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Big Game Hunting => Muzzleloader Hunting => Topic started by: BoomWhop on October 03, 2009, 09:18:58 PM

Title: My First Elk is a nice one
Post by: BoomWhop on October 03, 2009, 09:18:58 PM: 150 yards hit it in the neck from behind while it was laying down. I love those T/C shockwaves. The new peep sights are a huge success. Taxidermist needed!!! :IBCOOL:
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Post by: scoyoc5 on October 03, 2009, 09:25:38 PM: holy chit! nice bull! congrats
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Post by: gasman on October 03, 2009, 09:31:05 PM: :yike: :yike: :yike: :yike: :yike:
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Post by: Ray on October 03, 2009, 09:37:52 PM: Darn right that's a nice one. Congratulations.
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Post by: Antlershed on October 03, 2009, 09:38:19 PM: Holy crap! And he died on a road! :o
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Post by: PacificNWhunter on October 03, 2009, 09:40:12 PM: Awesome bull! Look forward to the story.
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Post by: funkster on October 03, 2009, 09:40:45 PM: That is a dandy bull! Congrats,I love the guy talking on the cell phone!
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Post by: Ray on October 03, 2009, 09:46:56 PM: You could do a caption contest for the fellow on the right.

"Bringin' home the bacon honey."
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Post by: BoomWhop on October 03, 2009, 09:51:29 PM: No he did not die in the road, I wish, we used a 4 wheeler to get him there and a lot of mule tape. It would have been easier to have quartered him. Rookie move on my part. Wasted a lot of time and energy.
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Post by: runniNgunnin on October 03, 2009, 10:15:01 PM: exellent.
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Post by: actionshooter on October 03, 2009, 10:16:43 PM: What a way to get started!!
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Post by: shag on October 03, 2009, 10:17:28 PM: Oh hell yea!!

