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Helluva bull there, congrats.
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Perseverance is a wonderful thing. Way to go!
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This is great stuff. Thanks for posting that. Best post I've seen on here in a while. The smile in that grip and grin is priceless.
BTW- that's a hell of a first diy public land bull. I don't know anyone who's first was that big.
Awesome. Awesome. Awesome.
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Those buddies you got are great to have. How many of them putting into the draw next year?
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That is a stud bull! Good job.
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Those buddies you got are great to have. How many of them putting into the draw next year? Probably two, with the understanding that if a bull goes down late in the season that the other tag holder is out of luck. That’s how it worked out this time, my bud with the spectacular mustache had a tag but was running to the scene to debone and pack meat when he heard my shots. Splitting up in groups of two significantly ups our odds is the way we look at it.
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Great job man ..
That is simply what it's all about.....
Life lessons were learned I suspect. Killing an elk with buds, hard packout, and smiles at the end. Doesn't get much better.
Smiling still for you.
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Right on , Right on and Right the Phug on!! That is a wonderful bull and I do believe I know that unit and its a beast ! Great stuff man!!
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Hell of a hunt Chris, it doesn't get any better. Hell of a write-up, and pics too, it seems you have a knack for that.
This part was my favorite: "I did take a tumble down the hill in the main drainage about 40-50 feet,"
I've taken a few tumbles myself, but 40-50 feet?? You must be livin' right, keep doing what your'e doing!
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Chris,
Your hunt story was one of the best I’ve read...I’m beyond stoked for you making a journey that ended, maybe, it actually has just begun with an excellent bull down...Huge congratulations and jumping high 5. Nice! 😎
Curiosity Killed the Cat & The Prairie Dog
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Hell of a hunt Chris, it doesn't get any better. Hell of a write-up, and pics too, it seems you have a knack for that.
This part was my favorite: "I did take a tumble down the hill in the main drainage about 40-50 feet,"
I've taken a few tumbles myself, but 40-50 feet?? You must be livin' right, keep doing what your'e doing! Yeah I had slipped and fallen down a few times, but that one was a scary moment. Thankfully the bottom of that hill slopes gently into a very small creek, the same fall on some of the hills we were one would have terrified me. But yeah, I went head over heels 3-4 times and had a trail of debris to follow lol
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Holy smokes. This. Is. Awesome.
Thanks for sharing, and, congrats!
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Hell of a bull and one hell of a story! Reminds me of the two fellas I ran into from
Pennsylvania in 2016 in Colorado one fella just shot his first bull he was like a kid on Christmas morning. The excitement he had was pretty cool..
Then STFU. The rest of your statement is superflous bullshit with no real bearing on this discussion other than to massage your own ego. Suckin' on my titties like you wanted me.
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Congrats on that bull! Thats a good bull for anywhere, a great bull for DIY in Colorado!
Take it from someone who hunted elk for 35 years...you can quit hunting elk now...you'll never top that one!
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Truly awesome stuff, very happy for you, very few things in life that measure up to that feeling of accomplishment
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Great story and great bull... congratulations!
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Very well done and well told!!
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Bad ass hunt and story man. Congrats to you and thanks for sharing!!
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