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Offline Jonathan_S

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First Out of State Elk
« on: September 18, 2016, 12:10:07 PM »
Stuck this guy the other day. Had several close encounters with big bulls including the herd bull that this guy was following around. A few mornings back, I was moving down onto a herd. I had the bull going and was excited for the chance to try and pull him to within shooting range. All of a sudden, 50 yards below me there is a spike. Well a few tree hopping maneuvers and cow calls brought the spike into broadside at 35 yards.

RAD broadhead did its job and then some! It was a steep downhill shot but the razor sharp blades made quick work of the lungs. He ran downhill about 50 yards and crashed hard. When I got down there, I noticed a 130" class whitetail bedded down below me and I almost got a shot on him too  :chuckle:

Anyway, he's just a good eater, nothing special in the antler department. I'm not a great elk hunter like some on here so I was more than happy to take him. For those of you who say, "I'm done with Washington, Idaho here I come." Maybe take a drive over and hike around to get a feel of the land first. It's no picnic over there and the tag is spendy!

 
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Re: First Out of State Elk
« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2016, 12:46:51 PM »
 :tup: can't wait till you get back over and be my guide!  :chuckle:
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Re: First Out of State Elk
« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2016, 01:30:39 PM »
Nice shot!!!!
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Re: First Out of State Elk
« Reply #3 on: September 18, 2016, 02:21:09 PM »
 :yeah: Congrats on the elk, good eats.  :drool:
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Re: First Out of State Elk
« Reply #4 on: September 18, 2016, 04:36:38 PM »
Congrats!  Nice shot placement.  :tup:
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Re: First Out of State Elk
« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2016, 05:27:04 PM »
Congratulations on the kill and the meat!
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Re: First Out of State Elk
« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2016, 05:33:27 PM »
Great shot.  Congrats on making things happen and closing the deal.   :tup:
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Re: First Out of State Elk
« Reply #7 on: September 18, 2016, 05:41:46 PM »
Nice one.
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Re: First Out of State Elk
« Reply #8 on: September 18, 2016, 06:13:10 PM »
Nice work!  Out of state tags do sting the pocketbook a little bit, don't they?
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Re: First Out of State Elk
« Reply #9 on: September 18, 2016, 07:50:15 PM »
Congratulations JonathanS on your bull. Should be mighty fine eating!👍😁
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Re: First Out of State Elk
« Reply #10 on: September 18, 2016, 07:53:09 PM »
Congrats bud.  I wouldn't have hesitated either.  Mmmmmm elk
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Re: First Out of State Elk
« Reply #11 on: September 18, 2016, 07:57:46 PM »
That wasn't my first shot unfortunately. First shot was high on the opposite shoulder. He was laying there suffocating so I sped things along.

After gorging on round steaks a few nights, I don't really mind that I burned a $400 tag on a spike  :chuckle:
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Re: First Out of State Elk
« Reply #12 on: September 18, 2016, 07:58:37 PM »
Nice!  :tup:
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Re: First Out of State Elk
« Reply #13 on: September 18, 2016, 08:05:46 PM »
Well done. :tup:
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Re: First Out of State Elk
« Reply #14 on: September 18, 2016, 08:30:01 PM »
Congrats :IBCOOL:
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