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Re: Sophomore Success! RE: I've never been elk hunting. ChrisAU #14221037 10/22/19 Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip T tzone Campfire 'Bwana tzone Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip Originally Posted by ChrisAU Not sure why the last 4 pics won't load in the OP, lets try again: LOVE that pic Camp is where you make it.

Re: Sophomore Success! RE: I've never been elk hunting. ChrisAU #14221077 10/22/19 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,664 colorado bob Campfire Tracker colorado bob Campfire Tracker Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,664 Chris-----Only piece of advice-----You are starting to know the area-----Keep hunting that area----Get to know it like the back of your hand-----Keep hunting it while you have the lungs & legs to do it. FYI---That is probably the best bull you'll ever shoot.

Re: Sophomore Success! RE: I've never been elk hunting. ChrisAU #14221175 10/22/19 Joined: May 2011 Posts: 2,183 Elizabeth, CO T TRnCO Campfire Regular TRnCO Campfire Regular T Joined: May 2011 Posts: 2,183 Elizabeth, CO Heck yeah, great story and a dang nice bull to cape it off. Thanks for sharing and good luck topping that set of antlers. Laws aren't preventative measures. In other words, more laws won't prevent gun crime from happening.

Re: Sophomore Success! RE: I've never been elk hunting. colorado bob #14221182 10/22/19 Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 2,345 Alabama ChrisAU OP Campfire Regular OP ChrisAU Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 2,345 Alabama Originally Posted by colorado bob Chris-----Only piece of advice-----You are starting to know the area-----Keep hunting that area----Get to know it like the back of your hand-----Keep hunting it while you have the lungs & legs to do it. FYI---That is probably the best bull you'll ever shoot. Thanks, that is indeed the plan, atleast until my 3 buddies all get themselves a bull. Then we may move on to another species in an easier area!

Re: Sophomore Success! RE: I've never been elk hunting. ChrisAU #14221360 10/22/19 Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 16,645 Minnesota R Rooster7 Campfire Ranger Rooster7 Campfire Ranger R Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 16,645 Minnesota Simply incredible! You lived my dream and I can see the excitement in your eyes! CONGRATS!!! The deer hunter does not notice the mountains "I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve" - Isoroku Yamamoto There sure are a lot of America haters that want to live here...

Re: Sophomore Success! RE: I've never been elk hunting. ChrisAU #14223894 10/23/19 Joined: Nov 2018 Posts: 16,866 N. California Morewood Campfire Ranger Morewood Campfire Ranger Joined: Nov 2018 Posts: 16,866 N. California Adventure of a lifetime! Congratulations and thanks for telling your story so well. Much enjoyed.

Re: Sophomore Success! RE: I've never been elk hunting. ChrisAU #14226505 10/24/19 Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 25,074 South Carolina MadMooner Campfire Ranger MadMooner Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 25,074 South Carolina Hot damn! Great bull and a great story! Thanks for sharing! “Life is life and fun is fun, but it's all so quiet when the goldfish die.”

Re: Sophomore Success! RE: I've never been elk hunting. ChrisAU #14228316 10/25/19 Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,422 NW Montana R Robster Campfire Regular Robster Campfire Regular R Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,422 NW Montana Congrats, great story and pics, thanks for sharing! Life is but the memories we've created.....Sully Erna

Re: Sophomore Success! RE: I've never been elk hunting. colorado bob #14228454 10/25/19 Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Southwestern Montucky ingwe Campfire Oracle ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Southwestern Montucky Originally Posted by colorado bob Chris-----Only piece of advice-----You are starting to know the area-----Keep hunting that area----Get to know it like the back of your hand-----Keep hunting it while you have the lungs & legs to do it. FYI---That is probably the best bull you'll ever shoot. Bob is exactly right. I hunted the same ranch for 25 years, you eventually learn when the elk outfox you...where they are going. Intercepted a few that way... "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

Re: Sophomore Success! RE: I've never been elk hunting. tzone #14229026 10/25/19 Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 5,153 On the Santa Fe Trail T taylorce1 Campfire Tracker taylorce1 Campfire Tracker T Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 5,153 On the Santa Fe Trail Originally Posted by tzone Originally Posted by ChrisAU Not sure why the last 4 pics won't load in the OP, lets try again: LOVE that pic That's my favorite as well! That's one hell of an accomplishment for your first elk!

