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the best wizz bang godzilla killer in the gun cabinet will never kill an elk with out a man like you behind it! fine bull, fine rifle, and fine man.
the consolidation of the states into one vast republic, sure to be aggressive abroad and despotic at home, will be the certain precursor of that ruin which has overwhelmed all those that have preceded. Robert E Lee
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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Ain’t nothing wrong with them “vintage" Browning leverguns! Love it!!!! Well done!!!
Founder
Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."
WS
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That’s some pretty serious badassery there sir. Very good story well written. Congratulations on an unbelievable experience!
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Congrats Alamosa. Its nice to read the "camp cook" got one! Goes to show you never know where these elk will show up. Had a small herd run thru camp one afternoon while we scattered for our rifles.
My home is the "sanctuary residence" for my firearms.
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Nice story. Good to see someone hunting the old fashioned way.
I had one of those BLRs. Mine was Belgian made in .308. Not very accurate but I killed a mulie with it.
Keep on going!
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Congrads! Great story, Pics and Bull! My Hats off to the Camp Cook!
Deer Camp! about as good as it gets!
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great story, great rifle. I had to get up and put wood on the fire when I saw the ice on the inside of your rig! your buddies are probably too soft to sleep in the RV, I bet it's warmer in the tent!  Good job, thanks for the story!
...Actually Sycamore, you are sort of right....
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That is hunting the way I was brought up! My first elk was a cow I snuck up on and took with an open sighted 6,5 x 55 Military Swedish Mauser. Dead is dead is all I can say and yours died just like they are supposed to. Get those health issues fixed and get back out there next year!
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Great story, thanks for sharing. You sir are a fine elk hunter, way to get it done!
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Great story, told well. A good hunting tale is getting hard to come by.
Better, way better, than 99.999% of all the other online stuff.
Believe the man has his priorities in the right order.
Congratulations are in order!
Imagine your grave on a windy winter night. You've been dead for 70 years.
It's been 50 since a visitor last paused at your tombstone.....
Now explain why you're in a pissy mood today.
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Congrats Al'! Usually, the camp cook is the wisest and most experienced, right?
A wise man is frequently humbled.
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Congrats Al'! Usually, the camp cook is the wisest and most experienced, right? ... and the best looking.
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Mu uncle had a vast gun collection, he was particularly soft for Ruger #1s, but every time we went hunting he took the same rifle as you albeit in .308. A gun aficionado before the advent of the campfire and yet he loved probably the least expensive rifle in his gun cabinet for deer hunting. He is like me. I've got better quality rifles, shoot tighter groups, etc, but none are as comfortable or handle as well as that old model '81. I've got that same gun you mentioned - the BLR in a .308. That might save me some weight and keep me in the game next year.
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Great story, write up and pics! Thanks for sharing!
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Alamosa the .308 will surely do the trick!
Experience is what you get, when you don't get what you want!
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Really enjoyable write up, very nice.
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You made me feel like I was doing the hunt. Excellent story! Thank you.
Just because I am wandering around doesn't mean I am lost.
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The craziest part about this story is doing the pikes peak marathon. I do the incline every time I'm out there and have hiked the peak three times. Y'all marathoners are a different breed!
Nice bull!
-Jake
Small Game, Deer, Turkey, Bear, Elk....It's what's for dinner.
If you know how many guns you own... you don't own enough.
In God We Trust.
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Ain't nothing like a successful hunt! Colorado is fantastic for hunting elk.
"I've made alot of money in my life, most of it spent on guns and women. The rest of it I just wasted."
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I really enjoyed your write up ! Congrats and thanks for sharing 🦌
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"Where do they find young men like this?" Reporter Savidge, Iraq
Elk, it's what's for dinner....
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