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She looks like she is good condition. Prime eatin right there.
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She's young. Her ivories were big and not worn a bit. There's a good chance that this was her 1st calf.
I found out something. Usually to remove ivories, I'd put my knife blade against them and tap it with a rock. They'd pop right out. I recently bought a replaceable blade knife with the razor sharp blades. I tried that on the ivories and it cut through them like soft butter. It just sliced them right off.
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Congrats on the elk and and nice shot.
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This cow season runs to Nov 30. It's a wintering area but the herds haven't appeared yet. When they do, there'll be elk all over the place. We saw a few but they could be locals that don't migrate out in the spring. Last year it was so warm that they didn't migrate until mid-December. We got into a small local herd that year, too, and got 2 cows. It's been a lot colder this year, about 20 when I got this one. Last year we got them on Nov 30 while wearing shirt sleeves.
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Well done, RC. Glad you got your freezer stocked.
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Congrats, your on a roll 3 years in a row. Nice shot too.
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Good for you, you have yourself a nice cow.
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How come everybody shoots the 'nice' ones, and leave the bitches?
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the bitches are the lead cows. That's how they get the job. Ref: Nancy Pelosi
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the bitches are the lead cows. That's how they get the job. Ref: Nancy Pelosi Luv it!
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Well done, and were you using a hold over ? What Scope also?
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I have a 'high dollar' Leupold VX-1 ( no longer made) that I've had for many years. Sighted in at 200 yds. It has 2 dots below the x-hairs. With this gun, the top one is on at 300, the bottom at about 380. I apparently jerked it slightly and would have hit a bit high if the range hadn't been farther than I thought.
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Congratulations Rock Chuck.
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Congratulations on a great 3-year run. Nice shooting.
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