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Re: It is possible to get lucky on public land in Colorado Cacciatore #7033874 11/02/12 Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 121 Oklahoma ZEKEOB Campfire Member ZEKEOB Campfire Member Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 121 Oklahoma wow.... what a stud. Congrats man, doesn't it feel even sweeter it was on public land too. For I am not ashamed

Re: It is possible to get lucky on public land in Colorado Cacciatore #7033890 11/02/12 Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,152 Seminole39 Campfire Regular Seminole39 Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,152 congrats To play the game, you first gotta have game. - Ike Turner

Re: It is possible to get lucky on public land in Colorado Cacciatore #7034127 11/02/12 Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 11,738 MN, WI, IL, MI, KS, GA, AZ, IA B BrentD Campfire Outfitter BrentD Campfire Outfitter B Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 11,738 MN, WI, IL, MI, KS, GA, AZ, IA Originally Posted by Cacciatore I did have to warn my Dad part way through to take it easy because if he had "the big one" out there, that he would be drug out second. Now that is funny!!!! (as long as it didn't happen) Save an elk, shoot a cow.

Re: It is possible to get lucky on public land in Colorado BrentD #7034160 11/02/12 Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 26,389 Likes: 6 Minnysoda G Ghostinthemachine Campfire Ranger Ghostinthemachine Campfire Ranger G Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 26,389 Likes: 6 Minnysoda Good bull, anywhere. Congrats.

Re: It is possible to get lucky on public land in Colorado smokepole #7034979 11/02/12 Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,733 Hutchinson, KS P Proud_Dad Campfire Regular Proud_Dad Campfire Regular P Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,733 Hutchinson, KS Very nice! Congratulations! "Kids don't remember their best day of television."

Re: It is possible to get lucky on public land in Colorado BrentD #7035135 11/02/12 Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 578 From WI...Live in IL Cacciatore OP Campfire Regular OP Cacciatore Campfire Regular Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 578 From WI...Live in IL It didn't happen...thank the Lord. And I was only half kidding him when I said it. Shoot Strait....Penetrate Deep.

Re: It is possible to get lucky on public land in Colorado Cacciatore #7044498 11/05/12 Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 29,650 Likes: 5 Mi. E efw Campfire Ranger efw Campfire Ranger E Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 29,650 Likes: 5 Mi. VERY well done!

Re: It is possible to get lucky on public land in Colorado efw #7044796 11/05/12 Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 5,513 SoCal EricM Campfire Tracker EricM Campfire Tracker Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 5,513 SoCal You're the man! Awesome! I only hope to do as well, some day. Eric

Re: It is possible to get lucky on public land in Colorado smokepole #7054143 11/07/12 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,933 PPosey Campfire Regular PPosey Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,933 flippin awsome! Location Western NC, after alot of other places

Re: It is possible to get lucky on public land in Colorado 340mag #7058431 11/09/12 Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,213 Southern Colorado Alamosa Campfire Tracker Alamosa Campfire Tracker Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,213 Southern Colorado Originally Posted by 340mag congrats! thats a fine bull from public land and and the fact you got it off public land under fair chase conditions makes it a much better trophy in my mind that if you shot some farm raised bull, like someone might shoot on some hunting preserve even if it was much larger! These are my sentiments as well. Congratulations! I believe there are many ranch hunters who wish they had done as well.

Re: It is possible to get lucky on public land in Colorado Alamosa #7060694 11/09/12 Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 578 From WI...Live in IL Cacciatore OP Campfire Regular OP Cacciatore Campfire Regular Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 578 From WI...Live in IL Thanks fellas. I appreciate it. I know there is bigger....and I know there are better....but in a single point area especially with my Dad and uncles makes it the best for me. Shoot Strait....Penetrate Deep.

Re: It is possible to get lucky on public land in Colorado High_Brass #7063447 11/10/12 Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,871 Wyoming Oldslowdog Campfire Regular Oldslowdog Campfire Regular Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,871 Wyoming Great bull! Very well done!

Re: It is possible to get lucky on public land in Colorado Cacciatore #7071929 11/13/12 Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 8,202 Calgary Alberta, Canada AB2506 Campfire Outfitter AB2506 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 8,202 Calgary Alberta, Canada Nice bull! Congrats.

Re: It is possible to get lucky on public land in Colorado AB2506 #7074900 11/14/12 Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 39 J JSCinNC Campfire Greenhorn JSCinNC Campfire Greenhorn J Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 39 Outstanding! My brother's first bull, he took two years ago was a 6x6 'bull of a lifetime (most likely)' that he took on public land in MT. It was traveling with a 5x5 of similar size (but less mass) that my dad ended up with.

Re: It is possible to get lucky on public land in Colorado JSCinNC #7076331 11/14/12 Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 16,512 Louisiana 65BR Campfire Ranger 65BR Campfire Ranger Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 16,512 Louisiana Beautiful, you deserved a nice one! Kudos!

Re: It is possible to get lucky on public land in Colorado 65BR #7076449 11/14/12 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver 30338 Campfire Outfitter 30338 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver Broken third on right? Great old bull. Have seen some close and some maybe a bit better in relatively low point areas. Would love to roll one like him some day. Last edited by 30338; 11/14/12.

Re: It is possible to get lucky on public land in Colorado Cacciatore #7083306 11/16/12 Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 17,126 Likes: 3 George_De_Vries_3rd Campfire Ranger George_De_Vries_3rd Campfire Ranger Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 17,126 Likes: 3 I like the way you did that.. And the results!

Re: It is possible to get lucky on public land in Colorado Cacciatore #7083369 11/16/12 Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 40,179 wasilla ak watch4bear Campfire 'Bwana watch4bear Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 40,179 wasilla ak Did you hunt the hill? Son of a liberal: " What did you do in the War On Terror, Daddy?" Liberal father: " I fought the Americans, along with all the other liberals." MOLON LABE

Re: It is possible to get lucky on public land in Colorado 30338 #7089852 11/19/12 Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 578 From WI...Live in IL Cacciatore OP Campfire Regular OP Cacciatore Campfire Regular Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 578 From WI...Live in IL Originally Posted by 30338 Broken third on right? Great old bull. Have seen some close and some maybe a bit better in relatively low point areas. Would love to roll one like him some day. The 3rd was actually kind of missing. It seemed like that volume of antler was consumed by the bladed 4th ....or should I say 3rd in the location of the 4th. Shoot Strait....Penetrate Deep.

Re: It is possible to get lucky on public land in Colorado watch4bear #7089860 11/19/12 Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 578 From WI...Live in IL Cacciatore OP Campfire Regular OP Cacciatore Campfire Regular Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 578 From WI...Live in IL Originally Posted by watch4bear Did you hunt the hill? I did not. I wasn't terrible far from there as the crow flies when I shot this bull, but I wasn't up on that hill. Shoot Strait....Penetrate Deep.