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Here's a pic from the last time I huted there. 2001 or so................ ![[Linked Image]](http://i858.photobucket.com/albums/ab144/raghornjp/010-1.jpg)
B.C. don't matter.............Laffin!
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The "Tongue" brings back ALOT of good memories as I spent many a night just under the hill there.
Fairly rough country.......................grin
B.C. don't matter.............Laffin!
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Another old 61 picture............... ![[Linked Image]](http://i858.photobucket.com/albums/ab144/raghornjp/013-1.jpg)
B.C. don't matter.............Laffin!
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This is what it looked like in 2006 . ![[Linked Image]](http://www.refugepics.com/members/Alamosa/ChrisM.jpg) . What's the lever gun chambered in?
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Here are some shots from 2010: ![[Linked Image]](http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p46/cpwatts_2006/P9110113.jpg) Some nice bears in there, I'd get a tag if you can: ![[Linked Image]](http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p46/cpwatts_2006/P9110106.jpg) Also some big-ass aspens: ![[Linked Image]](http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p46/cpwatts_2006/P9050081.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p46/cpwatts_2006/P9050073.jpg)
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This is what it looked like in 2006 . . What's the lever gun chambered in?  That young man didn't even own a gun back when that picture was taken. He had asked if he could tag along with us and help carry out elk because he wanted to learn how to hunt. Somehow he squeaked out a cow tag in time for the hunt so I lent him that Marlin .30-30. Today he is a pretty good elk hunter.
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61 is mega prime. Hold out for a monster. They haven't made a bull yet that can handle a 165 TSX thru the boiler room. Relax, go enjoy watching your Dad whack a biggun. RustyL Ya know, this is refreshing. I have read the forums here and there for years, usually pops up in a search but I only joined today. At my other 2 regular haunts, people would burn you at the stake for hunting elk in a .308 of any kind with anything less then a 180gr, 200-220 being even better. I have killed several elk with 165gr bullets of a few flavors, and never saw why everyone is so dead set on ancient (for modern hunting rifles at least) ideas that only the biggest, longest, heaviest bullets available will go more then an inch into an elk. I think you'll find alot of guys here have knowledge through experience.....not through the internet
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Awesome pics guys ! Thanks very much for sharing ! Here is my brothers 2011 bull from unit 61 and it was a blast. One of the easiest and best elk hunts we have ever done. ![[Linked Image]](http://i599.photobucket.com/albums/tt72/elkkill06/quinzsbull2011055.jpg)
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that sword point looks very unique, with the hole in it?
Laws aren't preventative measures. In other words, more laws won't prevent gun crime from happening.
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I live in Unit 61 and finally drew a 2nd season tag as did my wife. There are some hard to hunt area's and some not so hard to hunt area's. With your dad being 70 I would stick to the easier to hunt areas. That certainly doesnt mean there are elk there. All you need to do is get up high, bring a bugle and get off the road 100 yards and they will come in and see. It is amazing the amount of animals that are out here running around. We bugled them right up to the road. We ran of the road 30 yards and shot one and then it tried to cross the road and fell over dead with the head on the shoulder of the road. That was an easy one to find.
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easy to find, but more importantly, easy to pack out..
Laws aren't preventative measures. In other words, more laws won't prevent gun crime from happening.
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Yea it isnt a big concern inless you are one to think that the BIG ones are where no one goes. There is no one in unit 61 so they are everywhere
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I have hunted cow elk in unit 061 several times. Going again this year. I hope it is not hot and dry like last year.
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