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Re: A 12 Year Old's First Elk MedRiver #16676077 12/01/21 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 15,302 Northeast USA B beretzs Campfire Ranger beretzs Campfire Ranger B Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 15,302 Northeast USA That’s an awesome hunt. I don’t believe it gets any better than that. Way to go buddy. Too damned cool! Semper Fi

Re: A 12 Year Old's First Elk MedRiver #16676142 12/01/21 Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,932 D devnull Campfire Regular devnull Campfire Regular D Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,932 Awesome write up. Thanks for sharing.

Re: A 12 Year Old's First Elk MedRiver #16676504 12/01/21 Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 30,271 Brad Campfire 'Bwana Brad Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 30,271 Sweet! “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: A 12 Year Old's First Elk MedRiver #16676921 12/02/21 Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 6,377 N.E. Mn./ Mt H handwerk Campfire Tracker handwerk Campfire Tracker H Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 6,377 N.E. Mn./ Mt Great stuff and congrats to the whole crew!

Re: A 12 Year Old's First Elk MedRiver #16676948 12/02/21 Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,845 Smoky Mountains, TN bwinters Campfire Outfitter bwinters Campfire Outfitter Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,845 Smoky Mountains, TN Good deal on all of you! Adversity doesn't build character, it reveals it.

Re: A 12 Year Old's First Elk MedRiver #16677400 12/02/21 Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 5,464 jennings lodge, oregon Oregonmuley Campfire Tracker Oregonmuley Campfire Tracker Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 5,464 jennings lodge, oregon Great pictures & really a fine elk - congrats to you & your family!! "Rather hunt Mule deer than anything else" "Team 7MM-08"

Re: A 12 Year Old's First Elk MedRiver #16677443 12/02/21 Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Southwestern Montucky ingwe Campfire Oracle ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Southwestern Montucky This is outstanding on so many levels.The kids learn SO much more from this that even you think. Super. "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

Re: A 12 Year Old's First Elk MedRiver #16677522 12/02/21 Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas J jwall Campfire Ranger jwall Campfire Ranger J Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas F A R Out !!! Very K O O L ! Congrats All Around, Jerry jwall- *** 3100 guy*** A Flat Trajectory is Never a Handicap Speed is Trajectory's Friend !!

Re: A 12 Year Old's First Elk MedRiver #16677552 12/02/21 Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 13,650 Indiana pointer Campfire Outfitter pointer Campfire Outfitter Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 13,650 Indiana Very well done and told!! Congrats to all of you!! They'll remember that day for a L O N G time.

Re: A 12 Year Old's First Elk MedRiver #16677888 12/02/21 Joined: Feb 2018 Posts: 1,245 Bama/Georgia B Bull64 Campfire Regular Bull64 Campfire Regular B Joined: Feb 2018 Posts: 1,245 Bama/Georgia Excellent

Re: A 12 Year Old's First Elk MedRiver #16678195 12/02/21 Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 5,124 Connecticut / Florida M Mike_S Campfire Tracker Mike_S Campfire Tracker M Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 5,124 Connecticut / Florida It’s great everyone pitched in and helped. Nice job.

Re: A 12 Year Old's First Elk MedRiver #16678272 12/02/21 Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 17,241 Northern Louisiana JPro Campfire Ranger JPro Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 17,241 Northern Louisiana Made for a great read! Glad to hear it all went "according to plan". Now with even more aplomb

Re: A 12 Year Old's First Elk MedRiver #16678292 12/02/21 Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 46,030 Colorado S smokepole Campfire 'Bwana smokepole Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 46,030 Colorado Great pics and story, congrats all around. A wise man is frequently humbled.

Re: A 12 Year Old's First Elk MedRiver #16678388 12/02/21 Joined: Jun 2021 Posts: 28 F Forthyfour Campfire Greenhorn Forthyfour Campfire Greenhorn F Joined: Jun 2021 Posts: 28 Impressive! congrats to you both on a memory for a lifetime

Re: A 12 Year Old's First Elk Forthyfour #16679386 12/02/21 Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 22,735 Minnesocialism B bigwhoop Campfire Ranger bigwhoop Campfire Ranger B Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 22,735 Minnesocialism Nice to read the girls were motivated to hunt and participate in all the "festivities". Good for you, Dad! My home is the "sanctuary residence" for my firearms.

Re: A 12 Year Old's First Elk MedRiver #16681254 12/03/21 Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 5,755 NE Illinois D DeanAnderson Campfire Tracker DeanAnderson Campfire Tracker D Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 5,755 NE Illinois Fantastic and congrats! I too was 12 for my first elk hunt with my dad. We basically had a nice walk around the mountains with our rifles but the company, and experience, was great! It isn't what happens to you that defines you, it's what you DO about what happens to you that defines you! NRA life member Illinois State Rifle Association member

Re: A 12 Year Old's First Elk MedRiver #16683039 12/03/21 Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 3,522 north idaho N nimrod1949 Campfire Tracker nimrod1949 Campfire Tracker N Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 3,522 north idaho Good deal! My 12 year old had a youth cow tag this year but we were unsuccessful. We had some good times and close calls but couldn’t capitalize.

Re: A 12 Year Old's First Elk MedRiver #16683829 12/04/21 Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,792 East Coast B Blu_Cs Campfire Regular Blu_Cs Campfire Regular B Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,792 East Coast What an awesome way to spend QT with your kids. Well done! Carry what you’re willing to fight with - Mackay Sagebrush Perfect is the enemy of good enough

Re: A 12 Year Old's First Elk MedRiver #16684613 12/04/21 Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 1,984 North Central Ohio H HunterShooter58 Campfire Regular HunterShooter58 Campfire Regular H Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 1,984 North Central Ohio Congrats! Great write up! That's how it should be done! Family Style! Nice Cow! Enjoy! So many great lessons shared here! Thanks for Sharing! 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: A 12 Year Old's First Elk MedRiver #16684808 12/04/21 Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,170 N.. Newaukum, Washington J Judman Campfire Ranger Judman Campfire Ranger J Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,170 N.. Newaukum, Washington Nice work Jud. 👍 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.