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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...
Laws aren't preventative measures. In other words, more laws won't prevent gun crime from happening.
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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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Campfire 'Bwana
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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. 😁
NRA Life,Endowment,Patron or Benefactor since '72.
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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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