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Offline Rhinoron247

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CRAZY Times for Elk???
« on: September 16, 2008, 10:38:02 AM »
Hunted west of the Taneum with Gobble and his young Jake this last week.  Crazy times this season.  We saw or heard no less then 15 - 20 Big Bulls screaming their full heads off and not a Cow or spike to be found.  Had Bulls right in Camp a couple nights.  They were lusting for our horses  We saw very few hunters and no one with a Bill Bull tag.  We hiked our living butts off and wore out the horses covering ground.  Gooble is "Assless" and his son had a real wilderness experience.  LOL.  Was a great time to be alive and in the woods.

On the way out saw 20 - 30 cows down low in the safety zone and on private land.   

I guess the state has achieved it's goal and then some.  What's up with that?  There are Bulls everywhere and no cows to breed.  I think could back fire in the future.  I guess that why my horses looked good to them horny bulls.

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Re: CRAZY Times for Elk???
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2008, 11:24:50 AM »
Hunted west of the Taneum with Gobble and his young Jake this last week.  Crazy times this season.  We saw or heard no less then 15 - 20 Big Bulls screaming their full heads off and not a Cow or spike to be found.  Had Bulls right in Camp a couple nights.  They were lusting for our horses  We saw very few hunters and no one with a Bill Bull tag.  We hiked our living butts off and wore out the horses covering ground.  Gooble is "Assless" and his son had a real wilderness experience.  LOL.  Was a great time to be alive and in the woods.

On the way out saw 20 - 30 cows down low in the safety zone and on private land.   

I guess the state has achieved it's goal and then some.  What's up with that?  There are Bulls everywhere and no cows to breed.  I think could back fire in the future.  I guess that why my horses looked good to them horny bulls.

Pic of the Gang.

That was crazy  :P  Saw way too many Big bulls and very few cows (way off in the distance) and no spikes. It would take alot to make me assless One can only hope  :chuckle:. That was definaetly the primer for me to get in better shape for rifle deer. I went out running with the daughter last night to keep the trend going  ouch!  I can still hike pretty good for a fat guy  :)  There was a 6 x 6 that was eyeballin the horses pretty hard, I guess well have a epidemic of gay elk in a few years if the cow numbers don't pick up  :chuckle:

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Re: CRAZY Times for Elk???
« Reply #2 on: September 16, 2008, 11:35:14 AM »
Hunted west of the Taneum with Gobble and his young Jake this last week.  Crazy times this season.  We saw or heard no less then 15 - 20 Big Bulls screaming their full heads off and not a Cow or spike to be found.  Had Bulls right in Camp a couple nights.  They were lusting for our horses  We saw very few hunters and no one with a Bill Bull tag.  We hiked our living butts off and wore out the horses covering ground.  Gooble is "Assless" and his son had a real wilderness experience.  LOL.  Was a great time to be alive and in the woods.

On the way out saw 20 - 30 cows down low in the safety zone and on private land.   

I guess the state has achieved it's goal and then some.  What's up with that?  There are Bulls everywhere and no cows to breed.  I think could back fire in the future.  I guess that why my horses looked good to them horny bulls.

Pic of the Gang.

That was crazy  :P  Saw way too many Big bulls and very few cows (way off in the distance) and no spikes. It would take alot to make me assless One can only hope  :chuckle:. That was definaetly the primer for me to get in better shape for rifle deer. I went out running with the daughter last night to keep the trend going  ouch!  I can still hike pretty good for a fat guy  :)  There was a 6 x 6 that was eyeballin the horses pretty hard, I guess well have a epidemic of gay elk in a few years if the cow numbers don't pick up  :chuckle:


 ;) :( Gay Elk we don't need any of them running around the woods.  It sure would make we think about wearing cover sent.  HUM  "That's funny I don't care who ya are"  :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:



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Re: CRAZY Times for Elk???
« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2008, 09:09:16 PM »
I don't understand why they don't issue more bull permits for some of those units. Lots of bulls are just dying of old age.   :bash:

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Re: CRAZY Times for Elk???
« Reply #4 on: September 16, 2008, 11:01:19 PM »
How about just quit cutting tags in these units.  I have also heard Gay Bulls don't taste very good/  :yike: :drool:



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Re: CRAZY Times for Elk???
« Reply #5 on: September 17, 2008, 12:46:26 AM »
bulls dying of old age isnt such a bad thing, id rather have a crack at a trophy bull once every 10 years than like it was before bull hunting on the eastside was spike only and the bull to cow ratio was like 5-100, you couldnt find a bull in those days to save your life

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Re: CRAZY Times for Elk???
« Reply #6 on: September 17, 2008, 07:22:28 AM »
I had encounters with gay bulls on my hunt also, they take off bugling with there closest buddy while I am cow calling  :chuckle:

 


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