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Offline tony04

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My first elk
« on: October 07, 2015, 09:37:43 PM »
My first time muzzleloader hunting and I managed to harvest my first elk! Had my son with me and he got to experience the whole thing. He helped skin, pack meat bags, and pack out the gear. It was definitely a learning experience breaking down a large animal like that while it's on the ground.
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Re: My first elk
« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2015, 09:41:30 PM »
Wow! Awesome! Care to share a story?
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Re: My first elk
« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2015, 09:42:30 PM »
Wow is right.  Very cool.
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Re: My first elk
« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2015, 10:09:50 PM »
Nice one! 
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Re: My first elk
« Reply #4 on: October 07, 2015, 10:11:58 PM »
Makes it all the better sharing  it with your son!  Great memories!  :tup:
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Re: My first elk
« Reply #5 on: October 07, 2015, 10:19:51 PM »
Congrats!

Hope to see a story soon
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Re: My first elk
« Reply #6 on: October 07, 2015, 11:00:54 PM »
Nice work
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Re: My first elk
« Reply #7 on: October 07, 2015, 11:44:14 PM »
Great Bull!  :tup:
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Re: My first elk
« Reply #8 on: October 08, 2015, 02:36:23 AM »
Very nice Bull!!  :tup:
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Re: My first elk
« Reply #9 on: October 09, 2015, 01:46:15 AM »
Unfortunately,  there's not much of a story. Just right place at the right time.  We got a late start that morning and while driving to where we were going to hunt, I spotted it from the road. My son and I snuck up to about 50 yrds from him. I double lunged him and he ran into a swamp. Luckily, he died in a part of the swamp where there wasn't knee deep mud or standing water.
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Re: My first elk
« Reply #10 on: October 09, 2015, 02:50:05 AM »
 :tup: :tup: Very nice elk!! Congrats!!
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Re: My first elk
« Reply #11 on: October 09, 2015, 04:42:36 PM »
Awesome elk! Is he just a huge 5x5?
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Re: My first elk
« Reply #12 on: October 09, 2015, 04:59:59 PM »
Awesome bull congratulations.
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Re: My first elk
« Reply #13 on: October 11, 2015, 08:39:22 PM »
Quote from: erk444 on October 09, 2015, 04:42:36 PM
Awesome elk! Is he just a huge 5x5?

Yeah he's a  5x5.
And thanks everybody.  Feel pretty fortunate and lucky!
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Re: My first elk
« Reply #14 on: October 11, 2015, 08:51:08 PM »
Nice bull, congrats!
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