Where are you located? I got a taxi.
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Post by: PolarBear on October 03, 2009, 10:21:59 PM: Nice bull, Congrats!
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Post by: runniNgunnin on October 03, 2009, 10:26:57 PM: you better stop hunting while your ahead.... hehe :chuckle:
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Post by: jackelope on October 03, 2009, 10:27:12 PM: congrats bud...anywhere i know?
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Post by: bearpaw on October 03, 2009, 10:27:54 PM: beautiful bull.....nice job... :tup:
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Post by: SHANE(WA) on October 03, 2009, 10:39:13 PM: awesome bull
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Post by: Huntbear on October 03, 2009, 10:51:39 PM: Dang nice bull! Congrats!
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Post by: Ridgerunner on October 03, 2009, 10:56:25 PM: geez, he is a hog! great job
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Post by: BLKBEARKLR on October 04, 2009, 12:17:04 AM: :yike: :yike: :yike: Awesome bull, congrats to you
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Post by: NWBREW on October 04, 2009, 12:21:58 AM: Nice Bull :rockin:
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Post by: robb92 on October 04, 2009, 04:56:11 AM: Very nice bull!!!! Thanks for posting the pic!
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Post by: DeerHarvester on October 04, 2009, 05:07:19 AM: :yike: :yike: :yike: :yike: GREAT elk would love to see a few more pictures and exactly where he shot him....... :chuckle:
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Post by: tonymoe on October 04, 2009, 08:26:51 AM: well done. My first bull wouldn't score what one side of his does :chuckle:
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Post by: adam.WI on October 04, 2009, 08:42:26 AM: that thing is a bruiser!!
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Post by: bowsandhose on October 04, 2009, 08:43:14 AM: grats
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Post by: MuleySniper on October 04, 2009, 09:10:03 AM: Great first bull man! First year elk hunting? You have a story?
MS
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Post by: oneezreiter on October 04, 2009, 09:14:18 AM: well done. Great bull
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Post by: dawhunt on October 04, 2009, 09:27:23 AM: Great bull :yike: congrats !!!!!!!!!!!
Bob
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Post by: markts on October 04, 2009, 10:06:19 AM: That is a freaking hog man. If you can beat that on your second bull you da man. Mark
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Post by: rosscrazyelk on October 04, 2009, 10:16:24 AM: care to share what unit? either way that is a nice bull but I have bad news for you. It is all down hill from here. Just kidding.
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Post by: runningboard on October 04, 2009, 10:24:01 AM: :yike:definitely a nice bull! story?
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Post by: huntnphool on October 04, 2009, 10:33:44 AM: Monster bull, congrats.
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Post by: Moose Eyes on October 04, 2009, 11:14:49 AM: Very nice! Congrats!
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Post by: WAPITIHUNTER on October 04, 2009, 11:25:23 AM: Good on you. That is a beautiful and very large specimen. :yike:
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Post by: lostcat on October 04, 2009, 12:14:59 PM: Super bull! More pics :drool:
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on October 04, 2009, 12:50:36 PM: great bull wow for a first you spolied now lol
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Post by: Austrian Hunter on October 04, 2009, 01:54:41 PM: :yike: another great bull, Congrats to you!!! Man its unbelievable how many monsters dropped the last few days, and this being WA. :chuckle:
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Post by: eastsidebugle on October 04, 2009, 02:18:24 PM: sweet MAN! where abouts?
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Post by: h2ofowlr on October 04, 2009, 02:48:34 PM: Nice looking bull.
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Post by: Buschingc on October 04, 2009, 04:24:59 PM: :yike: :yike:
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Post by: elkaholic123 on October 04, 2009, 07:07:51 PM: SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET! :yike:
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Post by: EastWaViking on October 04, 2009, 07:25:44 PM: All I can say is WOW congratulations!!!!!
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Post by: BoomWhop on October 04, 2009, 10:01:28 PM: Just got back sorry so long on the details. I was hunting near the Blue Mountains. He was spotted by my folksfeeding with a cow in the wheat field and they watched him drop into a draw. I was looking over another heard at the time with 10+ Bulls but nothing over a 4x4. Loaded up on scent block because the wind was all wrong, and creeped to the edge of the draw. We spotted him at 150 yards laying straignt away looking down the draw. I have a bi-pod so I dropped the legs and after a couple of minutes of shaking I took the shot and hit him at the base of the neck. The first hit rolled him over, I reloaded and thought he was going to stay down, but he got up and started to walk away. I missed the second shot but he did a 180 and came at me at an angle, then he stopped on a old logging road and looked at me just as I was finnishing reloading and I hit him just above the heart and he went over hard and stayed down. We pulled him down the road for about 150 feet after gutting him then used a 4 wheeler to pull him down to as far as we could drive the truck up the road. I had a ton of help from my cousin and my folks.
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Post by: Alan K on October 04, 2009, 10:07:14 PM: Great bull man! Will be tough to match that one!
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Post by: BoomWhop on October 04, 2009, 10:15:44 PM: Here is another Pic.
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Post by: Amsdad on October 04, 2009, 10:42:25 PM: Congratulations on a very nice bull. Way to go..
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Post by: bucklucky on October 05, 2009, 08:26:28 AM: Great bull man, Congrats!! Thats a dandy, and your first!!!
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Post by: TheHunt on October 05, 2009, 09:45:51 AM: Wow, great first bull... Congrats on a great hunt.
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Post by: skynimrod on October 06, 2009, 03:03:45 PM: Super Bull!
"Congrats" on your Whopper & First Bull.
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Post by: hoytem on October 06, 2009, 04:28:35 PM: awesome bull man! dissapointment from here on out...
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Post by: bowhunterforever on October 07, 2009, 12:22:06 AM: Awsome bull, Congrats! :drool:
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Post by: oldschool on October 07, 2009, 09:15:56 AM: Nice Bull. What peep are you using if you dont mind. :hello:
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Post by: KimberRich on October 07, 2009, 09:24:56 AM: Great Bull!!

