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Re: how long have you hunted elk and how many have you killed huntsonora #6236476 02/29/12
Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,799 SW Montana buffybr Campfire Regular
buffybr Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,799 SW Montana	Originally Posted by huntsonora Did you leave the antlers in a tree? My first bull was a 5x5 that I shot hunting north of Craig, CO with my college roommates who were from there. Back then (1966) many locals didn't care about antlers and either left them in the woods or threw them in the dump with the hide and bones. I wanted to take my bull's antlers back to Fort Collins and hang them in my room, but my roommate wouldn't let me put "those stinky horns" in his car for our trip back to school. I finally got my antlers a couple of months later when my roommate's parents drove their pickup over to visit him. Those antlers (and a bunch more) are still hanging over a truss in my garage. SAVE 200 ELK, KILL A WOLF NRA Endowment Life Member

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Re: how long have you hunted elk and how many have you killed buffybr #6236759 02/29/12
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 10,826 South East Missouri tedthorn Campfire Outfitter
tedthorn Campfire Outfitter Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 10,826 South East Missouri	3 years hunted.....2 elk killed Maker of the Frankenstud Sling Keeper

Re: how long have you hunted elk and how many have you killed tedthorn #6237688 02/29/12
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 886 Montana D dogwater Campfire Regular
dogwater Campfire Regular D Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 886 Montana	That a lot of dead elk. You guys should stop and leave them for me... I started hunting in the late 70's. I dont know for sure how many I have killed. A few dry years and a few years with two, most years one. I have only hunted in MT. I would like to know where the guy hunts in MT where he has shot one every year since 93 and they average 340. I must be doing something wrong...

Re: how long have you hunted elk and how many have you killed dogwater #6237853 02/29/12
Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,768 Western Colorado JimR Campfire Regular
JimR Campfire Regular Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,768 Western Colorado	Been hunting elk for about 45 years; off and on. Several years I didn't hunt them, but would guess I've killed a couple of dozen. Mostly cows, best bull was around 330.

Re: how long have you hunted elk and how many have you killed JimR #6238030 02/29/12
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billrquimby Campfire Member B Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 393	You guys who live in Montana and Wyoming and hunt elk every year make me envious, and then I remember why I've never seen a palm tree growing in your states. I shot my first elk, my best-ever 6x6 bull, as a college student in 1955. I've never tried to count the others until now, but I think I shot eight bulls and two cows since then here in Arizona, plus three more bulls in Colorado, New Mexico, and Mongolia. Of those twelve bulls, two were spikes and the others were 6x6s of various sizes. All except the New Mexico and Mongolia bulls were self-guided. I shot my last elk, a cow, one month before my 75th birthday a few miles from our cabin last August. I've got my fingers crossed that I'll draw another tag while I'm still able to hunt, but I realize the odds are against me. Bill Quimby

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Re: how long have you hunted elk and how many have you killed billrquimby #6238044 02/29/12
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billrquimby Campfire Member B Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 393	Originally Posted by billrquimby You guys who live in Montana and Wyoming and hunt elk every year make me envious, and then I remember why I've never seen a palm tree growing in your states. I shot my first elk, my best-ever 6x6 bull, as a college student in 1955. I've never tried to count the others until now, but I think I shot eight bulls and two cows since then here in Arizona, plus three more bulls in Colorado, New Mexico, and Mongolia. Of those twelve bulls, two were spikes and the others were 6x6s of various sizes. All except the New Mexico and Mongolia bulls were self-guided hunts on public land. I shot my last elk, a cow, one month before my 75th birthday twenty minutes from our cabin last year. I've got my fingers crossed that I'll draw another tag while I'm still able to hunt, but I realize the odds are against me. Bill Quimby

Re: how long have you hunted elk and how many have you killed billrquimby #6238073 02/29/12
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Mauser_Hunter Campfire Tracker M Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 4,227 Colorado	Palm tress are overrated. Money can't buy you happiness, but it can buy you a hunting license and that's pretty close.

Re: how long have you hunted elk and how many have you killed Mauser_Hunter #6238621 03/01/12
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billrquimby Campfire Member B Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 393	Probably. But I share their intolerance for snow and freezing temperatures. Bill Quimby

Re: how long have you hunted elk and how many have you killed ravenr #6238769 03/01/12
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BoltactionMan Campfire Regular B Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 954 East Central Missouri	My first trip was in 1999, I've made 4 trips to CO and killed 2 cows and one small bull, self guided. Had 2 muzzleloader guided hunts for NM cows and filled both of those tags. Love that elk country, but it does not love me. KC You can easily vote your way in to Socialism; but you'll have to shoot your way out.

