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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: jackelope on September 17, 2012, 09:06:11 PM
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Let's see them!!
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I'll get this started with my first Roosevelt Bull.
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Montana Archery Bull
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Big One!
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This is my Margaret bull(Griz lake). Not the biggest bull we saw, But the one standing 12 yrds from me. I could not take it after 3 days, had to shoot one. Second shot was at 60.
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My Blue Creek Bull. Not the biggest but he is down and he's my first elk....I am proud to released my arrow at 7 yards. ;)
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goose prairie tag
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First bull!
Sept. 4th @ 0635 nw winston unit. lung shot 30 yrds.
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Not the biggest bull we saw, But the one standing 12 yrds from me.
My thoughts exactly! Congrats
BIGMIKE 7 yrds gets the blood pumping
Jmac I do miss the winston. Even with the thousands and thousands of other guys in there but results like your make it worth the traffic. :tup:
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He was missing his g2 on his right side so I had to take him out of the gene pool. Future tag holders will thank me.
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2012 Roosevelt . 25 yard shot
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DIY public land.
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She saved a true spikes life, so she's like a bull. :dunno: :chuckle: Now, she has filled my chest freezer. Awesome bulls guys! I know shes a cow, but I just had to be part of the thread..... :'( :chuckle: :tup:
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My Margaret bull, first bull with a bow and first ever roosevelt bull, and 15 yard shot!
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First Elk With a Bow :)
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Blues bull..
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Great bulls guys!!!
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Last day of my hunt, also was my first Roosevelt!
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2012 Archery
Heart shot, went 84 yds and did a faceplant, I was by myself but eventually got it out 10 hrs after I shot it.
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Nice Bull 10gauge :tup:
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Great bulls so far this year :tup:
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way to getter done gentleman !!!!!
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Congrats to all the successfull hunters!
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way to go everyone. :tup:
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Nice Peaches bull MDGrand!!
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My Lewis River bull, how we found him...
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Big10....Congrats!
Where's the story?
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Mine and my Dads 2012 Bulls. Story and more pictures posted here.
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,105327.0.html (http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,105327.0.html)
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toutle archery bull. taxidermist says he is 10-11 years old based on tooth wear. story to come......
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:yeah: Looks like great shot placement!! Looks like the lungs didnt have a chance!!
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no, it was a murder scene of a blood trail. I just posted the full story in another thread.
:yeah: Looks like great shot placement!! Looks like the lungs didnt have a chance!!
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Last day of early Archery.... Talk about cutting it close.
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Opening day Roosevelt
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Opening day Roosevelt
Great bull! Bob (Skullduggery) do that skull?
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some fine bulls men ..congrats to all of you ! :tup:
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Great bull! Bob (Skullduggery) do that skull?
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Nope used a bucket of water and a fish tank heater. Let it soak in the warm water. It promotes bacteria which helps break down the flesh. Need to remove eyes and brains first though they don't rot as easy
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Buglelk and I had a great trip and tagged out in Wyoming :)
Corey's
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Mine
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:tup: Great lookin bulls! :tup: Subscription required for the story? :chuckle:
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Big pair of bulls ya go there :chuckle: good job :tup:
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September 13, 2012, Olympic Peninsula
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that there 350 is a great roosie. :tup:
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wow! well done sir!
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Great bulls! :tup:
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great looking bulls every one!! Way to get it done!!!
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:) nice cow they eat just as well grats.
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My first with a bow
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Eastside Archery big bull tag! 6x7
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Here is a bull I came across during the last days of deer season. He was bugaling every 10-15 minutes. So I set up this game came on the 28th of Sept and this is what showed up! :o Now Im trying to track him for late archery. Never elk hunted before and this is my first year bow hunting. Would be pretty cool to get this guy in the late season!
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Buglelk and I had a great trip and tagged out in Wyoming :)
Corey's
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Mine
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Congrats on the great bulls Dirk and Corey! You guys are animals!
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First early archery elk, public land DYI as he lays.
High lung at 32yds.
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Muzzy bull from this morning. Shot him at thirty yards.
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limb that bull is nuts
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2012 Cascade Roosevelt
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2012 BoB Marshall Bull
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Holy Moly that Pe ell bull is GIANT :yike:
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Primetime! Dang Jason, you seem to have all the fun :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: You have us hanging out for the BOB and then you post him on here too. :tup:
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My DIY Valles Caldera, New Mexico Bull...359 & 3/8ths.
