nice animals and good times....

Re: Some Colorado critters... Tanner #11529092 10/25/16 Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 5,335 utah R rosco1 Campfire Tracker rosco1 Campfire Tracker R Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 5,335 utah Well done. The mojo sticker on the gun seems to be working.

Re: Some Colorado critters... Tanner #11530322 10/25/16 Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 10,826 South East Missouri tedthorn Campfire Outfitter tedthorn Campfire Outfitter Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 10,826 South East Missouri Nice!! Congratulations Maker of the Frankenstud Sling Keeper

Re: Some Colorado critters... tedthorn #11530423 10/25/16 Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 35,900 B BobinNH Campfire 'Bwana BobinNH Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 35,900 Nicely done! The 280 Remington is overbore. The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.

Re: Some Colorado critters... BobinNH #11530604 10/26/16 Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 29,837 Burns/Hines, Oregon, USA 1minute Campfire Ranger 1minute Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 29,837 Burns/Hines, Oregon, USA Quote starsky let me pull the trigger this year, which was nice... I'd not advertise that unless I had a tag. Inference is that one might not have owned the tag>. 1Minute

Re: Some Colorado critters... Tanner #11530641 10/26/16 Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 998 West of the Mississippi S shootsacreed Campfire Regular shootsacreed Campfire Regular S Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 998 West of the Mississippi Great job! Looks like the big boys are still up high! Experience is what you get, when you don't get what you want!

Re: Some Colorado critters... Tanner #11530689 10/26/16 Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 25,091 South Carolina MadMooner Campfire Ranger MadMooner Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 25,091 South Carolina That buck looks like he's got some mass. Nice. “Life is life and fun is fun, but it's all so quiet when the goldfish die.”

Re: Some Colorado critters... 1minute #11530696 10/26/16 Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 920 Colorado starsky Campfire Regular starsky Campfire Regular Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 920 Colorado Originally Posted by 1minute Quote starsky let me pull the trigger this year, which was nice... I'd not advertise that unless I had a tag. Inference is that one might not have owned the tag>. Yeah, we're both stupid enough to advertise on a forum that the CPW patrols that we're sharing tags.

Re: Some Colorado critters... Tanner #11530779 10/26/16 Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 46,023 Colorado S smokepole Campfire 'Bwana smokepole Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 46,023 Colorado Was that bull a hoss or is Tuner just a good photographer? A wise man is frequently humbled.

Re: Some Colorado critters... 1minute #11530877 10/26/16 Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 2,385 H HitnRun Campfire Regular HitnRun Campfire Regular H Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 2,385 Originally Posted by 1minute Quote starsky let me pull the trigger this year, which was nice... I'd not advertise that unless I had a tag. Inference is that one might not have owned the tag>. There ya go, posting pictures of illegally taken game. The mandatory 500 inches of fluorescent orange is missing and the scope looks like it had a laser dot sight on it at one time. Good grief, what else can someone find wrong with a terrific hunting trip? Enjoy that backcountry while your legs and lungs are still good! Originally Posted by RJY66 I was thinking the other day how much I used to hate Bill Clinton. He was freaking George Washington compared to what they are now.

Re: Some Colorado critters... Tanner #11530984 10/26/16 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver 30338 Campfire Outfitter 30338 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver Nothing better than getting out there in that country. Enjoyed hearing their stories and helping pack the bull.

Re: Some Colorado critters... smokepole #11531065 10/26/16 Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 920 Colorado starsky Campfire Regular starsky Campfire Regular Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 920 Colorado Originally Posted by smokepole Was that bull a hoss or is Tuner just a good photographer? Pretty average sized, IMO. We were both very glad that 30338 decided to lend a helping pair of legs to get it out. His deer had one of the biggest bodies I've ever seen, though that's hard to see in the picture with both of us behind it.

Re: Some Colorado critters... starsky #11531119 10/26/16 Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 46,023 Colorado S smokepole Campfire 'Bwana smokepole Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 46,023 Colorado Yeah, Tanner's big butt blocks it out, even from behind. A wise man is frequently humbled.

Re: Some Colorado critters... Tanner #11531198 10/26/16 Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,594 Central Mo H Hugh Campfire Regular Hugh Campfire Regular H Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,594 Central Mo Good times.

Re: Some Colorado critters... Tanner #11531226 10/26/16 Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,317 Anchorage, AK C cwh2 Campfire Tracker cwh2 Campfire Tracker C Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,317 Anchorage, AK Nice work boys. (And old man)!

