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Title: My first elk shed
Post by: lablover on May 14, 2013, 07:44:55 PM: Found my first elk shed this year. Helped some friends with spring bear and found this guy near a tree in a steep rock shoot. Spotted it from over a mile away. For all the hunting i do I'm not one for going shed hunting so I love that I found one. Guesses on score? I'll tell ya that it has a 51 2/8" main beam!
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Post by: bone head on May 14, 2013, 08:24:51 PM: 165?
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Post by: Arteman on May 14, 2013, 08:48:51 PM: That's a good first shed! Spend any time trying to match it up? :tup:
Title: My first elk shed
Post by: lablover on May 14, 2013, 08:59:35 PM: After locating it I searched and searched for the other side. I'm sure that someone else has picked it up since we were in a high traffic area.
Title: My first elk shed
Post by: lablover on May 15, 2013, 08:18:22 AM: 163" and some change
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Post by: blackveltbowhunter on May 15, 2013, 08:32:45 AM: Awesome shed!! Great first shed for sure :drool: I have never found one that good!!
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Post by: TrkyBob53 on May 15, 2013, 12:33:57 PM: Very nice. I am sure you are short of space so I will offer to store it for you. :chuckle:
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Post by: Orion88 on May 15, 2013, 02:06:50 PM: Nice shed. :tup:
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Post by: bigbullshedhunter on May 15, 2013, 02:12:37 PM: When did you pick that up?
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Post by: bigbullshedhunter on May 15, 2013, 02:19:00 PM: I went to pick one up last week and it was gone. I'm positive that is it from the atl pic and the second pic made me positive. Ha
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Post by: Craig on May 15, 2013, 02:51:50 PM: Awesome shed. Good find with the spotter. How far away were you when you spotted it?
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Post by: Maverick on May 15, 2013, 04:12:36 PM: great shed! bigbull I guess you shouldn't have waited! :chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: My first elk shed
Post by: lablover on May 15, 2013, 04:15:29 PM: I'm guessing a little over a mile away. I was able to go back to the vehicle and then drive to the top of the drainage it was in. 30 minute round trip and I had it back at the vehicle. It was only 300 yards below the road.
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Post by: swwaoutdoorsman on May 15, 2013, 07:27:29 PM: Quote from: bigbullshedhunter on May 15, 2013, 02:19:00 PM
I went to pick one up last week and it was gone. I'm positive that is it from the atl pic and the second pic made me positive. Ha
How could ya leave it? I would've hauled :whoo: right over there. Sorry honey I missed dinner :dunno:
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Post by: Bigtine96 on May 15, 2013, 07:28:18 PM: Quote from: swwaoutdoorsman on May 15, 2013, 07:27:29 PM
Quote from: bigbullshedhunter on May 15, 2013, 02:19:00 PM
I went to pick one up last week and it was gone. I'm positive that is it from the atl pic and the second pic made me positive. Ha
How could ya leave it? I would've hauled :whoo: right over there. Sorry honey I missed dinner :dunno:

especially if there was a road 30 yards above it.
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Post by: swwaoutdoorsman on May 15, 2013, 07:29:07 PM: Lablover---- way to start your collection :tup:
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Post by: bigbullshedhunter on May 16, 2013, 09:51:11 AM: Too much snow and it was a Hell hike up the canyon to get it. The road is close at the top but u couldn't drive it when i was there. Remember he was bear hunting no snow. Shed hunting there's alot of snow. Most the time.
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Post by: M_ray on May 16, 2013, 10:08:09 AM: Nice one for sure :tup: ... 144
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Post by: Maverick on May 16, 2013, 10:10:49 AM: Quote from: bigbullshedhunter on May 16, 2013, 09:51:11 AM
Too much snow and it was a Hell hike up the canyon to get it. The road is close at the top but u couldn't drive it when i was there. Remember he was bear hunting no snow. Shed hunting there's alot of snow. Most the time.

I wouldn't think of you as a guy that's scared of a hike. Especially when there's that nice of a shed that you know is there....
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Post by: ianwood76 on May 16, 2013, 12:11:49 PM: In the picture it looks like the antler laying on the ground is the right side of a set. But you're holding the left...?
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Post by: elkh8me on May 16, 2013, 01:15:33 PM: Awesome shed!!! Its all down hill after that one
Title: My first elk shed
Post by: lablover on May 16, 2013, 01:42:55 PM: The way it looks through the spotter is deceiving. I thought it was the right side as well. This is how it looked when I walked up on it.