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Here are my partner and I's bulls from September. I missed a few WA bulls that I shouldn't have before we left. Both MT bulls are from public land in an OTC unit. Both were killed nearly 5 miles from the trailhead.
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very nice !
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Nice bulls!! WTG :tup:
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Shot this 6x6 in Idaho 9/24/2012! 100% DIY OTC! Thank god his antler hooked that jack fir! He would have ended up in one hell of a hole! Also ATL pic!
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Hard work but worth it
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Nice bull MTMAN!!
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Hard work but worth it
OTC unit? Great bull!
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beautiful bulls everyone! i wish every month was September! :tup:
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i think i would have passed mtman.. :chuckle:
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beautiful bulls everyone! i wish every month was September! :tup:
No joke! I'm already planning for next years elk hunt in MT.
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Shot this 6x6 in Idaho 9/24/2012! 100% DIY OTC! Thank god his antler hooked that jack fir! He would have ended up in one hell of a hole! Also ATL pic!
He landed exactly the same as my 2011 Wyoming bull!!!
Brandon
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here is mine opening day muzzleloader 6x6.the full story is in the muzzleloader section.
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West side general archery, OTC tag, and public land to boot.
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stizz did you happen to get that bull near eatonville? I saw one VERY similar to that not to far from eatonville. Freaking stud of a bull regardless.
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I arrowed this bull at 10 yards on the 8th of September in Utah.
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West side general archery, OTC tag, and public land to boot.
Giant! Nice job.
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Called this nice 6x6 in for a good friend opening day ML season in Pend Orielle Co.
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Bob Marshall Wilderness - Montana
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Backpacked in almost 5 miles for this one.
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I arrowed this bull at 10 yards on the 8th of September in Utah.
Awesome bull Chad! Love the 3rd's on that guy! :drool:
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My 2012 Peaches Ridge bull.
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Backpacked in almost 5 miles for this one.
You earned that one! Nice job.
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First bull. Opening day ml otc.
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A bunch of great animals! Congrats to all you successful hunters
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My brothers first elk. Opening day in New Mexico, October 1st.
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Jumping in hope the other girls will follow!
I came close to getting a bull ...3 times! but they busted me every time. So when this cow came in to 17 yards I leter fly...freezer full!
Hubby was on a pack trip into the wilderness so I had to gut, skin out and prop the elk up on logs so it would cool out overnight. I hiked out and hired a packer to come in and pack it out. This is an eastern Ore. elk.
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awesome annette :tup:
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Our bulls from Idaho...never seen a bull fall so hard....
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Right on, Cory! :bow:
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Bob Marshall Wilderness - Montana
Dandy ...congrats :tup: :tup:
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Congrats Annette! Thats some tough work!!!
Man Cory that antler break is something else. Sweet bulls
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West side general archery, OTC tag, and public land to boot.
DAMN!!!!!
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Here is my first elk!
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Congratulations TJ! :tup:
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Finally shot my first elk :yike: i got it opening day of ML season :IBCOOL:
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Pretty good Washingotn Bull
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That's a super nice bull IMO! Congrats to the hunter
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Pretty good Washingotn Bull
east or west?
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Awesome website, lots of great bulls as well. Here goes my first post.
This is my first Elk. West Side Archery General, heavy horned 5x5. Bugled 6 times on the way in. Taken on 9/9/12. I'll post the story on another thread.
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Congrats guys :IBCOOL:
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congrats to you guys and your 1st elk ... :tup:
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Nice bull bowhntr. That is a heavy rosie
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:tup: :tup: Nice bulls everyone!! :tup: :tup:
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My Lewis River bull, how we found him...
what broad heads do you shoot
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oregon muzzy elk.
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thats a nice looking elk! congrats
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Bench leg. Nice bull! Congrat's.
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very nice :tup:
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thank you for being there rychek
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2012 Muzzleloader
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great job everyone nice Bulls , thanks for posting PICs :tup:
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awesome bull timber hunter.. :drool: :drool:
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2012 Muzzleloader
Great bull!
WA? Special permit? Is there a story?
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Here is my wa special permit bull. I will start a thread with a story in a few days.
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Great Bull Brent!!! :tup:
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That's a great bull there Brent and some nice looking weather for packing one out.
