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Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true #15353532 10/27/20
Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 10,931 B bbassi OP Campfire Outfitter
OP bbassi Campfire Outfitter B Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 10,931	I thought I'd share my first time elk hunting. I've wanted to do this since I was about 12, but many reasons it just never happened. Two years ago when I turned 50, I decided I better get going before I was too old. A friend and I put in for mule deer tags knowing we would need a preference point for that area and started planning for my first western big game hunt. I told my buddy I was buying a bull tag also because I didn't know if I'd ever get to do this again. 3 days into my first ever elk/mule deer hunt the good Lord graced me with more than I was hoping for. This was in Colorado Unit 77. It was OTC and DIY in the San Juan NF. We did have some help from a local that pointed us in the right direction though. Smoke from the fires in Northern Colorado as we drove in. Sunset, day one walking off the mountain. We got creamed with a storm Sunday into Monday, but we hunted anyway. About 5pm Monday when the snow stopped, this guy walked out of the black timber onto a cut I was watching with about 16 cows, calves and at least one spike. walking up to get the rest of the meat. Monday night I packed out 75 pounds or so of backstraps, tender loins and as as much of the hamburger meat I could. The next morning I borrowed this sled and managed to get all 4 quarters out in one trip. It was only 1.25 miles off the road but about 1000 vertical feet so I was super happy not to have to make multiple meat trips. I'm too old for that chit! This one's for the haters For those that care, I was shooting a 7mm RM I bought in 1985 when I was still in high school. I'd always planned to take it elk hunting, and it finally got to eat more than our local whitetails. I was shooting 150gr combined technology bullets under 63gr of I4350. They say everything happens for a reason. For me that reason is usually because I've made some bad decisions that I need to pay for.

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Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15353929 10/28/20
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Billy_Goat Campfire Regular Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 829 Denton, TX	congrats on a successful hunt. attaboy! First teach a child to love God, second teach him to love family, third teach him to fish and hunt and by the time he is in his teens no dope dealer under the sun can teach him anything. Cotton Cordell

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15353944 10/28/20
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domit Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,163 tn.	don good !!

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15353980 10/28/20
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smokepole Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 45,993 Colorado	Very nice, congrats! A wise man is frequently humbled.

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15354068 10/28/20
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elkmen1 Campfire Regular E Joined: Jun 2020 Posts: 781	ARE you HOOKED? Congratulations on your bull and your first hunt, you got a late start, keep it up.

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Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15354167 10/28/20
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Sako76 Campfire Tracker S Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 5,517	Nice bull, congrats!

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15354206 10/28/20
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PanfishinOutlaw New Member P Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 11 Colorado	Thats a great bull and even better feeling of getting to do something you have always looked forward to!

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15354275 10/28/20
Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 170 Northern Alberta A AbeJohnsen Campfire Member
AbeJohnsen Campfire Member A Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 170 Northern Alberta	Congrats on a great hunt Don’t sweat the petty stuff, don’t pet the sweaty stuff.

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15354276 10/28/20
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beretzs Campfire Ranger B Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 15,296 Northeast USA	HELL YEAH! Congrats on the bull and the fine meat! Man, now that is truly an awesome story! Semper Fi

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15354306 10/28/20
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RedRabbit Campfire Tracker Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,123 Flagstaff, AZ	Congrats on getting your elk. Great timing when a snow storm breaks and the critters move again. Gotta have the luck of the blue tape too. Doug's Photo Gallery

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Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15354348 10/28/20
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troublesome82 Campfire Regular T Joined: May 2020 Posts: 2,637	Really cool hunt and pics , dude! Am glad everything came together. There is no cleaner kill than an elk in the snow, just not too much snow!

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15354688 10/28/20
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prairie dog shooter Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 9,095 New Mexico	congratulations on a successful hunt. "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke 1795 "Give me liberty or give me death" Patrick Henry 1775

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15354689 10/28/20
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Bill_N Campfire Tracker B Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,206 CT	Great report - congrats on #1 Affordable Sportfishing Charters and Cruises out of Noank CT - https://www.rowdygirlcharters.com/

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15355044 10/28/20
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Hungry Horse Campfire Regular H Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 557 s/w Pa USA	bbassi: Congratulations on your boyhood dream hunt ! So happy for your success ! Very nice write up of your elk hunt and excellent photos. Wishing you continued success with your future elk hunts ! HH

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15355327 10/28/20
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Gringo Loco Campfire Outfitter G Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 8,541	Fantastic! Happy for you bbassi.

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15355372 10/28/20
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WyoCoyoteHunter Campfire Ranger W Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 17,760 Wyoming	Excellent!! Molon Labe

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15355395 10/28/20
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Judman Campfire Ranger J Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,157 N.. Newaukum, Washington	Nice work, great pics, glad you got to ✔️ One off the bucket list. Grats 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.

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15355579 10/28/20
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Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15355699 10/28/20
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44mc Campfire Regular 4 Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 2,914 north east fla	congrats . i am glad it worked out well for you.

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15355725 10/28/20
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thumbcocker Campfire Regular T Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,536	Very nice!

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15355815 10/28/20
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Capt_Craig Campfire Regular Joined: May 2012 Posts: 1,417 South Florida	Excellent work!

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15355845 10/28/20
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rong Campfire Outfitter R Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 10,723 upstate ny	Dreams do come true, well done. Should be some great table fare there.

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15356046 10/28/20
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Alamosa Campfire Tracker Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,213 Southern Colorado	Originally Posted by bbassi ... This was in Colorado Unit 77. It was OTC and DIY in the San Juan NF ... Congratulations! That is no small feat. Very few punch that tag. Great job!

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true RedRabbit #15356100 10/28/20
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roundoak Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 10,653 Badger State	Great story and pics, congrats. You're Welcome At My Fire Anytime

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15356887 10/28/20
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c86man3 Campfire Member C Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 316 Utah	Nice job! I've taken cow elk out on sleds with snow before, best way to move an elk by foot!

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15356915 10/28/20
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Brad Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 30,257	Ya done good my friend! “Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15357005 10/28/20
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Kimber7man Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 13,401 Hoosierland, Indiana	b bass, Way to go! Congrats!! “There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot.” ALDO LEOPOLD

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15357414 10/29/20
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Proud_Dad Campfire Regular P Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,733 Hutchinson, KS	Congratulations! Way to make that dream a reality...thanks for sharing the pictures and story. "Kids don't remember their best day of television."

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15357449 10/29/20
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Godogs57 Campfire Tracker G Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,413 SW Georgia	Outstanding. Sincere congrats. You only live once, but...if you do it right, once is enough.

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15357459 10/29/20
Joined: Oct 2020 Posts: 26 NC S S1pb Campfire Greenhorn
S1pb Campfire Greenhorn S Joined: Oct 2020 Posts: 26 NC	Congrats, nothing like a DIY Elk Hunt. If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15357697 10/29/20
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CrimsonTide Campfire Ranger C Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 21,689 Kentucky	Congratulations on your hunt. My compliments on your photos as well. "The number one problem with America is, a whole lot of people need shot, and nobody is shooting them." -Master Chief Hershel Davis

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15357735 10/29/20
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specneeds Campfire Regular S Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 1,482	Great Job. I used a 7mm I purchased at 17 thinking of elk when I bought it to take my first bull at 43. Haven’t missed an elk hunt since in 17 years. Talk about an addiction we leave next week & I can’t wait hard to sleep or think about work.

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15358055 10/29/20
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wink_man Campfire Regular W Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,732 Socialist Republic of NJ	Great pics and elk, glad you scored. Congrats on a fine elk !!! Garry Trump won !!! Trying to live like a free man in the Communist Republic of New Jersey. Love your country, distrust your government. Democrats and the people who vote for them, enemies of America and a free American people

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15358738 10/29/20
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VarmintGuy Campfire Ranger V Joined: May 2003 Posts: 23,002 SW Montana	Bbassi: Congratulations to you and thanks for sharing. Keep up the good work. Pictures are wonderful. Hold into the wind VarmintGuy

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15359061 10/29/20
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alpinecrick Campfire Ranger A Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 26,201 West Slope of Colorado	Nice! On your own and on public land--the ultimate. Casey Not being married to any particular political party sure makes it a lot easier to look at the world more objectively... Having said that, MAGA.

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15359188 10/29/20
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HCDH66 Campfire Member H Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 241 Central Kentucky	Great job!! I am 48 and have also dreamed of elk hunting one day. You have given me motivation for sure. Great write-up! If ifs and buts were like candy and nuts, it would be Christmas every day. “The .30-06 is never a mistake.” - Col. Townsend Whelan

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15359217 10/29/20
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colorado bob Campfire Tracker Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,665	Good Job ! I wished I knew you were here------I could have met you for a cold one------I'm in Durango-----77 is only a 20 minute drive away. Last edited by colorado bob; 10/29/20.

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15359259 10/29/20
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Magnum_Bob Campfire Outfitter M Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 8,853	Way to put it together, good job and congrats. Mb " Cheapest velocity in the world comes from a long barrel and I sure do like them. MB "

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15359682 10/29/20
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jeffpie Campfire Member J Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 248 Into the blu	Great on you!!!

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15359839 10/29/20
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Takman Campfire Regular T Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,061 Central PA and AZ	Great pics. Awesome for you! Just because I am wandering around doesn't mean I am lost.

