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Havent been on here much but figured you guys might enjoy this. Took my 75yo father elk hunting in october. He drew a CHAMP tag here in az. Hes old, banged up, cant walk far but still has the want to to hunt altho his body says it cant. After 2 days and 1 early morning drive, i got to see my old man harvest his first elk and possibly only elk. It was something i cant explain and something that will live with me till my dying days and beyond. Road hunting for elk is tough, not easy to elk hunt from a road but these CHAMP hunts sure do help some. He did try walking some and we maybe logged half mile if that on foot in the time we were there. But still by elk hunting standards that was not much. We were blessed to have this one to harvest as we had other opportunities but were unable to make it work due in large part to his limited mobility. Anyways here is a pic, i hope it works. If not you can find it in the image gallery lol Hes a 6x7, not huge, but the meat sure is great! Kique ![[Linked Image]](https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/gallery/80/full/93181.jpg)
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Nice job, what part of the state?
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That you could arrange such an Elk hunt for your Dad says volumes the kind of man your Dad is. Congrats to you both.
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6a which is south/southeast of flag.
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Nice, 6A is a great unit.
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Well, alright!
Congrats to your father! And good on you too, Kique.
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Congrats to your Dad and you, great elk.
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Enrique congrats to your Dad on his bull and to the crew for making it happen!
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A great job by your dad. So proud for him!
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Thats a Nice Bull! Glad your Dad got the chance to hunt one! and Good on you for makeing it Happand!
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Great Job !
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Your elk might not be a record class but your memories of this hunt will be.
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Congrats, Enrique!
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A very big Congratulations to your dad! It’s great, that with age and limited mobility, he still has the desire! memtb
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Havent been on here much but figured you guys might enjoy this. Took my 75yo father elk hunting in october. He drew a CHAMP tag here in az. Hes old, banged up, cant walk far but still has the want to to hunt altho his body says it cant. After 2 days and 1 early morning drive, i got to see my old man harvest his first elk and possibly only elk. It was something i cant explain and something that will live with me till my dying days and beyond. Road hunting for elk is tough, not easy to elk hunt from a road but these CHAMP hunts sure do help some. He did try walking some and we maybe logged half mile if that on foot in the time we were there. But still by elk hunting standards that was not much. We were blessed to have this one to harvest as we had other opportunities but were unable to make it work due in large part to his limited mobility. Anyways here is a pic, i hope it works. If not you can find it in the image gallery lol Hes a 6x7, not huge, but the meat sure is great! Kique Don’t stop there. Your dad won’t be around forever. I wish I had asked my dad more questions and recorded his comments. He died when he was 94 and we got him out hunting at 92. He shot his last deer at 91. No amount of money will buy back the time you don’t spend with your father...
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Dude, one of the best elk stories of the season. Happy as hell to hear you got your dad on a bull and he made it happen. I know how this hunt will forever be with you...Congrats! 😎
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Very nice!!! Great pic too!
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Time spent with your father hunting is time well spent. Looks like you guys had a great hunt, and a memory that will last forever.
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