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Nice bull and thanks for the gear summary.
Some good info there.
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Thanks for the gear list.
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I just caught your post--congrats Brad! Nice! I did a short backpack hunt too--killed a cow  (I'm garnering preference points). Casey
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Having said that, MAGA.
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Do you guys not have problems with flies/eggs when hanging meat without bags?
Nope. Bugs aren't a thing here In November. Biggest problem I have is Eagle/Hawk chit. Cut it off and keep going. That would be nice (not having bugs)... for a few reasons. I had Ravens go to town on a goat shoulder once, but I think you'd need a pretty thick bag to keep them out. 
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Yeah, magpies and ravens are the first thing to find your elk meat.....
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Not being married to any particular political party sure makes it a lot easier to look at the world more objectively...
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That's an really nice bull elk.
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I put up my camp well away from the kill, took a few photos, and began taking him apart until after dark. Having that much blood around camp on one's clothes, etc., is always a bit of a concern in grizzly country, so I made sure to bag all my bloody clothes in plastic and put them well away from my tent. I finished the evening with a late dinner and fell soundly asleep.
Brad, Have you ever had an issue with bears coming around your tent after you butcher an animal? It seems like it takes a really good scrubbing to get blood/elk off my hands. Even if bloody clothes weren't in the tent, I would think bears would still be attracted. I know I've said this before, but great bull!
I probably hit more elk with a pickup than you have with a rifle. I have yet to see anyone claim Leupold has never had to fix an optic. I know I have sent a few back. 2 MK 6s, a VX-6, and 3 VX-111s.
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I'd be even more impressed if you said you'd shot him with a 7-08...... Nice work.
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Geez Brad, congrats on another beautiful bull, thanks for sharing your gear list, good stuff in there.
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