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15359874 10/29/20
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colodog Campfire Tracker C Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 5,717 North Carolina	Congrats on a great bull and fulfilling a long held dream! You'll be grinning all year thinking about the hunt, so when are you going back? "Camping places fix themselves in your mind as if you had spent long periods of your life in them. You will remember a curve of your wagon track in the grass of the plain like the features of a friend." Isak Dinesen

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15360086 10/29/20
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TheKid Campfire Outfitter T Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 8,152	Awesome job. I’m glad to see the snow, we’ll be there next week for third rifle.

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15360645 10/29/20
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BigNate Campfire Regular B Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,274 North Idaho	Congrats on fulfilling a dream! Oh, and what sled is that? It looks handier that deep john boat looking one. “You never need fear a man, no matter what his size. When danger threatens, call on me, and I will equalize.” Samuel Colt. �Common sense is genius dressed up in work clothes.� - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15360718 10/30/20
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FSJeeper Campfire Regular F Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 1,368 South Texas	This post makes my day. Thank you so much for sharing this great news with us. I went to college in Colorado and it took me 5 hunting seasons in Colorado to shoot a nice elk and some people many, many more. Count your blessings.

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15361122 10/30/20
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horse1 Campfire Outfitter H Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 9,488 In the vicinity of dandihood	Originally Posted by bbassi I thought I'd share my first time elk hunting. I've wanted to do this since I was about 12, but many reasons it just never happened. Two years ago when I turned 50, I decided I better get going before I was too old. A friend and I put in for mule deer tags knowing we would need a preference point for that area and started planning for my first western big game hunt. I told my buddy I was buying a bull tag also because I didn't know if I'd ever get to do this again. 3 days into my first ever elk/mule deer hunt the good Lord graced me with more than I was hoping for. This was in Colorado Unit 77. It was OTC and DIY in the San Juan NF. We did have some help from a local that pointed us in the right direction though. For those that care, I was shooting a 7mm RM I bought in 1985 when I was still in high school. I'd always planned to take it elk hunting, and it finally got to eat more than our local whitetails. I was shooting 150gr combined technology bullets under 63gr of I4350. In general draw/OTC areas across the West success rates are almost never higher than 25% or so and many are much lower than that. To go into an area totally "cold" and come out with your bull is one heck of an accomplishment. Congratulations! Now, how do you get the bullets to work when you put them under the powder? I can walk on water.......................but I do stagger a bit on alcohol.

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15362618 10/30/20
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OP bbassi Campfire Outfitter B Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 10,931	Thanks everyone. It’s been a great week. More than I could ever hope for. Just as an update, we’ve continued to hunt the rest of the week looking for a respectable mulie. Last night lightning struck twice as my partner took this great bull less than 500 yds from where I shot mine Monday. It was another long night getting it off the mountain, but well worth the effort. They say everything happens for a reason. For me that reason is usually because I've made some bad decisions that I need to pay for.

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15362738 10/30/20
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pete53 Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 8,262 Northern USA	congrats ! and thanks for all the great pictures too. Pete53 LIFE NRA , we vote Red up here, Norseman

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15362754 10/30/20
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ribka Campfire Ranger R Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 24,074 PNW	Nice public land Colorado bull. What elevation?

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15363013 10/30/20
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beretzs Campfire Ranger B Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 15,296 Northeast USA	Holy smokes! Congrats on the two’fer. That’s excellent. Semper Fi

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15363043 10/30/20
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JGRaider Campfire Ranger J Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 28,229 W. Texas	Congrats bbassi! Really enjoyed your pics and story. It is irrelevant what you think. What matters is the TRUTH.

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true ribka #15363387 10/30/20
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OP bbassi Campfire Outfitter B Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 10,931	Originally Posted by ribka Nice public land Colorado bull. What elevation? Mine was about 9500. The second one was about 9300. They say everything happens for a reason. For me that reason is usually because I've made some bad decisions that I need to pay for.

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15365481 10/31/20
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TRnCO Campfire Regular T Joined: May 2011 Posts: 2,183 Elizabeth, CO	congrats on your first colo. bull elk. bbassi. I was two units north of ya 2nd season and shot my cow opening day so I didn't have to hunt "the snow". Did have to pack out meat in it and we too used sleds. Can move a lot of meat in a sled over snow. I have a hunch that the fire has been lit and you'll be back for more.. Laws aren't preventative measures. In other words, more laws won't prevent gun crime from happening.

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15367008 11/01/20
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WL205 Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 2,434 NE OK	Y’all did well! Congratulations and thanks for sharing!

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15367285 11/01/20
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ndhunterman Campfire Regular Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 965 North Dakota	Nice job! This was my first year hunting colorado as well. Didnt get one but loved every minute. Cant wait to get back. Enjoy those backstraps!

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15367339 11/01/20
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TimberRunner Campfire Outfitter T Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 9,022	Congrats. Thanks for sharing. Love the pics of the labor.

