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My First Big Game Kill! (cow elk)
« on: December 24, 2012, 02:24:06 PM »
My buddy put in for a group cow hunt in Ryderwood. We tried to hunt early muzzleloader with no luck.  Then we hunted late season in Coweeman.  I had a good stalk on one herd there, but saw no bulls.  Then we had our Ryderwood season extended because of the fire dangers in the early season.  It was like a whole different world; Elk Cows all over the place....with a cow tag to match.

After a botched stalk on a small herd, we spotted a herd up ahead off the road and they were somehow oblivious to our presence.  We got out and slowly walked closer to within about 50-60 yards (I'm guessing).  I kept my line of travel behind a big stump.  My buddy could have fired at any time, but he let me take the shot.  It was a good shot (with my new knight disk extreme), and she piled up about 50 feet away from where she was shot.  The snow made the huge blood trail very easy to follow. Thanks to my buddy Jesse (jbeaumont21) for hooking me up with the cow tag and the cow. You the man!

P.S.  He got his cow a few hours later, but that's another story.
« Last Edit: December 24, 2012, 02:34:07 PM by kerrdog »

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Re: My First Big Game Kill! (cow elk)
« Reply #1 on: December 24, 2012, 02:35:11 PM »
 :tup: very nice!!
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Re: My First Big Game Kill! (cow elk)
« Reply #2 on: December 24, 2012, 02:40:42 PM »
kerrdog

Outstanding... It is really nice when a plan comes together... And chalk up another harvest to a Knight DISC!

I am betting you will have a bunch more...

Keep shooting muzzleloaders - They are a blast!!

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Re: My First Big Game Kill! (cow elk)
« Reply #3 on: December 24, 2012, 02:45:21 PM »
Thanks Sabotloader!  I bought the Disc Extreme because I was disappointed with the reliability of my last rifle.  Your posts were the main reason I chose the Disk Extreme. Had I known what a great rifle it was I would have bought it alot sooner.

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Re: My First Big Game Kill! (cow elk)
« Reply #4 on: December 24, 2012, 02:55:55 PM »
Congrats.  Went to Meyers I see.

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Re: My First Big Game Kill! (cow elk)
« Reply #5 on: December 24, 2012, 03:00:25 PM »
Yeah!!  Mayers Custom Meats.  My first time there, of course. Thanks Romaknows and Rackattack!

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Re: My First Big Game Kill! (cow elk)
« Reply #6 on: December 24, 2012, 03:49:08 PM »
Way to go Dan! That was an exciting hunt!  It was great to watch both you and Eric get your first elk this year. I doubt we will ever get to hunt under those kind of circumstance again in our lifetime so enjoy it. We'll have some good BBQ's this summer for sure.

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Re: My First Big Game Kill! (cow elk)
« Reply #7 on: December 24, 2012, 03:59:07 PM »
nothen sweeter than walking over to the spot where you shot something and finding a blood trail like that  :yike: sweeeeeeeeeeeet .... :tup:

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Re: My First Big Game Kill! (cow elk)
« Reply #8 on: December 24, 2012, 04:10:56 PM »
Nice!!!! :tup:
Hey! I'm not a complete idiot I have parts missing. Though sometimes I wonder.

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Re: My First Big Game Kill! (cow elk)
« Reply #9 on: December 24, 2012, 04:34:41 PM »
Congrats! Harvesting an elk is very special! :tup:
I felt like a one legged cat trying to bury a terd on a frozen pond!

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Re: My First Big Game Kill! (cow elk)
« Reply #10 on: December 24, 2012, 04:45:12 PM »
Awesome,  Congrats.   Great memories made there.  Mike

 


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