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Holy crap! Stories and photos are definitely required.
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Quick story,since the wind was blowing at 25 knots,i forgo the deer stand and went still hunting back in an old spot i hunted in years ago,down in zone 172.
The 65 lbs female had the misfortune to be seen by me on its travels.
No real skil involved,just luck.
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Now if i can just sneak up on a buck.....
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What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Except for bears. Bears kill you.
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Excellent going both Ryan and Fluffy.
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Fluffy scored on a woof!
pics later,going back out for a buck now! Not just YEAH!!! but HELL YEAH!!!!
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Great job Fluffy, got any pictures of her?
I'll be up in Bigfork for last w/e with my wuff tag.
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No real skill involved,just luck.
Luck = opportunity + preparation. Downplay it all you want, but you put yourself there and then made the shot when it presented itself. Congrats!!!!
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Way to go Fluffy,,,, way to take one out of zone 172... Take more out of zone 172...
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chickenbuck! even got a little woof blood on my new chicken buck orange hoody  ![[Linked Image]](http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j247/joelbrown_01/1111121336.jpg)
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Congratulations! I hope you get a good pelt out of it.
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![[Linked Image]](http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j247/joelbrown_01/1111121335a.jpg) Me too,Brent.Actually,had a few offers to buy the pelt already,but it raw fur can only be sold to a fur buyer,per state law. I had the local deer processor skin it for me.
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it was their first wolf ever. 
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Congrats on your trophy, fluffy. That's wayyyyy cool.
![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/X0n16mr.png) WWP53D
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Most taxidermists send their pelts out to be tanned. I know of one in Iowa that does it "in house". He did a beautiful job on a friend's grizzly and I visited his shop to pick it up for him. He is awesome with bears. So, if you can't find someone you like up there, I'd be happy to get contact info for the guy here.
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Like I said previously,I never thought I would be drawn,then,never thought I would even see one while hunting,first time I had seen one since about 1986.
(I was talking to the processor and he told me another party who brought in some deer to be processed, saw six in the same permit area(172) but none had drawn a permit.)
So,since I never thought I would actually tag one,I never had plans on what to actually do with one,if I got one.
Im not going hunting this morning to see if I can get the pelt and carcass inspection done before I leave,otherwise I may have to take time off work tommorrow to drive an hour to have it inspected in forest lake.
After that,I will consider what to do with the pelt ,and remains.
Steaks,anyone?
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I wonder what Wolf steaks taste like...
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hey, you shot it - you eat it!  Do you have the pelt salted? It will collect a lot of moisture when you do that but it will keep the fur from slipping.
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