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15367488 11/01/20
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BlueDuck Campfire Regular B Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,631 Hayden, Idaho	Glad it worked out for you that way. Congrats.

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15369855 11/01/20
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Jaguar Campfire Member Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 330 WY	Great story! Glad you finally took the plunge and went after it. Perfect hunt.

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15370249 11/02/20
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Cattledog Campfire Member C Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 340 MT	Well done, congrats to you both on the double-play

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15372485 11/02/20
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cecilb Campfire Member C Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 404 Wyoming	Good job guys.

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15373190 11/02/20
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Magnum_Bob Campfire Outfitter M Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 8,853	Grats again but what about the 30" mule deer buck? MB " Cheapest velocity in the world comes from a long barrel and I sure do like them. MB "

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15373263 11/02/20
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Scotty Campfire Tracker Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 6,847 On a raid	Good job getting two nice bulls. Congratulations.

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true Magnum_Bob #15373677 11/03/20
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OP bbassi Campfire Outfitter B Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 10,931	Originally Posted by Magnum_Bob Grats again but what about the 30" mule deer buck? MB Bob we saw lots of Mule deer but none that we wanted to shoot. I personally saw 2 real good ones that I might have taken, but they were not dumb enough to give me a chance to get the scope on them. They say everything happens for a reason. For me that reason is usually because I've made some bad decisions that I need to pay for.

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15375117 11/03/20
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hotsoup Campfire Outfitter H Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 7,501 Lived all over the world	congrats on the bull. excellent pics and write-up.

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15375368 11/03/20
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Coyote_Hunter Campfire Outfitter Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 12,651 6491 Feet Above Sea Level	Congrats on your hunt! We take off in a few days, looking forward to it. Coyote Hunter - NRA Patriot Life, NRA Whittington Center Life, GOA, DAD - and I VOTE! No, I'm not a Ruger bigot - just an unabashed fan of their revolvers, M77's and #1's. A good .30-06 is a 99% solution.

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15424340 11/17/20
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Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15426356 11/17/20
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hanco Campfire Savant Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 150,970 Texas	Congrats!!

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15426771 11/17/20
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Beaver10 Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 23,506 Oregon	Most excellent first bull. Congrats! 😎 Curiosity Killed the Cat & The Prairie Dog “Molon Labe”

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15426935 11/17/20
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AKduck Campfire Tracker Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 3,150 KTN, AK	Better than no luck. Great job. Yup.

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15427290 11/18/20
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Bocajnala Campfire Regular B Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 2,430 North East Ohio	Congratulations to you both! -Jake Small Game, Deer, Turkey, Bear, Elk....It's what's for dinner. If you know how many guns you own... you don't own enough. In God We Trust.

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15427442 11/18/20
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Ready Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 5,787	Mountains, Elk, Snow, Friends, long life dream, success. This story checks all the boxes. BBassi, thank you for sharing. Happy for you. Now, after the hunt, is before the hunt. Get planning. Times a'wasting :-) Member of the Merry Band of turdlike People.

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true Gringo Loco #15431809 11/19/20
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 17,163 Northern California Hammerdown Campfire Ranger
Hammerdown Campfire Ranger Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 17,163 Northern California	Looks like good times on the hill. Randy NRA Patriot Life Benefactor

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15470195 11/30/20
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,575 AZ T Talus_in_Arizona Campfire Tracker
Talus_in_Arizona Campfire Tracker T Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,575 AZ	Bud, you done good! I do not entertain hypotheticals. The world itself is vexing enough. -- Col. Stonehill

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15482624 12/03/20
Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 4,559 J Jim1611 Campfire Tracker
Jim1611 Campfire Tracker J Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 4,559	Did you guys camp? 2 Bulls in one trip! Congratulations.

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15489877 12/05/20
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 29,615 Mi. E efw Campfire Ranger
efw Campfire Ranger E Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 29,615 Mi.	Man that’s absolutely fantastic congratulations that’s a really amazing feat! I absolutely love that Pagosa Springs area it’s gorgeous!

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15490108 12/05/20
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 2,714 Texas J jeffbird Campfire Regular
jeffbird Campfire Regular J Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 2,714 Texas	Congratulations on making your dream come true.

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15493102 12/06/20
Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,461 az R roninflag Campfire Regular
roninflag Campfire Regular R Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,461 az	great story and great pictures great memories. what did your buddy use to shoot his bull? the 7mm works real good doesn't it?

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15592951 12/31/20
Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 208 North Central Montana J JJE2MT Campfire Member
JJE2MT Campfire Member J Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 208 North Central Montana	Awesome! Congratulations on a hunt to remember.

Re: Beginners luck - A 40 year dream come true bbassi #15644168 01/11/21
Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 35 L Lane21 Campfire Greenhorn
Lane21 Campfire Greenhorn L Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 35	Awesome story, congrats!

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