I've been watching and reading all the threads on here about scoring and trying to get a better eye. What do you guys think he will score?
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Post by: HUNT on October 07, 2009, 09:53:13 AM: Thats a nice bull! Congrats. That one will be hard to top. I'm guessing he will go 320 - 330. Thats a great bull!
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Post by: Elkstuffer on October 07, 2009, 10:50:25 AM: Great Bull!!! Congrats.
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Post by: MtnMuley on October 07, 2009, 01:12:15 PM: Taxidermist I guess :yike: Awesome Bull!
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Post by: gunnarnewt on October 08, 2009, 11:36:49 AM: Excellent bull! Was he out on Biscuit Ridge by chance? Congratulations, and hope you're patient. It'll be a long time before you draw that one again! :'(
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Post by: DUGANDEER on October 08, 2009, 11:43:51 AM: Great bull congratulations to ya!!! :drool:
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Post by: WonkyWapiti on October 08, 2009, 08:03:09 PM: Awesome freaking bull!!! Way to go, that one definitely has to go to the taxidermist!
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Post by: royalbull on October 08, 2009, 09:10:19 PM: All elk are nice, that one looks like it is going to be a little hard to chew but enjoy every bite
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Post by: BoomWhop on October 08, 2009, 09:29:39 PM: threw him on the barbeque tonight, and he is very good.
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Post by: Rhino on October 10, 2009, 10:28:24 AM: Congrats!!!!! Enjoy the memory!
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Post by: Tman on October 10, 2009, 01:17:54 PM: Congrats. Thats a dandy bull.
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Post by: fishcrazy on October 10, 2009, 04:06:51 PM: Nice bull. I've seen that rack before. You must have taken it to that taxi outside of Bucoda?

Kris
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Post by: bucksnort on October 11, 2009, 08:21:05 PM: Great Bull! Tough to top that one.
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Post by: scotta on October 13, 2009, 08:02:43 PM: nice bull , he taste good too! can't wait to try that pepperoni
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Post by: BoomWhop on October 13, 2009, 10:37:13 PM: Thanks for the help cutting him up Scott. I am gonna try some jerky this weekend. :cue:
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Post by: BoomWhop on October 13, 2009, 10:39:48 PM: Any guesses on what he would score?
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Post by: Hoythunter on October 15, 2009, 07:57:26 PM: Dang nice bull, good job
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Post by: Wahoo on October 16, 2009, 10:23:43 PM: Awesome Bull BoomWhop.
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Post by: Bowcop on October 17, 2009, 02:05:35 PM: Quote from: BoomWhop on October 13, 2009, 10:39:48 PM
Any guesses on what he would score?

That is such a gorgeous bull!!! I am green with envy....I am gonna guess 363....how close am I?
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Post by: Bowcop on October 17, 2009, 02:09:42 PM: BTW,

