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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: Woodchuck on September 28, 2009, 10:41:16 AM

Title: So i went scouting this weekend
Post by: Woodchuck on September 28, 2009, 10:41:16 AM: i will tell a little story and the get the pics up. my friend terry and i went to do some scouting, maybe see if we could find a bear. stopped at our jumping off point and while putting bino's on heard a bull bugle VERY CLOSE, decided bear was off for a while, lets go get a picture. while sneaking up heard another bull a little further off but very in-bound. decided to try to split the difference and headed for the center. got to a clearing in time to see the two bulls lock eyes and it was on. boys and girls if you have never seen it up close, my god that is LOUD. we watched em scrap it out for a little bit when the smaller bull's left antler breaks completely off! very cool folks. i will post pics, sorry about quality, POS camera
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Post by: Woodchuck on September 28, 2009, 10:42:22 AM: (https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonraceways.com%2FJim%2Felk.JPG&hash=8bd33aa4383fe0649e299202b96978c52c211c76)

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Post by: jackelope on September 28, 2009, 10:53:59 AM: :yike:

more pics please. thats a once in a lifetime thing to see there.
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Post by: Alchase on September 28, 2009, 11:01:56 AM: What an awesome experience! To be able to get the pics and the antler is pretty cool.
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Post by: blacktailer on September 28, 2009, 11:02:53 AM: That is an absolutely amazing series of pictures. Talk about timing!!!
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Post by: Woodchuck on September 28, 2009, 11:04:13 AM: wish i had more to post, things were happening pretty fast, and to be totally honest there was little bit there i wasnt sure whether to *censored* or go blind. as soon as the antler broke off he was headed right at me and i got caught trying to sneak closer and had no cover, took the pic of him at about 15 yds, thought it was gonna get a little western for a minute
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Post by: jackelope on September 28, 2009, 11:06:26 AM: did that antler break off right at the base?
that bull looks like he just got his ass handed to him and it hurts like mad at the same time.
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Post by: LongTatLaw on September 28, 2009, 11:14:59 AM: That is absolutely amazing bro!

was that east side or what?

not asking where ur honey hole is just wondering...

havent heard a single bugle this YEAR where i hunt elk :dunno:

to see a fight and get a horn...crazzy

thats awesome bro
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Post by: Woodchuck on September 28, 2009, 11:15:36 AM: there is still some of what i believe is skull still attatched to it, poor guy was in a serious hurt locker
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Post by: Woodchuck on September 28, 2009, 11:17:09 AM: east side, in the ********. the bulls were going NUTS screaming all over the place, was a great day to be in the hills
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Post by: .54 THUNDERHAWK on September 28, 2009, 11:17:18 AM: Way cool...I've had a bull almost run me over as well....definite pucker factor :yike:
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Post by: BULLBLASTER on September 28, 2009, 11:22:09 AM: can you take a pic of the base part of the busted antler?
that is awesome! cool story
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Post by: Machias on September 28, 2009, 11:24:05 AM: Very cool, thanks for posting those!
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Post by: whacker1 on September 28, 2009, 11:31:44 AM: great story
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Post by: Woodchuck on September 28, 2009, 12:02:21 PM: bullblaster,
i will get some pics of the base put up here in a little bit
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Post by: Mike450r on September 28, 2009, 01:14:41 PM: that is pretty damn cool, I saw something similar years ago but it was only a broken tine. I still have it somewhere I think. As stupid as it may seem, or I guess as stupid as the law actually is, keeping that antler is illegal. I would likely keep it too and take my chances but just FYI.
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Post by: Woodchuck on September 28, 2009, 01:17:02 PM: never said i kept it ;) just took some pic's
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Post by: Woodchuck on September 28, 2009, 01:20:06 PM: just called olympia, was told "any naturally shed antler can be kept, doesnt matter how it was shed as long as not caused by any act of man". so maybe i did keep it :chuckle:
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Post by: Mike450r on September 28, 2009, 01:24:19 PM: Nice, I was just thinking about that after I typed the post, it really was a natural act that caused it to "shed". I was thinking it could be along the lines of finding a winter kill bull skull with antlers attached but not really the more I think about it, you just have an antler and an act of nature caused it to be "shed"

