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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: LincolnTWilliams on November 08, 2010, 09:04:42 AM

Title: Packwood Harvest
Post by: LincolnTWilliams on November 08, 2010, 09:04:42 AM: After a good half day of climbing, my hunting buddy and I decided it was time to turn around and hunt back towards camp. We decided to split a ridge and hunt slow to cover the most ground possible. About a half mile from camp I took a seat on a log to rest and to ponder the lack of elk sign I had been seeing at the particular elevation. After ten minutes I gathered my wits and gear about me and headed back down the ridge. I took no more than 10 steps and I saw movement. It's an elk! in my head I'm screaming "holy S!! it's and elk!!!!". I couldn't see his head so I walked a quick few paces and put the scope on him. HORNS!!!!! At this point my heart is racing like a lab rat. I counted three points on a side, moved the crosshairs to his shoulder and let the bullet fly. Soon as I pulled the trigger the woods erupted with elk! There were probably ten other animals with him, I didn't pay attention if there were more bulls or not, I was fixated on mine. I knew I hit him pretty decent, he turned and hobbled over the ridge. Excitement got the best of me, I had to take a knee and settle down. Now I was talking aloud for no one but the woods to hear "Holy S!! I just shot an ELK!!". I walked the 100 yards down to where he stood and looked for blood, I didn't find any so I trekked in the general direction he headed. 70 yards down the hills side there he laid. When I got there I couldn't believe how big the animal was!

Shortly after getting to him I started dressing him out. My buddy followed the reports to my location and let me tell ya, I've never been so glad to see him! We got him dressed, skinned and quartered in a few hours. We hung three quarters in a tree and packed one out, went up the next day to get the rest. Tired and dirty we drove home with no feeling of defeat from past years. My first elk Nov 6, 2010!
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Post by: huntergreg on November 08, 2010, 09:11:42 AM: Nice Bull!!
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Post by: bucklucky on November 08, 2010, 09:12:06 AM: Congrats on your first bull!! Feels good to finally notch a elk tag doesnt it !
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Post by: jbeaumont21 on November 08, 2010, 09:13:51 AM: That's awesome!! Good for you man! I was lucky enough to experience that 3 years ago and I still dream of the moment all the time. Cherish it! It may be another 7 years before you get to do again lol.
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Post by: Sneekee23 on November 08, 2010, 09:14:27 AM: Congrats on your first bull... it will definitely taste better that tag soup.
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Post by: C-Money on November 08, 2010, 09:34:15 AM: Glad you got an elk! It sure is a feeling like no other, especially your first! Congrats! What cal rifle did you hunt with?
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Post by: LincolnTWilliams on November 08, 2010, 09:57:51 AM: 375 Ruger. 260gr Nosler Acubon. I hit him a little far back, cleaved his liver and part of the oposite lung, luckily I didn't bust open his guts!
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Post by: whacker1 on November 08, 2010, 10:41:13 AM: great story. Congrats
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Post by: Widgeondeke on November 08, 2010, 11:08:16 AM: congrats, the hurt from the hike out don't feel so bad when you have the tag filled. :tung:
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Post by: gtrplr on November 08, 2010, 11:53:59 AM: Great story and good job!
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Post by: tip on November 08, 2010, 12:00:29 PM: nice job!
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Post by: Tony 270 on November 08, 2010, 12:06:17 PM: Awesome!
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Post by: BLKBEARKLR on November 08, 2010, 12:13:32 PM: LMAO, excellent story. Been there and done almost the same thing that you did, talking out loud for no one to hear. Congrats on your first bull.

Joe
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Post by: hogsniper on November 08, 2010, 12:15:30 PM: Great story!! Thanks for posting and congrats on your first bull!
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Post by: OUTDOOR_BEAST-84 on November 08, 2010, 12:41:20 PM: congrats! story gave me goose bumps!
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Post by: ser300wsm on November 08, 2010, 01:19:04 PM: Congrats to ya on a job well done :brew:
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Post by: FSTaxidermy on November 08, 2010, 01:34:18 PM: Congrats! owe what a great feeling! :IBCOOL: Great story!
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Post by: Michelle_Nelson on November 08, 2010, 01:41:33 PM: Thats great! Congrats on your first bull!
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on November 08, 2010, 01:43:23 PM: congrats to you! thanks for sharin :IBCOOL:
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Post by: bowtech721 on November 08, 2010, 02:37:23 PM: way to go man congrats :tup:
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Post by: colockumelk on November 08, 2010, 04:05:16 PM: Congrats on a great bull. Shoot be nice and tasty. Just a word of advice however, when you're packing your elk out during modern season I would HIGHLY recommend drapping your hunter orange over your bull. There is a high percentage of irresponsible idiots running around with loaded weapons that time of year that shoot at anything that even closely resembles an elk. So for the purposes of safety make sure you look as much like a pumpkin as possible. Just my :twocents: But again congratulations on a job well done.
Title: Re: Packwood Harvest
Post by: LincolnTWilliams on November 09, 2010, 02:51:56 PM: Quote from: colockumelk on November 08, 2010, 04:05:16 PM
Congrats on a great bull. Shoot be nice and tasty. Just a word of advice however, when you're packing your elk out during modern season I would HIGHLY recommend drapping your hunter orange over your bull. There is a high percentage of irresponsible idiots running around with loaded weapons that time of year that shoot at anything that even closely resembles an elk. So for the purposes of safety make sure you look as much like a pumpkin as possible. Just my :twocents: But again congratulations on a job well done.

Noted!! Thanks for all the congrats and good luck getting yours!
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Post by: Elkpiss on November 09, 2010, 03:38:52 PM: That is a good feeling getting your first one down, thats always the hardest... Good write up i like to see people get that feeling cause thats what its all about.. & a full freezer!.. ;)
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Post by: shedcrazy on November 09, 2010, 03:49:28 PM: Great story, I was laughing as i read it, great elk, congrats!!! :IBCOOL:
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Post by: Hyde on November 09, 2010, 04:30:11 PM: Congrats on the fine bull. :tup: :tup:
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Post by: 6x6rack on November 09, 2010, 04:36:01 PM: Quote
Congrats on a great bull. Shoot be nice and tasty. Just a word of advice however, when you're packing your elk out during modern season I would HIGHLY recommend drapping your hunter orange over your bull. There is a high percentage of irresponsible idiots running around with loaded weapons that time of year that shoot at anything that even closely resembles an elk. So for the purposes of safety make sure you look as much like a pumpkin as possible. Just my But again congratulations on a job well done.

I was thinking the same thing. I have seen several pictures on the threads of people packing out their elk "horns-up" with not a blip of orange. Man, what a horrible end to a perfect hunt if someone were to get shot because some yahoo deciedes to shoot into the bushes :yike: when he sees legal horns walking through the woods. Be careful out there!

A huge congrats on your elk! what a beauty!
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Post by: willapawapiti on November 09, 2010, 04:58:32 PM: Great harvest, congrats!
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Post by: SemperFidelis97 on November 09, 2010, 06:49:02 PM: Congrats on a fine looking bull there :)
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Post by: Charlie on November 09, 2010, 07:13:45 PM: Congratulations and enjoy!
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Post by: nontypical176 on November 09, 2010, 07:40:27 PM: Show us a close up of the horns...please......I like to see a good close up of the rack....If you know what I mean.....That one looks to have good character too.
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Post by: 180-GRAIN on November 09, 2010, 08:01:47 PM: Congrats on your first bull. :)
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Post by: zackmioli on November 09, 2010, 10:29:26 PM: congrats! im lookin for my first elk as well. went out today but didnt see anything.
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Post by: Titan-1 on November 10, 2010, 05:33:21 AM: Nice job. Congratulations :tup:
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Post by: jasfireman on November 10, 2010, 10:59:55 AM: Congratulations! What a fun memory!