Author Topic: Let the work begin. (Read 8044 times)

WAPITIHUNTER · « **on:** November 06, 2009, 08:10:53 PM »

How bout some good pictures of us in the heat of battle...........as in what have I got myself into shooting this animal.

Here's one of me sweating my guts out wondering why I keep doing this to myself.

Just out with My cousins cow in tow.

'08's bull. 35 pounds over weight and feeling every step.

Lets see your pic's.

boneaddict · « **Reply #1 on:** November 07, 2009, 06:57:32 AM »

boneaddict · « **Reply #2 on:** November 07, 2009, 07:01:36 AM »

WAPITIHUNTER · « **Reply #3 on:** November 07, 2009, 08:05:20 AM »

Crap Bone! now that is some freakin work.

How did you feel after that ordeal??

WDFW-SUX · « **Reply #4 on:** November 07, 2009, 08:13:45 AM »

damn Bone your looking all call of the wild in the pic.. sorta hot

Birdguy · « **Reply #5 on:** November 07, 2009, 02:02:32 PM »

sorta hot

...Just do not know what to say bout that...definitely not right!

MichaelJ · « **Reply #6 on:** November 07, 2009, 02:27:52 PM »

Pssshhhhh... ya'll got nice flat ground packouts... haha jk

'07 Colorado Muley... 10.5K ft elevation with half a deer and head/horns and loving every minute of it!

'07 ID Cougar... hide/head/backstraps and rear haunches... bout 65 lbs total plus rifle. not too bad of a packout..

'09 ID muley (not mine) we got him at the bottom of the canyon to the left. About 1K' from the snake River, packed him back up...

'09 ID bull:

WORTH EVERY STEP!!!

Michael

WAPITIHUNTER · « **Reply #7 on:** November 07, 2009, 04:12:59 PM »

Awesome!!!!! Makes the hunt all the more gratifying when we have to work for it!!!!!!

MichaelJ · « **Reply #8 on:** November 07, 2009, 04:30:23 PM »

you got that right! I also like that I have my same rifle setup in every picture... that rifle has sure been good to me! Dang you can see how I've changed since HS graduation! haha

Michael

huntnphool · « **Reply #9 on:** November 07, 2009, 07:00:41 PM »

The Drag

WAPITIHUNTER · « **Reply #10 on:** November 07, 2009, 11:47:29 PM »

That's a great picture HP. You guys look like you are struggling really hard.

Great photo!

carpsniperg2 · « **Reply #11 on:** November 08, 2009, 12:19:26 AM »

great pics all

509er · « **Reply #12 on:** November 08, 2009, 07:49:27 AM »

deer 09.

huntnphool · « **Reply #13 on:** November 08, 2009, 10:17:56 AM »

Another angle. Hard to keep up packing all the gear and trying to get pics at the same time.

WAPITIHUNTER · « **Reply #14 on:** November 08, 2009, 11:21:09 AM »

I would say that these photo's really capture the essence of what hunting is all about. It goes way beyond pulling the trigger or releasing the arrow. There is so much more involved.

Nice photo's capturing the side of hunting some on the outside are not aware of.

huntnphool · « **Reply #15 on:** November 08, 2009, 04:09:14 PM »

Quote from: WAPITIHUNTER on November 08, 2009, 11:21:09 AM

I would say that these photo's really capture the essence of what hunting is all about. It goes way beyond pulling the trigger or releasing the arrow. There is so much more involved.

Nice photo's capturing the side of hunting some on the outside are not aware of.

Thanks Wapiti, I agree with you 100%. There are so many memories we have on our outings, its difficult to capture them in a picture that will remind you of it.

searchnfor · « **Reply #16 on:** November 12, 2009, 09:47:34 PM »

Here's one from my ID moose hunt in 2006. I think I had enough hide left on that animal about to do a life size mount.....at least it sure felt that heavy!

h2ofowlr · « **Reply #17 on:** November 12, 2009, 09:58:09 PM »

Cool pics.

Wazukie · « **Reply #18 on:** November 28, 2009, 08:41:15 PM »

Thats what horses are for

huntnphool · « **Reply #19 on:** November 28, 2009, 11:37:06 PM »

Thats what brothers are for

saylean · « **Reply #20 on:** November 29, 2009, 12:02:05 AM »

Heres a pic of me carrying our chainsaw winch down to the trees below, elk hunting, 07. Some of you had seen these before Im sure...

Part of the way back up....notice the rope...

Cool thread...cool pics

Jeffrey · « **Reply #21 on:** November 29, 2009, 07:34:42 AM »

It's a good kinda "work".

denali · « **Reply #22 on:** November 29, 2009, 02:55:10 PM »

camp tradition - ya gotta kiss your first elk, my Son giving her a little tongue action

Loaded on the cart ready to head back to camp

fishermanjoe · « **Reply #23 on:** November 29, 2009, 03:54:42 PM »

hunterjim's first bull

brent123's first spike

brent123's cow

and my spike and 1/2 from back in the day

blacktail luv · « **Reply #24 on:** November 29, 2009, 06:23:53 PM »

sucks when they don't have very big horns to hold onto.

