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Title: blues with my little brother
Post by: jk on November 08, 2012, 06:57:01 PM: Sorry, but I need help. Can I please email pics to a member to put on this post from my phone ? if not I am sorry for the story with no photos. My little brother and I got quality tags in the blues this year. With work my brother and I were unable to make it over to scout , we had never been to this area before but I have a good friend who he and his family have been packing in to this unit for over 30 years and had a spot they camp in every year that was about 5 miles in. The saturday before the season started we met my friends dad he was going to pack hay and supplies in for the next week when they were all going in for the spike hunt. We back packed in and they packed in our wall tent and food in for the first week with mules. When we got to camp my friends dad , now my friend too. He took us for a little hike to a ridge, where we spotted our first two bull, pointed out where the trails ridges and saddles that would be the best to hunt were then rode out. We got back to camp and set the wall tent up had a cold beer and a little schnaps, and to bed at 7. For the next 8 days we were in the most rugged and awesome place we had ever hunted . Sunday we woke up went for a hike to do some glassing , missed the trail hiked 2 hours to a ridge that ended up only being 1/2 mile from camp. Did i mention steep. We got up there about 10, there was two respectable bulls near the same ridge my friend had taken us to. We also had 5 more branched bulls spotted from 500 to 1000 yards from us. My little brother really liked 1 of the bulls we had seen by the first ridge we were on, and I really liked the other one.. Opening morning we went to see if we could get a better look at them. We got up there first thing in the morning and watched the hillside til about 2. We then decided to go back to the ridge where we had spotted 7 bulls the day before . About 4:30 the bulls we liked came back out. We decided to not pressure them and go after them in the morning. Tuesday morning on the way up to the ridge my brother stopped and looked up on the hill and said he is up there, we hiked a little further he stopped and said they are both there. We dropped our packs off hiked out a finger off the ridge. It was perfect. 360 yards , the bulls were less than 10 yards apart. The ridge was narrow and worked at a perfect rest. we waited til they were both broadside I told my brother to count to three, we shot and they ended up dying 40 yards apart. It took three days to get them to the trail for the mules, and the next 5 days i got to just hang out with my little brother. In the end the bulls were just a bonus..
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Post by: ellensburgpo on November 08, 2012, 06:59:37 PM: Pm sent
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Post by: DaleVR on November 08, 2012, 07:03:57 PM: Congrats on the bulls, can't wait to see pics. That county is awesome, sounds like a great trip.
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Post by: BENCHLEG on November 08, 2012, 07:05:21 PM: nice work can't wait to see the pics.
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Post by: Quackwhacker on November 08, 2012, 07:07:14 PM: Awesome! Can't wait to see the pics. Wish my brother would get back into hunting.

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Post by: deerhunter_98520 on November 08, 2012, 07:18:07 PM: Thats awsome...what are the chances of that happening :tup: congrats
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on November 08, 2012, 07:18:48 PM: :tup: :tup:
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Post by: 400out on November 08, 2012, 07:31:21 PM: Quote from: deerhunter_98520 on November 08, 2012, 07:18:07 PM
Thats awsome...what are the chances of that happening :tup: congrats
:dunno: partners :chuckle: Congrats to you both! Can't wait to see pics :tup:
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Post by: ShaneTyTrey on November 08, 2012, 07:32:48 PM: Cool, excited to see the photos
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Post by: BENCHLEG on November 08, 2012, 07:50:26 PM: don't worry took me 4 years or soo. :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
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Post by: ellensburgpo on November 08, 2012, 07:54:58 PM: (https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi160.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Ft176%2Fkoreacop142%2F62E1255A-F655-4242-8877-FF27B34D5373-5877-0000013884629538.jpg&hash=adbece3b9b2c7c12f14d9cb25a36a45a9fd25c68)
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Post by: ellensburgpo on November 08, 2012, 07:55:45 PM: (https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi160.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Ft176%2Fkoreacop142%2F584B1807-754F-4D91-BE0D-E3200E802902-5877-0000013876735C12.jpg&hash=a1576d4ce54395120c381558952240105d85d434)

There ya go, great bulls.
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Post by: hambone on November 08, 2012, 07:56:55 PM: those a some nice looking racks congrats now i can see the animals those were some big bulls
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Post by: rtspring on November 08, 2012, 07:57:16 PM: DAMN, my neck hurts :chuckle: :chuckle:

great bulls
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Post by: ShaneTyTrey on November 08, 2012, 07:59:32 PM: Great bulls for sure
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Post by: Pathfinder101 on November 08, 2012, 08:01:21 PM: Great bulls :tup:
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Post by: autodink13 on November 08, 2012, 08:05:52 PM: Nice work! Awesome bulls!
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Post by: 270Flat on November 08, 2012, 08:06:12 PM: SWEEEEEET!!
Way to get it done.
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Post by: jk on November 08, 2012, 08:09:46 PM: Thanks guys, It was a great hunt.
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Post by: deerhunter_98520 on November 08, 2012, 08:11:58 PM: Nice bulls! :tup:
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Post by: wackum on November 08, 2012, 08:12:32 PM: Sounds like a Hunt to rember and a couple of dandy bulls. Congrats :tup:
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Post by: Kowsrule30 on November 08, 2012, 08:33:41 PM: Great BULLS!!! Congrats!! :tup:
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Post by: MuleySniper on November 08, 2012, 08:40:13 PM: :tup: :tup: :tup: NICE!
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Post by: BENCHLEG on November 08, 2012, 08:46:18 PM: looks like a-lot of work.. :chuckle: :chuckle:
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Post by: MLBowhunting on November 08, 2012, 08:53:41 PM: very nice
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Post by: 724wd on November 08, 2012, 09:33:17 PM: WELL DONE! :o :tup:
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Post by: Blacklab on November 09, 2012, 05:24:15 AM: Right on! ;)
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Post by: bwhntr350 on November 09, 2012, 05:28:24 AM: Great job! Sounds like an awesome experience!
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Post by: 250savage on November 09, 2012, 05:47:02 AM: Congrats. sounds like you earned those bulls. They are awesome. :tup:
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Post by: coachcw on November 09, 2012, 05:49:01 AM: sounds like you guys had some great Bro time ! congrats
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Post by: blackveltbowhunter on November 09, 2012, 05:55:33 AM: A double on bulls is rare.... a double on a couple STUD :drool:bulls is priceless!! :tup:
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Post by: couesbitten on November 09, 2012, 10:02:27 AM: Had to get those pics turned right side up. Congrats on a couple of great bulls.

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Post by: Woodchuck on November 09, 2012, 10:05:21 AM: Awesome job.
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Post by: 400out on November 09, 2012, 10:18:17 AM: great bulls guys!
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Post by: slim9300 on November 09, 2012, 03:13:44 PM: Congrats! I enjoyed the story.

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Post by: buck man on November 09, 2012, 03:14:25 PM: Congrats to both of ya. :tup:
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Post by: SuperDave on November 10, 2012, 09:03:23 AM: A great way to get er done! Nice bulls and story! Congratulations!
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Post by: willys7 on November 10, 2012, 10:45:24 AM: Thanks everyone, it was a great hunt. Good luck to you all.
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Post by: rosscrazyelk on November 10, 2012, 11:16:15 AM: Nice looking bulls, Congrats to you both
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Post by: gunnarnewt on November 10, 2012, 03:10:28 PM: good job! Congrats! :tup: