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Where did you find “Big Hank”
« on: January 31, 2021, 07:53:44 AM »
This thread idea came from a joke in another thread.
The topic is when you found “Big Hank”
I think everyone has seen Randy Newberg, and he refers to what ever spices they are after and the nicest one they find as big hank


Let’s see when you found big hank
This could be another fun thread to pass the time. I’ve enjoyed seeing trophies others have posted in other threads


I found Big Hank in idaho the second night of general season a few years ago
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Re: Where did you find “Big Hank”
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2021, 08:26:50 AM »
I found my Big Hank in Idaho as well, first morning of my hunt, a couple days after the opener. He wasn't particularly steep and deep either, just maybe a little deeper than others were willing to go. Who am I kidding, I was just stupid lucky.
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Re: Where did you find “Big Hank”
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2021, 09:07:48 AM »
Since both of these two were from Idaho. I would venture to guess that they were from Big Hank Campground on the Coeur d'Alene River. Sorry to thread jack couldn't resist.
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Re: Where did you find “Big Hank”
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2021, 09:21:24 AM »
The only BIG Hanks I have come across I haven’t been able to seal the deal on.

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Re: Where did you find “Big Hank”
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2021, 09:28:06 AM »
I found my Big Hank in Idaho as well, first morning of my hunt, a couple days after the opener. He wasn't particularly steep and deep either, just maybe a little deeper than others were willing to go. Who am I kidding, I was just stupid lucky.

Fantastic deer :tup:
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Re: Where did you find “Big Hank”
« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2021, 09:33:38 AM »
This was Big Hank 11 years ago in Oregon the night before season. It was the fourth day of season before I found him in my crosshairs two canyons away from where he was before season

Big hank is my avatar
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Re: Where did you find “Big Hank”
« Reply #6 on: February 01, 2021, 05:48:28 AM »
The only BIG Hanks I have come across I haven’t been able to seal the deal on.

That hurts when that happens
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Re: Where did you find “Big Hank”
« Reply #7 on: February 01, 2021, 06:03:17 AM »
What did that bull score?  That is an amazing bull.   My big hank as for as elk goes, I never got a pic of him but he was surrounded by about 25 cows all bedded down. There was 7 legal bulls just within yards of all his cows going nuts, when the fog lifted big hank was in the middle of the herd and I saw his beauty.  Prob around 370 to 380 cascade bull, never saw him during elk season. 
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Re: Where did you find “Big Hank”
« Reply #8 on: February 01, 2021, 07:44:21 AM »
Found my big hank the first weekend of rifle, during the general hunt in WA in a hell hole. My best buck to date.  :tup:

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Re: Where did you find “Big Hank”
« Reply #9 on: February 01, 2021, 08:20:27 AM »
That looks like an awesome hunting area.
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Re: Where did you find “Big Hank”
« Reply #10 on: February 01, 2021, 08:59:46 AM »
My 2 biggest bucks or “ big Hanks “ whitetail and muley are from WA

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Re: Where did you find “Big Hank”
« Reply #11 on: February 01, 2021, 11:37:51 AM »
What did that bull score?  That is an amazing bull.   My big hank as for as elk goes, I never got a pic of him but he was surrounded by about 25 cows all bedded down. There was 7 legal bulls just within yards of all his cows going nuts, when the fog lifted big hank was in the middle of the herd and I saw his beauty.  Prob around 370 to 380 cascade bull, never saw him during elk season.

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Re: Where did you find “Big Hank”
« Reply #12 on: February 01, 2021, 04:21:55 PM »
Found my big hank the first weekend of rifle, during the general hunt in WA in a hell hole. My best buck to date.  :tup:

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Re: Where did you find “Big Hank”
« Reply #13 on: February 01, 2021, 04:23:36 PM »
My 2 biggest bucks or “ big Hanks “ whitetail and muley are from WA

We made need a subcategory for the Whitetail call MEGA-HANK. I think he is bigger than just Hank

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Re: Where did you find “Big Hank”
« Reply #14 on: February 01, 2021, 06:14:04 PM »
I was working my way around some bluffs to a little area with some rock pockets then I pulled out a hot pocket and took a bite. I looked to the north and this dude was walking by so I shot him walked up to him and said it’s you Big Hank.

 


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