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Re: Margret Unit 1983
« Reply #15 on: February 19, 2009, 08:31:10 AM »
Great pictures.  Thanks for postiing!!!
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Re: Margret Unit 1983
« Reply #16 on: February 19, 2009, 09:41:04 AM »
Here is the story to the pictures:

It was 1983, my dad and I both drew Margaret tags – we went up the day before to scout, seen some nice bulls all by themselves and then we spotted this nice herd later in the afternoon with 7 bulls in the bunch and we decided to go in on them the next morning.

Got up the next morning, had breakfast and at daylight they were still in the same spot.  At the time we spotted our bulls we weren’t even aware of the other group of hunters.  From my memory, I think they shot first shot and split the herd up.  And then dad and I shot.  We each shot twice and once all the shooting was over, all the bulls were down within a 100 yard radius.  It ended up that we knew the other group of hunters, they were from the Lewis County area too!  We all worked together in getting our animals taken care of.  We loaded up our 2 bulls, whole into the back of my Chevy ½ ton short box pick-up – what a load! 

6 bulls were taken in all and 1 bull got away.  I don’t think I’ll ever see hunting like that again in a lifetime.

Then you’re not gonna believe this but my dad and I drew Margaret tags together again in 1986.  Neither time did we put in as partners – both times we drew separate tags!  We’ll have to dig up the pics and get them posted with a story – because that was another memorable hunt!
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Re: Margret Unit 1983 (Story added 2-19-2009)
« Reply #17 on: February 19, 2009, 09:49:55 AM »
Neat story! Nice animals ... Thanks
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Re: Margret Unit 1983 (Story added 2-19-2009)
« Reply #18 on: March 01, 2009, 09:16:43 AM »
My back hurts just looking at all of the animals needing to be packed out!!!

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Re: Margret Unit 1983 (Story added 2-19-2009)
« Reply #19 on: March 21, 2009, 08:15:02 PM »
Dang,cant open the pics.

Says the file does not exist.

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Re: Margret Unit 1983 (Story added 2-19-2009)
« Reply #20 on: March 21, 2009, 08:29:35 PM »
Awsome story, Congrats! :tup:
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Re: Margret Unit 1983 (Story added 2-19-2009)
« Reply #21 on: March 27, 2009, 08:03:53 PM »
Hntnfsh must be on your Ijust open them  :)
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Re: Margret Unit 1983 (Story added 2-19-2009)
« Reply #22 on: March 29, 2009, 07:35:28 PM »
Wow, that is a heck of a lot of meat on the hoof there...

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Re: Margret Unit 1983
« Reply #23 on: March 30, 2009, 06:00:36 AM »
 Just for the simple fact I dont think any of us will see that
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 In just about every case I would say that's a safe bet. Remember the days before mandatory hunter orange?.....Any Bull? That was a couple years after the statewide elk tag went away.

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Re: Margret Unit 1983 (Story added 2-19-2009)
« Reply #24 on: March 30, 2009, 10:09:52 PM »
Can't complain about a hunt like that. Awesome story..

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Re: Margret Unit 1983 (Story added 2-19-2009)
« Reply #25 on: April 01, 2009, 08:01:33 PM »
Very cool, wonder what the odds are of the drawing of seperate tags like that a few years apart is?

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Re: Margret Unit 1983 (Story added 2-19-2009)
« Reply #26 on: April 01, 2009, 08:25:24 PM »
it seems that nothing has changed. if you draw the margaret tag you can look forward to getting a nice 5pt. good job and thanks for the pics J

 


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