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What an amazing story and a great way to honor your brother. Unfortunately, I know what it is like to have to hunt with the spirit of a loved one right next to you. You can feel them, have a conversation with them, but it is still a huge hole in your life. It was a great thread to follow along and you earned that beast. Congratulations to you and all involved.
Quote from: BLRman on September 14, 2016, 05:26:20 PMThank you all for the kind words. I feel so humbled by all of this. He's a beautiful bull and one who represents so much. Slept in a bit and had a good breakfast with the guys. Whit helped me cut meat most of today and I ran home to get more ice and get gear squared away again. There are more tags in camp and elk on the mountain that need arrows so no time for rest and relaxation. That stuff is for January As for a mount, I will just be doing a euro. I can't fit an elk in my house anyways so it will live at a buddies until we move. I was gonna cape him but being upside down and against a tree, it was too much effort by myself. Pics are deceiving, it was steep as hell, so just boning him out solo was enough hastle. On top of that, a shoulder mount on an elk isn't exactly in my hunting budget. I could do it, but it would mean possibly sacrificing a deer hunt next year and that isn't an option When I get home sunday I will sit down at a real computer and fill you all in on how it all went down. It was one hell of a hunt its Monday! Let's get that story on how it all went down!
Thank you all for the kind words. I feel so humbled by all of this. He's a beautiful bull and one who represents so much. Slept in a bit and had a good breakfast with the guys. Whit helped me cut meat most of today and I ran home to get more ice and get gear squared away again. There are more tags in camp and elk on the mountain that need arrows so no time for rest and relaxation. That stuff is for January As for a mount, I will just be doing a euro. I can't fit an elk in my house anyways so it will live at a buddies until we move. I was gonna cape him but being upside down and against a tree, it was too much effort by myself. Pics are deceiving, it was steep as hell, so just boning him out solo was enough hastle. On top of that, a shoulder mount on an elk isn't exactly in my hunting budget. I could do it, but it would mean possibly sacrificing a deer hunt next year and that isn't an option When I get home sunday I will sit down at a real computer and fill you all in on how it all went down. It was one hell of a hunt
Congratulations on an amazing bull and epic story. I think you should look into writing a full story and submitting it to one of the hunting mags. Your story moved me and so many others . Congrats again.
There was more than one time during this hunt that my arms goose bumped from the emotion and dust irritated my eyes. truely humbling to be alone g for the ride . Karl was stead fast , I never once doubted he would get it done . I had questions about my own fitness level and wondered if I would be able to step with a man beast thirteen years younger than my self . it reminded me of my self when I was in my early thirtys.. this guy carrys a passion second to none about Hunting ,his prep is unreal as you all have seen . I never questioned wether or not he would get it done , in fact I said by day four going in . When a guy sees a bull over a mile away and says how killible he is it oozes confidence in his ability . He expected to succeed and prepared tirelessly to succeed ,he had to succeed there was no other possible outcome . That's the kind of guy that Arron would be proud of .
