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great father/son hunt #6987864 10/20/12
Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 6,394 Likes: 1 N.E. Mn./ Mt H handwerk OP Campfire Tracker
OP handwerk Campfire Tracker H Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 6,394 Likes: 1 N.E. Mn./ Mt	My friend Tim and I headed to central colorado for our annual DIY public land rifle elk hunt; this year taking our 14 year old boys on their first western hunt. We did pretty well going 3 for 4 on bulls with both the boys scoring as well as me. Day 1 was a wash as we got quite a dose of snow and fog. Day 2 brought blown chances and an all day stalk of a big 6x6 by me getting schooled in the dark timber by days end. Day 3 Roman and I both connected on decent 5x5's followed by a great 6x6 for Tim's son on the 4th day. For the looneys: Roman used his 57 year old M70 .270 fwt,loaded with 130 TTSXs, he hit his bull a tad behind the lungs @ 250 yards, the bull bedded shortly after, then expired peacefully. I used my M70 300 H&H/legend and 180 TTSXs, my bull took 2 through the lungs; 1 at 280 or so and a finisher @ 405. All our shots were complete pass-throughs with good blood letting. A couple gear notes: I managed a 50' roll and faceplant down a steep rockface, loosing my rifle along the way. After the tumbling was done my beat up swaro Z3 proved to hold zero and continues to be a great asset. I love my kuiu attack pants which were great in all the varried conditions I encountered. My new swaro el sv 10x42 were nothing short of amazing. Finally, my 3 year old dozier knife has now done 5 elk and 6 deer, with yet to need a sharpening. All in all a great hunt leaving Roman and I with memories we will cherish for many years to come.

GB1

Re: great father/son hunt handwerk #6987877 10/20/12
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Huntingnut Campfire Regular Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 1,339	You guys did good! Great story and pics.

Re: great father/son hunt Huntingnut #6987905 10/20/12
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claycrusher Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,218 wisconsin	All right way to go Randy. Congrats to both you and Roman.

Re: great father/son hunt claycrusher #6988102 10/20/12
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prm Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 8,748	Congrats, what a fantastic hunt!

Re: great father/son hunt prm #6988123 10/20/12
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 18,473 Likes: 2 OreGONE G GreatWaputi Campfire Ranger
GreatWaputi Campfire Ranger G Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 18,473 Likes: 2 OreGONE	Awesome! That's what it's all about, memories for a lifetime.

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Re: great father/son hunt GreatWaputi #6988230 10/20/12
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,355 Denver 30338 Campfire Outfitter
30338 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,355 Denver	Hey Randy, Great chatting last night. Is that S30 on the Dozier? You guys earned those bulls. Congrats.

Re: great father/son hunt 30338 #6988348 10/20/12
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WyoCoyoteHunter Campfire Ranger W Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 17,805 Likes: 2 Wyoming	nice..congradulations.. Molon Labe

Re: great father/son hunt WyoCoyoteHunter #6988454 10/20/12
Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,311 New Jersey N NJelksmacker Campfire Regular
NJelksmacker Campfire Regular N Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,311 New Jersey	Sweet, don't get much better!

Re: great father/son hunt NJelksmacker #6988516 10/20/12
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EricM Campfire Tracker Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 5,513 SoCal	Awesome, way to go!! I love how Roman used a 57 year old .270 fwt! Eric

Re: great father/son hunt EricM #6988776 10/20/12
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,972 Northeastern Pennyslvania keystoneben Campfire Regular
keystoneben Campfire Regular Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,972 Northeastern Pennyslvania	Lucky kids.

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Re: great father/son hunt keystoneben #6989187 10/20/12
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 3,576 Northwest Missouri 7 7mmMato Campfire Tracker
7mmMato Campfire Tracker 7 Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 3,576 Northwest Missouri	Good hunting Thumbs up to the boys I've always been different with one foot over the line.....

Re: great father/son hunt handwerk #6989412 10/20/12
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Brad Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 30,291 Likes: 2	Good job dad! “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: great father/son hunt Brad #6989534 10/20/12
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 22,737 Minnesocialism B bigwhoop Campfire Ranger
bigwhoop Campfire Ranger B Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 22,737 Minnesocialism	Way to build the "next generation"! My home is the "sanctuary residence" for my firearms.

Re: great father/son hunt bigwhoop #6989580 10/20/12
Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 4,116 Sherwood, OR Killertraylor Campfire Tracker
Killertraylor Campfire Tracker Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 4,116 Sherwood, OR	Love it! Appreciate the gear notes too. I run Swaro's on about 25 rifles so it's nice to hear your Z3 held up after the fall. Hopefully your face did too

Re: great father/son hunt Killertraylor #6989782 10/20/12
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 13,401 Hoosierland, Indiana Kimber7man Campfire Outfitter
Kimber7man Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 13,401 Hoosierland, Indiana	Randy, Awesome job! Gotta love a 300 H&H! “There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot.” ALDO LEOPOLD

Re: great father/son hunt keystoneben #6989916 10/20/12
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Drop New Member D Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 9	That looks like a great trip!!!

Re: great father/son hunt keystoneben #6990293 10/21/12
Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,735 Hutchinson, KS P Proud_Dad Campfire Regular
Proud_Dad Campfire Regular P Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,735 Hutchinson, KS	Congratulations! Sounds like a great hunt! "Kids don't remember their best day of television."

Re: great father/son hunt handwerk #6990385 10/21/12
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 24,653 Likes: 1 Midwest SKane Campfire Ranger
SKane Campfire Ranger Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 24,653 Likes: 1 Midwest	Good on both of you!!! That's awesome. And it couldn't happen to a nicer family. (Well, all except the 50' fall ) I'll call you after the Packer game today and we can strategize for the MN deer opener. And, by strategize, I mean, what night we're having elk steaks. WWP53D

Re: great father/son hunt SKane #6990489 10/21/12
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,576 Stark, WI Whelen Nut Campfire Tracker
Whelen Nut Campfire Tracker Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,576 Stark, WI	WOW! I'd call that a very successful and MEMORABLE hunt! Lots of camp meat, too! WN 'Tis far better to walk alone than to follow a crowd going the wrong way.

Re: great father/son hunt Whelen Nut #6990537 10/21/12
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,197 Likes: 1 Behind Enemy Lines Salmonella Campfire Outfitter
Salmonella Campfire Outfitter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,197 Likes: 1 Behind Enemy Lines	"Many go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after"... Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) As I approach my mid fifties this famous quote rings so brilliantly clear. All of these years spent hunting and fishing with my son I thought it was big deer and big fish I was after...now that we are unable to spend much time together I realize that it was certainly not the fish and game that I held so precious to my heart. Congrats, that's what it is all about..... Cherish those golden moments as life slips away so incredibly fast. Proud NRA Life Member

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