Re: Some Colorado critters... Tanner #11531403 10/26/16 Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 4,016 CA 8 805 Campfire Tracker 805 Campfire Tracker 8 Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 4,016 CA Well done guys!! Solid animals and looks like a great time. What were the shot distances?

Re: Some Colorado critters... pointer #11531491 10/26/16 Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 11,273 High Country Colorado Tanner OP Campfire Outfitter OP Tanner Campfire Outfitter Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 11,273 High Country Colorado Originally Posted by pointer Super!! PS- How fricking tall is Starsky? Like 8 foot or something. He is bringing his own tent next time. Tanner

Re: Some Colorado critters... starsky #11531510 10/26/16 Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 11,273 High Country Colorado Tanner OP Campfire Outfitter OP Tanner Campfire Outfitter Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 11,273 High Country Colorado Originally Posted by starsky Originally Posted by 1minute Quote starsky let me pull the trigger this year, which was nice... I'd not advertise that unless I had a tag. Inference is that one might not have owned the tag>. Yeah, we're both stupid enough to advertise on a forum that the CPW patrols that we're sharing tags. I was thinking, there is NO WAY that guy isn't from Oregon... Lo and behold... Tanner

Re: Some Colorado critters... Tanner #11531511 10/26/16 Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,831 Wasilla, Alaska alaska_lanche Campfire Tracker alaska_lanche Campfire Tracker Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,831 Wasilla, Alaska Well done Tanner!!! You are slaying man!

Re: Some Colorado critters... Tanner #11531733 10/26/16 Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 22,911 Kiowa/Deer Trail, Colorado huntsman22 Campfire Ranger huntsman22 Campfire Ranger Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 22,911 Kiowa/Deer Trail, Colorado and now for the bull pics, Tanner......

Re: Some Colorado critters... Tanner #11532356 10/26/16 Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 3,576 Northwest Missouri 7 7mmMato Campfire Tracker 7mmMato Campfire Tracker 7 Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 3,576 Northwest Missouri Good Job I've always been different with one foot over the line.....

Re: Some Colorado critters... 805 #11532448 10/26/16 Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 11,273 High Country Colorado Tanner OP Campfire Outfitter OP Tanner Campfire Outfitter Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 11,273 High Country Colorado Originally Posted by 805 Well done guys!! Solid animals and looks like a great time. What were the shot distances? Thanks Andy. My buck was at 520 and Kyle's bull was 553. Tanner

Re: Some Colorado critters... Tanner #11532622 10/26/16 Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 17,775 Wyoming W WyoCoyoteHunter Campfire Ranger WyoCoyoteHunter Campfire Ranger W Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 17,775 Wyoming Nice work.. Molon Labe

Re: Some Colorado critters... Tanner #11532894 10/26/16 Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 13,649 Indiana pointer Campfire Outfitter pointer Campfire Outfitter Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 13,649 Indiana Originally Posted by Tanner Originally Posted by pointer Super!! PS- How fricking tall is Starsky? Like 8 foot or something. He is bringing his own tent next time. Tanner It appears that could be the case. I'd hate for me to have to keep up with his stride length.

Re: Some Colorado critters... Tanner #11536537 10/28/16 Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 502 Edmond, OK O Okbow87 Campfire Regular Okbow87 Campfire Regular O Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 502 Edmond, OK That buck is heavy dude! Good job on that bull Starsky.

Re: Some Colorado critters... Tanner #11536968 10/28/16 Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,611 Nebraska Ghostwalker Campfire Regular Ghostwalker Campfire Regular Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,611 Nebraska A pair of fine trophies, you guys did pretty well.

Re: Some Colorado critters... Tanner #11582973 11/14/16 Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,871 Wyoming Oldslowdog Campfire Regular Oldslowdog Campfire Regular Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,871 Wyoming Great buck! You guys are living the dream. Well done!

Re: Some Colorado critters... Tanner #11583080 11/14/16 Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 6,969 Colorado Springs, Colorado USA KC Campfire Tracker KC Campfire Tracker Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 6,969 Colorado Springs, Colorado USA Congratulations. Looks like fun. Wind in my hair, Sun on my face, I gazed at the wide open spaces, And I was at home.

Re: Some Colorado critters... Tanner #11618045 11/28/16 Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,917 Kansas/Colorado U USMC2602 Campfire Regular USMC2602 Campfire Regular U Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,917 Kansas/Colorado Hard to beat that trip, congrats.

Re: Some Colorado critters... Tanner #11620358 11/29/16 Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 920 Colorado starsky Campfire Regular starsky Campfire Regular Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 920 Colorado Thanks, all. Good times...