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You only get one easy elk in a lifetime. Enjoy it!
He's just the right size to make good eating!
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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That dog'll hunt, Huntsman22!
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“Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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The dream right there.....living the dream.
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Good shooting Don, you look good on the John Deere.
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Ain't nuthin' wrong with an easy one every now and then. Meat in the freezer is meat in the freezer...
Just say NO to FACEBOOK and TWITTER!!!
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Ain't nuthin' wrong with an easy one every now and then. Meat in the freezer is meat in the freezer... Exactly what I was thinking. Meat in the freezer, is meat in the freezer.
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Thanks for all the comments, guys. It really was easy on me, so much so, that I grabbed another Plains tag yesterday. I figure with 3 whole months left in the season, I might as well as I could very well run acrost another. The neighbor seen 5 other, bigger bulls east of me about 5 miles across the interstate and there is a good chance that they come onto the Bijou here looking for water.
That said, my 'real' elk hunt starts Saturday. And I expect it to be much more 'strenuous'..... Don't know if I'm ready, but figure to see just what I can do this year, after my valve job open heart surgery in March.
Thanks again. Don
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After packing out 3 bulls in two weeks (one mine, two other buddy's), I don't know if I have any want to shoot another cow.
Would've paid damn good money for a tractor last night, that's for sure!
Good luck!
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Nice Don!! Good luck on your "real" hunt.
A wise man is frequently humbled.
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Congrats! How far was the shot? I have a 6.5 PRC and I really like it, shoots 139 Scenars real good?
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just under 200, maybe 170-180.
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I'm gonna suggest a pocket full of tags and a herd clip.
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Watch it don, the hardcore fuuckers hate!! 😂
I’ve boned enough to appreciate the easy ones, nice work!👊🏻
Now for knife pics buddy👍 No kidding! If you didn’t hike 12 miles one way, it isn’t elk hunting…
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Maybe not 12 miles but at least 10. 😁
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Nice, I have a friend in Oregon who hunts the same way. Congratulations the easy ones are few and far between.
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One item you never see on any Guide/Outfitter's "Gear List" is:
"Front-end Loader"
Yet, given the opportunity, nobody passes up using same........
I can walk on water.......................but I do stagger a bit on alcohol.
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Cherish the easy ones as they are few and far between.
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Heck yeah Don, an elk of opportunity, is a good elk !
Paul.
"Kids who grow up hunting, fishing & trapping, do not mug little old Ladies"
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