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Margaret muzzy 5x5
« on: October 10, 2012, 10:57:16 AM »
My hunt started Friday before the season opened up. I hiked up in Friday morning, set up camp, and then ran all over the hill trying to locate the different herds and see if I could find a big bull. Get back to camp about 7pm having not seen any wall hangers, but having seen one herd with a couple decent 5x5’s. So the Saturday morning plan was decided while I rode out Friday night’s wind storm. It was impressive to say the least.
I learned some stuff that evening. #1: Don’t take a floorless tent to go camp in an ash pit in a wind storm. #2: Don’t take a floorless tent to go camp in an ash pit in a wind storm.
After having gotten about no sleep, and inhaling a nights worth of ash I left the tent before first light to make my way to my glassing point. At first light I located the elk where I had left them and began my stalk. It’s pretty hard to stalk those elk in the very open terrain. It was a long ordeal of cat and mouse, all the while listening to a barrage of gunfire from the Bear pass/Grizzly lake area uphill from me.  Hikers I met on the trail Friday reported 3 tents and several hunters on Bear Pass. The morning gunfire seemed to confirm. By after a little more than 3 hours I had worked into 142 yards of the herd and that was all I was going to get. I picked the boss out and then realized he had 2 brow tines broke off on one side, so I lined up on number 2. My first shot felt good, but the elk didn’t act hit and there was no blood. I quickly reloaded and as I got on him again he took off on a dead run. I tried to swing on him for number 2 but missed. He fell over a log dead after maybe a 30 yard run. My first shot was true. A little high and forward in the shoulder blade, but it got the job done.
It took me a few hours to get him boned out and hung in the shade. I loaded up the horns and smallest meat bag and headed for camp. I tore down camp and packed the entire works out to my truck where I met my Dad and a few friends. We hiked back in Sunday and packed out the rest of the meat.
It was 73° on my GPS as I boned out my elk, but all day Friday the shaded moist spots on the north facing slopes had stayed frozen. It gave me some confidence the meat would be good. We put it in coolers on ice at the truck and took it home to the walk in cooler. I cut and wrapped it Monday and Tuesday and was pleased to find there was no spoilage at all.  The high daytime temps had me concerned but it worked out.



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Re: Margaret muzzy 5x5
« Reply #1 on: October 10, 2012, 11:00:05 AM »
Congrats nice bull :tup:

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Re: Margaret muzzy 5x5
« Reply #2 on: October 10, 2012, 11:11:46 AM »
Nice bull! Way to get it done!!  :tup:

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Re: Margaret muzzy 5x5
« Reply #3 on: October 10, 2012, 11:31:01 AM »
Pretty bull, congrats!

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Re: Margaret muzzy 5x5
« Reply #4 on: October 10, 2012, 11:33:11 AM »
Beautiful bull, congrats.
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Re: Margaret muzzy 5x5
« Reply #5 on: October 10, 2012, 11:34:50 AM »
Congratz!! Nice bull :tup:

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Re: Margaret muzzy 5x5
« Reply #6 on: October 10, 2012, 11:38:36 AM »
Congrats!!  :drool:
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Margaret muzzy 5x5
« Reply #7 on: October 10, 2012, 11:41:35 AM »
Nice work man good job

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Re: Margaret muzzy 5x5
« Reply #8 on: October 10, 2012, 11:42:41 AM »
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Re: Margaret muzzy 5x5
« Reply #9 on: October 10, 2012, 11:46:26 AM »
Perfect!!!! :tup:
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Re: Margaret muzzy 5x5
« Reply #10 on: October 10, 2012, 11:48:20 AM »
Great bull.  Great write up.   

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Re: Margaret muzzy 5x5
« Reply #11 on: October 10, 2012, 12:09:20 PM »
Nice Bull  :tup:

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Re: Margaret muzzy 5x5
« Reply #12 on: October 10, 2012, 12:11:38 PM »
 :tup:

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Re: Margaret muzzy 5x5
« Reply #13 on: October 10, 2012, 12:32:28 PM »
Very nice ..congrats to ya !! :tup:

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Re: Margaret muzzy 5x5
« Reply #14 on: October 10, 2012, 12:37:33 PM »
NIce bull :tup:

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Margaret muzzy 5x5
« Reply #15 on: October 10, 2012, 01:36:36 PM »
Very nice five point, sounds like a great hunt.

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« Reply #16 on: October 10, 2012, 01:44:36 PM »
Nice muzzy bull  :tup:
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Re: Margaret muzzy 5x5
« Reply #17 on: October 10, 2012, 02:46:47 PM »
Thank you all for the compliments. It was a great hunt that was aided by information provided by some of the great folks on this site.

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Re: Margaret muzzy 5x5
« Reply #18 on: October 11, 2012, 07:36:23 AM »
Congrats Rick!!! That is nice looking bull.  Glad the meat was ok too. I bet that was fun carrying that load down the hunters trail! 

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Re: Margaret muzzy 5x5
« Reply #19 on: October 11, 2012, 07:39:19 AM »
Thank you all for the compliments. It was a great hunt that was aided by information provided by some of the great folks on this site.

we are going in this weekend and then again on the 19th for a week.  it is going to be a little wetter and colder than your hunt! haha
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Re: Margaret muzzy 5x5
« Reply #20 on: October 11, 2012, 08:32:53 AM »
we are going in this weekend and then again on the 19th for a week.  it is going to be a little wetter and colder than your hunt! haha

I could have used some wet and cold. I'm still picking dust buggers and spitting mud.... The rifle tag holders should have a unique oportunity. They will be the first group of hunters allowed into the timberlands of the unit. They will get to hunt a ton of elk that have suffered no pressure yet this year.

I'd say its a darn good year to have the Margaret rifle tag. Here's to you boys putting down some wall hangers!

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Re: Margaret muzzy 5x5
« Reply #21 on: October 11, 2012, 08:45:31 AM »
 :tup: :tup: :tup: :tup:

Way to get er done!!!!  Sounds like one hell of a hunt.  Nice Bull too.
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Re: Margaret muzzy 5x5
« Reply #22 on: October 11, 2012, 08:52:27 AM »
Congratulations

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Re: Margaret muzzy 5x5
« Reply #23 on: October 11, 2012, 11:28:05 AM »
Great bull! Nice job!

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Re: Margaret muzzy 5x5
« Reply #24 on: October 12, 2012, 01:40:57 PM »
Thats a dandy 5x5 good job!

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Re: Margaret muzzy 5x5
« Reply #25 on: October 24, 2012, 09:32:09 AM »
Congrats Rick!!  Very nice bull.  Well earned.  Glad you had plenty of help packing.  Enjoyed the scouting trip with you.  Hope we get to use some of the knowledge, and can get on the hill.  Just got back from my WY conditioning trip.  Hunters trail isn't quite so intimidating now :chuckle:
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Re: Margaret muzzy 5x5
« Reply #26 on: October 24, 2012, 09:42:32 AM »
Make sure you are ready for heavy winter conditions.... Gonna be good if we do not get snowed out!
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Re: Margaret muzzy 5x5
« Reply #27 on: October 24, 2012, 11:10:28 AM »
Good job
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Re: Margaret muzzy 5x5
« Reply #28 on: October 24, 2012, 11:25:53 AM »
Nice bull! Ill remember the floor tent for ashy areas! :chuckle:
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