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Offline furbearer365

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Re: elk hunting out of a tree stand
« Reply #15 on: August 05, 2013, 12:01:43 PM »
About ten years ago I thought up a great idea to sit in a treestand during the blacktail rut in an area that I knew had big bucks.  My dad was off about 500 yards to my right trying to push some deer my way and ended up jumping a buck.  He took a shot but missed clear as day, but in doing so jumped a herd of elk that was bedded between me and him.  They just single filed right to me and literally went directly below the tree I was in.  I could of jumped out and landed on any of them.  The last one was a decent 5x5.  Was one of the neatest experiences of my hunting career.  It would of been very easy to take any of those elk with a gun or a bow.  Point is, I don't see why using a treestand would be any different with elk than it would be with deer.  Go for it

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Re: elk hunting out of a tree stand
« Reply #16 on: August 05, 2013, 12:16:14 PM »
Last year I was in a tree stand and got held hostage.  The elk had been coming into my stand to lick the salt lick for a long time.  My stand was in prime shooting location.  But for some reason the elk came in a different way and I was stuck.  I wish I would of been on the ground.

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Re: elk hunting out of a tree stand
« Reply #17 on: August 05, 2013, 12:16:43 PM »
I like being ontop of my prey!
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Re: elk hunting out of a tree stand
« Reply #18 on: August 05, 2013, 06:46:55 PM »
I have killed two out of tree stand. wallows are good. Also a blind works IN some aera. must have the right wind. I have a tree stand already in bethel!!! :twocents:

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Re: elk hunting out of a tree stand
« Reply #19 on: August 09, 2013, 09:28:06 AM »
Cool pictures guys.

 


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