Red Dawg · « **Reply #25 on:** November 29, 2009, 06:32:12 PM »

packin a boned out buck back to camp. I love every bit of it. No 4 wheelers here.

fishermanjoe · « **Reply #26 on:** November 29, 2009, 09:15:56 PM »

Quote

sucks when they don't have very big horns to hold onto. chuckle

dude i was just happy to shoot a deer. My game plan is first legal deer

Joe_Hunter · « **Reply #27 on:** December 01, 2009, 08:24:29 AM »

I believe it was Saxton Pope that wrote:
"The success of a hunt can only be measured by the amount of effort that goes into it"
By the looks of thinks you all have very successful hunts
Congrats

actionshooter · « **Reply #28 on:** December 01, 2009, 08:41:16 AM »

Packing out deer this year, Wa and Id, no where a quad is gonna get

WAPITIHUNTER · « **Reply #29 on:** December 01, 2009, 09:02:27 AM »

Although the cart makes it kinda easy!

WAPITIHUNTER · « **Reply #30 on:** December 01, 2009, 09:10:15 AM »

Yep this is way to easy!!!!

Pathfinder101 · « **Reply #31 on:** December 01, 2009, 03:21:11 PM »

...shoulda' seen the canyon I packed this one outta...

2006 archery kill.

This is me, quartering him.

julzzz · « **Reply #32 on:** December 01, 2009, 03:30:16 PM »

my 09 bull

WAPITIHUNTER · « **Reply #33 on:** December 01, 2009, 03:47:34 PM »

Quote from: Pathfinder101 on December 01, 2009, 03:21:11 PM

...shoulda' seen the canyon I packed this one outta... 2006 archery kill. This is me, quartering him.

carpsniperg2 · « **Reply #34 on:** December 01, 2009, 03:57:37 PM »

me working on my gma's deer from this year

carpsniperg2 · « **Reply #35 on:** December 01, 2009, 04:10:02 PM »

micka's moose from this year with us in the heat of battle

KillerMiller · « **Reply #36 on:** December 01, 2009, 06:08:10 PM »

2009 Muzzleloader Deer

Alpinegus · « **Reply #37 on:** December 01, 2009, 08:18:31 PM »

I think I am getting to old for this pack'n thing...

...nahhh
St Helens - 2008 MH permit.

GUscottie · « **Reply #38 on:** December 01, 2009, 09:04:05 PM »

WOW..to all the above

Pathfinder101 · « **Reply #39 on:** December 02, 2009, 12:36:16 PM »

Here's a couple of real ones.

Woodchuck · « **Reply #40 on:** December 02, 2009, 12:43:13 PM »

I think i like the first one best pathfinder, you didnt quarter him before the pack? lead the way hero

MLBowhunting · « **Reply #41 on:** December 02, 2009, 11:26:13 PM »

Great pics guys i love them. Can you guys recommend a pack for me. I have the Alaska pack and it is just to big and it come with the packboard but your packs look more comfy

Pathfinder101 · « **Reply #42 on:** December 03, 2009, 04:49:47 PM »

Cory didn't have these pics in his computer, so he asked me to post it for him.
We'll call the first picture "BEFORE". ...as in "BEFORE I started dragging him out"; "BEFORE I looked at the map"; and "BEFORE it started raining"...

Pathfinder101 · « **Reply #43 on:** December 03, 2009, 04:56:34 PM »

...and we'll call this picture "AFTER".

..."AFTER he drug the deer out of the canyon"; "AFTER the rain turned the mountain into mush"; "AFTER he decided that life might just not be worth living"...

Oh yeah.... and "AFTER this, I am buying a %$#@ DEER CART!!!

"

(CHeck out the drag mark in the mud going up the wheat field behind him

)

WAPITIHUNTER · « **Reply #44 on:** December 03, 2009, 05:10:33 PM »

That might be the best one yet. Great post and pictures.

CoryTDF · « **Reply #45 on:** December 04, 2009, 08:40:05 AM »

That was pretty much the worst drag of my life. It took me 6 hours to get to my truck. I was young and dumb. Knowing what I know now I would have just gone back home and got a pack then boned it out. At the time however, I was seeing so much bear sign I didn't want to leave my deer way the hell up one the mountain. I bought this nifty little P.O.S dragging system that year. You can see the orange straps going around me. Don't waste you time with that thing. As Mark said it was not to long after that i purchased a deer cart. Screw dragging. I was lucky enough to have my father in law show up for the last half mile. He brought with him a big green sled. On the wet ground it worked great, well, better than what I was doing anyway. That may have been the most tiered i have ever been. with each step my foot gathered more mud I'm sure my feet weighed fifty pounds a piece. Never, Never, Never, Ever, doing that again.

GoldTip · « **Reply #46 on:** December 04, 2009, 08:46:23 AM »

2009 Moose, wasn't very far, but plenty heavy with the whole head in the pack.

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