Re: Sophomore Success! RE: I've never been elk hunting. ChrisAU #14229739 10/25/19 Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 3,201 Middle TN Ebby Campfire Tracker Ebby Campfire Tracker Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 3,201 Middle TN Awesome work Chris! Congrats. Good for you taking it seriously and getting in shape. Lifestyle change it seems like! Hunting in the mountains and packing out meat is not for the casual flatlander like us. Lee

Re: Sophomore Success! RE: I've never been elk hunting. ChrisAU #14230333 10/25/19 Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 3,575 Northwest Missouri 7 7mmMato Campfire Tracker 7mmMato Campfire Tracker 7 Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 3,575 Northwest Missouri Great Job. I like the rack tied to the camper we always tied them to the racks on the 4 wheelers on the trailer on the way back to Missouri. None were as big as yours though. I've always been different with one foot over the line.....

Re: Sophomore Success! RE: I've never been elk hunting. ChrisAU #14230732 10/26/19 Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,733 Hutchinson, KS P Proud_Dad Campfire Regular Proud_Dad Campfire Regular P Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,733 Hutchinson, KS Great bull! Congratulations! Thanks for sharing the pictures and story. Memories that will last a lifetime in those pictures... "Kids don't remember their best day of television."

Re: Sophomore Success! RE: I've never been elk hunting. ChrisAU #14281126 11/14/19 Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 18,975 Central MS BigDave39355 Campfire Ranger BigDave39355 Campfire Ranger Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 18,975 Central MS A great thread! This inspires a guy from MS to look into this. Congrats! Dave �The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it.� Lou Holtz

Re: Sophomore Success! RE: I've never been elk hunting. ChrisAU #14281626 11/14/19 Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 4,481 Flagstaff AZ huntinaz Campfire Tracker huntinaz Campfire Tracker Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 4,481 Flagstaff AZ Hell of a hunt, hell of a bull, hell of a well-earned good time. Congrats man

Re: Sophomore Success! RE: I've never been elk hunting. ChrisAU #14282377 11/15/19 Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 2,345 Alabama ChrisAU OP Campfire Regular OP ChrisAU Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 2,345 Alabama Thanks all! Heres one of the best pics that I didn't have when I originally posted:

Re: Sophomore Success! RE: I've never been elk hunting. ChrisAU #14282430 11/15/19 Joined: Oct 2019 Posts: 40 Idaho I IDnative Campfire Greenhorn IDnative Campfire Greenhorn I Joined: Oct 2019 Posts: 40 Idaho This is an awesome thread! Congratulations on an great hunt and great story. Well done. This last picture (all of them are great) is AWESOME! Thanks for sharing that. That calls for a left handed fist bump bro

Re: Sophomore Success! RE: I've never been elk hunting. ChrisAU #14282460 11/15/19 Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 4,481 Flagstaff AZ huntinaz Campfire Tracker huntinaz Campfire Tracker Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 4,481 Flagstaff AZ Dude. That pic is amazing! You need that picture on your wall (my opinion of course). I like metal prints from Mpix but whatever, something to think about. There's a whole lot of good stuff summed up very well in that picture.

Re: Sophomore Success! RE: I've never been elk hunting. ChrisAU #14282851 11/15/19 Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 15,634 North Flint Hills O oldtrapper Campfire Ranger oldtrapper Campfire Ranger O Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 15,634 North Flint Hills Wow! you done the imposssible and thanks for sharing it. https://postimg.cc/xXjW1cqx/81efa4c5 Soli Deo Gloria democrats ARE the plague.

Re: Sophomore Success! RE: I've never been elk hunting. ChrisAU #14283679 11/15/19 Joined: Nov 2018 Posts: 16,866 N. California Morewood Campfire Ranger Morewood Campfire Ranger Joined: Nov 2018 Posts: 16,866 N. California Great hunting story. Thanks for sharing it with us.