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Very cool. Congrats on the moose.
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This is awesome – great bull and happy that you gents had a great hunt.
I had little doubt you'd have a successful outcome.
Congrats all around!!
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Great story and hunt!
Dayum what a rifle. If he missed he could always whack the bull over the head with it lol!
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Awesome stuff! Congratulations on the fantastic moose Greg!!!
That calls for a left handed fist bump bro
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Great story and congrats!
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Fantastic! Knew it would not end any other way. CONGRATULATIONS! Now the "FUN" begins. I remember walking up on my moose asking myself "What did I just do?" 
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Great hunt, thanks for sharing.
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continued…. Randy heard the shot and soon joined us down the hill at the bull. Here is Randy and Greg in one of the many “hero” shots of Greg’s bull. Note Randy’s decided lack of a smile. I’ve known him for more than a decade, and in spite of being a relatively jovial man, I’m convinced there isn’t a photo in existence of him smiling… ![[Linked Image from i.ibb.co]](https://i.ibb.co/HFHsy2k/275-C3-A0-D-914-E-4966-B989-31-D7-B7-BD7369.jpg) Soon enough we had the bull broken down and into various pieces suitable for packing. Randy brought EVERYTHING in those damn UTVs, and none were more welcome than this cordless sawzall…. ![[Linked Image from i.ibb.co]](https://i.ibb.co/f1rXLKM/1580-B972-2-FF8-402-F-86-E9-BAF7-BBE97-D47.jpg) Greg repeatedly offered to help pack, but I’d had MAYBE three hours of sleep the previous night as I listened to him wheeze, hack, and cough his way through the night. The good news is that while I’d be packing the whole thing out, it was less than a half-mile to a spot I could legally get the UTVs to. Here I am loaded up with the rack headed up the hill on the last run. We got the vast majority of the bull out that first day, with only the head and various parts left to bring out the next day… ![[Linked Image from i.ibb.co]](https://i.ibb.co/gPFMB8j/33-CB5284-1-E22-494-C-A2-D3-A20-D08-EA060-A.jpg) To be continued…
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Greg followed me up the hill with the saw and various other gear as I toiled like a Tijuana donkey on the way to market. Greg took this photo as I made my way out… ![[Linked Image from i.ibb.co]](https://i.ibb.co/y4KvT93/DB5-DDF6-B-9254-4-DEB-B708-F96-CAC02387-A.jpg) I’ve taken to snapping a photo after packing my last quarter of each animal to remember the suckness of it all. This is that photo. That hair is on POINT… ![[Linked Image from i.ibb.co]](https://i.ibb.co/6vyKszq/1-F146-B9-E-D92-F-4-CC1-80-C9-FF76104-EB4-BA.jpg) Randy unwittingly let a half-smile slip out as I teased him about his Mary Poppins bag that seemingly held more than the laws of physics would suggest possible. He probably wouldn’t have shared the beef jerky and M&Ms with me had he known I was snapping a photo… ![[Linked Image from i.ibb.co]](https://i.ibb.co/JtLdKMH/F11-A599-E-7563-4673-B00-B-CCCF724-CF4-A9.jpg) To be continued…
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continued… We’d end up with just one more day to look for a cow for Randy before the season ended. We came reeeeal close on a couple of cows the next day, but an ethical shot just wasn’t there and Randy wisely let them walk. We did manage to glass up several dozen more bulls, including this pair just under us a couple of hundred yards below my favorite glassing spot… ![[Linked Image from i.ibb.co]](https://i.ibb.co/HGKL69X/4-C62-E2-B1-0398-49-F2-A6-E7-8-E74-B3015707.jpg) We also bumped this last bull on the way out of the last trip in what turned out to be my favorite photo of the year… ![[Linked Image from i.ibb.co]](https://i.ibb.co/C2LzmWL/FE2-F9-C5-F-33-B1-4-AF1-B66-B-AAC6-EE2-C6-C4-A.jpg) All things considered, it was a fantastic trip I and enjoyed every minute of it with my two friends. The Campfire can be full of ugly pettiness and nonsense…but it has also spawned a few life-long friendships and memories for me. I hope all of you that took the time to read this are just as fortunate to find a few of your own. If you do, please take the time to share them with the rest of us. Dave
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" I toiled like a Tijuana donkey on the way to market"
That's a good line right there.
Thanks for the story. This is why I joined....
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Awesome stuff! Thanks for posting and congrats!
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Thanks for sharing the story with everyone. That is a beautiful bull, congrats to all involved!
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Freaking awesome. Thanks for sharing!!!
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As per usual Dave, great write and pictures, thanks...those boys were sure lucky to have you along!
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Per the norm - another outstanding iddave adventure and story!
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Good stuff as usual. Congrats to all.
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