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Damn Tanner, he's a beauty. Congrats on the bull and the year you're having. 7 RM, long shot?? I liked the way you slipped in the references to corn farmers and the Broadmoor, LOL.
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Great hunt, and bull, Tanner!!! The way I REALLY LIKE to hunt!! Congrats!
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Nice job! I'm envious as I'll likely never tag an elk, and then you go smack a dark one! I've loved dark antlers ever since I saw a bull out of Idaho once as a youth!!!
Great job, glad you had some help on the pack out, but then again if you didn't, you'd have been fine too!
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Very well done. My brother would, maybe, have sent a reply text of "good luck"...
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Good job Tanner!
I love those dark horns. I can't imagine how fun it must be to rifle hunt rutting elk.
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Good job Tanner!
I love those dark horns. I can't imagine how fun it must be to rifle hunt rutting elk. I was very surprised to hear this bull bugling that much. When I first heard him through the fog, I almost thought it had to be another hunter up there. He would bugle once every 2 hours or so, and then really started ripping them off consistently in the late afternoon. Finally the fog cleared and I got eyes on him and his group of cows. They weren't throaty, gritty rut sounding bugles, so maybe just locating and herding his cows up. I am no elk expert so that's just a guess, but I will definitely always remember hearing him up there! One of the coolest sounds in the world I think. Tanner
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After starsky left to tend to his corn-fields in Nebraska, I still had an elk tag burning a hole in my pocket and a few more days to dick around. So the next day after getting his bull out I took a real light spike camp up into a Wilderness area I'm somewhat familiar with and pounded out 7 miles early in the morning. Found this guy bugling up high in the fog with 7 cows and a shot opportunity came at about 5PM last night so I took it. Solo elk hunting is fun but I'm pretty glad my dad and brother met me halfway down the trail to help out with the pack-out. There's still some adventure out there.... Not quite a Broadmouth Canyon type experience but still fun. ![[Linked Image]](http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m545/Tanner_Coulter/D3980A8A-C34C-41A1-9DEE-A880B564C3B8_zpsypdegmi2.png) Happy elk camp this morning. ![[Linked Image]](http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m545/Tanner_Coulter/25ED7388-B05C-4C00-A711-D0B24D13A704_zpsuelvipys.png) Pretty happy to see these guys when I was in the spirit world packing down.... ![[Linked Image]](http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m545/Tanner_Coulter/66e0915a-29f2-4e7f-a621-0d0d5677137b_zpsa6ikbyqr.png) ![[Linked Image]](http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m545/Tanner_Coulter/101d04fa-35ea-4ac6-bcd4-f5a785881ce3_zpswah877eu.png) Tanner Congrats on a nice bull! What pack do you use?? Kifaru AMR with their Duplex frame. The sling is their Gunbearer. Very good system for sure. Tanner
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What a great looking family. Tanner you are a blessed man. Without a doubt.... They saved my butt yesterday. I'd still be packing out! Tanner
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What you kill him with and what bullet?
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What you kill him with and what bullet? My 7 Rem Mag, 168 VLD at 498yds. Slightly quartering away, entered in front of the first rib and he dropped like a sack of potatoes. I'm thinking it must have blown up his pumper but I didn't inspect too much. Tanner
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Great looking bull.
7 easy miles....Lol. Only easy going in!
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Another beauty. Guiding and hunting suit you well.
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Congrats! Fun to see a strong young man using what he's got and doing it well. You are also blessed to have family like that.
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Excellent work, sweat equity always adds to the enjoyment.
Hunt hard, kill clean, waste nothing and offer no apologies.
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Another fine critter!! Congrats on the nice bull, appears your having a pretty good hunting season again this year.
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That's a great hunt. You make it sound easy.
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Congrats - 7 miles is a loooong ways to carry a bull.
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Nice going Tanner. My back hurts just looking at that bad boy with the dark antlers!
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