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Offline WonkyWapiti

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My first elk!
« on: September 12, 2009, 09:38:22 PM »
Well I've been out non stop since the archery elk opener.  This was my fifth season hunting archery elk and I finally got my first elk today.  Long story short, I ended up putting a stalk on it not knowing for sure it was a legal bull or actually even a bull for that matter.  I had just seen it wander off into the woods ahead of me and had just seen it for a split second.  As I crept along I soon discovered it had bedded down and it spotted me.  It was laying down between 2 trees and it was facing directly at me, I had no shot.  I realized it was a legal bull since I was hunting in a 3 pt minimum unit.  I thought crap, I'm screwed so I kept walking down the trail til it curved off towards the bull.  I came to a spot where I was broadside to it but slightly quartered to me.  The bull must have been hoping I never saw it.

Since it was laying down it was giving me even less of a target.  I knelt down, started shaking a bit, then took a deep breath and started my combat breathing techniques and calmed right down.  I aimed and shot and it hit right behind the shoulder and it punched through the other side and out.  It got up very relaxed and stumbled away and laid down 35 yards away.  That's the cliff notes version, there are a ton of other details but I won't bore you all to death.  I am stoked and on cloud 9 right now.  

« Last Edit: November 23, 2009, 07:21:03 PM by WonkyWapiti »
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Re: My first elk!
« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2009, 09:39:38 PM »
Congrats, good looking Elk
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Re: My first elk!
« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2009, 09:41:58 PM »
Wooohooo congrats Wonk
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Re: My first elk!
« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2009, 09:43:46 PM »
So nice Grats!
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Re: My first elk!
« Reply #4 on: September 12, 2009, 09:44:33 PM »
Well Done!!!! Nothing beats your first !!!!! :IBCOOL:
You have probably the best eating animal in the state in your hands! :twocents:
Nothing beats a young bull... :twocents:
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Re: My first elk!
« Reply #5 on: September 12, 2009, 09:45:15 PM »
Congrats on your bull.  Any bull is a good one for your first.
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Re: My first elk!
« Reply #6 on: September 12, 2009, 09:45:52 PM »
Good job!
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Re: My first elk!
« Reply #7 on: September 12, 2009, 09:46:02 PM »
Real nice bull WW.  Congratulations!
That place looks kind of familiar.
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Re: My first elk!
« Reply #8 on: September 12, 2009, 09:46:34 PM »
Quote from: finnman on September 12, 2009, 09:44:33 PM
Well Done!!!! Nothing beats your first !!!!! :IBCOOL:
You have probably the best eating animal in the state in your hands! :twocents:
Nothing beats a young bull... :twocents:

Ill second that YUMMY!!!

Congrats on your bull, Job well done!
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Re: My first elk!
« Reply #9 on: September 12, 2009, 09:53:27 PM »
VERY NICE!  CONGRATS
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Re: My first elk!
« Reply #10 on: September 13, 2009, 07:21:44 AM »
Way to go!!  Glad to see u closed the deal.
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Re: My first elk!
« Reply #11 on: September 13, 2009, 07:25:10 AM »
Grats! Very nice animal.
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Re: My first elk!
« Reply #12 on: September 13, 2009, 07:36:06 AM »
Way to go . Nice animal  .  :IBCOOL:
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Re: My first elk!
« Reply #13 on: September 13, 2009, 07:39:43 AM »
You lucky son of a B!$ch. :tup:
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Re: My first elk!
« Reply #14 on: September 13, 2009, 07:41:23 AM »
Congratulations....great picture.
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Re: My first elk!
« Reply #15 on: September 13, 2009, 07:47:25 AM »
way cool...... :IBCOOL:

nothing better than the first, hope you are mounting it so you remember it every time you look at the wall.... ;)
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Re: My first elk!
« Reply #16 on: September 13, 2009, 08:10:35 AM »
Good job!! Nice looking young bull. :EAT:
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Re: My first elk!
« Reply #17 on: September 13, 2009, 08:25:10 AM »
that's so awesome.  I'm still waiting on my first bull, would probably come sooner if I spent more time hunting them.
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Re: My first elk!
« Reply #18 on: September 13, 2009, 08:27:23 AM »
Greta Bull and Congrats!
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Re: My first elk!
« Reply #19 on: September 13, 2009, 08:33:59 AM »
Nice Bull Man! Glad you connected!
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Re: My first elk!
« Reply #20 on: September 13, 2009, 08:39:15 AM »
Good job  :IBCOOL:
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Re: My first elk!
« Reply #21 on: September 13, 2009, 08:46:24 AM »
Congrats on your first Elk.  I know what you mean about being on cloud 9!
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Re: My first elk!
« Reply #22 on: September 13, 2009, 10:54:00 AM »
very cool, i cant wait for my season. nice bull!!!  ;)
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Re: My first elk!
« Reply #23 on: September 13, 2009, 11:02:51 AM »
 That's AWSOME :IBCOOL:. I could almost feel the adreniline rush just from your short version. Nice...very nice :drool:
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Re: My first elk!
« Reply #24 on: September 13, 2009, 11:07:55 AM »
Congrats on the nice Bull....  Any bull is a nice bull.  I still remember my first elk....  You'll never forget it.  Congrats!!!!
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Re: My first elk!
« Reply #25 on: September 13, 2009, 11:08:34 AM »
Congrats on the Elk Wonk!!!
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Re: My first elk!
« Reply #26 on: September 13, 2009, 03:01:05 PM »
Quote from: bearpaw on September 13, 2009, 07:47:25 AM
way cool...... :IBCOOL:

nothing better than the first, hope you are mounting it so you remember it every time you look at the wall.... ;)

I'm doing a European mount on this guy, I think it'll look really nice with his rack.
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Re: My first elk!
« Reply #27 on: September 13, 2009, 03:05:42 PM »
great job...pretty cool to get your first elk down.
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Re: My first elk!
« Reply #28 on: September 13, 2009, 03:09:13 PM »
Awesome Bull. Congrats-I bet you are still on cloud nine. Mark
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Re: My first elk!
« Reply #29 on: September 13, 2009, 03:13:32 PM »
congrats nice bull  :IBCOOL: :hello:
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Re: My first elk!
« Reply #30 on: September 13, 2009, 03:19:32 PM »
good job on your first archery bull! reading your story even with details would not be boring though, I love to read those details and learn from others. congrats and thanks for sharing.
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Re: My first elk!
« Reply #31 on: September 13, 2009, 03:58:19 PM »
Wonk Wonk, way to go brother!!! Congrats on a super bull :tup:
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Re: My first elk!
« Reply #32 on: September 13, 2009, 06:02:13 PM »
Great Bull!! Congratulations!   :tup:
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Re: My first elk!
« Reply #33 on: September 13, 2009, 06:07:41 PM »
SWEET!
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Re: My first elk!
« Reply #34 on: September 13, 2009, 06:27:02 PM »
im jealous. Any Roosy is a trophy
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Re: My first elk!
« Reply #35 on: September 13, 2009, 09:12:29 PM »
Nice to see a few more pictures today. Great job and congrats.
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Re: My first elk!
« Reply #36 on: September 14, 2009, 09:17:53 AM »
awesome stuff man. congrats
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Re: My first elk!
« Reply #37 on: September 14, 2009, 10:37:29 PM »
Congrats Wonk!  Way to go!
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Re: My first elk!
« Reply #38 on: September 15, 2009, 02:08:40 PM »
Sonofagun!!!!!!!!! :drool: GOOD JB man!!!!I'm soooo jealous :o
but the season is young......I will prevale
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Re: My first elk!
« Reply #39 on: September 15, 2009, 04:39:22 PM »
great job on your hunt. you'll never forget the first and it's sure nice to have elk jerky for next year's hunt. Kinda sets the tone.
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Re: My first elk!
« Reply #40 on: September 15, 2009, 04:43:36 PM »
Outstanding. I can imagine how good you feel right now.  :rolleyes:

Nice bull, way to go and enjoy it.........what you are feeling will last quite a while.
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Re: My first elk!
« Reply #41 on: September 15, 2009, 05:50:08 PM »
I remember my first elk.My chest couldnt get any bigger.well my head did!Way to go.Well i guess we have another hooked hunter on are hands.
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Re: My first elk!
« Reply #42 on: September 15, 2009, 06:39:47 PM »
Great Job. Nice Bull :brew:
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« Reply #43 on: September 15, 2009, 06:42:49 PM »
Way to go!  Congrats!
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