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Re: how many years have you been elk hunting? how many elk?
« Reply #45 on: July 14, 2011, 08:04:39 PM »
Due to high school football I wasn't able to start hunting elk until I was 19 but even then I was more concerned with partying and chasing tail. I started to get serious 5 years ago and now have killed Elk the last 4 years. Cow, 6x6, 5x5, 4x4. In that order. And yes those horn counts are counting all points (which wouldn't go over too well in my Elk camp). I am now VERY passionate about Elk hunting it is my favorite form of hunting and as my fiance would say "my addiction" :chuckle:.
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Re: how many years have you been elk hunting? how many elk?
« Reply #46 on: July 14, 2011, 08:06:15 PM »
Also I think It would be cool if everyone added some of their kills to their posts.  :dunno:
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Re: how many years have you been elk hunting? how many elk?
« Reply #47 on: July 14, 2011, 08:18:01 PM »
Im 32 and this year will be number 17 for me I have 5 spikes under my belt, and the rest cows all with a modern rifle all east side.  hope to add a big bull to the total this year with the Peaches Ridge bull tag first time ever being drawn for a bull tag.
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Re: how many years have you been elk hunting? how many elk?
« Reply #48 on: July 14, 2011, 08:23:04 PM »
I have killed 14 bulls in 15 years.  They have all been 4x4, 4x5, and 5x5 roosevelts.  Killed a rocky in Montana, but I didnt know that the bull had already been shot or at least shot at by a guy in our party.

Mine have been a mix of modern, muzzle and archery.

My passion is calling bulls in close.  Wouldn't want it any other way.

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Re: how many years have you been elk hunting? how many elk?
« Reply #49 on: July 14, 2011, 08:33:06 PM »
Have bought tags for 14years but only hunted hard for 3 out of the last 4 years and have killed two nice bulls. 1- 6x6 and 1-4x5. i am a deer fanatic.  i prefer hunting on my own and killing a 800 lb. animal 10 miles in by myself never really appealled to me. :chuckle:  But with 13 points next year the appeal is growing. :IBCOOL:

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Re: how many years have you been elk hunting? how many elk?
« Reply #50 on: July 14, 2011, 08:38:05 PM »
10 years  1 Bull
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Re: how many years have you been elk hunting? how many elk?
« Reply #51 on: July 14, 2011, 09:01:40 PM »
3 years archery 0 Elk.
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Re: how many years have you been elk hunting? how many elk?
« Reply #52 on: July 14, 2011, 09:07:12 PM »
Since 1982 Archery = 23 bulls/4 cows, Rifle 3 bulls.  Biggest bull 1984 323 P&Y.  Missed a couple way bigger of course.
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Re: how many years have you been elk hunting? how many elk?
« Reply #53 on: July 14, 2011, 09:13:40 PM »
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Re: how many years have you been elk hunting? how many elk?
« Reply #54 on: July 14, 2011, 09:17:33 PM »
I started hunting elk at the age of 13 killed my first bull when I was 15 I am 27 now and have killed 10 branched bulls all in western washington belive it or not I have killed 7 of them laying my gun across the same rotten log. Year after year the (meat hole) produces.

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Re: how many years have you been elk hunting? how many elk?
« Reply #55 on: July 14, 2011, 09:26:40 PM »
I started elk hunting when I was about 19 or 20, about 18 years of those were in the white river. I'm now 42 and have hunted elk seriously for about 18 years. 2 spikes rifle, 4 rag horns rifle, 1 7x8 archery, 3 6x6's rifle, 1 cow muzzy. I've been a lucky guy to have the chance at hunting these incredible animals, I have more respect for the elk than I do a lot of people. We are blessed just to be able to smell, hear, see and hunt these elk in our state.
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Re: how many years have you been elk hunting? how many elk?
« Reply #56 on: July 14, 2011, 09:39:28 PM »
Have been buying elk tags for about 7 years to put in for draws.  Drew Dayton for quality bull and shot my first elk, firearm.  That is the only year I ever hunted.  To many crazy's out there to spend alot of time hunting them so we just go mostly when we draw.  My husband drew a cow elk tag so I will be there unless work keeps me from it.

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Re: how many years have you been elk hunting? how many elk?
« Reply #57 on: July 14, 2011, 09:40:46 PM »
33 years, 24 bulls and 2 cows.  All rifle.
Only 2 in WA and neither were spikes and back in the pre-draw days.  All but 2 bulls were DIY hunts.







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Re: how many years have you been elk hunting? how many elk?
« Reply #58 on: July 14, 2011, 09:44:11 PM »
19 elk, 3 archery, 3 front loader and 13 rifle. 17 bulls and 2 cows. 2 of the 3 with my front loader made Washington state book with the largest at 355, I shot it 2 years ago. For the last 15 years, I only hunt them when I draw a good tag.

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Re: how many years have you been elk hunting? how many elk?
« Reply #59 on: July 14, 2011, 09:52:33 PM »
Put in for eastside for 11 years drew a tag for peaches ridge muzzle loader. Killed a 7 x7  that scored 344. My only elk to date.

 


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