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It took 6 days, but we finally slipped one past the bears and wolves!! #14265101 11/08/19
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OP UtahLefty Campfire Ranger U Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 22,690	This was in Unit 55 in Wyoming -- after riding 88 miles and hiking another 6-10. And it's not at all an exaggeration to say the wolves killed more elk in that valley in 6 days than we did....

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Re: It took 6 days, but we finally slipped one past the bears and wolves!! UtahLefty #14265158 11/08/19
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huntinaz Campfire Tracker Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 4,542 Likes: 2 Flagstaff AZ	Awesome, great pics. Congrats

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Beaver10 Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 23,506 Oregon	Good Bull....Congrats 😎 Curiosity Killed the Cat & The Prairie Dog “Molon Labe”

Re: It took 6 days, but we finally slipped one past the bears and wolves!! UtahLefty #14265442 11/08/19
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iddave Campfire Tracker I Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,132 Likes: 22 Boise, Idaho	That’s simply fantastic. Nicely done. Dave Last edited by iddave; 11/08/19. If you're not burning through batteries in your headlamp,...you're doing it wrong.

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fredIII Campfire Outfitter F Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 8,423 Wa west 🇱🇷	Impressed! that’s just awesome. Thanks for sharing Last edited by fredIII; 11/08/19.

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kingston Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 32,130 Likes: 2 Somewhere between lost and fou...	That's just freaking awesome!!! Loved the video! Originally Posted by 16penny If you put Taco Bell sauce in your ramen noodles it tastes just like poverty

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Cariboujack Campfire Ranger C Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 17,815 Likes: 9 Palmer, Alaska	Originally Posted by UtahLefty This was in Unit 55 in Wyoming -- after riding 88 miles and hiking another 6-10. And it's not at all an exaggeration to say the wolves killed more elk in that valley in 6 days than we did.... I've also watched bears lay in wait for moose cows with calves. They are very smart animals, but they are also serious killers of game. NRA LIFE MEMBER GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS ESPECIALLY THE SNIPERS! "Suppose you were an idiot And suppose you were a member of Congress... But I repeat myself." -Mark Twain

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bigswede358 Campfire Regular B Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 2,003 Likes: 2 N. Idaho	Awesome

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TimberRunner Campfire Outfitter T Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 10,562 Likes: 119	None of those bulls in the video were what you wanted? Just curious.

Re: It took 6 days, but we finally slipped one past the bears and wolves!! TimberRunner #14266662 11/09/19
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OP UtahLefty Campfire Ranger U Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 22,690	Originally Posted by TimberRunner None of those bulls in the video were what you wanted? Just curious. The bulls in the video (there were 12 in total in the 320-330 class) were at 9:00 am on day one of the hunt. We were hoping to find one in the 350 class, which didn't work out mostly due to there being grizzlies and wolves in every drainage. So I did what I typically do in these situations: pass on a chip shot early only to end up taking one that's nearly identical only further away and after 5 days more work...

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Re: It took 6 days, but we finally slipped one past the bears and wolves!! TimberRunner #14266666 11/09/19
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ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,428 Likes: 20 Southwestern Montucky	Originally Posted by TimberRunner None of those bulls in the video were what you wanted? Just curious. No kidding! The bull in the lead was a good one in anybody book! GREAT pics! Thanks for posting! "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

Re: It took 6 days, but we finally slipped one past the bears and wolves!! ingwe #14266693 11/09/19
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smokepole Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 49,156 Likes: 211 Colorado	Thats what you call an embarrassment of riches, I believe. Congrats! A wise man is frequently humbled.

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Brad Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 30,564 Likes: 76	GREAT! “Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery The 308 is Great - The 270 is Plenty.

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AKduck Campfire Tracker Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 3,163 Likes: 2 KTN, AK	Very cool. Looks like a hell of a good time. Yup.

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Judman Campfire Ranger J Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,425 Likes: 13 N.. Newaukum, Washington	Very nice!! 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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VarmintGuy Campfire Ranger V Joined: May 2003 Posts: 24,083 Likes: 100 SW Montana	UtahLefty: Good for you's guy's! Beautiful country - I need to Hunt Wyoming again a time or two before I cross the big divide! Thanks for sharing. Hold into the wind VarmintGuy

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IDnative Campfire Greenhorn I Joined: Oct 2019 Posts: 40 Idaho	Awesome pics! Congrats! That calls for a left handed fist bump bro

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Gringo Loco Campfire Outfitter G Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 8,683 Likes: 12	Originally Posted by UtahLefty Originally Posted by TimberRunner None of those bulls in the video were what you wanted? Just curious. The bulls in the video (there were 12 in total in the 320-330 class) were at 9:00 am on day one of the hunt. We were hoping to find one in the 350 class, which didn't work out mostly due to there being grizzlies and wolves in every drainage. So I did what I typically do in these situations: pass on a chip shot early only to end up taking one that's nearly identical only further away and after 5 days more work... All's well that ends well. Sounds like it was a grand adventure.

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beretzs Campfire Ranger B Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 16,072 Likes: 98 Northeast USA	Congrats on the bull and what looked like an excellent hunt! Great pictures and video! Semper Fi

Re: It took 6 days, but we finally slipped one past the bears and wolves!! UtahLefty #14276346 11/12/19
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Scotty Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 7,615 Likes: 35 On a raid	Congratulations.

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