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Selway is a stupid Steep sumbitch for sure, just not the devils club, maple, tag worst of briars like we have.. Wish there were some in the selway like the 80's and early 90's....
Devil's club is appropriately named, for sure. It adds another level of miserableness, and I sure am glad it doesn't grow far from the coast. In that sense, I'll agree the Selway doesn't compare. I grew up hunting the Selway, riding in from the Montana side into Idaho. I've seen mules loose their footing, fall off the trail and start tumbling, never to be seen again. Steep defines many of the drainages and once you're off the trail, it's sometimes not safe even on foot. How critters live on those slopes is beyond me. That's a fact buddy!!! I wouldn't be surprised if the state record whitetail comes from up selway falls country.... First year I hunted over there 20 some years ago we stopped by a taxidermist place in kamiah. He lost his packstring up there and was in pretty much a full body cast... Can lucky it didn't kill him.
Ping pong balls for the win.
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The last time I brought horses into the area I hunted in the Selway this fall, the trip ended with me putting a bullet in my dad’s horse from a broken leg and punctured guts. Broke my heart honestly, and I turned around and came out without hunting a single day.
The only good to come of that trip was that my buddy stayed up there and killed a whopper of a bear off of the carcass.
Haven’t hunted off horses since...which is a shame considering how much of the work load they once shouldered for me.
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Selway is a stupid Steep sumbitch for sure, just not the devils club, maple, tag worst of briars like we have.. Wish there were some in the selway like the 80's and early 90's....
Devil's club is appropriately named, for sure. It adds another level of miserableness, and I sure am glad it doesn't grow far from the coast. In that sense, I'll agree the Selway doesn't compare. I grew up hunting the Selway, riding in from the Montana side into Idaho. I've seen mules loose their footing, fall off the trail and start tumbling, never to be seen again. Steep defines many of the drainages and once you're off the trail, it's sometimes not safe even on foot. How critters live on those slopes is beyond me. That's a fact buddy!!! I wouldn't be surprised if the state record whitetail comes from up selway falls country.... First year I hunted over there 20 some years ago we stopped by a taxidermist place in kamiah. He lost his packstring up there and was in pretty much a full body cast... Can lucky it didn't kill him. Doesn't suprise me, unfortunately. Truth be told, Selway Falls is pretty mild compared to ridges and canyons further upstream, as well as in the Lochsa drainage. Dave, I have been there...done that. Sucks ass but it is what it is. The [bleep] of Goat Heaven Peaks and Pack Box Pass both have caused me to put down an animal.
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For sure, that's the farthest I saw a fair number of whitetail personally. You must came across the Darby rd from Montana?
Ping pong balls for the win.
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Yes sir, I've driven that road many times...over Nez Perce Pass and on to Elk City or to Paradise Guard Station.
More than that though I have ridden horses over most of the passes that cross from Montana into Idaho in the Selway Wilderness and into most lakes back in there...all the way to the Selway River. Moose Creek, White Cap Creek, Heavenly Twins, you name it.
My old stomping grounds...we're getting a bit off topic though...
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No, were not.... Grin
God's country for sure...
Ping pong balls for the win.
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Why winch out when you can call a Medevac? After all, the Elk is seriously injured.
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Like has been stated earlier the road system in the coast of wa and or adds much more accessible, Than some of the areas east. That said I kill when and where the opportunity occurs. Pack fram never sits in the rafters. 😉
You guys have devilsclubs In Idaho? Just having a little fun with you guys. I like eating elk on a daily basis and the only way I've figured out how to do that is to shoot them where they stand. For me, that's usually miles from a road. Didn't intend to twist any thongs.
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Like has been stated earlier the road system in the coast of wa and or adds much more accessible, Than some of the areas east. That said I kill when and where the opportunity occurs. Pack fram never sits in the rafters. 😉
You guys have devilsclubs In Idaho? Just having a little fun with you guys. I like eating elk on a daily basis and the only way I've figured out how to do that is to shoot them where they stand. For me, that's usually miles from a road. Didn't intend to twist any thongs. All good wyo. Thread got twisted Fire style earlier than your post. A few like to put on their inner Superman outfit and try to fly. I’m guilty of it too...😎
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Like has been stated earlier the road system in the coast of wa and or adds much more accessible, Than some of the areas east. That said I kill when and where the opportunity occurs. Pack fram never sits in the rafters. 😉
You guys have devilsclubs In Idaho? Just having a little fun with you guys. I like eating elk on a daily basis and the only way I've figured out how to do that is to shoot them where they stand. For me, that's usually miles from a road. Didn't intend to twist any thongs. All good wyo. Thread got twisted Fire style earlier than your post. A few like to put on their inner Superman outfit and try to fly. I’m guilty of it too...😎 My Superman thong got all kinds of twisted.... gonna need a spoil of cable, a winch, and a .33 cal Uber Mag to dislodge it....
