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Offline Heavily Armed Hiker

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Wet Side Elk Down!!!
« on: November 08, 2009, 09:12:29 PM »
Bought a west side rifle tag instead of an east side rifle tag like the rest of my hunting camp  :bash:  Oh well, came down w/ the flu and couldn't make it to elk camp this year so I thought I would cruise around Mt. St. Helens area looking for elk.  Well, today was the day.  We headed out in the driving rain and spotted a cow along side the road so we decided to go for a hike hoping the cow would meet up w/ a bull.  Never did see the cow again but found a 4 point about 10 minutes into the hike and it was lights out!  We had camera problems in the field w/ all the rain so the pics we have are back at the house.  First elk ever taken which is great  :IBCOOL:
Pics are attached because I can't figure out how to put them in the text.

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Re: Wet Side Elk Down!!!
« Reply #1 on: November 08, 2009, 09:14:50 PM »
 :brew: Here's to first bulls! Way to go!!!!

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Re: Wet Side Elk Down!!!
« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2009, 09:15:40 PM »
Done good there!  Nice bull.  I've yet to take an elk - any elk - where it could be loaded whole.  Hope you enjoyed the easy pack on this one!
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Re: Wet Side Elk Down!!!
« Reply #3 on: November 08, 2009, 09:34:13 PM »
Congratulations on a nice first bull.  Must have been meant for you to buy the wrong tag.... :chuckle:
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Re: Wet Side Elk Down!!!
« Reply #4 on: November 08, 2009, 09:56:30 PM »
Congrats on your first bull, I always believe whatever cicumstances may be thrown at you, when it is meant to be it will happen.
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Re: Wet Side Elk Down!!!
« Reply #5 on: November 08, 2009, 10:07:22 PM »
Nice Bull!!!

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Re: Wet Side Elk Down!!!
« Reply #6 on: November 08, 2009, 10:08:50 PM »
After I bought my by west side tag, I was still planning on heading east for elk camp but a case of the flu and a minor surgical procedure on my wife Thursday kept me home.

It was about a 500 yard pack to the truck once we got the truck onto the logging road.  Longest 500 yards I have ever walked :)  Five mintues before we spotted the cow on the side of the road we helped a guy jump his rig in the driving rain and I turned to my buddy and said we were paying it forward.  Gotta love the karma gods :IBCOOL:

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Re: Wet Side Elk Down!!!
« Reply #7 on: November 08, 2009, 10:09:37 PM »
congrats hiker nice first bull
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Re: Wet Side Elk Down!!!
« Reply #8 on: November 08, 2009, 10:26:18 PM »
Great looking elk, congrats on getting your first!

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Re: Wet Side Elk Down!!!
« Reply #9 on: November 08, 2009, 10:27:17 PM »
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Re: Wet Side Elk Down!!!
« Reply #10 on: November 08, 2009, 10:36:51 PM »
Congrats on your first elk.

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Re: Wet Side Elk Down!!!
« Reply #11 on: November 09, 2009, 12:24:55 AM »
Congrats on your first bull bud... Now throw me another curve ball and I will take it in the knee.  lol ya you know who this is.  :IBCOOL:

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Re: Wet Side Elk Down!!!
« Reply #12 on: November 09, 2009, 07:51:58 AM »
Congrats on a very nice elk!
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Re: Wet Side Elk Down!!!
« Reply #13 on: November 09, 2009, 09:12:37 AM »
Congrats hiker, nice looking bull. Did you 2 drag that thing whole for 500 yards? If so I'm impressed and I need to start working out lol. :chuckle:
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Re: Wet Side Elk Down!!!
« Reply #14 on: November 09, 2009, 07:40:24 PM »
Congrats.Mark

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Re: Wet Side Elk Down!!!
« Reply #15 on: November 09, 2009, 07:45:08 PM »
Congrats hiker, nice looking bull. Did you 2 drag that thing whole for 500 yards? If so I'm impressed and I need to start working out lol. :chuckle:
me too I was thinking ya could drive up to it maybe

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Re: Wet Side Elk Down!!!
« Reply #16 on: November 09, 2009, 07:52:51 PM »
Congrats.

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Re: Wet Side Elk Down!!!
« Reply #17 on: November 16, 2009, 01:13:05 PM »
what unit did that bull come from near mt. st. helens?
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Re: Wet Side Elk Down!!!
« Reply #18 on: November 16, 2009, 02:32:36 PM »
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Re: Wet Side Elk Down!!!
« Reply #19 on: November 16, 2009, 03:20:36 PM »
thats a great bull! well done

 


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