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Thanks Jason and Clint. Clint I just had the clydesdale(big brother) clear a path through the snow so it didn't effect me too much. :)
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113 Selkirk - my first bull
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Here are some more 2012 pics - http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,108658.msg1421357/topicseen.html#new (http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,108658.msg1421357/topicseen.html#new)
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Cowiche bulls!
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Nice bulls everyone!
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North of Cusick near Tacoma Creek Rd.
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OMG that Tacoma Creek bull is something special.... WOW!!!!! Hunted that country for MANY MANY years and never even saw an elk there. LIttle north of there, but not in Tacoma Creek! WOW!
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OMG that Tacoma Creek bull is something special.... WOW!!!!! Hunted that country for MANY MANY years and never even saw an elk there. LIttle north of there, but not in Tacoma Creek! WOW!
Unfortunately it was a road kill.
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OMG that Tacoma Creek bull is something special.... WOW!!!!! Hunted that country for MANY MANY years and never even saw an elk there. LIttle north of there, but not in Tacoma Creek! WOW!
Unfortunately it was a road kill.
i thought someone here said that was the bull hit on HWY 97? :dunno: :dunno:
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OMG that Tacoma Creek bull is something special.... WOW!!!!! Hunted that country for MANY MANY years and never even saw an elk there. LIttle north of there, but not in Tacoma Creek! WOW!
Unfortunately it was a road kill.
i thought someone here said that was the bull hit on HWY 97? :dunno: :dunno:
:yeah: the 1st post earlier this month said below blewitt summit?
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sure hope some more pics of that bull come out!
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North of Cusick near Tacoma Creek Rd.
Pretty sure that bull was hit by a logging truck in Oregon. Been all over Facebook. Scott Haugen was one of the first to post it. Heard it was just east of Eugene, OR.
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^^^ Nice ^^^
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North of Cusick near Tacoma Creek Rd.
Pretty sure that bull was hit by a logging truck in Oregon. Been all over Facebook. Scott Haugen was one of the first to post it. Heard it was just east of Eugene, OR.
ding ding ding we have a winner!
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Geat bull and pic Maverick, congrats!
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Montana bull 2012
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The video, not alot of the elk, but some of him talking and the shot. Wish i would have had a go pro!
Bob M 1st Day Elk Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41xyVjorm74#ws)
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Manastash opener 73 yards with my Remington 673 in 350 Rem Mag
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Very nice, congrats!
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Nice bulls so far! rifle hunters must be having trouble expected to see more at this time :dunno:
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Thanks!!! I seen 4 branch antler bulls that were taken and 2 spikes and 2 - 1x2's. The warden said there were 2- 2x2's shot and the hunter busted. It was a little slow after the first day because the snow left and the rain and warmer weather moved in. I seen 2 nice 5x5's and a real big 6x6 bull about 300 yard walk by me and lots of cows and one spike. I had a great trip this season and can't wait to fill my 2 muzzle deer tags.
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Good Job Bearhunter!!
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Thanks!!! I seen 4 branch antler bulls that were taken and 2 spikes and 2 - 1x2's. The warden said there were 2- 2x2's shot and the hunter busted. It was a little slow after the first day because the snow left and the rain and warmer weather moved in. I seen 2 nice 5x5's and a real big 6x6 bull about 300 yard walk by me and lots of cows and one spike. I had a great trip this season and can't wait to fill my 2 muzzle deer tags.
I'm glad you had a great year.
Our local herd has been staying in a valley near my house, I check on them every night.
It has a big 5X5 and a good 3X3. i can't wait 'till Saturday!
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Good Job Bearhunter!!
Thanks
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Thanks!!! I seen 4 branch antler bulls that were taken and 2 spikes and 2 - 1x2's. The warden said there were 2- 2x2's shot and the hunter busted. It was a little slow after the first day because the snow left and the rain and warmer weather moved in. I seen 2 nice 5x5's and a real big 6x6 bull about 300 yard walk by me and lots of cows and one spike. I had a great trip this season and can't wait to fill my 2 muzzle deer tags.
I'm glad you had a great year.
Our local herd has been staying in a valley near my house, I check on them every night.
It has a big 5X5 and a good 3X3. i can't wait 'till Saturday!
Thanks!! Good Luck saturday
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Have you washed your overalls yet? They got pretty ripe after working the week before and then you not washing for the following week.
