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Just got back from a great trip. We were lucky enough to find this 8x7 in a general, OTC unit with 4% success rate (last year). We worked very hard to get this bull. The troop consisted of three of us...my best buddy going back to Jr High (Mark). My Swedish friend Magnus (who is stationed in the Swedish military at the same military base as Mark), and myself. Magnus was the shooter. It was his first time hunting in America. He loved the entire experience, and seemed to grasp the magnitude of the success. Hunting in Europe is a very different endeavor from what I gathered, and in addition to far higher success rates, the accommodations are generally pretty lush. Magnus seemed to enjoy eating hotdogs and semi-warm beans from a can as much as the kill itself, which tickled me to death. More to come after some rest. Dave
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Well done. Congratulations.
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Very nice bull! Your friend would have undoubtedly gone home happy, but now he goes even happier! Thanks for posting.
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Nice elk, congratulations.
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Congrats to you both - that is a really cool looking bull!
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Great work got you boys a great animal. Nice.
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Very well done guys.
Beautiful animal and a big-time congrats.
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Good looking bull! Looking forward to reading the story on this one.
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A bull of a lifetime. Well done!
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Congrats On making your friends trip such a good one
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Good going! Looking forward to more when you have time.
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Wow, congrats to you all, did you have to pack him far?
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Skitjakt fran Link�ping Sverige! Those Swedes can seal the deal for sure. They are pretty impressive behind the trigger.
Great guys to hunt with. I am hoping to bring one of my Swedish Air Force hunting buddies to WA in the next couple years for his first elk.
Congrats on a successful hunt and a great bull!
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That is a find looking bull. A guy could hunt all his life and not even see another one.
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Very Impressive Idaho Bull. What is the shooters rifle and caliber????????????? It looks nice.
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