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It's always nice when the Campfire is good for something other than guys personally insulting one another over choices in optics....or some other such foolishness. In this case, it (Campfire) was the conduit to a friendship that brought us together to share the wilds of Idaho. Story and more photos to come when the season is over. Don't have time give a proper description at the moment, as I just dropped Tim off at the car rental place. He's headed back to Michigan, and I'm headed back up to the mountains to try and fill my own tag. It was a pretty epic hunt and he was a rock-star on this general season, OTC tag hunt that runs about 12% success rate. We had a great time and he's a heck of a guy to hunt with. More pictures and details to follow later I promise. In the meantime Tim, feel free to jump in and regale everyone with the full breadth of your badazzness on this occasion if/when you see this. Talk to you in a couple of weeks when I get back out of the hills buddy, and drive safe. Dave
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Awesome work gentlemen that is a great success story both of elk and of finding a good guy here to hang with! There are many here...
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1+1=3. Well done! Sharing a hunt is almost always a little better, sometimes a lot better.
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Dandy bull and a great picture!!
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Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.
Ain’t easy havin pals.
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Beautiful bull! Congrats!
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Great work gentlemen, what a beautiful bull...can't wait for the rest of the story!
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What a great bull! Congrats!
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Great bull and country. Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks for the details. Congratulations! Looking forward to "the rest of the story".
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What a great post! That is why I enjoy the CF. Hunting and fishing and the outdoors is actually the intended purpose of this site. We sometimes forget this.
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Stab them in the taint, you can't put a tourniquet on that. Craig Douglas ECQC
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Beautiful bull. Love the dark antlers. Looks like it could have been a tough pack out if he got into the wrong spot.
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Member: Clan of the Turdlike People.
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Glad it all worked out. Congrats on the bull.
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Congrats, and what a great photo. Steep country there.
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Alright! Well done gents!
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Looks like steep country. congratulations
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A great bull deserves a great story. Looking forward to it.
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