Post by: billythekidrock on October 29, 2008, 06:05:21 AM
Published October 28, 2008
Gigantic bull elk becomes kill of a lifetime for Rams senior
Chester Allen
Lindsey May, who turns 18 this week, is the envy of grizzled elk hunters everywhere.
Why?
Well, May, a North Thurston High School senior, killed a massive, seven-point bull elk during a special-permit hunt in Eastern Washington on Oct. 20.
Photos show a beaming Lindsey holding the back-scratching rack of a big bull shot in rugged, remote country.
Many hunters stalk elk for years — decades — without ever seeing a big, seven-point bull.
"We heard him bugling, and 20 minutes later I had a shot," Lindsey said. "I saw him for 10 seconds, took my shot, and his adrenaline took him about 20 yards up a little hill and he dropped.
"Most people don't see a bull that big in their lifetime — it was a once-in-a-lifetime animal."
One shot from her .308 caliber rifle was all that it took. But everything leading up to that shot started years ago.
Lindsey May started hunting with her dad, Frank May, when she was 13.
"She always wanted to be in the woods with me," Frank May said. "When she was young, she was real adamant about taking the hunter-safety course — for me it is a dream come true."
Lindsey got her first deer — a doe — at 14, and she killed a big Alaskan black bear in September of 2007.
Now, Lindsey's killed a bull elk that would make any hunter stop and gawk.
"I've never shot anything like that elk," Frank May said. "I've shot an elk, but never anything like hers."
A family friend came along on the hunt and provided the mule string to haul the elk out of the backcountry, May said.
It took the better part of two days to haul hundreds of pounds of elk meat out of the woods.
"We had some elk steak last night," Lindsey said. "And it was really good."
Lindsey said she's always been close to her dad, and she always wanted to hunt with him.
"It's really special to me to spend time with my dad outdoors — he's a great guy," Lindsey said.
Being outdoors with her family and seeing animals is actually just as fun as hunting, Lindsey said.
That seems like a family tradition.
"For me, it's all about the experience of being in the woods, and I think Lindsey connects on to that," Frank May said. "I just hope we get to keep on hunting together for whatever — it's as good as it gets."
Lindsey said she's a lifelong hunter.
So, what's next after a big bull elk?
"I'd like to shoot a nice buck deer, and I'm going to keep on hunting with my dad," Lindsey said.
Chester Allen may be reached at 360-754-4226 or callen@theolympian.com.
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Post by: bow4elk on October 29, 2008, 07:24:58 AM
1. It promotes family traditions
2. It promotes the eating of game, something non-hunters don't often hear about.
3. It is about a female hunter, a fact that debunks the myth that hunting is a "boys" activity.
What a great accomplishment for her!
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Post by: billythekidrock on October 29, 2008, 08:10:45 PM
Surprisingly, I saw this story in the Olympian of all newspapers. It was such a great story that I just felt compelled to post comments on the blog that accompanied the story. In usual fashion, the anti's were on there who were questioning how a young lady could slay such a beautiful animal, I wish the animal could hunt you, you know, the usual jargon from the far left, PETA card carrying bleeding hearts. There were quite a few hunters on there as well!!
Yes, I saw the Oly blog but I was at work so I couldn't post.
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Post by: MichaelJ on October 30, 2008, 09:25:02 PM
I'm curious as to how many bonus points she had to draw a tag?! lol thats awesome... What its all about right there!
Michael
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Post by: Curly on November 01, 2008, 07:10:51 PM
http://www.theolympian.com/chesterallen/v-standalone/story/638557.html
Its about time that a pic was posted. I was going to suggest that Chester Allen (the writer for the Olympian) be flogged for not having a pic when the article ran. :chuckle:
Post by: billythekidrock on November 01, 2008, 07:16:47 PM
http://www.theolympian.com/chesterallen/v-standalone/story/638557.html
Its about time that a pic was posted. I was going to suggest that Chester Allen (the writer for the Olympian) be flogged for not having a pic when the article ran. :chuckle:
The pic was posted on the Olympian site the day it ran as well as in the delivered paper.
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Post by: billythekidrock on November 01, 2008, 07:39:27 PM
I don't get the Olympian so I missed the pic in there and the link to the article that you posted did not have the pic.................. I guess I need the flogging then. :chuckle: :chuckle: ;)
No flogging...this time. :chuckle:
Your correct, the link I posted did not have an image. It was the printable link and not the original article. My bad.