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To me, it looks like it’s mounted on its side with the crown to the left. I see lots of backstraps and tenderloins hanging there.
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I’m just use to seeing them like this, not on the side.
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I had these earrings made for my wife from a bull I shot last season.
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Nice elk. Was it taken around bennezzette?
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Yes it was, in a turnip field on a game lands, Maybe yoy know the place.
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Yes it was, in a turnip field on a game lands, Maybe yoy know the place.
I bet I do. I have hunted and fished in that area quite a few times
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Excellent! Congrats on your elk. Looks like some mighty fine eating right there and the elk-ivory ring is cool too. Classic cartridge in the 30-06 as well. Regards, Guy
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Which 150 grain bullet did you use.
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The more I get to know people, the better I like dogs, life is short, eat dessert first.
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Congrats! Hopefully some year I’ll get drawn.
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Cool deal. That barrel sled looks pretty slick.
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That is excellent! The horse pulling it out in the sled is a cherry on top! Cool ring as well!
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I enjoyed this post. I didn’t know y’all had rednecks in PA. I love the use of the old blue drums and horsepower to get the elk out. Sounds like something a good ole boy would come up with. When I worked on the Choctaw Rez as a school principal, they used mules for logging. It did not destroy the land like the big skidders. I also liked the use of the elk ivory and the tanned hide. Nephew recently sent pics of elk in Missouri. Well done! Also a big 30/06 fan. That is a big animal, lots of protein there. I have eaten elk and enjoy original fast food as deer, elk, rabbits, and ducks are.
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Congrats, that retrieval is awesome.
Agreed! That is very cool. Never seen something quite like it.
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Awesome congrats! Keep hoping I’ll draw a tag one of these years
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Yep - PA doesn’t allow 4 wheelers on state game lands for animal recovery. 650 lbs might be a stretch.
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650 lbs might be a stretch.
Doubtful a 650 lb elk would fit in that plastic barrel sled.
Of the 10’s of thousands of cow elk I’ve seen , a few might have been pushing 600 lbs.
Although when critters like elk are in the right habitat, they can get bigger than when living in “normal” habitat.
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They seem like a ton when you hauling them out. I will take a nice cow for eating over a bull anytime.
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