WHat kind of ML are you using....?
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Post by: 180-GRAIN on October 18, 2009, 01:47:17 PM: Boy that is a nice first Elk congrats
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Post by: BoomWhop on October 18, 2009, 07:02:21 PM: Thompson Center Black Diamond is the Muzzleloader I use. I am shooting T/C shockwaves.
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Post by: Bowcop on October 18, 2009, 08:07:16 PM: Thanks for the muzzy info.....now....what did he score?
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Post by: PacificNWhunter on October 19, 2009, 01:50:23 PM: Boom Whop, congrats again on such a stud bull. The new pic's really show him off. I think I ran into you one day up at the gun range in Kenmore. I am pretty sure it was you up there shooting 2 differen muzzys. Not sure we chatted for awhile and I remember you (if it was you) mentioning you had a bull tag. Anyhow way to get it done.
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Post by: Pugetsound on October 19, 2009, 02:25:04 PM: Most excellent. Next time you are on campus I want to hear the full story....
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Post by: BoomWhop on October 21, 2009, 08:12:19 PM: His gross is about 340 and his net is about 328....I found the bullet pic's
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Post by: BoomWhop on December 07, 2009, 09:09:38 PM: drying period is over, time to get him scored. Yea haa.
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Post by: Schmalzfam on December 08, 2009, 07:45:35 AM: That's one heck of a bull, nice job:) Can't wait to hear what he scores at!
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Post by: trophyhunt on December 08, 2009, 10:21:12 AM: shock wave looks good to me, very nice bull. How many points did you have? I have 14 and still waiting for the muzzy blue mountain tag, looks like the weather was pretty nice where you were at. What kind of peep sites do you have, i still have the fiber sites on my t/c and they have already broke. Great bull.
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Post by: BoomWhop on January 31, 2010, 06:32:56 PM: Well I took him to the sports man show in Puyallup and took 2nd, rocky mountian elk typical taken in 2009. He grossed 333 5/8 and netted 320 7/8. I had a great season and hope the guys that pull the any BULL tags in 2010 have as much fun as I had.
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Post by: Kowsrule30 on February 01, 2010, 01:16:12 PM: Congrats!!!!
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Post by: Pathfinder101 on February 01, 2010, 01:41:44 PM: Great Bull! I have been thinking about putting peep sights on mine too. What kind did you put on?
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Post by: BoomWhop on March 09, 2010, 08:48:45 PM: i put williams peeps on it. they are the bomb. while they pounded the bulls eye in practice it was really like looking down a scope during the real deal. When I pulled the trigger the last time I knew I drillled him dead center. I was standing and it was a rush shot, but those peeps sights made finding him a no brainer. Bench shooting was fun but the way these sights work in the field.... wow. My buddies give me crap about what a crappy shot I am, but not any more. LOL I also used a ghost ring on my peep. This setup was the one recommended to me by the muzzy shop on the Puyallup river road.
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Post by: trophyhunt on March 11, 2010, 06:53:50 AM: curious, how many pellets did you use on that bull and what size was your bullet? Again nice bull.
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Post by: BoomWhop on March 16, 2010, 09:01:40 PM: I shoot loose triple 7 2 -F with a 250 grain bullet. I found that 110 grains goes all the way through the elk, but did not exit. Both Bullets stopped in the skin on the far side. The pics of the bullets are above.
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Post by: trophyhunt on March 18, 2010, 07:00:13 AM: Probably a stupid question since your current system seems to be working for you, but have you tried the pellets? I'm pretty new to the smoke pole but seems the pellets are easier also when i have talked to people in the past about bullet weight it was always recommended that i use 300 to 350? But it seems your 250 worked pretty well, I'm confused about what exactly to use???? Thanks for your help.
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Post by: jackelope on March 18, 2010, 09:51:07 AM: Quote from: trophyhunt on March 18, 2010, 07:00:13 AM
Probably a stupid question since your current system seems to be working for you, but have you tried the pellets? I'm pretty new to the smoke pole but seems the pellets are easier also when i have talked to people in the past about bullet weight it was always recommended that i use 300 to 350? But it seems your 250 worked pretty well, I'm confused about what exactly to use???? Thanks for your help.

my gun shoots those 250 grn sabots well also. I am shooting 100 grains of loose 777 powder with them but I don't think I'd use them for elk. The 295 grain aerotipped copper powerbelts would be my elk getter I guess...just cuzz I have always heard bigger is better. Obviously the 250 sabots work as seen by this thread though...
I've not had great results with the pellets and I've heard a lot of the same. I think you get good results but better with the loose powder. They are definitely easier.
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Post by: trophyhunt on March 18, 2010, 03:30:06 PM: I guess I'll have to put them both to the test, powder V's pellets and see which one my gun likes better. Would you keep the grains at 100 for the elk load? I do like the 295 idea though, thanks for your input.
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Post by: BoomWhop on July 11, 2010, 11:40:34 PM: Hey to those of you with the same Peola tag, good luck I left all the bigger ones for you guys this year. Have fun and bring a better camera than I did.
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on July 11, 2010, 11:57:59 PM: that is a fine bull any hunter should be proud of right there and if you left the big ones i would hate to see them :yike:
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Post by: buckmaster_wa on July 12, 2010, 02:01:44 AM: I think the luck has something to do with the hat. ;)
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Post by: 400out on July 12, 2010, 06:55:30 AM: Quote from: buckmaster_wa on July 12, 2010, 02:01:44 AM
I think the luck has something to do with the hat. ;)
:chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: To the cougar store I go!!!!!!!
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Post by: BoomWhop on July 12, 2010, 08:15:41 PM: Nice Hat.... :IBCOOL: Screw football lets go hunt :mgun: At night you can see Martin Statium lights where I shot my Bull.