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Just got home from WY
« on: November 02, 2023, 10:37:06 PM »
10 days at home after finishing a 2 month season .   Son and I pulled a group tag in a tough unit if you don't get weather to cooperate, and it didn't.  Son had 2 weeks at end of rifle season after more than six thousand miles of flight time at both ends.  I made the trip during archery and totally blew the one opportunity I had on a public land DIY hunt.  Stalked it for a mile and had to turn around at private.  Should have waited longer.
Came back a few days layer for October, rifle season, ground it out and tagged 3 for 3 in party before it was over.  Came back with a freezer full of meat and lots of quality time with son and brother.  I feel blessed.
« Last Edit: November 04, 2023, 11:13:45 AM by bobcat »
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Re: Just got home from WY
« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2023, 05:57:33 AM »
 :tup: :tup:

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Re: Just got home from WY
« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2023, 07:08:04 AM »
10 days at home after finishing a 2 month season .   Son and I pulled a group tag in a tough unit if you don't get weather to cooperate, and it didn't.  Son had 2 weeks at end of rifle season after more than six thousand miles of flight time at both ends.  I made the trip during archery and totally blew the one opportunity I had on a public land DIY hunt.  Stalked it for a mile and had to turn around at private.  Should have waited longer.
Came back a few days layer for October, rifle season, ground it out and tagged 3 for 3 in party before it was over.  Came back with a freezer full of meat and lots of quality time with son and brother.  I feel blessed.

Were you hunting Elk?

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Re: Just got home from WY
« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2023, 07:29:20 AM »
10 days at home after finishing a 2 month season .   Son and I pulled a group tag in a tough unit if you don't get weather to cooperate, and it didn't.  Son had 2 weeks at end of rifle season after more than six thousand miles of flight time at both ends.  I made the trip during archery and totally blew the one opportunity I had on a public land DIY hunt.  Stalked it for a mile and had to turn around at private.  Should have waited longer.
Came back a few days layer for October, rifle season, ground it out and tagged 3 for 3 in party before it was over.  Came back with a freezer full of meat and lots of quality time with son and brother.  I feel blessed.

Were you hunting Elk?

We were.  Type 1 either sex.  We drew the 2 tags available in our unit choice for NR random category with 59 applicants.  I took a 5x6, son got a spike.  Resident brother spent majority of his time helping us and settled for a cow.  Only had one snowstorm late in season that did little to move the elk.  Got to cover a lot of ground to find them in the sagebrush.  I hunted 8 days during archery and 8 during modern before killing a 5x6.
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Re: Just got home from WY
« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2023, 07:40:27 AM »
Where's the pics, man??

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Re: Just got home from WY
« Reply #5 on: November 03, 2023, 08:50:32 AM »
Congrats! Hard work paid off!

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Re: Just got home from WY
« Reply #6 on: November 04, 2023, 06:33:41 AM »
Great hunt! Congrats and thanks for sharing!
We’re in WY right now. My wife shot her bull yesterday out of an herd of about 250 head, my buddy is still out trying to get it done….

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Re: Just got home from WY
« Reply #7 on: November 04, 2023, 10:57:52 AM »
Thanks for bringing us along. Nice bull. :tup:
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Re: Just got home from WY
« Reply #8 on: November 04, 2023, 12:10:36 PM »
Awesome congrats sounds like a great hunt the time with family is what it’s about taking an animal is just a bonus
Thank you for sharing
I'm your dam tour guide Arnie please don’t wonder off the dam tour.
Take as many dam pictures as you want ....
Are there any dam questions ..

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Re: Just got home from WY
« Reply #9 on: November 04, 2023, 02:59:06 PM »
Where's the pics, man??

Thanks for reminder.  :sry:   Takes time with my skills.   :dunno:
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Re: Just got home from WY
« Reply #10 on: November 05, 2023, 07:13:13 PM »
Good for you guys, sounds like a great time, you deserve it

 


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