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Elk hunt recap

elkoholicelkoholic Member Posts: 5,130
edited November 2006 in General Discussion
It was a tough season. Early snow pushed elk down to the private land leaving us very few elk to chase.

If it wasn't for the Rookie from the great nation of Texas we would have been skunked.


First, this is what the country looks like...

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Here is a picture of camp in the snow...
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This is me after 4 hours of uphill and zero tracks...
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Here is the Rookie's 1st elk...
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The Rookie with his trophy...
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Rookie, if you make it in here...nice job, you represented your fellow Texans very well in the big woods. You are welcome back in my camp anytime.

Comments

  • zipperzapzipperzap Member Posts: 25,057
    edited November -1
    Very nice lookin country - where was (is) it?

    Great pics, too![8D]
  • bigt7mmbigt7mm Member Posts: 4,705 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Great pics Lew. Thanks for sharing. Wish we would see more of this type of post.

    Were you guiding or were you hunting also?

    Did you notice the bolt is on the wrong side of your rifle?[;)]

    I'm heading for South Texas in January and will post pics when I return. Best part is my 19 year old stepson will be going with me for the first time. The kid lives and breathes hunting and fishing.

    One day I hope to hunt Elk. One day soon...
  • elkoholicelkoholic Member Posts: 5,130
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by zipperzap
    Very nice lookin country - where was (is) it?

    Great pics, too![8D]


    South West Colorado, unlimited over the counter unit so the exact location is top secret.[;)]
  • elkoholicelkoholic Member Posts: 5,130
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by bigt7mm
    Great pics Lew. Thanks for sharing. Wish we would see more of this type of post.

    Were you guiding or were you hunting also?

    Did you notice the bolt is on the wrong side of your rifle?[;)]

    I'm heading for South Texas in January and will post pics when I return. Best part is my 19 year old stepson will be going with me for the first time. The kid lives and breathes hunting and fishing.

    One day I hope to hunt Elk. One day soon...


    Not guiding, just hunting with a buddy, a very lucky SOB buddy. I wish I was guiding, then I would have an excuse to not shoot anything. Have fun with you stepson. I think teaching the next generation to hunt is the key. Glad to here he is into it already, have a great time and post some pics.
  • boogerbooger Member Posts: 1,452 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Wow, great post. That looks FUN!!
  • GuvamintCheeseGuvamintCheese Member Posts: 38,932
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by elkoholic

    The roockie with his trophy...
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    Roockie, if you make it in here...nice job, you represented your fellow Texans very well in the big woods. You are welcome back in my camp anytime.
    Somone stole your elk and left you with just the head.[:o][:D]
  • FEENIXFEENIX Member Posts: 10,559 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Looks like fun. Thanks for sharing.
  • CubsloverCubslover Member Posts: 18,601 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    What a beautiful countryside.

    Thanks for the update!
    Half of the lives they tell about me aren't true.
  • temblortemblor Member Posts: 2,153 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Great Pictures
    Anytime you get to spend time in that kind of country with friends and/or family you didn't get skunked even if you didn't get the game -- You got memories for a lifetime [^][^].
    The "Rookie" will never forget that hunt either [:)].
  • elkoholicelkoholic Member Posts: 5,130
    edited November -1
    Thanks guys for not pointing out my spelling errors. The forum won't let me edit my post or I would fix them. Here are some more pics of the hunt...

    A cool moon rise..
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    My favorite meadow that the elk never visited...
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    More mountains...
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    Camp from another angle...
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    No horses, everything comes out on your back or in a sled...
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    Here are my tools...
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    Funny, it will let me edit my reply but the the original post[:(!]
  • turtles11756turtles11756 Member Posts: 1,118 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    no one got skunked. you made it in. nice place
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