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Goose Prairie Quality Rifle Bull
« on: September 25, 2011, 09:44:21 PM »
Shot this bull first evening of my hunt.   We waited 4 hrs before he finally showed himself. 

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Re: Goose Prairie Quality Rifle Bull
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2011, 09:46:19 PM »
Good bull, do you have a story too?  Congrats
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Re: Goose Prairie Quality Rifle Bull
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2011, 09:47:25 PM »
Here is one right after i shot him with the radio collar still on him

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Re: Goose Prairie Quality Rifle Bull
« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2011, 09:49:40 PM »
Have you heard his migration paths yet?  That would be interesting.
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Re: Goose Prairie Quality Rifle Bull
« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2011, 09:51:44 PM »
Heres the horns on the pack boxes going out.

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Re: Goose Prairie Quality Rifle Bull
« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2011, 09:54:24 PM »
Dan turned the collar in at Oak Creek and gave my information never heard from them.  I have called and left two messages and got no response from the number that was on the collar.

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Re: Goose Prairie Quality Rifle Bull
« Reply #6 on: September 25, 2011, 10:00:52 PM »
Congrats to you!
As long as we have the habitat, we can argue forever about who gets to kill what and when.  No habitat = no game.

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Re: Goose Prairie Quality Rifle Bull
« Reply #7 on: September 25, 2011, 10:47:20 PM »
I shot a cow with a collar and the biologist took all my info and told me he would send me some of the data he never did kinda bums me out.
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Re: Goose Prairie Quality Rifle Bull
« Reply #8 on: September 25, 2011, 11:21:05 PM »
dang it would be nice to be able to hunt with a rifle during the rut!  sweet tag and nice bull!

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Re: Goose Prairie Quality Rifle Bull
« Reply #9 on: September 26, 2011, 12:08:29 AM »
Nice bull indeed :tup: Congrats
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Re: Goose Prairie Quality Rifle Bull
« Reply #10 on: September 26, 2011, 03:50:58 AM »
way to stick with it, 4 hours waiting I would have been going nuts. Congrats on your bull.

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Re: Goose Prairie Quality Rifle Bull
« Reply #11 on: September 26, 2011, 06:21:33 AM »
Decent bull. Is this the guy with the one rifle rut tag in Goose Prairie?

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Re: Goose Prairie Quality Rifle Bull
« Reply #12 on: September 26, 2011, 06:32:01 AM »
good job, 265 is my guess.
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Re: Goose Prairie Quality Rifle Bull
« Reply #13 on: September 26, 2011, 07:49:37 AM »
Nice job!

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Re: Goose Prairie Quality Rifle Bull
« Reply #14 on: September 26, 2011, 08:22:27 AM »
 :tup:   Nice bull, congrats!
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Re: Goose Prairie Quality Rifle Bull
« Reply #15 on: September 26, 2011, 08:34:44 AM »
Thanks for the report, one of those tags would be a blast to have!

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Re: Goose Prairie Quality Rifle Bull
« Reply #16 on: September 26, 2011, 09:44:14 AM »
Nice bull congrats
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Re: Goose Prairie Quality Rifle Bull
« Reply #17 on: September 26, 2011, 09:51:15 AM »
     Nice bull! Congrats!
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Re: Goose Prairie Quality Rifle Bull
« Reply #18 on: September 26, 2011, 10:40:44 AM »
Congrats on a great bull!
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Re: Goose Prairie Quality Rifle Bull
« Reply #19 on: September 26, 2011, 01:09:40 PM »
looks a little small. i think i would let it grow a least 1 more inch before i shot it.  :chuckle:. nice bull.

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Re: Goose Prairie Quality Rifle Bull
« Reply #20 on: September 26, 2011, 01:43:25 PM »
Gross score 308 green.  299 with deductions I would take that inch.  Doesn't matter I like the mass and the character.  I have maybe 7 days total of my life elk hunting and it is a trophy to me.  Been lucky. 2 years in a row to draw bull tags.  I think I might quit after this one but it is so addicting especially when they are bugling.

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Re: Goose Prairie Quality Rifle Bull
« Reply #21 on: September 26, 2011, 01:53:26 PM »
Very nice bull! Congrats! Two bull tags in two years??....That is great luck! Did you get a bull with last years tag too? Any Pics?
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Re: Goose Prairie Quality Rifle Bull
« Reply #22 on: September 26, 2011, 02:53:06 PM »
nice bull, congrats

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Re: Goose Prairie Quality Rifle Bull
« Reply #23 on: September 26, 2011, 03:19:52 PM »
That means you drew that tag with 1 point!!! Thats odds of like 1 in 500 if nobody had any points!?! Very lucky draw there bud!! Good job you got a dandy!
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Re: Goose Prairie Quality Rifle Bull
« Reply #24 on: September 26, 2011, 03:37:38 PM »
Nice lookin bull!!  Congratulations!!

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Re: Goose Prairie Quality Rifle Bull
« Reply #25 on: September 26, 2011, 04:13:37 PM »
nice bulls grats
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Re: Goose Prairie Quality Rifle Bull
« Reply #26 on: September 26, 2011, 04:16:36 PM »
Drew Quality Bull this year and Just Bull tag last year for goose prairie.  Different point categories.  Last year was the late Oct. hunt this year the Sept. rut hunt.

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Re: Goose Prairie Quality Rifle Bull
« Reply #27 on: September 26, 2011, 05:58:24 PM »
Fantastic bull.  What did you take him with?
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Re: Goose Prairie Quality Rifle Bull
« Reply #28 on: September 26, 2011, 07:23:25 PM »
Nice Job Seaduck Hunter!  That area kinda looks familiar  ;)...That is an ol bruzzer bull...hope the dept. will come through with some tracking history on him for you.  Might even help you with the CSI case.

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Re: Goose Prairie Quality Rifle Bull
« Reply #29 on: September 26, 2011, 09:42:12 PM »
This is last years Goose Prairie Quality Tag. This tag is unbelievable! Im glad this tag isnt going to waste.....but a rifle during this time of the rut isnt too tough to get them in range. It was just like on TV with this one. Bugle...bugle back and them come running! I love that stuff.

Contrats on this bull!

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Re: Goose Prairie Quality Rifle Bull
« Reply #30 on: September 27, 2011, 05:34:11 AM »
Congrats on a nice bull. Were they rutting very hard during your hunt? I was in there last weekend and didn't hear a bugle, saw a good 6x6, and he was by himself. It was weird, I figured the rut must be a little late this year.

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Re: Goose Prairie Quality Rifle Bull
« Reply #31 on: September 27, 2011, 08:46:26 AM »
We got in on Sat. Morning to rain and when the rain let up it was bugles all around.   They bugled all night long and were all congregated around the meadow.
I think that cold snap got them going.  There was frost on the ground monday night

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Re: Goose Prairie Quality Rifle Bull
« Reply #32 on: September 27, 2011, 10:46:44 AM »
Got some info this morning about the bull.  Biologist said he was 11 years old and was collared in 2003.  He said they don't keep data on the bulls only the cows. They use the bulls to help locate the herds.

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Re: Goose Prairie Quality Rifle Bull
« Reply #33 on: September 27, 2011, 11:42:32 AM »
Wow, I would never have guessed 11 years old.  He got to spread some genetics!
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