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Trad Gang Highlights => HIGHLIGHTS 2012 => Topic started by: stocker56 on September 17, 2012, 07:28:00 AM

Title: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: stocker56 on September 17, 2012, 07:28:00 AM

(http://i1251.photobucket.com/albums/hh547/stocker56/ba39c072.jpg)

First elk with a trad bow.

Taken with my bear take-down 58lb limbs at my draw
A.D. Trad lite arrows 29 1/4 in.
175 gr. woodsmen. total arrow wt. 520 gr.
Taken in the Kootenays of B.C.

To the story

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Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: Gator1 on September 17, 2012, 07:34:00 AM

Fantastic, what a beautiful animal....  :archer:

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: Longbowlogan on September 17, 2012, 07:37:00 AM

That's awesome! Looks like a huge bull, congrats!!!!

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Post by: bowhawk archer on September 17, 2012, 09:22:00 AM

Incredable looking bull Craig, congrats!

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Post by: arsurveyor on September 17, 2012, 09:50:00 AM

WOW! Great bull; that would be a graet bull with a rifle....

CONGRATS.

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: limbolt on September 17, 2012, 10:17:00 AM

You're off to a great start,gonna be hard to beat that one,congrats!   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: Dave Thaxton on September 17, 2012, 10:28:00 AM

OH MY GOODNESS...what a beautiful animal...your storytelling is great too...congrats  :clapper:

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Post by: Ark.Buck on September 17, 2012, 10:37:00 AM

Great bull,your off to a great start this year!

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Post by: canoeman on September 17, 2012, 12:23:00 PM

Congratulaions, that's awesome!  Wow.

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Post by: Exit Felix on September 17, 2012, 02:10:00 PM

Good grief!  Amazing!  Well done!

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: Fletcher on September 17, 2012, 05:16:00 PM

Congrats on a great bull, Stocker!  You're off to a heck of a start.  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: stocker56 on September 17, 2012, 06:13:00 PM

Thanks guys, much appreciated.   :D

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: pitbull on September 17, 2012, 07:34:00 PM

Awesome animal! congrats.   :notworthy:

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: djohnson on September 17, 2012, 08:55:00 PM

Absolutely awsome elk! Congratulations.  :clapper:

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Post by: Knotter on September 17, 2012, 11:29:00 PM

WOW!!!!!  What a beautiful animal for a first trad harvest.  I'm inspired to spend more time going after elk.

Congratulations... and I hope you have more to come.

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: sheephunter on September 18, 2012, 09:07:00 AM

Fantastic bull! Very cool! Congrats!!   :clapper:

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Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on September 18, 2012, 07:40:00 PM

Wow!  congrats   :clapper:

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: medic77 on September 19, 2012, 12:01:00 AM

Oh man that is a toad.  Congrats

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: joe ashton on September 19, 2012, 10:18:00 AM

holy  moly.!!!

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: bansheewins on September 19, 2012, 12:59:00 PM

What a beast.  CONGRATS

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: LITTLEBIGMAN on September 19, 2012, 03:00:00 PM

Holey Toledo!! what a dandy!! congratuaLTIONS

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: Greg Clark on September 19, 2012, 03:26:00 PM

Beautiful Bull!  :thumbsup:

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Post by: awbowman on September 19, 2012, 04:30:00 PM

Going to be hard to beat

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: mike70 on September 20, 2012, 04:08:00 PM

Congrats! Great shooting!   :clapper:

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: ARCHER2 on September 20, 2012, 05:23:00 PM

You did good brother, congrats!
Charlie

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: Izzy on September 20, 2012, 07:24:00 PM

Wow!!!! Super animal.

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: Hummer3T on September 23, 2012, 05:44:00 PM

Very nice, congrats.

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: on September 24, 2012, 12:13:00 PM

Congrats!

Bisch

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: rastaman on September 25, 2012, 10:11:00 PM

Awesome animal sir!

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Post by: huntnmuleys on September 25, 2012, 10:23:00 PM

hot damn what a bull!

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: Gvan on September 26, 2012, 07:46:00 AM

Boy, that's a bull we all dream about! Congrats!