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Thanks!!! I seen 4 branch antler bulls that were taken and 2 spikes and 2 - 1x2's. The warden said there were 2- 2x2's shot and the hunter busted. It was a little slow after the first day because the snow left and the rain and warmer weather moved in. I seen 2 nice 5x5's and a real big 6x6 bull about 300 yard walk by me and lots of cows and one spike. I had a great trip this season and can't wait to fill my 2 muzzle deer tags.
I'm glad you had a great year.
Our local herd has been staying in a valley near my house, I check on them every night.
It has a big 5X5 and a good 3X3. i can't wait 'till Saturday!
Thanks!! Good Luck saturday
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Good job everyone! I can't wait till tomorrow when I get to hunt. I hope I have something to add.
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2012 Bull
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Way to go guy, congrats on getting it done..gotta yote hunt with you this winter
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2012 Modern any bull permit
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Have you washed your overalls yet? They got pretty ripe after working the week before and then you not washing for the following week.
Good one
Grant
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2012 spike as he lays Lol. :tup:
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oops forgot the picture!
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Nice Spikes on him
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4 of the 8 we got this week.
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4 of the 8 we got this week.
Wow, great job!
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i think its 4 of 9 spikes and 2 cows. get it right
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LMAO!!!
I love this pic :tup:
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Here is my son's 2012 bull. Taken this past Sunday 11/05.
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2012 Rosie
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Nice spikes gents nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That one looks like he could of been a bruiser. at one point.
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Like the colors of those Peninsula bulls ....Good job ! :tup:
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My first Bull Elk taken opening day in a Spike Only Unit!!! Very happy with the outcome considering I spent 8 months of the year battling cancer and going through Chemotherapy treatment. Still not in the best of shape but the freezer is full. No complaining from this guy, just thanking the Big Guy upstairs everyday.
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That's really cool Suba, nice spike!
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nice bull suba! :tup:
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Way to go Suba, glad to hear you are able to get out there and hunt!!
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Great 1st post Suba! Good to hear you're back and able to get out in the woods.
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awesome bull Suba stay strong :tup:
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Here Is the dink I shot this year. Not a bad year for our group. 11 bulls total. Nothing big but a lot of good meat.
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I was wondering where you have been grundy, your group always does real well :tup:
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:tup: Thats alotta Bulls!
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Wow! Good job to everyone! Grundy i aint never seen a lineup like that there!!!!! :tup:
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I'm very impressed, never seen that many elk in one pic.
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Grundy- 11 out of how many? Great job to the group and dink or no dink, he'll taste better than tag soup or a lot of bone. :tup:
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:yike:
11 nice bulls
Great job. :tup:
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Wow grundy! 11 bulls!! How many guys were in youre group? And how did you all have the energy and time to pack out that many bulls?!
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There were 17 of us.
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very impressive 11 out of 17
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11 BULLS! HOLY CRAP THATS ALOTA BULL!
Just looked through 12 pages of some great bulls :tup:
Thought I'ld add a couple more
Here's my '12 early archery bull. Hit the ground sept 9th and burned up my multi season tag
Managed to pull him out in one piece :)
And thursday 11/8 got my buddy into this 5x5 out of the same herd
Sorry Michelle, but he'ld already cut the cape abit short before I got to him, almost had another for ya
His didn't come out quite as easy
whoops screwed up the pic order. Last head goes with second pic, and first pic with the third :o
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my wet side bull
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my oregon bull
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Nice bull
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There were 17 of us.
No wonder why we couldnt find any elk in Winston! :yike: Grundy and his hired marksman killed them all. :chuckle:
Congrats on a bunch of rosies. I am guessing you guys had some sore backs and legs.
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my oregon bull
Any story on this one? Great bull.
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Hunted the Nemah for years. My dad got drawn for his second cow tag in 36 years. He filled it last Tuesday morning. Good 600ib plus Rosie! No bulls, but we got meat in the freezer and had a great time!
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We camped out for 9 days during modern rifle in the Winston unit. Saw 3 legal bulls that we couldn't get shots at because of various reasons. Saw several cows and about 3 million hunters. It's a zoo (always has been) but this year was really crowded. We hunted hard, steep and deep as they say, but to no avail. Alas, the wily critters evaded us.
