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Title: My First Elk! :)
Post by: 243girl on October 27, 2009, 09:28:06 PM
I drew a special tag in sequim this year for a management hunt. Got called on Saturday night at about 8pm, got asked to be in sequim at 6 am. Left the house at 3am, got in sequim and began the hunt once it got light out! All the elk came into the corn feild i was in, but they were real spooky and trying to find a way past me to leave (if they left the feild i wouldn't be able to hunt cause they would be in a no hunting area). All the big 6x6 bulls were in the middle of the herd and i couldn't get a shot off at any of them. Then here comes this spike, he tried to pick a fight with one of the big bulls and he got ran out of the herd. I had an opportunity to bring some meat home and get my first elk, and i took it. There were 28 bulls in the herd so at first it was a little disappointing to just get a spike, however, Roosevelt spikes are illegal here unless you get one of those special tags like i did so that's pretty tight!
Look at the bases on this thing! HUGE! Ima do a European mount and put it in my room!  :IBCOOL: Anyways, enjoy!
Oh, by the way, i shot it at like 90 yards, dropped it. Broke both shoulders and went through both lungs. Then he tried to get back up (well kinda haha) and I nailed him in the head.  :chuckle:
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Post by: stumprat on October 27, 2009, 09:30:13 PM
Good job
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Post by: Curly on October 27, 2009, 09:32:27 PM
 :bow: :EAT: :party1: :cue: :whoo: :tup:
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Post by: HUNT on October 27, 2009, 09:33:03 PM
Congrats on your first elk!   :IBCOOL: Your having quite the year!
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Post by: Buckshot Bill on October 27, 2009, 09:35:23 PM
Great job and Congrats!
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Post by: WAPITIHUNTER on October 27, 2009, 09:39:43 PM
 :yike: :o That is so very AWESOME!!!!! Congratulations!
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Post by: nw_bowhunter on October 27, 2009, 09:39:50 PM
Very cool. Huge spike..congrats
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Post by: Thenewguy on October 27, 2009, 09:43:32 PM
Is it just me or is the the hottest picture i have seen on this forum?!?!?
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on October 27, 2009, 09:46:36 PM
spike thats a 1x2 uless i am missing somthing looks like a inch to me congrats to you
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Post by: vfilbert on October 27, 2009, 09:53:31 PM
huge spike, good job
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Post by: NWBREW on October 27, 2009, 10:02:34 PM
That's AWSOME 243. :rockin: Bigger elk.......who cares,,,,That right there is awsome. Congrats 243 girl, and keep up the great work. Shoot something else so we can have another story. :chuckle: :chuckle:
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Post by: 243girl on October 27, 2009, 10:02:51 PM
Is it just me or is the the hottest picture i have seen on this forum?!?!?
haha thanks!
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Post by: 243girl on October 27, 2009, 10:03:46 PM
That's AWSOME 243. :rockin: Bigger elk.......who cares,,,,That right there is awsome. Congrats 243 girl, and keep up the great work. Shoot something else so we can have another story. :chuckle: :chuckle:
haha the body is like bigger than my horse! :)
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Post by: Bowbender on October 27, 2009, 10:10:25 PM
Your having a great season!!!! :chuckle:
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Post by: 243girl on October 27, 2009, 10:17:19 PM
Your having a great season!!!! :chuckle:
Lovin every minute of it! lol. Except that I missed at a 4x4 buch during deer season! :)
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Post by: KillerMiller on October 27, 2009, 10:27:28 PM
Fantastic!  Great job. :rockin:
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Post by: DUGANDEER on October 27, 2009, 10:33:34 PM
Wow I would like to see a pic if you get a euro mount done on it. Congrats!!
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Post by: GoPlayOutside on October 27, 2009, 10:36:22 PM
Congrats.  That's a huge bodied spike with some thick bases :)
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Post by: h2ofowlr on October 27, 2009, 10:53:54 PM
Congrats on the elk.  I see the heard standing by the HWY at times when I am passing through.
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Post by: spur_ride on October 28, 2009, 08:59:51 AM
greta job. congrats on the elk.
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Post by: 243girl on October 28, 2009, 09:58:18 AM
Wow I would like to see a pic if you get a euro mount done on it. Congrats!!
Absolutely, my dad and I are workin on it right now! :) :P
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Post by: C-Money on October 28, 2009, 10:38:18 AM
Super! That is a big spike! Did you kill it with the .243??? Congrats!
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Post by: DWP on October 28, 2009, 12:42:11 PM
Just saw that herd last week down by the bay. Looks like the same field from your pictures.  There were some big bulls in that herd!!!!  Good job on that spike..


Just curious, what weapon did you use to harvest that great spike?
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Post by: let.it.fly on October 28, 2009, 12:49:53 PM
congrats on the bull. now i just gota get my lady out. she3 hasnt picked up her bow in a month
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Post by: 243girl on October 28, 2009, 02:47:29 PM
Super! That is a big spike! Did you kill it with the .243??? Congrats!
No, it was down around houses so I had to use a shotgun. I used a 12 gauge.
Title: Re: My First Elk! :)
Post by: 243girl on October 28, 2009, 02:48:58 PM
Just saw that herd last week down by the bay. Looks like the same field from your pictures.  There were some big bulls in that herd!!!!  Good job on that spike..


