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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: yajsab on September 11, 2008, 01:18:41 PM

Title: my cow came home early
Post by: yajsab on September 11, 2008, 01:18:41 PM: Well, How's everyone's hunting goes on first week?

It didn't take me long for the cow to come home. :chuckle: To make a very very long story short, I got mine at first light (6:30). Here she is.

Edited: per respond, I've taken down the pic. Sorry.

Edite2: Ok, per the voting I'm putting it back up.
Title: Re: my cow came home early
Post by: pendoreilleadventures on September 11, 2008, 01:31:02 PM: wow took 3 arrows huh she must have been a tough one. :yike:
Title: Re: my cow came home early
Post by: yajsab on September 11, 2008, 01:41:23 PM: No, 4 arrows. Yeap, she was one tough cow! First arrow got one lung through her stomach and stuck in one leg. I waited and got to her around 3 pm. She was still standing but can't move. That 3 arrows on the pic were to take her down. Toughest one I ever shot. I felt bad. :'(
Title: Re: my cow came home early
Post by: Bscman on September 11, 2008, 01:47:28 PM: Yowser, pretty graphic pic for a public forum...

Congrats on the successful hunt, though.
I once gut-shot a doe and had to do a finishing shot...I'll never forget that aweful feeling of guilt.

Enjoy her!
Title: Re: my cow came home early
Post by: yajsab on September 11, 2008, 02:00:42 PM: Quote from: Bscman on September 11, 2008, 01:47:28 PM
Yowser, pretty graphic pic for a public forum...

Sorry bout that. I know this is public, but we're (mostly) hunters.
Title: Re: my cow came home early
Post by: WDFW-SUX on September 11, 2008, 02:29:24 PM: Can you put the picture back up so I can see it. I really dont care what the Pollyanna's think about. Thats what happens when you go out in the woods with the goal of killing something. If you don't like it go away.

Congrats on the KILL by the way.
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Post by: Bearhunter on September 11, 2008, 02:31:20 PM: ya, lets see the pictures this is a hunting forum right there shouldnt be anybody on here that cant handle a little blood :twocents:
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Post by: cackle on September 11, 2008, 02:38:29 PM: :yeah: :yeah: :yeah:
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Post by: Machias on September 11, 2008, 02:52:26 PM: Sure put it back up, the antis will need it for when they come after bowhunting. :bdid: :bash: I love photos of animals harvested, absolutely nothing wrong though with dressing up our photos for a public forum. I did not see the photo, but I'm assuming the cow looks like a pin cushion? It's not needed on here, you can remove the arrows and still proudly dsiplay your harvested animal. :twocents:

Congrats on the cow!
Title: Re: my cow came home early
Post by: rackattack on September 11, 2008, 02:54:24 PM: Quote from: Machias on September 11, 2008, 02:52:26 PM
Sure put it back up, the antis will need it for when they come after bowhunting. :bdid: :bash: I love photos of animals harvested, absolutely nothing wrong though with dressing up our photos for a public forum. I did not see the photo, but I'm assuming the cow looks like a pin cushion? It's not needed on here, you can remove the arrows and still proudly dsiplay your harvested animal. :twocents:

Congrats on the cow!
:yeah:
Title: Re: my cow came home early
Post by: WAcoyotehunter on September 11, 2008, 03:02:11 PM: Nice work on the hunt! The photo doesn't bother many of us, but the antis might think it's a good example to show how cruel all of us bow hunters are... :'(

Makes for a quick season at 6:30 opeing day...better hope the wife doesn't put you to work now! :chuckle:

Nice job!
Title: Re: my cow came home early
Post by: MichaelJ on September 11, 2008, 03:15:46 PM: First congrats on the cow! It happens to all of us eventually and I want to congradulate you on keeping up the work and making sure she was finished... Better to put two or three arrows in here than to think that one or two is good enough and she suffers more....

I vote for putting it back up... if the antis need graphic pictures of kills, I'm sure there's plenty on the net for them to choose from... so who cares???

Michael
Title: Re: my cow came home early
Post by: rainshadow1 on September 11, 2008, 03:28:52 PM: Way to go, getting your elk!

I pin-cushioned one once. Spined it and it fell in front of me. Kept trying to get up so I kept sending arrows. All good hits, but hey, another hole is just good insurance. Nock it up and let it fly. It's just what you do to make a humane kill given the opportunity.