We decided to head down again on the last day and work some of the reprod and timber we hunted during the season earlier. I wasn't overly optimistic but I never, ever pass up a chance to get out and hunt. On our second drive of the morning I hear elk ahead and see ivory tips over the brush ahead of me at about 75 yds. He was moving to my right so I ran around the brush pile to cut him off, losing sight of him in the process. As I came to a spot where I thought he might show he wasn't there so I glanced back to the left to find him moving away in the timber. I only had a quick shot so I pulled up, got hair and let it fly. Hit him in 1 lung and the opposite shoulder on a quartering away shot and staggered him. I still didn't have a very clear shot but got him down with the next two. I'm glad I did cuz he was just steps away from a steep drainage that would have made it hell to get him out. We got him out and loaded (quartered) by 11:30. He's a small 4x4 with a kicker on the back left side that makes him a 5x4 but in any case he's a trophy in my book and well worth the effort. Any elk is a good elk as long as it's in my freezer.
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It feels odd posting a spiker in a bull thread, but why not. It sort of counts, I guess. Muzzleloader spike from the eastside. Saw very, very few elk, but I saw the one I needed. Spotted it at 5pm, made a long looping stalk in on it, shot it at 6pm, took until 2am to get it out, and taught school the next day like a complete zombie. My few students who hunt thought it was cool; the others thought it was pretty strange.
And I always make fun of those guys who don't take their picture until their animal is about halfway quartered up with blood everywhere. Since I forgot my camera and had to wait for my dad and his iPhone, I'm now that idiot who took the picture too late (other than the sleeping spike pic I took with my flip phone).
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It's a bull!!!!!! Congrats :tup:
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My dads bulls and mine!!!2012!!!-First-My dads 2012 rosie,second-My 2012 rosie,third- my dads 2012 Idaho bull.We had a great elk season this year!!!
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decent 5 point. 2 years archery hunting 2 years with a bull in a row with a bow
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I guess I'll post this here too. Toutle modern firearm, 4x5, taken on the 12th after 10 days of climbing and sidehilling through some pretty steep, wet, thick hillsides. Managed to sneak in on him before he saw me and dropped @ 49 long steps. Not a huge bull, but my first branched bull and a quality hunt in my mind.
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Great job everyone for your success pics and stories. My brother and I had the best hunt weve ever had. These 2 bulls were together on the second day of our quality elk hunt.
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Great job everyone for your success pics and stories. My brother and I had the best hunt weve ever had. These 2 bulls were together on the second day of our quality elk hunt.
Good job, Dean! Way to get some pic's in here. Sounds like you guys had a great time!
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My modern firearm wet side bull.
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My wife helping me drag a young 5x6 out of "the canyon" on the YTC or Yakima Firing Center. Muzzle loader, 30 foot shot. Left the meat pack at home, found a carpet from the car, cut hand holds and it worked well. 8/9 hours of packing.
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My wife helping me drag a young 5x6 out of "the canyon" on the YTC or Yakima Firing Center. Muzzle loader, 30 foot shot. Left the meat pack at home, found a carpet from the car, cut hand holds and it worked well. 8/9 hours of packing.
:tup: way to improvise and nice looking bull.
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lets some more pics of that bull!!
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3 of the 4 bulls we got during rifle season. Grandpa always said that there is no such thing as a bad bull, but the only good bull is a dead bull.
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3 of the 4 bulls we got during rifle season. Grandpa always said that there is no such thing as a bad bull, but the only good bull is a dead bull.
The last pic is the best. Ace is the funnest guy in the world. ;)
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Asa would probably s#@t if he knew he was on the net :chuckle:
Rob is that you?
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Asa would probably s#@t if he knew he was on the net :chuckle:
I was thinking the same thing. I showed my wife and her reaction was "what the hell, that's ace". It's her relation, but I've raised a little hell with him in the streets of down town Pe Ell. :chuckle:
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Dam if Greg, Ace, and Bobby only knew that they were famous. What is really amazing is that there aren't any busch light cans in any of the pics??????? I bet it took alot of editing to get them pics.
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2012
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bull
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Does the blue mask cut down on glare? :chuckle:
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oh man i didnt even see that. musta been a glitch with the camera those days. lol. i think you got the originals anyways wood
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;) :tup:
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War paint is applied differently from Tribe to Tribe!LOL. Next time make sure to open your eyes! :chuckle: coastal was in MTnot to long ago and he was blending in witht the black paint! :chuckle:
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Thats a great big bull right there! Thanks for postin! Gettin me some of that war paint stuff! :chuckle:
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Is that first bull east or west side?