Just curious, what weapon did you use to harvest that great spike?
Mossburg 12 gauge!
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Post by: Pathfinder101 on October 28, 2009, 04:00:37 PM
Way to go!  Man those roosies are big animals!   :tup: :EAT:
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Post by: Austrian Hunter on October 28, 2009, 04:10:58 PM
Great job, and nice pics.   I have not given up hope to still kill my first elk this year.  I am hopping it will happen late Archery in Nov.  Again, super nice spike and that gonna be some good meat!!!   Congrats to you and your Dad!!!!  
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Post by: bow4elk on October 28, 2009, 04:30:55 PM
If B&C had a category for "spikes", you just shot a Booner spike!  I've never seen mass like that on a spike.  That will make a great European mount.
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Post by: DWP on October 28, 2009, 09:26:49 PM
243girl,

Reason I asked about the weapon is cuz I believe all of the area north of 101 there has a ban on modern firearms. Not positive about it, but I used to bowhunt all over around there when I lived in Port Angeles and some of my buddies HAD to use scatterguns for deer.
Regardless, that is the thickest, heaviest, and burliest spike that I have seen in a long time.
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Post by: markts on October 28, 2009, 09:31:56 PM
Great job 243girl, thats a dandy bull. Mark
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Post by: 243girl on October 29, 2009, 09:13:19 AM
243girl,

Reason I asked about the weapon is cuz I believe all of the area north of 101 there has a ban on modern firearms. Not positive about it, but I used to bowhunt all over around there when I lived in Port Angeles and some of my buddies HAD to use scatterguns for deer.
Regardless, that is the thickest, heaviest, and burliest spike that I have seen in a long time.
It was a management hunt and your only aloud to use a shotgun (because of the close houses and things). It was all cleared. :)
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Post by: Dipsnort on October 29, 2009, 12:21:12 PM
Then he tried to get back up (well kinda haha) and I nailed him in the head.  :chuckle:
You're a tad demented! :chuckle:

Congrats on a great season! ;)
Title: Re: My First Elk! :)
Post by: 243girl on October 29, 2009, 09:32:55 PM
Then he tried to get back up (well kinda haha) and I nailed him in the head.  :chuckle:
You're a tad demented! :chuckle:

Congrats on a great season! ;)

hahah! Nah ;)
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Post by: clearwater on October 29, 2009, 09:51:06 PM
Good work on the first elk
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Post by: WildfireArcher on October 29, 2009, 10:40:25 PM
Then he tried to get back up (well kinda haha) and I nailed him in the head.  :chuckle:
You're a tad demented! :chuckle:

Congrats on a great season! ;)

yeah dipsnort, being her brother i can vouge for that  :chuckle:

-Wildfire
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Post by: 243girl on October 30, 2009, 07:08:51 AM
Then he tried to get back up (well kinda haha) and I nailed him in the head.  :chuckle:
You're a tad demented! :chuckle:

Congrats on a great season! ;)

yeah dipsnort, being her brother i can vouge for that  :chuckle:

-Wildfire
Show me some love bro! Come on now!
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Post by: 243girl on November 05, 2009, 09:26:16 AM
almost done with the euro mount! :)
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Post by: C-Money on November 05, 2009, 09:33:52 AM
Cool, cant wait to see how it turned out!
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Post by: willapawapiti on November 05, 2009, 10:47:54 AM
Got to be the coolest spike i've ever laid eyes on, congrats!
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Post by: fc2038 on November 05, 2009, 11:30:46 AM
That is a fat spike, congrats
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Post by: lazydrifter on November 05, 2009, 06:35:51 PM
Congratulations.  Nice spike.  Did they let you dress it in the field or did you have to take it elsewhere?
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Post by: Roger on November 06, 2009, 01:25:55 PM
That spike is atleast a 2 1/2 year old. The heard here is Sequim is very in-bread and the 1 1/2 olds have about 6" spikes. The horns are very slow growing to become a branched bulls. Very common for 2 1/2 year olds to be large spikes.
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Post by: ing on November 06, 2009, 01:38:21 PM
Nice.
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Post by: DJR on November 07, 2009, 06:06:46 AM
Dang that's a big animal! Trophy for sure. Congrats.

DJR
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Post by: fishunt247 on November 07, 2009, 10:51:30 PM
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Then he tried to get back up (well kinda haha) and I nailed him in the head.
That is the single best quote I've read in a long time. You are having one great season. There are ton's of guys on here that are still chasing that elusive spike, and you've passed them. Congrats. I'm sure all the boys at school are jealous, and they should be. Congrats again on the elk.
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Post by: Moose Eyes on November 08, 2009, 03:59:34 PM
Well done young lady! 
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Post by: Bigbuckhunter_1996 on November 08, 2009, 06:02:19 PM
noice  8)
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Post by: eastside boy on November 08, 2009, 06:36:05 PM
Right On!!!!  Looks like a big bodied thing
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Post by: 243girl on November 10, 2009, 10:46:22 AM
Got to be the coolest spike i've ever laid eyes on, congrats!
haha Thanks!
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Post by: 243girl on November 10, 2009, 10:47:15 AM
Congratulations.  Nice spike.  Did they let you dress it in the field or did you have to take it elsewhere?
No, we had to take it to the "guides" house and do it in his field.
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Post by: robb92 on November 10, 2009, 10:55:25 AM
Congrats on a very nice spike!!!!
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Post by: 243girl on November 12, 2009, 09:13:28 AM
THANK YOU GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by: Mo on November 13, 2009, 08:03:19 PM
Excellent!
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Post by: 243girl on November 19, 2009, 12:38:45 PM
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Then he tried to get back up (well kinda haha) and I nailed him in the head.
That is the single best quote I've read in a long time. You are having one great season. There are ton's of guys on here that are still chasing that elusive spike, and you've passed them. Congrats. I'm sure all the boys at school are jealous, and they should be. Congrats again on the elk.
hahahahahhahahahah :rolleyes:
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