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Post by: KentuckyTJ on September 26, 2012, 02:25:00 PM

When my daughter is up and gone it is ON is all I can say. Man this fuels my fire.

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: stujay on September 28, 2012, 12:15:00 AM

What a bull for your first...where do you go from here? LOL...Congrats!

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Post by: Bogenjager on September 28, 2012, 04:04:00 AM

OH MY GOODNESS...large animal !!!!

Grüße Thomes    :thumbsup:

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: SAM E. STEPHENS on October 02, 2012, 08:13:00 PM

Nice Bull and bow I like it..........
,,,,,Sam,,,,,

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: buckeye_hunter on October 02, 2012, 08:50:00 PM

That is a STUD!

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: tradtusker on October 03, 2012, 11:53:00 AM

huge bull congrats

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: stocker56 on October 04, 2012, 05:38:00 AM

Thank you for the kind comments and support.    :goldtooth:

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: Anointed Archer on October 04, 2012, 09:21:00 AM

WOWser what a Bull, excellent job  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: twistedlim on October 04, 2012, 10:03:00 PM

Don't you know you can't take an elk with a 570 gr arrow :-)  ... nice, nice, nice.  Anytime you take an elk it is a huge accomplishment.  They are the toughest animals on who inhabit the toughest terrain.  Well done1

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: Ray Hammond on October 05, 2012, 01:37:00 AM

Sweet, Stocker!

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: Kris on October 08, 2012, 08:45:00 AM

Beautiful bull...Congratulaions!

Kris

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: bone collector 85 on October 10, 2012, 07:15:00 PM

A huge congrats this is my dream hunt this and a grizzly but for now whitetails are good enough

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: briarsdad on October 10, 2012, 07:33:00 PM

Awesome bull congrats!!!! I can only hope and dream of someday taking an elk with one of my longbows.

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Post by: SheltonCreeker on October 11, 2012, 02:37:00 PM

Wow that is a fantastic animal!

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: Basinboy on October 11, 2012, 05:23:00 PM

Beautiful Bull! Congrats!

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: string & fling on October 11, 2012, 07:13:00 PM

Thats awsome, well done sir!

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: kestimator on October 12, 2012, 02:39:00 PM

Awesome elk!!!
Congrats on taking it with a FB TD!!  Very cool!!!

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: Bow man on October 13, 2012, 07:52:00 AM

Congratulations

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: graygoat on October 13, 2012, 10:39:00 AM

Beautiful Bull You're Heart Is Stronger Than Mine                                                                 Kelvin   [/QUOTE] Trust In God the rest could be a whole lot easier

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: BrownA5 on October 16, 2012, 08:58:00 AM

Unbelievable!  I would love to do that someday!

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: ti-guy on November 15, 2012, 10:25:00 PM

Awesome!

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: Tsalt on November 17, 2012, 07:14:00 PM

Wow!  That is an incredible bull!!  Congrats!     :clapper:    :clapper:

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: KellyG on November 27, 2012, 08:28:00 AM

and what a first trad elk

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: Richie on November 28, 2012, 12:54:00 AM

Impressive   :clapper:

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: beemann on December 01, 2012, 02:31:00 PM

wow

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: Old Chief on December 01, 2012, 02:38:00 PM

Congratulations!  That is some first bull.  I think it might some time before you kill a better one.  An awsome bull.

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: Buxndiverdux on December 02, 2012, 08:47:00 PM

Holy Smokes! What a bull! Congrats!

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: EcoRover on December 27, 2012, 05:37:00 PM

Sweet. Roosevelt? Antlers look different from our Rocky Mtn elk.

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: eddings220 on December 28, 2012, 09:50:00 AM

Man that is a very nice bull, congrats!!!

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Post by: monsterbuck on December 28, 2012, 04:14:00 PM

Congrats. That's a good looking Elk.    :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:     God bless.

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: happy1 on December 28, 2012, 05:25:00 PM

Congratulations on a very nice bull!    :thumbsup:

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: Ringneck on December 28, 2012, 09:10:00 PM

Beautiful animal!! Congrats!

Title: Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
Post by: Pac'em out on January 08, 2013, 07:48:00 AM

Congratulations, Sir.  That is a fine animal.