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wife's CO bull #16470746 09/26/21
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 673 northwestern PA D Davelefty OP Campfire Regular
OP Davelefty Campfire Regular D Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 673 northwestern PA	My wife and I just returned from her first CO hunt. I was camp cook/sherpa and enjoyed every moment of it. All the trigger time practicing on sticks paid off. She double lunged her first ever bull with a muzzleloader at 72 yards. By the way, Federal 350 gr BorLock completely penetrated. We were truly blessed and I am very proud of her. Be well.

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Re: wife's CO bull Davelefty #16470906 09/26/21
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Bill_N Campfire Tracker B Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,206 CT	Congrats Dave! What was her load? Affordable Sportfishing Charters and Cruises out of Noank CT - https://www.rowdygirlcharters.com/

Re: wife's CO bull Davelefty #16471732 09/26/21
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OP Davelefty Campfire Regular D Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 673 northwestern PA	90 grains - Pydrodex P

Re: wife's CO bull Davelefty #16471825 09/26/21
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 5,486 TN L LouisB Campfire Tracker
LouisB Campfire Tracker L Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 5,486 TN	Congratulations, plenty of good eating tin the upcoming year. As big as her smile of success might be, I bet yours is even bigger. And the pics are upcoming? Last edited by LouisB; 09/26/21. Some spelling errors can be corrected by a vowel movement. ~ MOLON LABE ~

Re: wife's CO bull Davelefty #16472112 09/26/21
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30338 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,350 Denver	Nice to hear and glad it was a close range muzzleloader encounter. The best kind. Congrats.

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Re: wife's CO bull Davelefty #16472266 09/26/21
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HunterShooter58 Campfire Regular H Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 1,980 North Central Ohio	Congrats! Enjoy the Meat! I Learned a long time ago to Separate My Want's from My Needs! A man's Gotta Do What a Man's Gotta Do! Know Thy Self! TRUMP DID WIN!!!

Re: wife's CO bull Davelefty #16472503 09/26/21
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OP Davelefty Campfire Regular D Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 673 northwestern PA	Photo attached. $190 Traditioins youth BuckStalker is now being rebranded at ElkStalker! Attached Images IMG_20210920_163730 - Copy.jpg (16.85 KB, 571 downloads)

Re: wife's CO bull Davelefty #16472692 09/26/21
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rong Campfire Outfitter R Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 10,723 upstate ny	Very nice, Should eat well, congrats

Re: wife's CO bull Davelefty #16472808 09/26/21
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Billy_Goat Campfire Regular Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 829 Denton, TX	outstanding. very glad your wife got one. most of us are jealous as hell. 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: wife's CO bull Davelefty #16472981 09/26/21
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elkcountry Campfire Regular E Joined: May 2005 Posts: 1,458 Northern Colorado	Nice work! I have a bunch of those 350gr. Borlock bullets. Glad to hear they worked well on her elk! I see backstraps in your future! Jealous! Elk Country "I refuse to waste my common sense on those who have been educated beyond their intelligence" All you need to know about Democrats is they call American citizens "Deplorables" and illegal immigrants "Dreamers"!

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Re: wife's CO bull Davelefty #16473042 09/26/21
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WildWest Campfire Tracker W Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 3,984 Casper	Must be a good hunter to get within 72 yards.

Re: wife's CO bull Davelefty #16473229 09/26/21
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 24,072 PNW R ribka Campfire Ranger
ribka Campfire Ranger R Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 24,072 PNW	Originally Posted by Davelefty Photo attached. $190 Traditioins youth BuckStalker is now being rebranded at ElkStalker! Nice. big congrats to her!

Re: wife's CO bull Davelefty #16473582 09/27/21
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troublesome82 Campfire Regular T Joined: May 2020 Posts: 2,637	Great job by your wife! Jealous as hell is an understatement! Some good chewin there, for sure!

Re: wife's CO bull Davelefty #16473674 09/27/21
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 24,627 Midwest SKane Campfire Ranger
SKane Campfire Ranger Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 24,627 Midwest	Congrats to your wife! WWP53D

Re: wife's CO bull Davelefty #16474346 09/27/21
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Hungry Horse Campfire Regular H Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 557 s/w Pa USA	Congratulations to your wife davelefty ! Hope her bull eats well ! HH

Re: wife's CO bull Davelefty #16474357 09/27/21
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navlav8r Campfire Ranger N Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 15,606 ms	Nice bull. I see lots of backstraps and tenderloins in your future. NRA Life,Endowment,Patron or Benefactor since '72.

Re: wife's CO bull Davelefty #16475669 09/27/21
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	Nice bull!! I do not entertain hypotheticals. The world itself is vexing enough. -- Col. Stonehill

Re: wife's CO bull Davelefty #16475692 09/27/21
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 18,911 NM S SLM Campfire Ranger
SLM Campfire Ranger S Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 18,911 NM	Good stuff..Congrats.

Re: wife's CO bull Davelefty #16475920 09/27/21
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 10,900 Winchester, WY USA M memtb Campfire Outfitter
memtb Campfire Outfitter M Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 10,900 Winchester, WY USA	Real nice bull, especially with a muzzle loader! A big congratulations to your wife! 👍 memtb Last edited by memtb; 09/27/21. You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel “I’d like to be a good rifleman…..but, I prefer to be a good hunter”! memtb 2024

Re: wife's CO bull Davelefty #16476002 09/27/21
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Cascade Campfire Regular C Joined: Nov 2018 Posts: 1,487	OUTSTANDING! Enjoy the good steaks & roasts! Guy

Re: wife's CO bull Davelefty #16476007 09/27/21
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mwarren Campfire Regular M Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 824 N.C.	Congratulations to your wife! Nice Bull and a solid shot.

Re: wife's CO bull Davelefty #16476341 09/27/21
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Scotty Campfire Tracker Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 6,847 On a raid	Congratulations to your wife.

Re: wife's CO bull Davelefty #16486425 09/30/21
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BigNate Campfire Regular B Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,274 North Idaho	Congratulations to your wife! Very cool! “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: wife's CO bull Davelefty #16486426 09/30/21
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Bocajnala Campfire Regular B Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 2,430 North East Ohio	Awesome! Love seeing that 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: wife's CO bull Davelefty #16486772 10/01/21
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alpinecrick Campfire Ranger A Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 26,201 West Slope of Colorado	Nice! Congrats to both of you. 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: wife's CO bull Davelefty #16492691 10/03/21
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,301 Wyoming F frogman43 Campfire Outfitter
frogman43 Campfire Outfitter F Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,301 Wyoming	Congratulations to both of you on a Great Hunt together! ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: wife's CO bull Davelefty #16500037 10/05/21
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,061 Central PA and AZ T Takman Campfire Regular
Takman Campfire Regular T Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,061 Central PA and AZ	Congrats to you both. Very nice bull. Just because I am wandering around doesn't mean I am lost.

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