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Well, my 30 year dream of killing a bull elk was accomplished this week. Hunted with a friend in southern Wyoming and got on this guy after we spotted him about 1,800 yards away. After I watched Jon sprint up the hill (he runs ultra marathons in Wyoming), I took what was probably 10-15 minutes to climb up to him. We got to almost 500 yards but had cows working toward us, so pulled an end around and got up above them at right at 400 yards. Jon says he’s a real nice 6x5, so I was ready. He was slightly quartering toward me. 400 yards, 139 Scenar at 3,060 out of my Extreme Hunter 6.5Gap4S. Suppressor made it easier to watch the impact. He barely flinched, and Jon said, “did you miss him?” “Nope” Cows milled around and he turned to start walking with them, started wobbling, and just kind of sank to the ground and was dead within 30 seconds. Fresh elk loins and an ice cold Black Tooth Saddle Bronc tasted like a meal in heaven! My all time favorite rifle: ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/9XbPqJ8k/C222-A994-B4-F6-4172-B9-E0-442-DBD2682-F5.jpg) Shot him from the top of the ridge in the background: ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/26wWhSwW/38379-F97-28-F3-4516-A6-F8-8-EDF4846882-A.jpg) And for the curious, entry and exit lung pics: ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/NFCrCCZf/E47300-D0-E81-B-4032-979-B-462-C619-FB858.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/gkrhLd6w/EF0932-DB-08-BA-45-AB-9425-94119-C372-EC4.jpg)
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Congratulations, and nice shooting.
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Great job.....
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You did awesome brother congratulations...
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Hell yeah Marty... congrats!
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Congrats on a fine bull....extra nice for your first one! This is what makes memories! memtb
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that’s awesome! congrats k7m 😎
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Awesome!! Congrats Marty!! Sounds like you made good on your tag! How did the other guys do?
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Good deal Marty been wondering how your hunt went. Looks like it went great:) Congrats on the nice bull. Getting ready to leave myself in about a hour for the long drive to Wyoming!
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Congrats Marty! Fine bull.
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Nice, are you going to make a euro mount with the antlers?
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Congratulations. Nice Bull.
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Congratulations! Nice bull.
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Exciting ain't it. You done good, 30 years is a long time. You earned him.
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Well done Marty, thanks for the post and enjoy all that great meat!
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Way to go Kimber.....congrats and nice shooting! Great pic.
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Great job.....
Did it exit? LOL. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/Xv6BPC1F/CFA08-FDC-6892-47-B3-A59-B-2767-B0-CCAB5-E.jpg)
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Nice, are you going to make a euro mount with the antlers? Heck no, full sneak shoulder mount!
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Here’s Rick’s: ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/90ZgTy7F/AB7-D0537-30-BF-4-CB8-9183-8-CAFE93-BB25-D.jpg) And our customary picture for Black Tooth: ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/MK0rpbw9/E4-DA6-DB7-22-B6-43-EB-AF4-A-C7021-A053-A2-A.jpg)
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Thanks guys! We’re already booked to go back in 2021, good Lord willing! We went up to the Bluegrass Creek to fly fish on Tuesday and caught some trout. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/vBqbkFq6/A495-EF1-A-B960-45-F6-AB46-80263-CA2-C176.jpg) So supper that night was trout nuggets and elk loin. #didnotsuck ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/NMfQdf4c/2617-E0-C8-2745-479-B-9849-22-D35-A2-E07-FF.jpg)
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Awesome Job Marty and congrats to Rick! You guys did very well!
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Ping pong balls for the win.
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Good stuff, Congratulations.....  
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Congrats, Marty! Y'all did good!
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Nice job Marty! looks like a great hunt. Enjoy your fine table fare.
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Hell Yeah! Big congrats!
Better not wait another 30 years for the next bull. Thangs will be a little tougher.
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Great story & beautiful bull great work!
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Way to go Marty. Heck of a bull.
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Nice job Marty; Good bull. I think I've seen that gun kill. Both of you can get the job done. Hope to see again sometime.
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a great Bull MARTY.......you have place in the house to hang it?
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Yes, 30 years is a powerful lot of waiting - good for you. Now just keep going every year!
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a great Bull MARTY.......you have place in the house to hang it?
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139 scenar? Say it ain't so!
Nice job! Bull elk are hard to top...
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Nice looking bull, another for the scenar.
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Congratulations on your nice elk.
Looks like you had a good day in the elk woods.
Dinner looked fantastic.
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Super job!!! Hard not to like WY...
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Yup, that's a good one. Nice shooting too.
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Nicely done, both of you!
Great looking animals.
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Pretty damn impressive. I have some 139’s in bound for my PRC and can’t wait to see how they shoot. It currently shoots bug holes with 143 ELDX’s but I have some concerns on their performance vs the results from putting Scenars through animals.
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I'm jealous! Nice bull! Thanks for the story.
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Nice job Marty! Congrats to you guys, first class experience!
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