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Is that first bull east or west side?
If you're referring to bigbulls pics then they're both southeast WA. bulls.
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Is that first bull east or west side?
If you're referring to bigbulls pics then they're both COLOCKUM bulls.
Fixed that for ya Plat :tup:
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Nice work Woodchuck!! Now the facts are straight.
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Thanks, it's about time people start acknowledging the trophy bulls in the Colockum and not the Blues or Observatory. :tup: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: Colock and the CCC can no longer deny that fact. :chuckle:
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I was asking about those bulls. That first one looked like a west side bull we got pictures of this year, a different angle on the right antler would have cleared it up though. It's probably just the angle of his picture. Thanks!
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My 2012 Archery Bull
Called him into 25 yards
He went 20 yards
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Over 40" inside spread
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Just nice big bull
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The fun part, packing the head!
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Congrats on a great bull!! Wa I take it?
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Nice bull lilswab, first?
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First Bull, Washington State Bull.
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Great Bull Corey! :tup:
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Man... Thats a sweet bull lilswab :drool: And your first.... :tup: Hell of a bull congrats!
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You got some real nice pics! :tup:
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Great bull Corey! Can't wait to see him head mounted.
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Nice, Heck of a bull! :tup:
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Congrats on a first bull! That is my dream bull.
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Great Looking Bulls on here. These are the four bulls we took this year
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Great looking Bulls, hope to post a nice big boy this season!
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First bull!
Sept. 4th @ 0635 nw winston unit. lung shot 30 yrds.
nice bull! you tracked that right by my grandpa and I! haha :tup: :tup: :tup:
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beautiful bulls everyone! i wish every month was September! :tup:
:yeah: :tup:
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New to this site but this was my SW Washington Archery Roosevelt shot Sept 12
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Great first post. Congrats!
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:yeah: Heck of a bull! Congratz :tup:
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:yeah: :yeah: :tup: :tup:
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Westside...9/10/12 6x6
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Awesome
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2012 Opening after new Westside Rosie, My buddy Marshal Took him at 28 yards....
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Awesome bulls!
I hope they got better pictures than that somewhere.
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Big One!
Nice Bull! :IBCOOL:
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2012 Mill Creek Watershed- 6x6, 335 class.
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CRAZY bottom end!!! :yike:
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this was a good, heavy bull. Best of the 7 we've taken out of there over the last 10 years....
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335? I would have guessed more than that. :dunno:
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9/7/12 Peaches ridge bull. All in all a huge dream come true. I've always dreamed of shooting a big bull with my bow so why not make it the first elk I kill. ;)
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Forgot the pics!!!
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Awesome bull!! Nice work :tup:
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335? I would have guessed more than that. :dunno:
Scored 310 at the local Sportsman's Show due to the broken beam on the left side, top (which we were unable to recover). Without the deductions, the scorer estimated this bull to go 335.
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nice everyone :tup:
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Here is the Bull I helped a young man from church take in 2012. His first elk, and it was the Herd Bull. Washington. Public land. OTC tag.
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sweet pics and nice bulls!
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Awesome thread!!!! September can't get here soon enough for me!!! I'm pumped.....
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2012 Lewis River Unit Archery Bull
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2012 1st year archery bull
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2012 Bull
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Cap mounted Cam - Good part starts about 5:30
CO Elk Hunt 2012 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFDWvgrMN3U#ws)
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Pretty awsome sjoshea...or should I say...Will Primos. :)
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Thats cool man. what kind of camera is that?
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Thx! - Its a Midland XTC-350. Really light weight. Has bit of fish-eye, as that bull looked a LOT closer when I was about to shoot it!
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Had to look at all the pics again, is it Sept. 3rd yet?
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Peaches Ridge 2012.....a little late on the post but better late than never.
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Opening morning 5x4 bull my first one
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Way late on posting but here is my first branched bull, Peaches Ridge.
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Way late on posting but here is my first branched bull, Peaches Ridge.
Yeah I was going to say its 2013 now :dunno: :chuckle: :chuckle: Just messing around ...Very nice bull !! :tup: :tup: