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Elk. Broke L leg last night getting deer off the mountain Well, I hope you're not making excuses ? "It's just a flesh wound" ! 
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10, I never really liked elk hunting.. Don't know why.. I have shot over 50 when I was younger and we needed the meat.. Now I mostly give it to friends, and it is just more hassle than I want to put up with any more... I hunt alone and the cold weather isn't enjoyable any more..
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Looks like I'll eat a bear tag, a deer tag, and one cow elk tag...maybe (but did get the easiest elk ever earlier this month)!
I'm with WyoCoyoteHUnter 100% on the "I hunt alone and the cold weather isn't enjoyable anymore".
Just not as enthusiastic as I used to be (that's what I've termed my advancing years to ease the pain and shame of being an old fart).
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A February javelina tag here in NM and a hog hunt next month in Texas.
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Must be something going around here in Wyoming.....I’m experiencing similar of late! It kinda sucks Memtb
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Nice job Jerry!.....#170 ain’t slumming.
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Still have all 8 of my deer tags I can fill but probably one use 2. Haven't seen anything worth taking the safety off yet and haven't really spent much time in the woods so far. Our season runs thru Jan 1 though.
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10, I never really liked elk hunting.. Don't know why.. I have shot over 50 when I was younger and we needed the meat.. Now I mostly give it to friends, and it is just more hassle than I want to put up with any more... I hunt alone and the cold weather isn't enjoyable any more.. Wyo, Copy that.... You’ve been there-done that, more than a few times. 😎
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Looks like I'll eat a bear tag, a deer tag, and one cow elk tag...maybe (but did get the easiest elk ever earlier this month)!
I'm with WyoCoyoteHUnter 100% on the "I hunt alone and the cold weather isn't enjoyable anymore".
Just not as enthusiastic as I used to be (that's what I've termed my advancing years to ease the pain and shame of being an old fart). Murky, meet Wyo...You two should join forces and get back to enjoying the hunt. Nice to have a Pard with you...Happy Hunting! 😎
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10, I never really liked elk hunting.. Don't know why.. I have shot over 50 when I was younger and we needed the meat.. Now I mostly give it to friends, and it is just more hassle than I want to put up with any more... I hunt alone and the cold weather isn't enjoyable any more.. WCH, you & I have talked before and we are close to the same age. I still like to hunt cold & snow but for shorter durations. I had no trouble retrieving and processing the 170 # WT by myself BUT, 600-800 # Elk WOULD be totally diff. I have a long time hunting pard and if either of us gets drawn for an Elk tag- WE are going together. Now IF I had the opportunity to Elk hunt & had to alone— I’d HAVE to do it. It’d be my first time so I could NOT pass the op. I’d encourage you to NOT give up. Friend Jerry
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Elk. Broke L leg last night getting deer off the mountain Well, I hope you're not making excuses ? "It's just a flesh wound" ! Didn't even break the skin! But it sure hurts.........
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Jerry, WCH is a cold blooded killer.
He smashes stuff from Sept - Dec.
He's only talking about losing his passion for elk & elk hunting.
Dood still does WTs, Mulies, speed goats,bear(?), birds, trout etc, etc.
Legend & an inspiration !
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Elk. Broke L leg last night getting deer off the mountain Well, I hope you're not making excuses ? "It's just a flesh wound" ! Didn't even break the skin! But it sure hurts......... Sorry Man, could not resist ! Am glad you took it the right way though !
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Jerry, WCH is a cold blooded killer.
He smashes stuff from Sept - Dec.
He's only talking about losing his passion for elk & elk hunting.
Dood still does WTs, Mulies, speed goats,bear(?), birds, trout etc, etc.
Legend & an inspiration !
Yes, I understood the focus on Elk. He said he'd killed 50 or so and therefore the luster has dimmed. I was only trying to encourage him. I wouldn't want to dress & retrieve an Elk by myself - now - but since I haven't done it the desire is still there. Thanks 99 Jerry
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Elk. Broke L leg last night getting deer off the mountain Well, I hope you're not making excuses ? "It's just a flesh wound" ! Didn't even break the skin! But it sure hurts......... Sorry Man, could not resist ! Am glad you took it the right way though ! Thanksgiving feast was excellent! All I could do was sit & eat No offense taken
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2 mule deer MLD tags, at least 1 of which must be a cull. It gets really interesting around Dec 10th.
whitetail buck tag
10 whitetail does on friend's MLD ranch he want to cull
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Graeme,
Sorry to hear that. Dang!
We didn't even hunt elk at all this year, because we still had plenty in the freezer. Did take a mule deer, which filled up most of the available space, but am going to hunt birds for the rest of the season.
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Elk. Broke L leg last night getting deer off the mountain I tore my achilles and wasn’t able to hunt at all this year. Sucks.
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I tore my achilles and wasn’t able to hunt at all this year. Sucks.
I ‘almost’ know the feeling & disappointment. Last yr I got to hunt SO LITTLE it was almost none. Family issue ! Sucks ! Sucks ! Sucks ? Jerry
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2 mule deer MLD tags, at least 1 of which must be a cull. It gets really interesting around Dec 10th.
whitetail buck tag
10 whitetail does on friend's MLD ranch he want to cull I volunteer !  Jerry
jwall- *** 3100 guy***
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