I don't believe in giving the anti's ammunition, so use your judgement. We know what reality is.
Title: Re: my cow came home early
Post by: jadeball1 on September 11, 2008, 03:35:51 PM: wow, been there. To make a long story short, I had to go in Rambo style once to put a elk down..... not pretty.
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Post by: billythekidrock on September 11, 2008, 04:21:00 PM: Congrats on the kill, but please use your best judgement on posting the pic. We all know what happens and sometimes it ain't pretty. Field photos should be tastefull in my opinion. I spend just as much time trying to clean up blood and putting the tongue back in as I do in composing and clearing obstacles from the frame.
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Post by: cackle on September 11, 2008, 04:21:51 PM: I say he should post it and we all vote to see if it stays
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Post by: billythekidrock on September 11, 2008, 04:33:53 PM: You can all vote but it may not stay. :chuckle:
Title: Re: my cow came home early
Post by: WDFW-SUX on September 11, 2008, 04:36:13 PM: I was expecting something way worse. Thats part of bow hunting as far as I'm concerned. He followed WDFW regulations. Whats not to like? First shot was right on the money.

Nice job on staying on your cow.
Title: Re: my cow came home early
Post by: billythekidrock on September 11, 2008, 04:46:34 PM: Not as bad as I thought either, but I still would have pulled the arrows for some pictures to post. It only takes a second to remove them digitally as well.

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hunt101.com%2Fdata%2F500%2Fmedium%2Fcowelk2.jpg&hash=d8248ac2c8eb7dc9b50d3b259d1b80894a433f28)
Title: Re: my cow came home early
Post by: robodad on September 11, 2008, 05:00:09 PM: I am going to go with the pic with the arrows removed, nice job billythekidrock, I think it looks better that way, the other way did not bother me though and if he is proud of that then post away !!!

Nice job on the success, there will be ton's of us that wished we had just one chance to shoot at an elk and you got 4, that is excellent !!!
Title: Re: my cow came home early
Post by: MichaelJ on September 11, 2008, 05:30:12 PM: Quote from: robodad on September 11, 2008, 05:00:09 PM

Nice job on the success, there will be ton's of us that wished we had just one chance to shoot at an elk and you got 4, that is excellent !!!

I love that theory!! haha good stuff right there... btw the picture isn't that bad really, good job on the hunt man!!!

Michael
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Post by: SilkWWU on September 11, 2008, 07:21:23 PM: Nature is harsh, beautiful cow.
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Post by: Wea300mag on September 11, 2008, 07:24:04 PM: Back to the original topic, congrats yajsab, :tup:
Title: Re: my cow came home early
Post by: yajsab on September 11, 2008, 09:03:14 PM: I was too excited to share with all of you that I didn't have time to photoshop. ;)
Title: Re: my cow came home early
Post by: robodad on September 11, 2008, 09:05:24 PM: Quote from: yajsab on September 11, 2008, 09:03:14 PM
I was too excited to share with all of you that I didn't have time to photoshop. ;)

Yeah you look super excited in that photo !!! :chuckle:

Nice Job !!
Title: Re: my cow came home early
Post by: yajsab on September 11, 2008, 09:07:16 PM: I was too exhausting from tracking. :chuckle:
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Post by: Ray on September 11, 2008, 09:10:57 PM: I liked the pincushion photo. Well done on your elk :archer:
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Post by: addicted on September 11, 2008, 09:16:20 PM: congrats. getting a pic of the animal where they lie is cool sometimes. :brew: :brew: :brew: :brew: :EAT: :EAT: :EAT:
Title: Re: my cow came home early
Post by: SCRUBS on September 12, 2008, 07:34:44 AM: Congrats on the elk yajsab!!!!! Lot`s of good eating right there :drool: Thanks for sharing the pic.
Title: Re: my cow came home early
Post by: Gutpile on September 12, 2008, 08:20:06 AM: Quote
I was too excited to share with all of you that I didn't have time to photoshop.

I've done the same thing. I really try to clean them up for a good pic but my daughters 1st deer looked horrible and my first bear wasn't the greatest pic either.

Congrats to you. :IBCOOL:
Title: Re: my cow came home early
Post by: NW-Eric on September 12, 2008, 08:28:47 AM: CONGRATULATIONS ON THE COW
Title: Re: my cow came home early
Post by: spin05 on September 12, 2008, 08:31:02 AM: Dont feel bad..My friend stuck a calf elk with 5 arrows. So no you dont hold the record.When he came back he only had one arrow.
Title: Re: my cow came home early
Post by: cackle on September 12, 2008, 09:37:37 AM: nice job yasjab how did you end up doin on those morels in the nile?
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Post by: backwoods_boy on September 12, 2008, 10:13:40 AM: Very nice cow....always good to see animal down in washington.very cool dude.
Title: Re: my cow came home early
Post by: yajsab on September 12, 2008, 11:30:29 AM: Quote from: cackle on September 12, 2008, 09:37:37 AM
nice job yasjab how did you end up doin on those morels in the nile?

Didn't get much. I think I went a little late. Thanks for helping with the info.