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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: Gutpile on November 02, 2013, 11:48:28 AM

Title: uh oh! Gutpile finally gets an elk!!
Post by: Gutpile on November 02, 2013, 11:48:28 AM: I hate pictureless threads but that's life, I'll update later. I hunted my ars off down in the blues and didn't see squat this year. Only a total of 4 animals two were massive bulls. We Got fogged in, froze, and poured on. I stayed one extra day and at 4:30 I tipped over a Spiker with the ole 7 mag. I bought it this yearfor elk and so far this season I've killed a bear, and antelope, a deer, and an elk. I loaded up 168 grn LR accubonds specifically with elk in mind. Anyhow I check one last clearcut and there grazes a cow and a spike. I needed to check to see if there were any branches so stalked in closer. I got to 350 and was pretty sure but I was scared to down an illegal bull so got closer. I got to 225 and was 100% sure but still scared. Oh crap!!! The cow busted me so I let rip. Perfect shot, broke the right leg and later found that the bulled deflated both lungs. It was standing stunned so I hit it again. This time a little higher and down her went. I quick gutted and skinned him and removed his head. I got out of the canyon well after dark and my partners about crapped when I walked up to the fire with a spikes head in one hand and a bottle of wild turkey in the other. Next morning it took two of us two trips and 4 hours to recover him. This is a hunt I wont soon forget. Ill get pics up asap but there aren't any real good ones of the bull. I just didn't have time as I was alone and losing light fast

This is the only pic I have on my phone I can download right now. Ill get a couple more later

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi4.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fy136%2FSprayer%2F20131101_130418_zps83d945df.jpg&hash=3b0f1386791d424d45e04a4b955510adea9bc84f)
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on November 02, 2013, 11:52:38 AM: Congrats.
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Post by: blackveltbowhunter on November 02, 2013, 11:57:45 AM: WTG!!
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Post by: runamuk on November 02, 2013, 11:58:21 AM: yay...congrats......
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Post by: Michelle_Nelson on November 02, 2013, 12:16:29 PM: Nice!
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Post by: MLBowhunting on November 02, 2013, 12:57:25 PM: Very nice :tup:
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Post by: Crunchy on November 02, 2013, 01:02:19 PM: Good for you sticking it out.
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Post by: rosscrazyelk on November 02, 2013, 01:28:02 PM: Congrats on the spike . Hardest thing to find in the woods in my opinion.
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Post by: Rooster1981 on November 02, 2013, 01:29:14 PM: Congrats Gutpile :tup:
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Post by: kevinlisa06 on November 02, 2013, 01:36:49 PM: Congrats!
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Post by: csaaphill on November 02, 2013, 01:54:13 PM: grats ya it's been tough in the blues this year. you've seen more than I have just sign so far hopeing maybe last day tomorrow.
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Post by: buck man on November 02, 2013, 02:17:47 PM: Great job!!
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Post by: BENCHLEG on November 02, 2013, 03:16:19 PM: Nice work i would put finding a spike right up- there with drawing a special permit in the state of washington. Thanks for sharing. :yike:
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Post by: bowhunterforever on November 02, 2013, 03:21:21 PM: Congrats :tup:
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Post by: whacker1 on November 02, 2013, 03:29:39 PM: way to go.

do you have the itch full time now.
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Post by: zackmioli on November 02, 2013, 03:33:11 PM: :tup: :tup:
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Post by: rasbo on November 03, 2013, 02:57:23 AM: good job gut,some killer meat right there
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Post by: RadSav on November 03, 2013, 03:18:23 AM: Not bad for a Gaseous horribulous stinkusis with a cat :chuckle: First I have heard tagging an elk with the new LR. Sounds like that gun and those bullets are the lucky combination - A clean sweep is pretty damn NICE!. You might need to auction off dibbs to borrow it from your hunting partners. :dunno:

Congratulations!!
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Post by: Jrod79 on November 03, 2013, 09:10:34 AM: Congrats!
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Post by: jollyskwala on November 04, 2013, 09:05:37 AM: Nice. Sounds like an incredible season!!!!
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Post by: gunnarnewt on November 04, 2013, 09:24:07 AM: :tup:
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Post by: combs338 on November 04, 2013, 09:24:47 AM: Nice job! :tup:
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Post by: C-Money on November 04, 2013, 09:36:24 AM: Congrats on your bull!! Quite a season for you! :tup:
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on November 04, 2013, 09:36:41 AM: Good job ! :tup: