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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: Greg30-06 on November 07, 2010, 08:16:30 PM

Title: First Elk
Post by: Greg30-06 on November 07, 2010, 08:16:30 PM: Shot my first elk 4 minutes into opening day. Nice 3pt dbl eyeguards. Shot it using a Savage 110 leupold 3x9 30-06 180gr at 113yards. It was a very hard hunt. Walked out my dads back door, suprise suprise there they were. Took a rest on an old greenhouse table and waited for enough light to see what I was shooting. Dropped him on the first shot (a bit high). There was another legal bull in the herd but all of the cows surrounded him and my dad couldn't get a clean shot eventhough they stayed in the field confused for about 2 minutes. They finally left so we went out hooked up the pickup and drug him up to the barn where we winched him up and gutted him out. Darn hard hunt!!! Oh yeah GMU 658
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Post by: Balladeer on November 07, 2010, 08:21:13 PM: That thing looks awesome!
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Post by: deerslyr on November 07, 2010, 08:32:47 PM: one of the nicer roosies ive seen takin in a while. congrats
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on November 07, 2010, 08:36:33 PM: congrats.
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Post by: 400out on November 07, 2010, 08:41:26 PM: sounds like a tough hunt :chuckle: congrats
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Post by: Charlie on November 07, 2010, 08:44:05 PM: Nice!! :tup:
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Post by: julzzz on November 07, 2010, 08:44:38 PM: very nice bull congrats
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Post by: Hyde on November 07, 2010, 09:09:01 PM: Nice bull!
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Post by: Greg30-06 on November 07, 2010, 09:13:01 PM: Yeah I'm pretty proud if you cant tell. My wife actually "TOLD" me to get it mounted. Who am I to argue?? Dropped it off at the taxidermists later that day. Cant wait
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Post by: danceswitharrows on November 07, 2010, 09:36:14 PM: why even bother putting on the hunter orange :chuckle:
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Post by: highside74 on November 07, 2010, 09:36:31 PM: That's first time I have ever seen a 5 point bull called a 3 point with double eye gaurds. :dunno: :P Nice job and enjoy your meat.
Title: Re: First Elk
Post by: Greg30-06 on November 07, 2010, 09:54:11 PM: Yeah I'm from washington not texas so its a 3pt dbl eyeguards. lol
Its funny cause me and some old timers had a discussion about this while guttin it out and all came up with the same conclusion.
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Post by: C-Money on November 08, 2010, 09:37:28 AM: Congrast on a dandy bull! Glad you are getting him stuffed, post up a pic or two when you get him back!
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Post by: L8NITE on November 08, 2010, 09:52:48 AM: Nice Bull!!! Thats my kind of hunt. I spent two days in the woods getting soaked with my son, we had a great time and saw lots of elk just no shooters. Congrats on a nice bull.
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Post by: spookgus on November 08, 2010, 10:09:30 AM: Nice bull. Congrats.
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Post by: Hornseeker on November 08, 2010, 03:08:51 PM: Nice job man...

I have to say, I have never seen that bull described as a 3 point with double eye guards... not making fun, just curious where you came up with that? That is a 5 point bull!!! Congrats!
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Post by: Hawk I on November 08, 2010, 03:45:59 PM: That's the way to get it done. To bad on not getting the double.
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Post by: ser300wsm on November 08, 2010, 04:15:14 PM: Congrats to ya. Very nice bull :brew:
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Post by: Bigshooter on November 08, 2010, 04:48:22 PM: Quote from: Hornseeker on November 08, 2010, 03:08:51 PM
Nice job man...

I have to say, I have never seen that bull described as a 3 point with double eye guards... not making fun, just curious where you came up with that? That is a 5 point bull!!! Congrats!

That's the same way my dad and granddad always called them.
Title: Re: First Elk
Post by: Greg30-06 on November 08, 2010, 04:51:03 PM: Quote from: Bigshooter on November 08, 2010, 04:48:22 PM
Quote from: Hornseeker on November 08, 2010, 03:08:51 PM
Nice job man...

I have to say, I have never seen that bull described as a 3 point with double eye guards... not making fun, just curious where you came up with that? That is a 5 point bull!!! Congrats!

That's the same way my dad and granddad always called them.
Hey bud appreciate the support lol I always knew I wasn't crazy!!!!
Title: Re: First Elk
Post by: mrgoodwrench on November 13, 2010, 10:04:14 AM: Hes a three point with doubles..........that the way most people call them on the coast
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Post by: outlaw on November 13, 2010, 03:20:04 PM: Dude very nice Bull, But have hunted with alot off old timers and that is a sattlelite 5x5. see them all the time. Pretty cool how they are low. Peace out and happy trails.
Title: Re: First Elk
Post by: bow4elk on November 13, 2010, 03:23:53 PM: Well done - great first bull! Just so you know, you can just go ahead and call that a 5pt or a 5x5 ;)