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Offline bearpaw

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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 »
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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