Re: how long have you hunted elk and how many have you killed BoltactionMan #6239535 03/01/12
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Elkmen Campfire Regular E Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 954	Palm trees are overrated. Hot weather sucks, not good for elk hunting They really don't proved much shade or cover anyway!!! Last edited by Elkmen; 03/01/12.

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Re: how long have you hunted elk and how many have you killed Elkmen #6241418 03/01/12
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billrquimby Campfire Member B Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 393	"Hot weather sucks, not good for elk hunting..." You're absolutely correct about heat. But cold is no fun, either. That's why we like Arizona. We spend May through through October at 9,000 feet elevation in our White Mountains, and November through April in Tucson. There are elk in our yard part of the year, and javelinas provide company the rest of it. Bill Quimby

Re: how long have you hunted elk and how many have you killed billrquimby #6241547 03/01/12
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Mauser_Hunter Campfire Tracker M Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 4,227 Colorado	It's hard to believe 9000ft can help Arizona heat. I hang out here at 12,000 ft in the summer, and it's still hot. Money can't buy you happiness, but it can buy you a hunting license and that's pretty close.

Re: how long have you hunted elk and how many have you killed Mauser_Hunter #6242337 03/01/12
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billrquimby Campfire Member B Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 393	Depends upon what you call hot. It can get above 80 in our little village, but it happens only rarely. Most summer highs are 65-75 degrees, and it can be cooler when a low rolls through. I've seen snowflakes briefly up there in June and August. Meanwhile, down here in Tucson, these are the highs/lows forecast for the next six days: 73/44; 70/44; 72/40; 77/47; 79/49/ 79/49. Bill Quimby

Re: how long have you hunted elk and how many have you killed billrquimby #6242461 03/01/12
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shootsacreed Campfire Regular S Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 998 West of the Mississippi	I have hunted elk twice, and scored once on a 5X5. I'm putting in this year again, hopefully I'll draw. Experience is what you get, when you don't get what you want!

Re: how long have you hunted elk and how many have you killed shootsacreed #6242470 03/01/12
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kcm270 Campfire Regular K Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,207	Since 1980...24 elk last count.

Re: how long have you hunted elk and how many have you killed kcm270 #6242579 03/01/12
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mntman New Member Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 18 colorado	Been hunting elk since 2005 (all diy, public), have shot 7 bulls (four 6x's, 2 5x's and one 4x4) and two cows. keep getting the cow tags but don't try too hard once I get a bull down, usually try and help others get their elk...I didn't know crap aboout elk hunting when I started but I had determination and hard work on my side. Hunting is where you prove yourself

Re: how long have you hunted elk and how many have you killed mntman #6242771 03/01/12
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DeerTracker Campfire Regular Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 2,235 Ronan, MT	Been elk huntin since 1999. Killed my first one in 2001 I believe. Was a calf but I was happy. Since then, I have killed 5 more. 1 calf, 1 bull with my bow, two bulls with a rifle, and a cow with a rifle. I like racks as much as the next guy but when it comes to elk huntin, I dont hold out for a big one like I do huntin deer. An elk is an elk to me. Proverbs 12:27 The lazy do not roast any game, but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.

Re: how long have you hunted elk and how many have you killed billrquimby #6242779 03/01/12
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Mauser_Hunter Campfire Tracker M Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 4,227 Colorado	Originally Posted by billrquimby Depends upon what you call hot. It can get above 80 in our little village, but it happens only rarely. Most summer highs are 65-75 degrees, and it can be cooler when a low rolls through. I've seen snowflakes briefly up there in June and August. Meanwhile, down here in Tucson, these are the highs/lows forecast for the next six days: 73/44; 70/44; 72/40; 77/47; 79/49/ 79/49. Bill Quimby Yeah, we all have our own thermostat built into us. Mine is set pretty low. Your present winter temps are too hot for me. I live here at 8000ft. In the summer it gets in the 80's. That's why i'm always up at 12,000ft to get away from it. Give me a blizzard, and i'm a happy camper. Money can't buy you happiness, but it can buy you a hunting license and that's pretty close.

Re: how long have you hunted elk and how many have you killed Mauser_Hunter #6244326 03/02/12
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 393 B billrquimby Campfire Member
billrquimby Campfire Member B Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 393	"Give me a blizzard, and i'm a happy camper." I hereby bequeath all future Arizona blizzards to you, Mauser hunter. Enjoy. Bill Quimby

Re: how long have you hunted elk and how many have you killed billrquimby #6244447 03/02/12
Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 4,227 Colorado M Mauser_Hunter Campfire Tracker
Mauser_Hunter Campfire Tracker M Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 4,227 Colorado	Cool beans! Money can't buy you happiness, but it can buy you a hunting license and that's pretty close.

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