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Like has been stated earlier the road system in the coast of wa and or adds much more accessible, Than some of the areas east. That said I kill when and where the opportunity occurs. Pack fram never sits in the rafters. 😉
You guys have devilsclubs In Idaho? Just having a little fun with you guys. I like eating elk on a daily basis and the only way I've figured out how to do that is to shoot them where they stand. For me, that's usually miles from a road. Didn't intend to twist any thongs. All good wyo. Thread got twisted Fire style earlier than your post. A few like to put on their inner Superman outfit and try to fly. I’m guilty of it too...😎 Doesn't matter...post more pictures and all is forgiven. I have not even seen hills like that in my nightmares.
These are my opinions, feel free to disagree.
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Like has been stated earlier the road system in the coast of wa and or adds much more accessible, Than some of the areas east. That said I kill when and where the opportunity occurs. Pack fram never sits in the rafters. 😉
You guys have devilsclubs In Idaho? Just having a little fun with you guys. I like eating elk on a daily basis and the only way I've figured out how to do that is to shoot them where they stand. For me, that's usually miles from a road. Didn't intend to twist any thongs. All good wyo. Thread got twisted Fire style earlier than your post. A few like to put on their inner Superman outfit and try to fly. I’m guilty of it too...😎 My Superman thong got all kinds of twisted.... gonna need a spoil of cable, a winch, and a .33 cal Uber Mag to dislodge it.... My retinas hurt at this image... Doggy, Fred and I finally finished reading the 1Fish-2 Fish-Red Fish-Blue Fish book you recommended. I helped Freddy with the big words “Fa-fa-fa-fist, he kept saying but he got fish out eventually...Fred helped me with all the math in the book...We’re both still a little confused on the colors of fish. Thanks, FredIII and Beav 😎
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Why winch out when you can call a Medevac? After all, the Elk is seriously injured. Do elk carry insurance? A friend of mine did a helicopter trip like that and the bill was 40 grand. His insurance covered all but $250.
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That's awesome! Did only one wheeler move?
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Yes, you drive the one 4 wheeler down the road, pulling the elk up the hill at a 90 degree angle around the ball on the rear of the stationary 4 wheeler...
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That's awesome! Did only one wheeler move? At least 3 ATVs, at least 4 guys, 1000 ft of line available, dually game cart. That is the flattest elk terrain I have ever seen. Ranch? I would characterize that accomplishment as falling somewhere short of awesome.
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That is the flattest elk terrain I have ever seen. Ranch?
At least 3 ATVs, at least 4 guys, 1000 ft of line available.
I would characterize that accomplishment as falling somewhere short of awesome.
What you don’t see is only eclipsed by what you don’t know. Your reading skills are lacking as well, it was 1000 yards not feet and in the Gravelly Mountains of Southwest Montana, miles and miles from any ranch. The Bull was bigger than most of the culls you are used to in Colorado and the guy that shot it would probably leave your sorry ass in the dust without a 4 wheeler. Spend more time criticizing your own accomplishments, don’t waste your time second guessing someone else’s success...
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That's awesome! Did only one wheeler move? At least 3 ATVs, at least 4 guys, 1000 ft of line available, dually game cart. That is the flattest elk terrain I have ever seen. Ranch? I would characterize that accomplishment as falling somewhere short of awesome. You live in Colorado let’s see the picture of the elk you kill! let’s hear how you addressed the removal. Please, share if only so we can be entertained.
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That is the flattest elk terrain I have ever seen. Ranch?
At least 3 ATVs, at least 4 guys, 1000 ft of line available.
I would characterize that accomplishment as falling somewhere short of awesome.
What you don’t see is only eclipsed by what you don’t know. Your reading skills are lacking as well, it was 1000 yards not feet and in the Gravelly Mountains of Southwest Montana, miles and miles from any ranch. The Bull was bigger than most of the culls you are used to in Colorado and the guy that shot it would probably leave your sorry ass in the dust without a 4 wheeler. Spend more time criticizing your own accomplishments, don’t waste your time second guessing someone else’s success... OK, yards ... so having a machine drag it further is a greater accomplishment? Anyone can see for themselves how flat it is from your own photo. Call it mountains if you like but you can't hide it. Leaving an old man like myself in the dust is no accomplishment, but he would first have to make it to timberline (without the ATV).
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That is the flattest elk terrain I have ever seen. Ranch?
At least 3 ATVs, at least 4 guys, 1000 ft of line available.
I would characterize that accomplishment as falling somewhere short of awesome.
What you don’t see is only eclipsed by what you don’t know. Your reading skills are lacking as well, it was 1000 yards not feet and in the Gravelly Mountains of Southwest Montana, miles and miles from any ranch. The Bull was bigger than most of the culls you are used to in Colorado and the guy that shot it would probably leave your sorry ass in the dust without a 4 wheeler. Spend more time criticizing your own accomplishments, don’t waste your time second guessing someone else’s success... OK, yards ... so having a machine drag it further is a greater accomplishment? Anyone can see for themselves how flat it is from your own photo. Call it mountains if you like but you can't hide it. Leaving an old man like myself in the dust is no accomplishment, but he would first have to make it to timberline (without the ATV). What satisfaction do you get to criticize what someone else does. The purpose of the thread was to display techniques of winching out an elk. You have to satisfy your need to find fault with our method for no apparent reason. Just why do you need to do that?
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