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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: micdude on September 08, 2012, 10:43:59 PM

Title: Bull down < pic up >
Post by: micdude on September 08, 2012, 10:43:59 PM: :IBCOOL: Got my first elk, a very nice 4x4 Roosevelt Friday morning and I just got back. I got to say thanks for the help from the two other camp hunter's, packing a elk out on a 95 degree day 4 miles in behind locked gates :tup: is not fun, but things just worked out. I would of just butchered this elk up myself but with the heat and all I just took it straight to the butcher and it weighed in at 372lbs bone in. :drool:

Pics and story soon to follow up
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Post by: runamuk on September 08, 2012, 10:45:50 PM: congrats
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Post by: rtspring on September 08, 2012, 10:49:48 PM: Great job. We need pics
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Post by: Huntbear on September 08, 2012, 10:50:44 PM: Quote from: rtspring on September 08, 2012, 10:49:48 PM
Great job. We need pics

:yeah: :yeah: :yeah:
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Post by: SemperFidelis97 on September 08, 2012, 10:51:19 PM: Way to fill the freezer.
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on September 08, 2012, 10:59:19 PM: Grats :tup:
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Post by: BoomWhop on September 08, 2012, 11:06:14 PM: Way cool, hope to see some pics. Great job. :tup:
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Post by: Michelle_Nelson on September 08, 2012, 11:56:35 PM: Congrats!
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Post by: micdude on September 09, 2012, 07:49:17 AM: Here a pic

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi360.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Foo43%2Fmicdude%2FBull.jpg&hash=ed040b9a2250d58ebefe1112f46053d505e6aede)
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Post by: 400out on September 09, 2012, 07:59:23 AM: :tup: :tup: way to go
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Post by: SniperDanWA on September 09, 2012, 08:19:01 AM: He sure has a beautiful color. Congrats to you. Nice to finish strong with a kill.
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Post by: ellensburgpo on September 09, 2012, 09:07:25 AM: Congrats on a nice bull.
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Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on September 09, 2012, 09:10:18 AM: Good job geetin it takin care of fast! :tup:
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Post by: Button Nubbs on September 09, 2012, 09:16:55 AM: :tup: :tup: :tup:
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Post by: micdude on September 09, 2012, 09:35:39 AM: Anyone one recommend a good taxidermist for mounting just the horns, I might like to do a European mount. Someone near me would be nice.
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Post by: Halo on September 09, 2012, 09:47:58 AM: Congrats, Its not that hard to do yourself, skin, boil, pick, scrape, pressure wash, pick some more, whatever works to get the skull clean. Might have to glue a few teeth back in. I dont like the look of a bleached skull so thats where I quit.
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Post by: RadSav on September 09, 2012, 09:48:49 AM: I'm sure there are plenty of taxi's around that can do a nice Euro in that area. When in Seattle I personally use Buzzy Cook at Olympic Taxidermy, North Bend. He also has one of the more consistantly quick turn arounds.

Congratulations!!
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Post by: micdude on September 09, 2012, 10:00:30 AM: 2nd pic

I did git it out hole from locked gates, gutted out though.. :chuckle:

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi360.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Foo43%2Fmicdude%2FBow2.jpg&hash=e25696efe16f701b43e570507e85165512e4b3ad)
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Post by: GoPlayOutside on September 09, 2012, 10:02:02 AM: Congrats!!

Euro Mount it yourself. Youtube it.
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Post by: micdude on September 09, 2012, 10:32:17 AM: So the story goes:

I got up late thinking that we were going sleep in but after having a long talk with my wife last evening and her being overwhelmed by the kids she wanted me home early. So I got up and my hunting partners wanted to sleep in so I headed out the door by myself.

I biked in about 3 1/2 miles and herd bugling and headed up a ridge and started cow calling and bugling back forth with three different bulls, but after realizing that they are not going down a valley and up a hill to get to me I figured that I need to go over to them. So I pedaled down a hill and up a big hill right to where I heard them. When I got in there I could smell them and heard him bugling 40 yards from me and started shaking with adrenaline, gave a cow call and estrus whine with my Phelps call and got no response. Thinking I got winded I headed up trying get a look down were I heard him bugle.Just then I heard him again about a 100 yards from where he was so I headed up some more and gave two soft cow calls, checking my wind all the time and I got nothing back. Thinking they took off again I started walking down hill to search just when I heard the bushes crack and he just popped out onto the road. I drew back with no time range and a nice broad side shot I let it fly thinking it looked like about 40 yards and whack right on the ground under his legs. I thought he was gone because he jump up thinking what was that but I took two more steps and there he was looking right at me, now with another arrow knocked I drew back knowing the distance to be more than 40 yards I put my pin on his back with him quartering away from me I shot him right in the chest. After that I walked up and saw a lot blood and heard a crash about 150 feet in. He ended going about 150 feet down as the crow fly’s but about 80 yards from where I shot him.
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Post by: runningboard on September 09, 2012, 10:43:21 AM: congrats & thanks for sharing :tup:
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Post by: royalbull on September 09, 2012, 10:45:48 AM: Quote from: GoPlayOutside on September 09, 2012, 10:02:02 AM
Congrats!!

Euro Mount it yourself. Youtube it.

don't have to youtube it go to the taxidermy section on here
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Post by: Biggerhammer on September 09, 2012, 10:46:16 AM: That's great, it's way cool getting a second shot. Those misses are heart breakers! :tup:
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Post by: Hunterman on September 09, 2012, 10:47:55 AM: Congrats on a nice bull :tup: Good write up too :tup:

Hunterman(Tony)
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Post by: Curly on September 09, 2012, 10:51:59 AM: Congrats. :tup:

How did you get it out whole? :dunno:
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Post by: Nilehunter on September 09, 2012, 10:58:54 AM: Congratz!!! Great story. :tup:
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Post by: micdude on September 09, 2012, 10:59:45 AM: I got the code from a very nice guy who shall remain nameless and drove in. Then once we were in we hooked him up and threw him into the back. I got to say luck was on my side that day and it just worked out. :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL: Now we didnt take advantage of that we just did our bussness and left, never to use that code again.
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Post by: Curly on September 09, 2012, 11:20:34 AM: With the heat like it was, that is great that you were able to access the area like that. :tup: 8)
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Post by: micdude on September 09, 2012, 11:24:07 AM: The butcher told us they had to turn down two people because there elk was bad. :yike: Also that my elk so far was the biggest :tup:
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Post by: Elkslayer on September 09, 2012, 01:12:00 PM: Good job on a nice bull! :tup:
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Post by: Kowsrule30 on September 09, 2012, 01:27:30 PM: Sweet!!!
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Post by: SemperFidelis97 on September 09, 2012, 01:28:10 PM: Grats great looking bull there.