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Title: Opening day success
Post by: Stick em on September 04, 2013, 04:23:52 PM
Well we got on a nice bull Monday night and located him early opening day. Stalked him for about an hour then had some rouge hunters come through and spook hiim. So after trying to get in front of him we went back and found his cows. Then we just waited and he came down the hill to our left. As soon as we had a clear shot my buddy smoked him at 37 yards. One right to the liver. Stopped in his tracks my buddy put another text book shot into both lungs. Well he finally went down in a creek.  Good hunt, great shots and we all have meat to eat. Great success. Now I have both seasons to fill my tag.  :chuckle:
Title: Re: Opening day success
Post by: Holg3107 on September 04, 2013, 04:26:50 PM
Pretty sure it's illegal to make a post like that without a picture...
Title: Re: Opening day success
Post by: jackelope on September 04, 2013, 04:28:04 PM
Pretty sure it's illegal to make a post like that without a picture...

Sure is. I'm prepping for a banning.

Stand by.
Title: Re: Opening day success
Post by: Mfowl on September 04, 2013, 04:31:01 PM
Congrats! Nice work!
Title: Re: Opening day success
Post by: ShaneTyTrey on September 04, 2013, 04:33:02 PM
Congrats on the bull.  Great way to start the season.
Title: Re: Opening day success
Post by: Holg3107 on September 04, 2013, 04:33:04 PM
That's better!!!  :tup: :tup: :tup: nice opening day bull!
Title: Re: Opening day success
Post by: Stick em on September 04, 2013, 04:35:29 PM
Thanks everybody. Here is a pic of the rack. I know you all like a nice rack. We were blessed. The shooter is a sailor on a sub and has only had 3 days in the last 10 years to hunt. That was one happy guy.
Title: Re: Opening day success
Post by: teegansdad on September 04, 2013, 04:41:31 PM
Very nice looks like it'll eat we'll brotha
Title: Re: Opening day success
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on September 04, 2013, 04:53:23 PM
That's a nice bull. . Congrats to your buddy!
Title: Re: Opening day success
Post by: BOOM!! on September 04, 2013, 05:16:43 PM
Nice bull, good strategy, congrats!
Title: Re: Opening day success
Post by: Taco280AI on September 04, 2013, 05:19:03 PM
Great job
Title: Re: Opening day success
Post by: Birdguy on September 04, 2013, 05:36:14 PM
Nice work! You are right...we all like a nice rack!
Title: Re: Opening day success
Post by: TommyGun496 on September 04, 2013, 05:38:06 PM
Nice!  Love the four point w/single eye gaurds
Title: Re: Opening day success
Post by: Jonathan_S on September 04, 2013, 05:55:45 PM
Nice!  Love the four point w/single eye gaurds

Thought it was a 3x3 with single eyeguards?  Or is it a 5x5 missing double eyeguards?

Nice story and fun hunt!
Title: Re: Opening day success
Post by: ICEMAN on September 04, 2013, 06:12:19 PM
Thanks everybody. Here is a pic of the rack. I know you all like a nice rack. We were blessed. The shooter is a sailor on a sub and has only had 3 days in the last 10 years to hunt. That was one happy guy.

Thanks for posting that additional bit of info about the shooter. Made my day reading that! So happy for him!!!
Title: Re: Opening day success
Post by: Elkstuffer on September 04, 2013, 06:27:43 PM
Good Deal! Congrats to both of you and be sure to thank him for his service!
Title: Re: Opening day success
Post by: TheHunt on September 04, 2013, 06:37:28 PM
Great write up and picture.  Thanks for sharing and congrats on a good bull. For Washington anything over a 3X3 is a good bull.
Title: Re: Opening day success
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on September 04, 2013, 06:45:05 PM
Good job ...wish I could go  :bash:
Title: Re: Opening day success
Post by: CAMPMEAT on September 04, 2013, 06:49:03 PM
Superb work !!
Title: Re: Opening day success
Post by: jackelope on September 04, 2013, 06:53:11 PM
Well done. Ban waived!!
Title: Re: Opening day success
Post by: TommyGun496 on September 04, 2013, 06:56:13 PM
Nice!  Love the four point w/single eye gaurds

Thought it was a 3x3 with single eyeguards?  Or is it a 5x5 missing double eyeguards?

Nice story and fun hunt!

I'd say a four point...probably varies depending on where you are from
Title: Re: Opening day success
Post by: jackelope on September 04, 2013, 08:01:31 PM
That's an 8 pointer.
Title: Re: Opening day success
Post by: TommyGun496 on September 04, 2013, 08:07:46 PM
That's an 8 pointer.

Now that is funny :chuckle:
Title: Re: Opening day success
Post by: SniperDanWA on September 04, 2013, 10:14:29 PM
Congrats :tup:
Title: Re: Opening day success
Post by: bowhunterforever on September 04, 2013, 10:39:19 PM
Nice job :tup:
Title: Re: Opening day success
Post by: lee on September 05, 2013, 06:01:13 AM
Good Job!!!!


What GMU was he taken in?
Title: Re: Opening day success
Post by: arees on September 05, 2013, 06:46:42 AM
Nice way to open the season but I don't think that will fit on the sub.  Congratulations.
Title: Re: Opening day success
Post by: Stick em on September 05, 2013, 10:25:14 AM
Thanks. It was a fun hunt. He had never done a spot and stalk before, always hunted from tree stands. The GMU was 516 and the Navy Officer is originally from Missouri so this was extra special for him. This was his first time elk hunting and his wife will be proud to have those horns on her wall. Tonight I'm heading back out, hope to get mine.
Title: Re: Opening day success
Post by: lostbackpacker on September 05, 2013, 10:29:39 AM
ya gotta do better than that!!! ya ruined the liver
Title: Re: Opening day success
Post by: Stick em on September 05, 2013, 10:54:51 AM
ya gotta do better than that!!! ya ruined the liver
The liver was still intact, almost cut in half, but I salvaged it. Got the heart too  :tup: I thought it was pretty good shooting. The liver shot stopped him and when he turned he got punched in the lungs.
Title: Re: Opening day success
Post by: pianoman9701 on September 05, 2013, 11:24:32 AM
Well done!  :tup:
Title: Re: Opening day success
Post by: loggerjim on September 05, 2013, 01:19:02 PM
That's a good story. But is it the whole story? I heard it told a little differently. Good job anyways, glad you guys got it rather than than that grumpy old "rogue" hunter. Congrats.
Title: Re: Opening day success
Post by: Stick em on September 05, 2013, 02:03:27 PM
That's a good story. But is it the whole story? I heard it told a little differently. Good job anyways, glad you guys got it rather than than that grumpy old "rogue" hunter. Congrats.
Sounds like you know some of the drama. You must mean the old guy with a crossbow that missed a 500lb animal at 20 yards.  :bash: I try not to focus on dumb hunters and the things that go on. It just ruins a good hunt when you come across "grumpy" people. In the end it all worked out. We'll be eating backstrap under a nice rack.
Title: Re: Opening day success
Post by: loggerjim on September 05, 2013, 02:28:36 PM
I like the original version better it has more humor involved, plus it is quite the cliffhanger.
Title: Re: Opening day success
Post by: seth30 on September 05, 2013, 02:29:36 PM
Great job :tup:
Title: Re: Opening day success
Post by: CedarPants on September 05, 2013, 02:50:57 PM
Congrats  :tup:
Title: Re: Opening day success
Post by: elkoholic1 on September 05, 2013, 02:51:43 PM
 :tup: :tup:
Title: Re: Opening day success
Post by: earlmarne on September 05, 2013, 04:56:10 PM
well done.congrats
Title: Re: Opening day success
Post by: Kingpuck on September 05, 2013, 09:21:45 PM
Is this in the Packwood Forest? Looks familiar
Title: Re: Opening day success
Post by: briancorneal on September 05, 2013, 09:33:37 PM

Is this in the Packwood Forest? Looks familiar

Looks like the east side. 
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