That is of course if you did keep it. :chuckle:
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Post by: Woodchuck on September 28, 2009, 01:26:46 PM: actually, my buddy terry who is the guy in the pic are trying to work out the details of custody
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Post by: GreenHunter on September 28, 2009, 02:04:08 PM: I am not seeing any pictures here. Have they been posted or is my computer setting messed up?
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Post by: jtaghansen on September 28, 2009, 02:09:42 PM: Unbelievable Why can't I get that lucky
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Post by: rosscrazyelk on September 28, 2009, 03:15:07 PM: That is awesome. Truly a once in a lifetime experience. To bad you could not video it . I would of loved to see That.
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Post by: bowhunterforever on September 28, 2009, 03:23:59 PM: Wow thats awsome! :drool: Good luck seeing that happen again.
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Post by: spikehunter on September 28, 2009, 03:25:36 PM: Awesome story!!!! If that don't get your rocks, off nothin' will
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Post by: Woodchuck on September 28, 2009, 03:25:58 PM: yeah not likely, i was shaking like a little kid after it was over. i have taken several butt chewins over "the one time you bring that damn video camera"
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Post by: bow4elk on September 28, 2009, 04:01:04 PM: Wow! Getting the chance to witness this and take home a steaming antler is a once in a lifetime deal. Very cool.

I heard two bulls going at int NM one year right before dark. I ran my tail off to get there in time to sneak in for a shot but they were going NUTS, spinning around in a cloud of dust. I was inside 50 yards but there was no way to get an ethical shot off with all that commotion. I just sat back and watched the fight until it got dark. The vocal whining they were doing was unlike any elk sound I'd heard and the antler clatter noise carried a long way. After seeing two 300+ class bulls putting every ounce of energy into a battle, it's no wonder they snap main beams like twigs.
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Post by: Woodchuck on September 28, 2009, 05:29:02 PM: here are pics of the base as promised

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Post by: bowsandhose on September 28, 2009, 05:40:46 PM: :o that's a cool story
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Post by: bucklucky on September 28, 2009, 05:45:58 PM: Nice!
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Post by: asetechrail on September 28, 2009, 06:22:57 PM: That is just way cool !!! Were those horn base pictures taken at Luttrell's ?
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Post by: Woodchuck on September 28, 2009, 06:42:24 PM: why yes they were, have we met?
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Post by: asetechrail on September 28, 2009, 06:47:52 PM: We may have met at some time. :hello: I used to work there and still stop in from time to time to talk to Doug. My name is Kent.
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Post by: Woodchuck on September 28, 2009, 06:49:37 PM: ok kent, i know who you are, good to see you on here
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Post by: Machias on September 28, 2009, 08:10:51 PM: Ouch, you think he has a headache tonight??
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Post by: Woodchuck on September 28, 2009, 08:13:35 PM: i guess i am really wondering if he will live through it and if he does what will future antler growth be like?
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Post by: PolarBear on September 28, 2009, 08:16:34 PM: Damn, that's awesome!
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Post by: h2ofowlr on September 29, 2009, 07:52:52 AM: It will heal up fine. Just a little exposed scalp until it nobs over. He may have some non-typical growth on it next year if it grows back.
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Post by: hawksfan75 on September 29, 2009, 11:41:51 AM: Holy carp, that's awesome. What an amazing thing to witness. Makes me wish I lived closer to the hills.
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Post by: mr2cam on September 29, 2009, 01:55:53 PM: Jim's a big sissy and was too busy checking to see if he peed his pants instead of taking more pictures :chuckle:
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Post by: Woodchuck on September 29, 2009, 03:09:57 PM: :iamwithstupid: and this what happens when you work with the bosses kid :bash:
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Post by: Curly on September 29, 2009, 03:20:36 PM: That is an awesome story. Very cool.