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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: Guy on January 04, 2009, 05:23:50 AM

Title: My Wyoming elk
Post by: Guy on January 04, 2009, 05:23:50 AM: (https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi87.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk129%2FGuyMiner%2Fhunting%2520photos%2Felk01.jpg&hash=7b563c2cd10c3bb6d43685cd0ef4c882f0fd666c)

Taken in the Wind River Mountains at about 10,000'

Great hunt.
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Post by: rasbo on January 04, 2009, 05:46:00 AM: nice. was it hard to breath that high
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Post by: Wolf Track on January 04, 2009, 06:01:16 AM: Wheres the story???

Nice elk...

For those of you who live in the lower elevations...

When I first moved out here, it took a little getting used to because I live at over a mile high...

When I took my first hunt and was kicking it at the higher elevations, it took a little more getting used to, even got mild headaches until I dropped back to my house, waited a week and went back...

Then I was acclimatised and never seemed to have a problem again...
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Post by: Elknut1 on January 04, 2009, 06:38:19 AM: Nice respectable bull there! Congrats!

ElkNut1
Title: Re: My Wyoming elk
Post by: Guy on January 04, 2009, 07:01:18 AM: (https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi87.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk129%2FGuyMiner%2Fhunting%2520photos%2Felk05.jpg&hash=6f4d3bde656ab095fb607b3669366111bbeadd30)

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi87.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk129%2FGuyMiner%2Fhunting%2520photos%2Felk07.jpg&hash=482def7223e7b05f3bae8b6dbf0090c36e1235de)

It was a late September hunt up high, miles from the trailhead. We camped, hiked and fished for several days before opening morning. Located a few elk. When the season opened we bugled and I took a shot at 180 yards, dropping this 6x6 bull with a 175 gr Nosler Partition from my 7mm Rem mag. Without the help and guidance of my Wyoming hunting buddy, I couldn't have pulled off this hunt. We spent about 10 days in the high country before and during the season. Got snowed on pretty good by the time we were out of there too.
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Post by: gasman on January 04, 2009, 10:25:12 AM: Thanks for sharing, that is an awsome bull.......... :drool:
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Post by: buckhorn2 on January 04, 2009, 10:38:08 AM: Nice bull and it sounds like you had a great time just being there it;s what makes for good memories.
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Post by: dbllunger on January 04, 2009, 10:42:13 AM: Nice bull....2008?
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Post by: Guy on January 04, 2009, 12:03:54 PM: Back in 2000, didn't have a digital camera along, and no scanner avail until Santa brought one for Christmas a few days ago. No chance to share 'em w/you guys until now. It was one heck of a cool hunt. Darned near convinced me that I needed to buy two horses - then I came to my senses! ;)
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Post by: fc2038 on January 04, 2009, 02:18:52 PM: hey, great pics, nice lookin bull, thanks for sharing!
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Post by: bowsandhose on January 04, 2009, 02:21:36 PM: nice bull, congrats
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Post by: Joeman3285 on January 04, 2009, 02:28:43 PM: Really nice. What part of the Winds were you in? I ask because I just spent all of last august out there near the Green River lakes, not hunting just backpacking. Didn't see any elk but saw a few moose, and deer, as well as a herd of bighorns at 11,500'
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Post by: SuperDave on January 04, 2009, 09:39:56 PM: Nice looking Wyoming bull!
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Post by: PacificNWhunter on January 05, 2009, 09:06:34 AM: Gotta love the high country. Great looking bull, and sounds like the trip was pretty cool. Thanks for posting
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Post by: 87samurai on January 05, 2009, 11:41:55 AM: :yeah: :tup:
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Post by: Bat on January 05, 2009, 11:47:56 AM: Great bull, congrats!!! :)
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Post by: Charlie on January 08, 2009, 07:49:46 PM: Great bull, congratulations!!
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Post by: blindpig on January 09, 2009, 04:19:48 PM: Sum gun, nice bully